BUSINESSES - Early 1900's
(more to be discovered)
McKinna General Store
Calx Mfg. Co.
Whitesides Service Station
Moland - Drysdale Corp. - Brick & Hollow Tile (separate page)
Assorted Advertisements from pages of Etowah School Annual "The Chief"
& Newsletter "The Little Chief"
(more to be discovered)
McKinna General Store
Calx Mfg. Co.
Whitesides Service Station
Moland - Drysdale Corp. - Brick & Hollow Tile (separate page)
Assorted Advertisements from pages of Etowah School Annual "The Chief"
& Newsletter "The Little Chief"
J. P. McKinna & Son operated a general store
Today's McKinney Rd bears the family name,
although misspelled when the 911 system came about and addition of street signs.
Collection of Store Ledgers 1913 - 1918
Courtesy of 'Lefty' Williams
Today's McKinney Rd bears the family name,
although misspelled when the 911 system came about and addition of street signs.
Collection of Store Ledgers 1913 - 1918
Courtesy of 'Lefty' Williams
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1917
Items purchased 2 pr socks @25cents/pair 1 gal cook oil, 20 cents 1 pair overalls small, 50 cents soda, 5 cents 5 boxes oatmeal @ 10 cents/box 1 bar soap, 5 cents 1 can coffee, 25 cents tobacco, 15 cents 1 spool thread, 5 cents 1 twist of tob [tobacco], 5 cents hinges, 10 cents 1 box peanut butter, 15 cents camphor, 5 cents 1 sack flour, 1.70 1 box black D [die], 25 cents 1 bottle Cordina, $1 1 bottle kidney pills, 50 cents 1 bottle Raymonds Pills, 25 cents 1 ax handle, 20 cents |
cloth, $1.50 1 pr shoes, $3.75 1 sausage, 10 cents 1 box crackers, 8 cents 1 phone [call], 10 cents 2 phone [calls], 20 cents leather, 35 cents 2 hob nails, 10 cents 1 dipper, 10 cents 1 pr ladies slipper, $2.25 1 ir boys shoes, $1.25 8 yards gingham, $3.95 1 can P&B, 15 cents 1 box matches, 8 cents candy, 30 cents nitre, 10 cents 1 bottle castor oil, 35 cents headache tablets, 5 cents 2 yds lace, 10 cents 10 yds ribbon, 10 cent |
1917 December
Folks who shopped Allison, Jessie M. Anderson, Frank Anderson, M. R. Bell, Jeb V. Bridges, A. A. Brown, Drexell Clayton, Susie Cornish, Mrs. Addie C. Crawford, Sherman Dalton, John Duncan, Columbus Eade, C. H. Erwin, Elijah Erwin, J. Webster |
Fletcher, R. J. Goodspeed, S. R. Jenkins, Enoch Laughter, D. H. Logan, Clingman Mallett, Mrs. C. E. Massey, Geo. Moffitt, Jessie Moffitt, John Moore, _ Orr, Augre Owens, Geo. Weese, Geo. W. Whiteside, T. T. |
The Jan 1914 page at right includes transactions such as, - a buggy for $35 - board & tuition, $15 - W. H. Pless for horse, $100 - dress for Annie May, $1.65 |
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In May and June 1914, Mr. Leadford sold dozens of eggs at 15 cents/dozen to McKinna's weekly. Leadford's purchases from the store are on the right.
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This Bill of Lading describes wood freight shipped via Etowah Train Depot, from J. P. McKinna & Son to Rosman Tanning Extract Co, Rosman NC
"Southern Railway - Bill of Lading" Collection, June 1917 - August 1918 Bill shown, June 21, 1917, is representative of the Collection. 1 C L Wood 11 cord 40,000 weight Signed: J. P. McKinna & Son, WHM (Station) Agent, P. M. Gash (Pearl M. Gash) Each Bill describes: 1 C L Wood 11 or 12 cord weight varies: 40000 - 33000 - 36000 [lbs] some bills specify "chestnut wood" Courtesy of 'Lefty' Williams |
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The Calx Mfg. Co. - newspaper clippings from 1919, Western North Carolina Times
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WNC Times - 30 May 1919
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WNC Times - 17 Jan 1919
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WNC Times - 7 Feb 1919. Note the misspell of the company name which should read "The Calx Mfg. Co."
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Whiteside's Service Station
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Thomas Tuff Whiteside (1874 - 1962)
in front of Whiteside's Service Station, circa 1935 - 1940's. This building, remodeled for private residential use today, still stands on McKinney Rd. Photo courtesy of Jerry Murphy, Tuff's great grandson. |
Advertisements gathered from "The Chief" school annual
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Advertising gathered from "The Little Chief" monthly newsletter
October 1946 masthead
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