Odebolt Bakery Has Fine Pastries - H. S. Flogstad
Mattes Operates Furniture Store and Modern Inn - Frank Mattes
Krusenstjerna Has Hardware Store- Arthur (Art) Krusenstjerna
Cut-Rate Market Was First Here For Self-Service - Eldon Wallace
Ad - Mattes Furniture Co., - Frank Mattes
Walt's Radio, TV Places Many Sets During the Years - Walter Lundblad
Ad - Wardrip Furniture Co.
Ad - Wardrip Appliance Co.
Cracker Jack Company - Harry C. Sommers, manager
Charley Nelson Has Operated Store In Odebolt 38 Years - Charles Nelson
Ad - Eastlawn Nursing Home
Ad - D& E Café
Ad - Kalins (Grocery)
Gift Shop Has Novelties, Jewelry - E.P. Potteiger
Photo - Mrs. Paul Wagner, The Chronicle
Kalin (Grocery) Offers Fine Service To Area - Nate Skalovsky
Wardrip Stocks Fine Furniture - Clyde Wardrip
Wardrip Appliance Is Largest Store in Area - Earl McFarland, Clyde Wardrip
Erick Johnson Is Jeweler Here
Keller's Barber in Modern Shop - Harvey Gee Keller; Harvey Keller, Jr.
Helen's Beauty Shop Sets Style Pace - Helen Schoenherr (Mrs. P. A. Konrady)
Larsons Has Full Stock - Wallace Larson & Harry Sellman
Ad - Odebolt Bakery
Ad- W. G. Horstman, Contractor
Ad - The Princess Theater - W. G. Horstman
Ad - Iversen Transfer
Ad - Skylight Studios
Ad - Helen's Beauty Shop
Ad - The Brower Coffee Shop; The Brower Hotel; Greyhound Bus Depot
Peterson's is Large Store - LeRoy Lundblad; (former owner: A. R. Peterson)
Eastlawn Home For Aged Persons - Mrs. W. E. Hart (Minnie)
Ad - Wayne Milling Company
Ad - Langle Dairy
Ad - Rexall Drugs - Loyd Watts and Richard Watts
Odebolt History Recalls Vets (veterinarians)
O.W. Larson Began Agency in 1935 - Insurance
First Dentst Has Long Practice - Dr. W. N. Oursler, Dr. K. Bryant, Dr. E. L. White, Dr. C. P. Beyer, Dr. LeRoy McCulla, Dr. F. W. Worth
Doctors Here Before Town
INTRODUCING OUR PROFESSIONAL MEN
(Photos and biographies)
Ted Metier - attorney at law
Don G. Mullan - attorney at law
George W. Dresselhuis - attorney at law
Dr. Irwin Taylor - veterinary medicine
Dr. P.E. Treman - veterinary medicine
Dr. Charles Page - veterinary medicine
Dr. James McAllister, M.D.
Dr. John Hubiak - doctor of medicine
Dr. Robert R. Landry - Osteopathy
Dr. W. M. Schoeberl - Doctor of Chiropractic
Dr. Floyd Worth - Dental Surgery
Dr. E. L. White - Dental Surgery
W. A. Helsell Was Prominent in Early Law History
Selby Insurance Firm Well Known - John H. Selby, H. C. Swanson, Richard C. Swanson
Agency Has Long History (Duffy and Einspahr Insurance) - Walter Duffy, Dale Einspahr
List Early Insurance Agencies (also Real Estate)
Selby Agency Accounts Up - Harry C. Swanson and son, Richard Swanson
Leo Beck Maintains Real Estate Agency - Leo P. Beck
Ad - Selby Insurance Agency
Ad - Duffy & Einspahr (Insurance, Real Estate)
Grassland is Big User of Antibiotics - Grassland Livestock Co., L. R. Simon
Blacksmith Shop Offers Services - Louis DeBoth
Elevator is in Business 34 Years - Odebolt Cooperative Elevator - Kenneth Ahrenholtz, Mgr.
Photo - Odebolt Inventor (Don Currie invention)
Designs New 4-Row Planter - Don Currie
Ad - The Leonard Hatchery
Building Aids Hatchery in Research - Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence A. Gras
Wayne Operator of Mill Since 1929 - Howard Wayne
Mill Mixes, Grinds Daily for Patrons - Johnson Produce and Mill - Maurice and Leona Johnson
Ad - Johnson's Produce
Early Grain, Feed Dealers in Area - list
Ad - Deibert's Produce - Elwood and Ruby Deibert
Popcorn Is Big Crop
Industries Now Have Disappeared
McCorkindale has Hog Station - J. Don McCorkindale
Ad - Grassland Company
Gronemeyer in Business for 30 Years - P. J. Gronemeyer
Nelson Operates Hog Station - Nelson Livestock - L. R. (Red) Nelson, manager;
Livery Barns Once had Full Use
Odebolt Hatchery has Seasonal Production of 150,000 Quality Baby Chicks - Mr. & Mrs. Casper Schmieding
(also ad)
Ad - The Cracker Jack Co., photo Harry Sommers, Mgr.
