This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Gentsch, Edgington, Davis, Stocker, Hazen, McKelvey, Bitter, Jaeger, Garrett, Stuart, Sommer, Nail, Smith, Keating, Thomson, Culbertson, Graham, Whitlock, Robertson, Kinman, Joyner Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3BC.2ACE/1952 Message Board Post: 1929 - Spokane, WA area businesses included: 1. Smith Funeral Home (Clarence E. Smith, Pres.) "Sympathy Expressed in Service, 1122-1132 W. Riverside Avenue. 2. O. C. Nail Agency, care of Sun Life Assurance Co., 1023 Riverside Avenue. 3. Augusta Gentsch, piano teacher and Gertrude Gentsch, violin teacher, (all grades), Norfolk Bldg., 816 1/2 Riverside Avenue. 4. Garrett, Stuart & Sommer Co. advertises, "The World's Best Suit at the Price: Hart, Schaffner & Marx, 2 trouser prep suit $25.00." 5. Keating's Secretarial College For Girls - "The Key to Business Success" - 405 Rookery Bldg., Spokane. 6. Thomson, 915 Sprague - "Suits That Fit, Fits That Suit." (Photo of man in Scottish kilt). 7. Culbertson's, "The Inland Empire's Big Friendly Store." ("When in doubt as to the latest fads and fancies, shop at Culbertson's"). 8. Hazen & Jaegar (Funeral Home) - two parlors, crematorium, columbarium, N. 1306 Monroe. "Courtesy, Service, Kindness." 9. Security State Bank, "Your Neighborhood Bank" Resources over 1,000,000.00. "To Parents - This bank cordially invites you to open savings accounts for your children - either in their names or in your own as guardians. We are all creatures of habit - the children in your home are not exceptions. If their lives are filled with good habits there will be no room for bad ones. Make saving a habit with them. Saving money builds character - a boy or girl who is taught to save invariably makes a good citizen." 4% interest paid on savings. Officers: E. W. Edgington, Pres; G. W. Stocker, VP; J. B. Hazen, VP; A.D. Davis, Cashier; Harold D. McKelvey, Elmer Bitter, Asst. Cashiers. 10. The Crescent (Dept. Store), Riverside, Main & Wall. 11. John W. Graham & Co. "If It's Made Of Paper We Have It" - "Even if the Light is poor, a modern Kodak gets your picture, the 1A Pocket Kodak with f.6.3. lens, illustrated, is but $20. "Everything in Kodakery." 12. Whitlock's Prescription Pharmacy Inc. - F. R. Robertson, Pres.; R. V. Robertson, Secretary. 13. Spokane State Bank, A North Side Bank, Nora & Division, estab. over 20 years. "1,000 children enter grammer school but out of 1,000 only 343 get to high school and out of 1,000 only 72 enter college. From 72 boys and girls who enter college only 23 graduate from college." 14. Northwestern Business College, 317 S. Howard St., Spokane. "Take Stenotypy, the modern machine way of writing shorthand." 15. Hazelwood Company - "Makers of Cre-Cot Cheese and Hazelwood Butter." 16. "Magic" Crystal Laundry & Cleaners, On Crystal Island, Spokane, WA. "Lovely dresses should be kept lovely. Have them cleaned now!. Young men should improve their appearance. Have your suits cleaned and pressed now!" 17. "The Best is the Cheapest." W. P. Fuller & Co. (Fuller Paints, varnishes, lacquers and enamels), N. 227 Post St. 18. The Model Pharmacy, prescription specialists, corner Hamilton & Illinois, Spokane. "Eliminate all doubt, buy Bosch Radio - the best in radio" 19. Kinman Business University, J. I. Kinman, Pres., Cert. Public Accountant, Howard Street at First Avenue. "Try KBU for one month and get your tution back if not entirely satisfied; you be the sole judge." 20. Joyner's 4 Drug Stores - "A Spokane Institution - Look no further."