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New Businesses Open in Wapello
Wapello welcomes several new ventures including Colonial Inn and Gift Shop owned by Mr and Mrs Paul Schmidt on Highway 61. A Shell Station by Mark Baker also opened on Highway 61. Approved additions to the Wapello nursing home await starting work by Mr and Mrs Noble Parrish. A Natural Gas Pipeline Co of America office opens on Second Street led by district man Fred Jennings. Gas storage sites expand from Cairo to Columbus City. Ehrman Brothers Drywall and Paint Supply Co opens on Second Street led by Kenneth Ehrman and sons Robert and Ronald. Karen Wasson launches Karen's Beauty Salon in Conesville a block west of Highway 76. Albert Froehner and wife combine two trailers into a new Conesville home.
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