My Hometown on Monday - Week 9 - 1963 Business List

1963 Coon Rapids Business List from Coon Rapids Centenniel Book 100 Years Proud (1863-1963)

Sponsors list, Coon Rapids based businesses only:

Garst & Thomas Hybrid Corn Company
Miller-McCarty Chick Co, Inc.
The Garst Company
Coon Rapids Municipal Utilities
Iowa Savings Bank
Keister Lumber Co
Headlee Ford Co
Linn's Feed Service
Malcom & Thompson John Deere Sales & Service
Smouse Jewelry
South Side Pool Hall
Grettenberg Implement Co
Johnson's Station and Tank Wagon
Coon Rapids Plumbing and Heating
Frohlich's Super Valu
Carpenter & Brannan Insurance-Real Estate
Robison Garage
Powers Chevrolet Co
Hagaman Plumbing & Heating
Dr. J. S. Weber, Dentist
Mike's Radio and TV
Keeley Shoe Shop
Community Grain Co
Jack J. Bowman, Auctioneer
Star Beauty Shop, Velma Bowman, Operator
Textors A-G Foods
Garst Store
Iowa-Illinois Telephone Co
Berger Bros. Plumbing & Heating
Bill's Studio
Coon Rapids Enterprise
Coon Rapids Lanes
Shirbroun's Veterinary Clinic
C.A. Johnson, M.D.
Harper's Bakery
Modern Beauty Shop, Jane Crisman, Prop.
G. R. Whisler, D.D.S.
Earl Clark Used Furniture
Frank Cabalka Garage
Coon Rapids Cleaners and Launderers
Cretsinger Service
Jennie's Beauty Shop
North Side Recreation Parlour
Coast-to-Coast Stores
A. H. & H. A. Dorpinghaus, Chiropractors
Don Anderson, Insurance - Farm Loans
Gambles Store
Arnold Brauckman
Vic's Sinclair Service
Roberts Oil Co, Sinclair Distributor
Wallace Service Station, Sinclair
Hague Hatchery
Thorp Farm & Home Supply
South Side Cafe
Buenneke Insurance Agency
Coon Rapids Locker

Families are Forever!  ;-)

My Hometown on Monday -Week 5 - 1929 business list

Merchants, Tradesmen and Merchants Financial Condition for Carroll County, Iowa; information obtained from the March 1929, R. G. Dun Mercantile Agency Reference Book, for Coon Rapids, Carroll County, Iowa

Armour & Co - Pkrs (Br of Chicago, Illinois)
Bell & Stormy - Gar
Berkelew Mrs Cora - Milly
Boehler Albert O - Cement, Tile, &c
Boehler George F - Rest
Bower & Bower - D G & Shoes
Bowman & Bowman - Meat
Bryan Joseph T - Var
Cadden & Bell - Autos & Gar
Caswell Carl F - Paint, Wallpaper & Mfr Wallppr Trimmer
Clark Earl - Used Autos, &c
Coder C. E. - Furn & Und
Collin & Perlin - G S
Coon Rapids Hardware Co (not inc) Hware & Radios
Coon Rapids Oil Co (not inc) - W & R
Esdohr & Esdohr - Rest
Frohlich Edward C - Groc
Garst Store, The (Trade name) - D G. Clo. &c.
Gibson C. B. - Jwlry
Grettenberg Wm - Grain, Coal, Feed & Implts
Groteluschen Louis - Impts (Br of Audubon)
Henry Samuel D. - Prtr & Publ
Johnson J. Lewis - Clo, Mens Furng, &c
Johnston Motor Co  (not inc) - Gar
Jones Fulton C - Harn, Hware, Autos &  Implts
Keister Lumber Co (not inc) - none
Kral J. J. - Shoe Rep
Kupka W. J. - Plbr
Leach J. W. - Gro (Br of Guthrie Center)
McGowan P. H. - Billds
Miller E. W. & Son - Grain & Coal
Muller W. J. - Harn & Feed
Patterson John P. - Photo
Phillips  Bertha (Mrs James) - Bak
Rafferty O. E. - Billds
Royer Drub Co - none
Scott Otis C. - Bsmith
Textor Bros - Gro & Meat
Titus Ellis A. - Shoe Rep
Tucker James E. - Jwlr
Wallace Henry - Bsmith
Whitnell Verne - Hware & Plbr
Whitten Clifton H - Drugs, &c

Family is Forever!  ;-)

My Hometown - Week 2

From the: Biographical and Historical Record of Greene and Carroll Counties,
Iowa. Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company (1887).

The following firms are in business at Coon Rapids in December, 1886:

J.H. Adams, Merrill Hotel

W.H. Asher & Co., general store

J. Bates & Co., drugs

Beed Brothers, elevator

E.J. Bradley, lumber

A. Brutsche, general store

C.L. Cady, barber

John Cooney, bank

Cumpston & Co., drugs

L.A. Cushman, barber

Dale & George, elevator

I.L. Dermond & Bro., grocery

B.F. Erb, drugs

George Foreman, mill

H.Frisbie, livery

E. & W. Garst, general store

A.M. Graham, meat market

A.R. Hatfield, general store

S.D. Henry, publisher of the Enterpise

L. Hoffman, tailor

Holliday & Harris, insurance

O.D. Houghton, butcher

S.E. Huse, lumber

M.H. Ish, grocery

W.J. Jackley, billiard hall

Jones Bros., hardware

F.C. Jones, post office

W. Law, blacksmith

J.H. Louthan, harness shop

William McNabb, meat market

H.L. Miller & Co., bank

C.E. Morris, grocery

Mrs. J.D. Parrott, millinery

L.L. Peck, bakery and billiard hall

E.A. Rogers, photographer

Scott & Son, blacksmiths

Steele &Johnson, furniture

A.R. Taylor, hardware

O.C. Triplett, restaurant

J.E. Tucker, jeweler

Henry Wallace, blacksmith

J.F. Yetter, harness

G.W. Zollinger, confectionery

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I post this list for future reference. At least one (and possibly two) of these business owners is a relative of mine. This is one approach I want to take in this "My Hometown on Monday" series. I will want to report about their families and relationship to me. [ I've had this information a long time, but it has not been a priority to examine it carefully] Other of these business owners have descendants who continue(d) to play key role(s) in the community. We will do some reporting on them, as well.

When I post future details, related to these businesses, I will come back here and link these businesses those stories.

Second, I do have lists of town businesses in later years. I'll be interested to match them up and compare continuity and differences. This will also provide specific research agendas. We'll see how that goes. It should be fun. Stop back and see where this takes us.

Families are Forever! ;-)