RELEASE DATE: JUNE 6, 2021
KINSEARCHING
by
Marleta Childs
P. O. Box 6825
LUBBOCK, TX 79493-6825
[email protected]
Here are more interesting selected items that appear in the “Drug Store Happenings” column in the June 1929 (Volume 50, No. 3) issue of The Texas Druggist, the official periodical of the Texas Pharmaceutical Association, published in Forney, Texas.(Some punctuation may be added or deleted in the narrative for clarity. Surnames are capitalized for emphasis.)
Page 173 – “Managers of the eight Orange Cross Drug Stores in West Texas met in Ozona, Wednesday night, March 13th, and enjoyed a banquet at the Hotel Ozona. The visiting managers, including the president of the Orange Cross chain, A. J. BUTTERY of San Aneglo (sic) were guests of the Ozona store. Managers of the Orange Cross stores present for the meeting included
Joe RAMSEY of Best,
Mr. RAPE of Rankin,
Mr. ALLEN of McCamey,
Bill COLE of Iraan,
Wm. MALONE of Big Lake,
A. J. BUTTERY of San Angelo,
W. F. McBRIDE of Sonora,
and
Raymond GANT of Ozona.”
Page 175 – “J. H. SMITH is building a new building for a drug store which was destroyed by fire at Briggs in November.
A business transaction has lately been closed by which Bedel O’HAIR purchased an interest in Mackey’s Drug Store in Lampasas.
Bill ANDREWS, druggist of Wellington, died Saturday in a hospital at Wichita Falls. He was married two days previous to Mrs. Margaret MORGAN of Memphis.
J. E. MICHIE, who has been in business in Brownfield for the past several years in the grocery line, has opened a first-class, modern drug store and soft drink fountain at that place.
The Union Drug Store in Pelly has been purchased by D. ROYDER from W. E. DUPLANTUS and M. H. BOSTICK. The Union Drug Store has been operated by Royder for some time.
C. R. BADGETT, Bells druggist for the past 26 years, has sold his drug store to Dr. C. S. CARTER, formerly of Whitewright, and Claud (sic) WHITING. Charlie CARTER, son of Dr. Carter, will assist Mr. Whiting in the store.
Bob LYTAL, for the past several months with the Bowen’s Drug Store at Sweetwater, has gone to Big Spring, where he has accepted a position in the prescription department of the Cummingham-Philips Drug Store.
J. R. RODEN, proprietor of the City Drug Store at Friona, has just completed the installation of one of the most efficient and up-to-date soda fountain equipments (sic) to be found anywhere on the Plains.
The fixtures used by the Elliott Drug Store in its former location at Cisco have been moved to Mineral Wells. The fixtures will be used in the store to be established at Mineral Wells by C. C. ELLIOTT and F. WL MURPHY of Cisco.
Blue Ridge has the distinction of having the only woman registered pharmacist in Mrs. J. O. NELSON and the only woman practising (sic) physician in Dr. S. F. MORROW, residents in Collin County. Both are capable representatives of their professions.
The [LUFKIN] NEWS understands that our fellow townsman, R. L. SPIVEY, was elected president of the East Texas Druggists Association, convening in the neighboring city of Nacogdoches for the past couple of days....”
(To be continued)