Terril Savings Bank Marks 20 Years in Town Service
Terril Savings Bank, founded in 1905, celebrates two decades of community banking. With a $25,000 capital and about $175,000 in deposits, the bank operates brick fireproof facilities opened in 1920, offering real estate, insurance and farm loan services guided by J H McCord as president and a five-member officer team.
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Terril Savings Bank
Terril
J. H. McCord
Eugene Dodge
Louis A. Koon
Ralph J. Kurtz
Ted Munsterman
Hilda Cook
Francis Johnson
Oliver E .Reno
Terris
Terris Savings Bank
Ed H Bailey & Son Hardware Store in Terril
Ed H Bailey and Son is a leading Terril hardware firm offering a full stock of hardware tools stoves heaters and plumbing items plus sporting goods and electrical supplies. The store provides heating plumbing tin work electrical contracting and repair services with personal attention from Mr Bailey.
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Ed. H. Bailey & Son
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Winchester
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Evans' Garage Promises Quality Auto Repair Service
G A Evans with 15 years in auto mechanics runs Evans' Garage poised to handle Terril community repair business. Offers Chevrolet parts and full stock for Chevrolet and Dodge Brothers, Firestone tires, U S L Batteries, Mobil oils, St Clair gasoline, and battery service. Three expert mechanics ensure each job passes rigid inspection and Evans guarantee of durability. Terril's leading shop aims for high customer satisfaction.
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Evans
Terris
Chevrolet
Dodge Brothers
Firestone
Mobilail
Northland
St. Clair
Terril
Hammes' Shoe Store Serves Terril with Quality Footwear
Mr. Hammes brings 53 years of mercantile experience to Terril offering Florsheim and Hamilton-Brown shoes plus repairs. The store stocks dress and work shoes, gents furnishings, straw hats, and work clothing. Hammes emphasizes leather quality and sound judgments from a master shoe man, drawing strong patronage to one of Terril's leading enterprises.
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Hamilton-Brown
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Clark's Cash Grocery grows with dependable trade
Clark's Cash Grocery, run by J A Clark, started six months ago and reports steady, substantial monthly growth. The store offers staples and fancy groceries, canned goods, fruits, flour, spices, bakery items, dry goods, work clothing, and brands like Opal, School Girl, Golden Sun coffee, and National Biscuit crackers. Mr Clark buys produce at top market prices and emphasizes service, serving Terril as a dependable mercantile establishment with a promising future.
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Clark's Cash Grocery
Clark Cash
Golden Sun Coffee
National Biscuit Company
Clark
Terril
Gramling & Son Store Promises Quality and Service
C A Gramling and Son in Terril markets offers a large farm trade and broad stock from dry goods to groceries and hardware. The store emphasizes quality brands, nationwide appeal, and courteous service with a policy to order items not in stock and to make things right if issues arise.
Patterson Grocer Defies Time with Quality Service
A W Patterson, six years in Terris community, began in a cafe eight years ago and added groceries two years later. The store offers staple and fancy groceries, canned goods, spices, fruits, flour, bakery items, candies, cigars, tobacco, and men’s work clothing. Featured brands include White Way, Strongheart, Tone’s, Arbuckle, Maxwell House, Occident, Mother's Best flour, Brody Bros. shirts and workwear, Crescent and Manchester crackers and cookies. Patterson personally manages, ensuring quality and courteous service.
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C. A. Gramling & Son
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Gramling
del Monte
Big Sioux
Bobolink
Star
Maloney
Thruout
A. W. Patterson
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White Way
Strongheart
Tone’s
Tone
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aArbuckle
Maxwell House
Occident
Mother's
Brody Bros
Crescent
Manchester
Z C Platt Implements Leads Local Machinery Firm
Z C Platt implements, machinery, and farm tools operate as a major local business with a Dickens plant and Spencer branch. A D Coleman manages the Dickeng store, handling hardware, heating, and plumbing while delivering personal attention to customers. products include International Harvester lines, Rock Island Plow, J. J. Case threshers, Primrose cream separators, Aeromotor windmills, Great Western pumps, and a full stock of farm equipment.
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Z. C. Platt
Spencer
Dickens
International Harvester Company
Rock Island Plow Company
J. J. Case
Primrose
Great Western
Dickeng
A. D. Coleman
Terril Hotel Offers Clean Rooms and Home Cooked Meals
Terril Hotel operated by H. L. Van Hooser and Mrs. G. L. Layman provides nine neat guest rooms. Regular meals and short orders are served with home cooked, well seasoned food. Widely known as a top eating spot among travelers and locals, it earns strong local support.
