from grandmother West's scrapbook Barry West As it should be Food has gone to war U.S.A. is not only the world's arsenal, but its bread basket as well. Canned and dried fruits and vegetables can be shipped overseas-fresh food stuffs cannot be. Do your part-plan a big Victory Garden so we home folks can eat fresh fruits. Carrots 5c lettuce 13c oranges 33c tomatoes 25c cauliflower 29c celery 19c Fish frozen whitings 18c cheese windsor 2 lb 71c lard 18c peanut butter 29c cut herring 39c mince meat 27c oleo 31c cod fish 49c pig feet jar 23c

Barry, I remember the UNITED FOOD MARKET on the north side of the square very well as my father, Virgil Eckardt, worked for Olin & Pauline Ripey who managed the store from 1928 until he got his own store in Afton, IA on January 4, 1943, just a few weeks ahead of this add. Darrell/Omaha ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ----- Original Message ----- From: <BRWest@aol.com> To: <IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 7:25 PM Subject: [IADECATU] United Food Markets Leon Mar. 18, 1943 > from grandmother West's scrapbook > Barry West > > As it should be > Food has gone to war > > U.S.A. is not only the world's arsenal, but its bread basket as well. > Canned and dried fruits and vegetables can be shipped overseas-fresh food stuffs > cannot be. Do your part-plan a big Victory Garden so we home folks can eat > fresh fruits. > > Carrots 5c > lettuce 13c > oranges 33c > tomatoes 25c > cauliflower 29c > celery > 19c > > Fish frozen whitings 18c > cheese windsor 2 lb 71c > lard 18c > peanut butter 29c > cut herring 39c > mince meat 27c > oleo 31c > cod fish 49c > pig feet jar 23c > > > > ==== IADECATU Mailing List ==== > Stacey Dietiker, Momdit@aol.com: Decatur County List Administrator, > Website Coordinator, Decatur County IA Genweb - http://www.rootsweb.com/~iadecatu > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > >

Could someone tell me what use to be on the north side of the square? (I know that Pamida and United Food Market was there, but what else was in there before the building was torn down) And does anyone have any pictures of the north side of the square before it was torn down? Thanks! Stacy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Darrell Eckardt" <dreckardt@cox.net> To: <IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 2:47 PM Subject: Re: [IADECATU] United Food Markets Leon Mar. 18, 1943 > Barry, I remember the UNITED FOOD MARKET on the north side of the square > very well as my father, Virgil Eckardt, worked for Olin & Pauline Ripey who > managed the store from 1928 until he got his own store in Afton, IA on > January 4, 1943, just a few weeks ahead of this add. > > Darrell/Omaha > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <BRWest@aol.com> > To: <IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 7:25 PM > Subject: [IADECATU] United Food Markets Leon Mar. 18, 1943 > > > > from grandmother West's scrapbook > > Barry West > > > > As it should be > > Food has gone to war > > > > U.S.A. is not only the world's arsenal, but its bread basket as well. > > Canned and dried fruits and vegetables can be shipped overseas-fresh food > stuffs > > cannot be. Do your part-plan a big Victory Garden so we home folks can > eat > > fresh fruits. > > > > Carrots 5c > > lettuce 13c > > oranges 33c > > tomatoes 25c > > cauliflower 29c > > celery > > 19c > > > > Fish frozen whitings 18c > > cheese windsor 2 lb 71c > > lard 18c > > peanut butter 29c > > cut herring 39c > > mince meat 27c > > oleo 31c > > cod fish 49c > > pig feet jar 23c > > > > > > > > ==== IADECATU Mailing List ==== > > Stacey Dietiker, Momdit@aol.com: Decatur County List Administrator, > > Website Coordinator, Decatur County IA Genweb - > http://www.rootsweb.com/~iadecatu > > > > ============================== > > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > > > > > > > > ==== IADECATU Mailing List ==== > Stacey Dietiker, Momdit@aol.com: Decatur County List Administrator, > Website Coordinator, Decatur County IA Genweb - http://www.rootsweb.com/~iadecatu > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >