A Glimpse of Business in Baptisttown

1930-1950

What’s happening in town

Now we explore

businesses and

establishments in

Baptistown

during 1938-

1940s

ABC Radio Service517 S.E. 8th St. at

Canal St.1933: Conner Chas

W jr. restr.1938: Cecila S Reitz

Beauty Shop1940 & 1942 Harper

Paul Radio Repair

Steckler’s Markert505 Tenth Street1934-1939Owned by Mr. &

Mrs. StecklerBuilding Vacant 1940

Canal MarketOwned by Sam

Gentry1940-1944“Fresh Pig Feet 2 for

$.05”

Roberts Furniture Co.251 Lincoln Ave1929-1940Owned by Jason

Roberts1940: Vacant

Weiss Cash MarketOwned by John D.

Weiss1939-19441937: Fishman Dept.

Store1939: Weiss Cash

Market1945:

Louise’s Home Cooked MealsOwned by Louise

Arbuckle1938-19391940: Vacant

Booker T. Washington Swimming Pool

1929-1951650 S. Governor St.Neighborhood Pool

Wilhelm & Sons251 Lincoln Ave.1941Used Furniture &

Clothing1933-1934 Roberts

Furniture Co.1945 Lindsey Powell

Cigars

Lincoln Tap Room1938-1944Owned by: Melvin H.

Schelensker“Buds Lincoln Tap

Room, under new management but same hi-class service”

1943: Melvin H. Schelensker Liquor

1945: Raymond T. Effinger Liquor

Bill’s Grill1943-1945323 Lincoln Ave.Owned by: Bill

WatkinsNext to Lincoln Tap

Room1932: Clara

McCormick resident1939: Jos S Zarzour

restr

Comstock's Groceries & Meats

Comstocks was a local grocery and meat store.Located : Governor at Bellemeade Phone number: 3-0962 The store was around from 1938-1940 The prices of what they sold were

Springer's lb. $0.18Hens lb. $.20Young rooster lb. $0.15Freash Eggs Dozen $0.29Butter lb. $.30

Comstock’s also provided free delivery

AL’s Liquor C&H Shoe Shop Al’s Liquor was a

Liquor Store Located: 4171/2 Lincoln

Ave Phone number : 2-8290 AL’s Liquor was owned

by Albert Wing Al’s had all of the

popular Liquors that were out at that time.

Al’s slogan was “When your party goes dry

Located on : 417 Lincoln Ave

Owned by: Henry Piland &his son

Open 3days a week Monday, Tuesday, &

WednesdayPrices:

Men half shoe & heels $.59 Ladies Half shoe & heel

$.49 Spike heel cap $.9 Shoe dying $.29

This company had 30 years of experience

Superior Hat Works

Superior Hat Works was a pressing, cleaning, suits and dress cleaning business.

It was owned by Robert Aglin Phone number : 3-0941 There prices were : $.50 for Suits and

Dressing Cleaning and pressed $.25 pants cleaned & pressed, suits pressed Located at 405 Lincoln Ave.

George & Ella Lacer Furniture Co. George & Ella was an

“Old Fashion Bar B-Q” restaurant.It also served Soft

drinks & fried chicken.

George & Ella was owned by George Hubbard

Located on : 517 Governor.

Coal general Hauling Located: 612-614 E

Walnut Street Phone number: 3-2760 When you bought the

this company you had to pay cash.

In 1940 the name was changed to Walnut Street Furniture CO.

Lasted from 1938-1945

Thompson Funeral Ruston Apartments Home

K.C. Thompson owned the funeral home

Located: 517 Lincoln Ave.

Phone: 2-9072 K.C. was a women. She was the

directress and the embalmer

“Personal service only a women can render”

Located: 600-06 Walnut

1930-1945 Owned by: Mary

Poole