Waynetown Businesses and Local Shops Highlight Community
Dwiggins & Sons run stores in Waynetown and Attica with a rendering plant southwest of Waynetown. Verner, Sherman, and John Dwiggins manage respective divisions as the town notes 22 years of business. The Simpson machine shop and Utterback Cafe are longstanding fixtures, while the West End Filling Station and Corner Drug Store, run by Lynn Richardson and Heath Bounwell, offer services from fuel to pharmaceuticals and fountain treats.
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Dwiggins & Sons
Attica
Waynetown
Verner Dwiggins
Sherman Dwiggins
John Dwiggins
Charlie
Dwiggins and Sons
Simpson
George
Shell Filling Station
West End
Lynn Richardson
Shell
Corner Drug Store
Heath Bounwell
Indianapolis School of Pharmacy
Ingersoll Service Station Offers Repairs and Goods
The Ingersoll Service station at the east edge of town is run by Ray Ingersoll who handles auto repair work in addition to standard service station duties. He carries a selection of candies tobacco and cold drinks and offers Sinclair products.
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Ingersoll
Ray Ingersoll
Ray Crries
Sinclair
Snyder Plumbing Shop Expands Services in Community
Myron Snyder leads the local plumbing operation now six years in business. He handles installation of plumbing fixtures furnaces pumps and repairs, serving residents with a full range of plumbing services.
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Snyder
Myron Snyder
Myron
Waynetown Lumber Company Serves County Builders
One of Waynetown’s fixtures, a long established lumber concern handles building material paints and varnishes. Glen McDonald is the current manager and the firm enjoys solid patronage from the county.
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Waynetown
Glen McDonald
Wayne Cash Store pioneer and family business in Wayne town
C. B. Munns, proprietor of the Wayne Cash Store, has run the business in Waynetown for 38 years with his father, the late William Munns, starting at the present site when the building was a frame structure. Charlie offers groceries meats vegetables and general merchandise.
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C. B. Munns
Wayne Cash
Waynetown
William Munns
Munns
Charlie
Waynetown State Bank celebrates 38th anniversary
The Waynetown State Bank marks 38 years since its July 18, 1892 founding. It boasts a capital and surplus of 75000 dollars and lists D. C. Moore as president, John W. Remley as vice president, Wm. E. Rider as cashier, E E. Livengood as assistant cashier, E. H. Edwards as teller, Miss Mary Cowan as teller and bookkeeper, and Miss Helen Groves as assistant bookkeeper.
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Waynetown State Bank
State Bank
D. C. Moore
John W. Remley
Wm. E. Rider
E E. Livengood
E. H. Edwards
Mary Cowan
Helen Groves
Fields Furniture Store Expands To Two Floors In Waynetown
E A Fields Furniture, among the state’s most up to date shops, moved from Dwiggins Market space to a two floor display. Mr Fields began in Cresco and Hoops ton before settling in Waynetown in 1918, serving a wide trading radius and furnishing homes many miles away.
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E. A. Fields
Mr. Fields
Cresco
Iowa
Hoopston
Ill
Waynetown
Eood Field
Dwiggins
Fields
Woman in 4 Weeks Loses Fat Using Kruschen Salts
A 1929 letter from Mrs. Fred Barringer of Lewiston Montana touts weight loss from Kruschen Salts. She weighed 256 pounds and four weeks later 239 pounds while claiming reduced appetite and increased activity. The ad promotes an 85 cent bottle lasting four weeks at Corner Drug Store and other drugstores.
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Fred Barringer
Lewiston
Montana
America
Wayne Auto Company under James Warren leadership
The Wayne Auto Company is efficiently run by James Warren who arrived over four years ago. Known as Jimmie, he is a Hillsboro native with schooling there and a year at State Normal college. He previously operated a battery and electrical station in Tipton and led a battery service shop foreman role in Lafayette for three years.
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Wayne Auto Company
James Warren
Jimmie
Hillsboro
State Normal College
Waynetown
Tipton
Lafayette
Jimmy
Uncle Dan Walters Runs Longtime Home Jewelry Store
Uncle Dan Walters operates a home shop on Main Street offering jewelry, silverware, watches, clocks, spectacles and many other items. He says he has been in the area off and on for almost 50 years.
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Dan Walters
Main Street
Uncle Dan
Old Waynetown Mill Under New Manager in 1911
The longtime Waynetown establishment on North Vine Street is now managed by E. W. Boldt who moved here from Crawfordsville where he ran a flour mill in 1911. The mill produces high grade flour and seeds.
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Waynetown
North Vine Street
E. W. Boldt
Crawfordsville
Local man Clifford runs livestock hauling and trucking
Clifford, a longtime Waynetown resident, operates a livestock hauling and general trucking business.
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Clifford
Waynetown
Edwards Shoe Repair Opens in Old Kelly Stand
Herb Edwards opens a new shoe repair shop in the old Kelly stand offering reputable service and prompt repairs.
