Anamosa - A Reminiscence 1838 - 1988
The definitive history of the community of Anamosa, Iowa, USA The definitive history of the community of Anamosa, Iowa, USA
' I Doctors of CHIR OPRA C TIC V Have Been Serving Anamosa Since I915 |— - WILLlSON’S - DECORATIVE Sponsored By: |N"|'ER|OR _ Ex-|-ER|OR M.W. Fl'6(I6l'ICI( D.C. BRUSH _ ROLLER I I0 S. Ford - Anamosa Satisfaction Guaranteed JOHN L. WILLISON - MORLEY, IOWA VIROQUA1873 319-489-3131 sunnn D c 319 W~ Main - Anamosa LASSO E CAMPER SALES i I nu 1I Located ‘/4 mile SE of Amber, Iowa ' """*"------._..__ on Highway X44, 7 miles N.E. of Anamosa I ' g i - i |...L_L _,,'.‘ ' It m —*"I1II0iuira.-.-- Ilfil mi.-:»“iiirr‘"" "' "M" ' -siiiiiirrii -iioiiii W-F Right to Left- Dan Porter, Shawn McAleer, Stephen I 0 ‘NI-l'wA 'BETl'lANY McAleer, Steve McAleer. ,, ‘REBEL -iixiiii """' -cusioii ciiiiri MQALEER . .1? l:::d.:’.':::... Water Conditioning 0 P ____ “'7 of '87 Models on Sale --—-- '°" Demco Car Caddies “°'“° ' B‘.”:"‘°.“ ' '"‘l“"".°‘ O ---~ On SHIO. Q \/\/atef :vT::f:I)r'd>iT lslelihhigl/‘gin 26 YEARS EXPERIENCE QiE!.EY- .......?*.::.‘i.::.'.2::.:'.i.f’:.::1:::*.;.... we SERVICE WHAT we SELL. Phone 319-462-3258 ¢5'g'fgg° Sales & Rentals 413
The Town Crier, a full coverage shoppers’ guide and iob printing shop, was established in the fall of I964 by Fred Diehl and Richard Ruble. The original office was located in the old Shaw Building. This building was torn down and the Town Crier then moved to I10 South Ford. Fred Diehl purchased Richard Rub|e's share of the Town Crier and on January 3, I968, Sid xv "- and Fran Blair purchased the business. In I973 the Town Crier was moved to the old Anamosa Hardware building at 209 West Main and began selling office supplies. In the fall of ‘I978 the offices were moved across the street to 208 West Main where the Town Crier is now located. J *4 s F '\-;[:%. n-Fl -. ‘*1-' ~ >_' i "'1 -"r -n. ' 1- I Q . 4 - L. 4:! \ T‘ ll ,. ""-FW‘ I ' -'2?-;q. - 1.:-rs -'v""TQ I..- 1'1"‘?- V N . . -. ,1‘ /-if _¢ .‘ __ _'_ flu.»- In the front row of the picture ore two pioneers of the Town Crier. Front row left is Irma Abbott, one of the first employees. She retired in I984. On the right is Fred Diehl, one of the original owners. Fred lives in Osceola and has an insurance agency. The'present employees are in the back row as follows, left to right: Judy Hart, bookkeeper and receptionist, 3 years; Marge Bohlken, ad sales and office supplies, 3 years; Irene Kline, advertising manager, I6 years; Fran and Sid Blair, owners, 20 years. 208 West Main - Anamosa 414
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- Page 445 and 446: BLAKESLEY, E.E., 21$ BLAKESLEY, Har
- Page 447 and 448: DAVIS, Louise, 294 DAVIS, Miner, 19
- Page 449 and 450: HAGSTROM, Rev. David, 214 HAGSTROM,
- Page 451 and 452: _ LACY, Jack, 246 LACY, Joyce, 275
- Page 453 and 454: MULLETT, Dusty, 233 MULLIGAN, Diann
- Page 455 and 456: SCHIRM, Dan, 105 SCHIRM, Eldo, 131
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I<br />
Doctors of<br />
CHIR OPRA C TIC<br />
V<br />
Have Been<br />
Serving <strong>Anamosa</strong><br />
Since I915<br />
|— -<br />
WILLlSON’S - DECORATIVE<br />
Sponsored By:<br />
|N"|'ER|OR _ Ex-|-ER|OR M.W. Fl'6(I6l'ICI( D.C.<br />
BRUSH _ ROLLER I I0 S. Ford - <strong>Anamosa</strong><br />
Satisfaction Guaranteed<br />
JOHN L. WILLISON - MORLEY, IOWA<br />
VIROQUA1873<br />
319-489-3131<br />
sunnn D c<br />
319 W~ Main - <strong>Anamosa</strong><br />
LASSO E CAMPER SALES<br />
i I nu 1I<br />
Located ‘/4 mile SE of Amber, Iowa ' """*"------._..__<br />
on Highway X44, 7 miles N.E. of <strong>Anamosa</strong> I ' g i<br />
- i |...L_L _,,'.‘<br />
' It m —*"I1II0iuira.-.-- Ilfil mi.-:»“iiirr‘"" "'<br />
"M" ' -siiiiiirrii -iioiiii<br />
W-F<br />
Right to Left- Dan Porter, Shawn McAleer, Stephen<br />
I 0 ‘NI-l'wA 'BETl'lANY McAleer, Steve McAleer.<br />
,, ‘REBEL -iixiiii<br />
"""' -cusioii ciiiiri<br />
MQALEER<br />
. .1? l:::d.:’.':::... Water Conditioning<br />
0 P<br />
____ “'7 of '87 Models on Sale<br />
--—-- '°" Demco Car Caddies “°'“° ' B‘.”:"‘°.“ ' '"‘l“"".°‘<br />
O ---~ On SHIO. Q \/\/atef :vT::f:I)r'd>iT lslelihhigl/‘gin<br />
26 YEARS EXPERIENCE QiE!.EY- .......?*.::.‘i.::.'.2::.:'.i.f’:.::1:::*.;....<br />
we SERVICE WHAT we SELL.<br />
Phone 319-462-3258<br />
¢5'g'fgg°<br />
Sales & Rentals<br />
413
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