Mitchell's Market Wakeman Opens With Festive Formal
The Mitchell market in Wakeman under new owner Bud Mitchell debuts with a three day opening February 1 to 3. The refurbished store at Main and Pleasant features self service carts and staff ready to assist. Bud Mitchell brings decades in food marketing and a history in Cleveland and Buffalo firms.
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Wakeman
Main
Pleasant Streets
William H. Pierce
W. H. Pierce
R. W
Bud) Mitchell
Hoopeston
Mitchell
Chicago
Fisher Bros
Loblaw Groceteria
A. and P. Companies
Buffalo
Lakewood
Ramsey Laboratories
Cleveland
New Mitchell Market
Steve Olah
Miss Myrtie Conry
Neil Bauer
Olah
Jacoby Brothers
Lorain
Miss Conry
Many Businesses Make Wakeman Town Center Thrive
Wakeman, ten miles from a larger town, built a strong shopping center with 50 business places today, up from 32 in 1896. The Wakeman Hardware Co. is likely the oldest continuous business, founded by Van Fleet and later run by F. Burk and Son, then L. A. Burk.
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Wakeman
Wakeman Hardware Company
van Fleet
F. Burk
Clarks Seed Corn Distributors Fame for Wakeman
Wakeman's major business is the C. S. Clark and Sons seed corn firm, founded in 1878 by Charles S. Clark with five dollars. From a log cabin start the company grew to four million pounds annual output in the 1925-35 era, now reduced to about half a million as seed production shifts west. The firm remains in the Clark family with C. S. Clark Jr. as president, C. F. Clark as vice president, and M. A. Clark as secretary-treasurer.
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Wakeman
C. S. Clark and Sons
Charles S. Clark
Cleveland
Clark
Iowa
Philadelphia
United States
Idaho
C. S. Clark and Sons Seed Company
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad
C. S. Clark, Jr
C. F. Clark
M. A. Clark
Wakeman’s growing business landscape shown in village directory
The Wakeman area shows new enterprises led by Ohio Chinchilla Ranch Inc owned by Anthony Marino and partners, Ebels Shoe Repair, and a redecorated Mitchell Market. The 1896 directory lists bank capital at $25,000, while the 1950 bank statement shows total resources of $2,335,963.33, reflecting rapid local growth across auto sales, gas stations, eateries, services, and suppliers.
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Wakeman Bank Company
Mitchell Market
William G. Stoll
W. L. Jump
Robert Hoyt
Kenneth Hurst
Chevrolet
Wakeman Oil Company
Worthington Tire Company
N. F. Lowe
W. W. Hooker and Son
Allis- Chalmers
Clark Seed Company
White Roofing and Lumber Company
Wakeman Mill and Elevator Company
Elmer Shelton
Charles Bartow
L. D. Gerber
Funeral Home and
First Settlers Arrived in Wakeman in 1817
The article outlines Wakeman's early founding led by Augustin Canfield of Bridgewater Conn with his wife Betsey and four children arriving May 23 1817. It notes subsequent settlers Amiel Platt Pierce Samuel Bristol and Dr Mermon Clark plus early schooling and church developments through 1829.
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Jessup Wakeman
Augustin Canfield
Bridgewater
Conn
Alvin Barnes
Wakeman
Betsey
Augustin
Burton
Semour Johnson
Canfield
Wakeman Township
Amiel Platt Pierce
South Britain
Samuel Bristol
Mermon Clark
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Chronicle-Telegram
Mitchell's of
Bud“ Mitchell
Automotive Service
Chrysler
Plymouth
Home Entertainment
Motorola
Zenith
Crosley
Wakeman Radio & Television
Len
Gerber
Wakeman Bank
Our Bank
The
Member
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Academy School of
Services
Eleanor
Beauty Shop
Wakeman, O
Clarks
Ohio
the Suburban Bottle Gas Co
Clarksfield, O
Junction Rts
Clarksfield
Burton M. Canfield
Mary Chase
Congregational
Pierce
General Food Store
Read Witzlaben General Insurance & Bonds
Allis‘chalmers Sales and Service
H. W. Hooker
S. C. Clark
Funk
Baek CU Lollia
LPL
Soeed
Growers and Distributors
Swift
Ebel
Marty Ebel
Norge Appliances
Upright Food
Wollee
International Harvester
Fred E. Graves
International Harvester Dealer
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