Myth of Bigger City Stores Promised More Variety
The piece argues that distant metropolitan shops offer no guaranteed broader selection. It contends local merchants often provide equal or greater variety despite fewer items. The notion that big city shopping always yields more choices is labeled imaginary.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hy Neen
Mrs. Middletown
Reed-Klopp CO
Allsports, Inc
Armbrusters Florist, Inc
the American Savings & Loan Ass'n. M. Tl
Bauer Construction CO
Corner Men's
Dearth’s Hobby Shop
the Denny Lumber Company
Cohn Hardware and Paint CO
Ernest Hardware Fair Auto Supply
Fenzel McDonough Filson’s
Frisch’s
BIG Boy Inc
Greathouse & Son
Greene and Ladd Rus Dempsters
General Tire
Gough-Lamb Cleaners
THE
Hauselman Transportation CO
Irving
Heber Jones, Inc
Joffee Furniture CO
S. S. Kresge CO
Lady Sylvia
Liberty Restaurant Hotel
Manchester
Stern
Malpin
McCoy Effler
First National Bank
the Meadows
Middletown Paint & Glass
Middletown Federal Savings & Loan Association
Middletown Lincoln Mercury CO
Middletown Lumber CO
Miller’s Jewelry
Montgomery Ward
G. C. Murphy CO
the Sunday News Journal Office Outfitters
the Oglesby-Barnitz Bank & Trust CO
Ortman-Stewart
J. C. Penney CO
Pittsburgh Plate Glass CO
Reeves Jewelers, Inc
Rogers Jewelry CO
Roberson’s Sporting Goods
Rose Furniture CO
John Ross
Schiff’s Shoes
Sears Roebuck Company
Singer Sewing Machine CO
Streifthau
Tee’s
Union Sanitary Cleaners
Walker’s
Roy A. White
White Sewing Machine CO
Wilson Funeral Home
WPFB