Mitchell Moulding Co Builds on Circle Avenue since 1920
Mitchell Moulding Co a Forest Park maker of wooden mouldings ships to Africa Puerto Rico and Hawaii and sells across the Midwest and Chicago area The firm started in Chicago in 1905 moved to Sangamon Street then Circle Ave in 1920 21 The plant covers 100 by 125 feet with later expansions employing 18 people and supplying lumber yards and dealers only
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Mitchell
Circle
Forest Park
15Th St
Africa
Puerto Rico
Hawaii
Midwest
Chicago
Mitchell Moulding Co
1501
Leonard O. Mitchell
Leonard Mitchell
O. K. Mitchell
S. Green Sit
Sangamon
2St
Circle Ave
Berwyn
Oak Park
Maywood
LaGrange
Cicero
Melrose Park
Berkeley
Lombard
Mitchell Moulding
Moulding Plant Expands Output and Uses All Byproducts
A moulding plant capable of producing over 50 patterns shifts among mould types by changing molds on four electric machines. Shavings are baled and sold as animal bedding and for other uses. Most sales occur by mail with shipments by truck and rail. The plant occupies about 16 000 square feet plus a 9 000 square foot lumber shed. The present manager, born in Alameda, California, trained at Crane Technical in Chicago and earned a University of Illinois degree, joined in 1920 and became manager in 1941. his sister Ella G Mitchell of Oak Park is a partner, Grace Anderson is book keeper and secretary.
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Mitchell
Alameda
Calif
Crane Technical
Chicago
University of Ilinois
Ella G. Mitchell
Oak Park
Grace Anderson
Annie Vetter, 82, Dies at Home September 17
Annie Vetter, 82, of 1431 Elgin, died at home on September 1. Funeral is 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Zimmerman and Son chapel with Rev. R. W. Roth officiating. Cremation at Waidsheim cemetery. Survived by husband Willy, children Gertrudd Gillette Elfrieda Griffin Frederick A. Vetter, six grandchildren, two brothers August and Walter Budelmann.
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Annie Vetter
Elgin
The
Zimmerman and Son
R. W. Roth
S Peter's Ey
Lutheran Church
Waidsheim
Willy
Gertrudd Gillette
Elfrieda Griffin
Frederick A. Vetter
August
Walter Budelmann
Forest Park Residents Share Domestic Moulding Task
Patricia Kutella and another Forest Park resident coordinate moulding and clerical work.
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Moulding
Patricia Kutella
Forest Park
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