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Herb. Edwards
Mr. Edwards
Kelly
Darnell Hardware in Waynetown a historic family store
The Darnell Hardware ranks among Waynetown's oldest businesses. Mr. Darnell and the late Biddle acquired the store in 1900 from Fields, Zack and Merrell. Hal now owns the business alone after buying out his partner a few years ago. The shop remains highly up to date in its line.
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Darnell Hardware
Waynetown
Darnell
Biddle
Fields
Zack
Merrell
Hal
Ingersoll Inn Serves Guests Under New Ownership
Mr and Mrs Will Ingersoll operate the dining place they purchased nine months ago enjoying good business. The inn offers good eats soft drinks ice cream and standard commodities in a well presented manner.
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Ingersoll Inn
Will Ingersoll
Ingersolls
Darnell Brothers Store changes hands since 1907
Fred and Claude Dar nell operate the Darnell Bros general merchandise store once bought from Chas. Ogle in 1907. The business offers grade merchandise and groceries with two full floors displaying their line of goods.
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Darnell Bros
Fred
Claude Darnell
Chas. Ogle
Shuler and Grenard Funeral Firm Longtime Wayne Businessmen
Shuler and Grenard, one of Wayne town's oldest firms, led by W. Shuler and partner for 30 years, formed eight years ago. The business handles funeral services and markets monuments with Joseph M. Harris joining the firm in the undertaking venture.
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J. W. Shuler
Shuler & Grenard
Waynetown
Joseph M. Harris
Cooper Market owner’s long Waynetown stay welcomed
J. T. Cooper, owner of the Cooper Market, has been in Waynetown since 1910. He moved from Hillsboro, first ran a bakery and restaurant, then switched to groceries and meats, inviting customers to find anything in groceries, meat or vegetables at the Cooper Store.
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J. T. Cooper
Cooper Market
Waynetown
Hillsboro
Cooper Store
Longtime Waynetown blacksmith shop keeps steady
The Schlosser blacksmith and general repair shop remains a local staple with Lee Schlosser in business for 25 years. James Quillen assists with auto and tractor repair work, trusted by locals for reliable service.
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Schlosser
Waynetown
Lee Schlosser
James Quillen
Lee
Jim
Tailor C H Ellis Runs Modern Shop in Waynetown
C H Ellis, longtime Waynetown tailor, operates an up to date shop rivaling city firms. He began in 1893 after leaving Coleman and Murphy in Crawfordsville and now crafts suits quickly and to satisfaction.
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Waynetown
C. H. Ellis
Charlie
Mr. Ellis
Coleman & Murphy
Crawfordsville
Ford Store Celebrates 25 Years in Waynetown
George W. Ford owns and runs a longstanding Waynetown merchandise house. The Ford Store is praised as a good, customer friendly shop with a commitment to local welfare and courteous service.
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Ford
George W. Ford
George
Waynetown
Waynetown Businesses and Leaders Highlight Local Heritage
The passage lists Wayne town figures and enterprises including Bakery Joe Eskew seed store Chester Fowler barber Harry Krug and Foster Watts Emine Bennett Ed Suiters wind mill plumbing Wynetown Grain A. A. Lew William Bunnell coat dealer M. B. Snyder Co. cigar Jerry Lind Fountain Produce Everett Fouts Uncle Dan Walters novelty sales Robert Bible Wayne Hotel. The material preserves Waynetown's centennial spirit.
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Joe Eskew
Chester Fowler
Harry Krug
Foster Watts
Emine Bennett
Ed Suiters
W. E. Cowan
Wynetown Grain Company
A. A. Lewphyn
William Bunnell
M. B. Snyder and Co
Jerry Lind
Modern girl all right Dean states at Purdue rural school
Purdue University at Lafayette hosts rural leaders for the second annual rural leadership school. Dean Mary L. Mathews says the modern girl is all right and should not be criticized, noting changing times and updated standards for behavior, dress, manners, and freedom with men. The talk was part of the leadership training program.
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Lafayette
Ind
Purdue University
Mary L. Mathews
School of Home Economics
Purdue
Dean Mathews
RAT SNAP Mouse Destroyer Ad From Local Drug and Hardware
Old reliable RAT-SNAP bait cake with money back guarantee offered by J. H. Bounnell Drug Store and H. C. Darnell Hardware Store. Sizes 35¢, 65¢, and $1.25 cover pantry to factory buildings.
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J. H. Bounnell Drug Store
H. C. Darnell Hdw
Also Mentioned on This Page
Utterback’s Cafe
Utterback
Fred Utterback
Utterbacks
Wilkinson Lumber Company
Wayne Cash Store
Field’s Furniture Store
Billings
Waynetown, Indiana
Indianapolis
C. R. Bunnell Trucking
H. C. Darnell Hardware
Ingersoll Restaurant
Shuler and
Grenard
the Cooper Grocery
Blacksmith
MI. B. Snyder & Co
George W. Ford Store
Dean
The
Burroughs Bros
S. Washington St
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