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Opening of the M System Stores in Winters and Fort Worth
The article recounts the November 29 1924 Winters opening of the M System store by Jim Smith and its promise of savings and cleanliness. It then traces FE OH Carlton’s history of the M System from Clovis New Mexico in 1922 to rapid expansion, including 300 stores nationwide by 1924 with Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico leading, and the Fort Worth chain growth to a 30000 square foot factory network.
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Jim Smith
FE. OH. Carlton
Tam
Peto
Fter
Clovis
New Mexico
W. R. Allen
Abilene
Fort Worth
Texas
Oklahoma
Mississippi River
Allen
Railroad Avenue
Thompson
Luxton Street
Camp Bowie Boulevard
Williams and Hayes Streets
Belknap