Winn's Market, Howard, Kan

[W. Gray]

This is an old advertisement posted for Frank Winn, which is for his father Lester's grocery store in Howard in 1937 or 1938.

Frank, I am curious as to whether the ad was ran in the Howard Courant or the Howard Citizen. The Courant was Republican oriented and the Citizen was Democrat oriented. Maybe it was the Courant?

A box of corn flakes for ten cents.

The term "PURSEONAL" referring to the prices is a nice flair.

There was a grocery store on the east side of Wabash north of Washington and just north of the old gas station on the corner. The building might even have been brick. Was that where your father was located?

[frawin]

Waldo, It was the Building Just North of Julie's Walmart he sold it to George Bartlett, later Bartlett made it a Jewlery Store. After the war my Brother Neil came home and Opened a Grocery Store, I say Opened, I was 5 years old, I do not know if he bought someone out or put in a new one. In my Day, which was a LONG time ago there was 4 Grocery Stores in Howard, 3 Car Dealers, 3 farm Implement Dealers, 4 Cafes, 3 Appliances Stores, 7 Service Stations, 2 were long gone but the Old Buildings were still there, one was on the West side of the Old Highway that went to the Old Dam, just across the Sreet North from Where "Buck" Van Buskirk Lived. The other one was Just Directly across the Street East from where the Post Office is now. The Other 5 were all in Operation when I lived there and was Growing up. One was the Mobil Station, The First Person I remember that Ran it was Jim Carter, I think it is still there, but I don't know who runs it now. It is located across the street  West from the Courthouse. The Next one was located due West of the Gragg Building, the first People I remember that ran it was the Wucherpfnigs, the next one was a Sinclaur on the North End of Mainstreet, on the Westside, Carl Lauffer ran it, in later years Dr. Markeley had his Veteranarin Office there. Next was the Phillips Station on 99 Highway, just North of where P&Js is. Next was Henry's Cities Service on the West Side of 99 HWY, just East of where Wylers Packinghouse was. Last is the Sinclair Station that was Hebb and Deans on The South end of Main Street on the Westside, one of the Lanning Boys has a Tire Store there now.WOW, that is 8, doesn't seem possible. One Furniture Store, Leslie Wisner ran it. Three Appliance Stores, Lee Shell had one in the building that was/is just South of the Howard National Bank, Perkins and Gaines, Junior Perkins and Ross Gaines had it, it/was located next door North of where My Parents HAD their Cafe. The last one was Munsingers, it was Located  Directly across the Street North of the Mobil Station.
The 3 Car dealers were  Garisons Dodge, Plymouth , Allis Chalmers, and Pony Cart Manufacturing. It was located just South of the Mobil Station and across the Street West from the Courthouse . Bryan Motor Company, was the Ford Car and Truck Dealer and also the Ford Farm Implement Dealer and they also had New Holland Balers and other Farm Equipment. The Case Implement Dealer was Originally Bud McClure, he also had the Local Junkyard. Sam Hug was the Pontiac Dealer, I think his Place was Located on the East Side of Mainstreet, somewhere South of The Plaza Theater. The Building  where he was , was where Kiners moved to after they Moved  from the location they had been, it was in the Block North of there. In fact that Block was Grocery Store Row, starting where my Brother Niel was located just South of the Old Legion Hall, next to him on the South was the Stairs that went up to Apartments, Grover and Annie Cooley, lived up there as did a really neat old Gentleman named Pete Petersen On the Southside of the Stairs was a Grocery Store that John West had, it had a Sign hanging over the Back Door that read McKinney and some other name that I can not recall, I don't know why, it has only been 60+ or- 5 or10. Just south of John West was Kiners Gricery and Bakery, Just South of that was the Toggery, Clarence Crismas had it and Jack Gothard worked for him. This could go on forever, I don't want to Bore everybody, so I will stop with this, and get some other work done.

[Mom70x7]

One Furniture Store, Leslie Wisner ran it.

Leslie was my grandfather. I remember the store, and somewhere I have a photo of the store with him standing in it. I've looked for it, haven't found it, so it must be seriously buried.

The building is still standing, but is now the Doll Museum. It's south of the bank, on the east side of Main Street.

[frawin]

Mom, my parents were in Eastern Star with Your Grandparents. When I was 10 and my Sister Myrna was 13, we wanted to buy our Parents Something Nice For Christmas. We went to your Grandfather and told him what we wanted to do, and that we did not have much Money. He said pick out the Lamp you want. We said, but we don't have much money, I can see the BIG SMILE on his face. He said you pick it out and then we can talk about how you pay for it. We picked a Lamp we liked, I don't remember what it cost or what it looked like, it has been 65+ years. Your Grandfather said I will Put it back, and you come in and get it when you are ready. Again, I don't remember what it cost, l seem to remember it was around $40, we both went in and paid something like $1.00 a week. I was working for my Brother Neil in his Store. I Boxed Eggs, Sorted Pop Bottles, Sacked Potatoes, carried out the Trash and anything else I could do. A DOLLAR A WEEK WAS A LOT OF MONEY IN THOSE DAYS. Your Grandparents were really nice people and Your Grandfather was a REALLY SUPER NICE MAN.

[W. Gray]

Didn't that store later become Poor Jess Furniture?

[frawin]

No, when I first remember it was on the Eastside of the street, In the Block North of the Old Howard National Bank. If memory serves me right, It was in the Building where Howard Mullenburg had his Grocery Store. Waldo you are really Testing my Old Brain. I have been cramming stuff in it for 75 Years and it is getting Harder and Harder to sort out the information I am looking for.

[W. Gray]

Another ad for Winn's Market.

[jpbill]

The Mobil station on the corner, west of the courthouse was owned by my grandfather, Jim Hawkins.  He bought it in about 1936 and sold out about 1956 or so.

[frawin]

JP, I remember your Grandparents, I delivered their Winfield Paper. Their Son "Big Bob" was same age as my brother Neil. When I was around 10 or so, I stopped in the Station and Visited with your Grandfather, he had a 1cent Peanut Dispenser, I used to get a hand full of Peanuts and sit and listen to his stories about what I though at that was, Ancient Howard.