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Terril Hotel
H. L. van Hooser
G. L. Layman
Farmers Co-Operative Company of Terris Thrives as Local Safety Zone
The Farmers Co-Operative of Terris, five years old, is a major Iowa farmers’ organization with 100 members and $24,000 incorporation. It operates two elevators with 40,000 bushel capacity, handling 500,000 to 600,000 bushels annually, and sells coal, seed, feed, and tankage at minimal prices. Management by F L Anderson, an experienced elevator man, has driven strong finances and reliable service, urging local patronage from Terril farmers.
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J F Anderson Lumber Company Yard Spotlight
The Terris yard of the J F Anderson Lumber Company, established 13 years ago, shows continual yearly gains under R O Anderson. It stocks a wide range of building materials including fencing, steel posts, gates, wall boards, shingles, paints, enamels, roofing, coal, and salt, backed by Breinig Bros. paint guarantees.
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J. F. Anderson Lumber Company
Cornell Wall Board
Winthrop
Boenig
Breinig Bros
Anderson Block Coal
Kentucky
R. O. Anderson
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Thompson Yards, Inc
Chapman and Son Ford dealer in Terris territory
Chapman and Son, longtime authorized Lincoln Ford and Fordson dealers in Terris territory, offer Ford cars and trucks, Genuine Parts, Goodyear tires and service, Hermoline oil, a gasoline station, and storage and repairs for all makes. Their used car department features a wide range, with a slogan We Trade For Anything On Wheels. The garage spans 50 by 100 feet with space for about 45 cars and five employees.
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Chapman & Son
Lincoln
Ford
Fordson
Terris
Ben Nutting Cash Buyer Eggs-Cream-Poultry
Ben Nutting proprietor of the cream station operates under his name and buys eggs cream and poultry for cash. Though the venture is two months old, his policy of personal service and the highest cash prices has built a dependable trade among farmers. Nutting has five years of prior buying experience and shows strong potential for continued success in Terril.
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Terril
First National Bank of Terris Leaders and Legacy
The First National bank founded in 1899 as Bank of Terris. In 1912 chartered as First National with Harry H. Buck president and C. C. Gravatt cashier. By 1919 Bascom president and McNary vice president. Miller cashier. Directors include Bascom, McNary, Miller, Nachtigal and others. Bank holdings: capital 35,000. deposits about 300,000. building brick two stories, fireproof, owned by bank.
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First National Bank
Bank of Terris
Harry H. Buck
B. B. van Steenberg
C. C. Gravatt
A. W. Bascom
van Steenberg
C. McNary
Gravatt
Max Miller
W. M. Stoakes
Frank Hildreth
W. A. Hildreth
Frank Kruger
Wm. Nachtigal
Stratman General Merchandise Firm Grows Under Miss Stratman
The Stratman store, one of the oldest local firms, offers dry goods, notions, millinery, men’s wear, groceries, and poultry supplies under the managing leadership of Miss C Stratman. The business, owned by Claude Stratman, emphasizes high quality brands and steady growth.
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Claude Stratman
Stevenson Caps
Old Colony
White Rose
McLaughlin
Manchester
Jas A Smith Lumber Co Territ yard grows with 20 years’ service
The Territ yard of the Jas A Smith Lumber Co established about twenty years ago serves the Territ public with steady growth. It stocks lumber building material mill work lime plaster cement brick roofing fencing posts drain tile and building blocks. C McNary has managed the local plant eleven years and is a long-time Terris resident and bank vice-president.
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Jas. A. Smith Lumber Co
Jas. A. Smith Lumber Company
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Terris Savings Bank
C. McNary
C E Gill Pharmacy Promises Polite Terril Service
C E Gill proprietor of C E Gil Pharmacy with 23 years’ experience pledges thorough drug supplies to Terril residents. Shop offers drugs sundries patent medicines rubber goods toiletries perfumes stationery periodicals wall paper paints and varnishes jewelry candies cigars tobacco with Eastman kodaks and Bradley Vrooman paints featured. Prescription department led by Mr Gill ensures accuracy and courteous care.
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C. E. Gil Pharmacy
Terris
Eastman Kodaks
Bradley and Vrooman Paints
Gill
Terril
Osher’s Department Store Opens in Terril
Osher’s Department Store began operations in Terril last March in the former P. M. Wade building. The Terril store shares ownership with Osher’s Graettinger outlet and offers dry goods shoes ready-to-wear clothing groceries and more under manager Ralph Rhinehart who brings eight years of mercantile experience.
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P. M. Wade
Terris
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Graettinger
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Istore
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