Mellroy Market Opens Five Years Ago in West Texas
Five years past on this date the Mellroy Market doors opened to the public with marble counters plate glass displays and a dry self refrigerating system. W W Mellroy S D Mellroy and M M Mer man designed a store emphasizing quality and service with careful stock and a modern delivery and accounting system.
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McTilroy
West Texas
Mellroy
W. W. Mclroy
D. McTlroy
M. M. Merman
Melroy
Blue Ribbon
Iatrons
Eady
Tex Mellroy of Hood County A Klondike Adventurer
A biographical sketch recalls S. D. McIlroy known as Tex Mellroy a Klondike pioneer and former partner of Tex Rickard Rex Beach associate and early Alaska gold rush figure. Born in Texas he joined the 1897 Klondike rush crossed Chilkoot pass and later built mercantile and oil interests in Amarilla and Panhandle fields.
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Amarillo
Klondike
S. D. McIlroy
Tex
Mercy
Rickard
Rex Leach
Alaska
Tex Mellroy
Hood County
Texas
California
Chilkoot Pass
Mr. MeIlroy
States
Jack Nichols
Klondyke
MeIlrogy
Amerilla
Bowent
W. W. MeIlroy
M. M. Merriman
Melroy's
Mellroy
Dixon Creek Ci Company
MeIlroy Oil Company
Panhandle
MeIlroy No
Puritan Hams and Bacon The Taste Tells
Globe reporter asks Cudahy's local rep Crownover why the slogan The Taste Tells fits. He explains Puritan Hams are selected for thin white skins and tender meat, cured slowly, naturally ripened, and smoked over hickory. Bacon follows the same Puritan method ensuring flavor and tenderness after 35 years of research.
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Globe
C. BE. Crownover
Cudahy's
Mr. Crownover
Cudahy
G W Pennington's Long American Career Highlighted
Amarillo records celebrate G W Pennington a meticulous bookkeeper and secretary for McIlroy Market and Dixon Oil. Former New Yorker who mined in Alaska and served in Nenana territorial legislature helped revise school laws. His Alaska to Amarillo move solidified ties with Mellroy and local business peers.
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W. Pennington
Hfe
McIlroy
Dixon Oil Company
McIlroy Oil Company
Amarillo
Pennington
New York
Klondyke
Nenana
Alaska
Juneau
The
Plains
George Pennington
W W McIlroy’s Rise From Granbury to Amarillo Merchant
W W McIlroy, the early McIlroy in Amarillo, moved from Granbury Texas seventeen years ago. He started in a round house then worked for George Hayden before partnering with Cutty Franks to open the F M Market on Sixth Street. He bought Franks out in 1914, moved to 602 Polk Street, and built a leading West Texas meat and grocery business with his brother S D McIlroy, also aiding Panhandle oil development.
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W. W. McIlroy
Mclroy
Mclroy Mercantile Organization
Amarillo Fron Granbury
Texas
McIilroy
Amarillo
Round House
George Hayden
Hayden
8. D. McIlroy
Panhandle
Merriman’s M’Ilroy Smile Shines in Amarillo Market
The feature profiles M. M. Merriman of the McIlroy market in Amarillo. A lifelong butcher, Merriman joined the F. and M. Market, served in the air service during World War I, then led the business after returning. In 1920 he became a partner in the McIlroy Market, boosting its popularity with steady leadership and a strong team, including his able wife.
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McIlroy
M .M. Merriman
Merriman
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Milroy
Tex Rickard
REX Beach
Ss. D
McIilroy’s Market
Meat Department
McIlroy’s Market
McIroy’s Market
Conover
G. W. Pennington
McIlroy Market
George W. Pennington
George
W.W. McIlroy
Yolk Street
M'Ilroy
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