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1933

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Years: 1930 1931 193219331934 1935 1936

Significant events from 1933.

January

February

The Pete Athens café next door to the Elks Home on south Walnut Street reopens after a remodelling. The cafe specializes in short orders, special dishes, and a drink called a P.D.A.

March

April

May

June

Ralph Rogers buys the George P. Campbell Farm from Dr. Stocking of Illinois for $5750. The farm contains a large two-story brick house and adjoins the Mrs. Nannie Rogers farm at the eastern edge of the city.

The Fred Campbell Service Station opens for business at the former Hesler Brothers location on south College Avenue. It handles Phillips 66 oil and gas and Lee Tires.

  • 21st E. Lane Wells purchases half of the Wylie Furniture Store on the east side of The Square. The store had been run by Charles Wylie until his death, and his heirs took little interest in the business. Wells intended to sell off the stock and replace it with more fashionable designs. Wylie's father had originally erected the elegant three-story stone building housing the store.

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