Ad - Odebolt Coop Elevator Co.
Rex Garage is Oldest Car Dealer Here - F. W. Rex Chevrolet Garage
Sales, Service of John Deere by Krusenstjerna - Alvin Krusenstjerna
Wardrip Implement has Allis-Chalmers, Kelly-Ryan Sales - Ray Wardrip
Friday Motors Has New Showroom (Chrysler-Plymouth) - Marvin Friday
Coburn's Offers Variety of Items to Area Shoppers - Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Coburn, Coburn 5-cent to one dollarstore
Area Served by Tractor, Auto Dealers; Three Car, Three Implement Businesses Established for Community Service
Body Shop can Rebuild Automobile - The Odebolt Body Shop - R. L. Downing
Ad - Wardrip Implement
Iversen Transfer Operates 6 Trucks in Wide Area - Harry Iversen
Langle Dairy has Five Trucks - Mr. & Mrs. Grant Langle
"Curley" Lange has Barber Shop - Elmer Lange
Ad - Rex Chevrolet Co.
Ad - Boerner and Roth (International Harvester)
Boerner and Roth Supply Farmer with International-Harvester - Vern Boerner and Vern Roth
Mandernach Motors Dealer for Ford Cars, Trucks - Earl J. Mandernach
Lundblad Operates Trucking Business - Lloyd Lundblad
Ad - Mandernach Motor Co.
Odebolt Locker and Market Offers Double Service - Ray Searls
West's Skelly Offers Service - Skelly Service Station - Mr. & Mrs. Ralph West (formerly Friday Skelly Station)
Years of Business Experience Part of Cammack's (Hardware) Store - Mr. & Mrs. H. Z. Cammack (formerly Swanson hardware store)
Ad - Krusenstjerna Implement
Don Currie is Inventor for Farmers - Currie Implement Company (also Ad)
Reynold's D-X has 19 Years of Service - E. E. Reynolds
Ad - Friday Motors Co.
Expand Size of Phone Company; Now serving 950 Members with 144 Miles of Lines in Arthur, Odebolt - Sac
County Mutual Telephone Company
F.W. Libby Dray Began in 1900 - Asa Libby, partner with F. W. Libby
Ad - Lou's Blacksmith Shop
Ad - H. M. Lindstrom - Painter
Larson and Purdy Operate Plumbing, Heating Business - Jess Purdy, Mr.___ Larson, Joe Ziegmann, A. B.Barclay, Ray Druivenga
Recreation Found at Sonksen Billiard Hall - Chris Sonksen
Ad - Green Bay Lumber Company
Green Bay Lumber Chain Began Here in 1874 - James A. Kanne, Mgr.
Kelly Electric in Business Here
George (Kelly) Smith, electrician, established his business here in 1950. Prior to that time he had been with the Lake View Electric
Distributing system. He is an experienced electrician. The nature of his business is the electrical wiring of farms and city homes, commercial wiring of all kinds and
the installing of lightning rods. He handles some appliances.
Mr. Smith is a graduate of the Odebolt high school with the class of 1942. He spent four years in the Navy in the Pacific area. His wife
is the former Betty Cram of Lake View. They have three children.
Great Plains Serves Area - Great Plains Supply Company - (formerly Bowman Lumber) - Harry C. Carlson, Mgr; assisted by Charles Hokanson and Everett Wunschell
BUILDING RAZED
The old building located on the corner of Third and Main streets on the northeast corner was razed during the summer of this year. [1953]
It was owned by Maurice Johnson. This building once housed the first school in the Odebolt area. For many years, too, the rear part was a livery.
The most recent businesses in the building were Clarissa's Hamburger Shop and Kelly Electric and Hobby shop.
Noyd Oil and Heating Specializes in Furnace Work - Almer Noyd
Noyd Oil Installed Heat - Almer Noyd and Albert Fisher
Ad - Noyd Oil Company; Noyd Oil & Heating Company
H and M Electric has Both Sales; Wiring Service - Henry Hausman and Francis McCorkindale
W. Horstman Headed Crew on Interior; Also Owns and Operates the Princess Theater; Plans Screen Change - W. G. Horstman, Mrs. Horstman
William J. Buhman manufactured cigars in Odebolt in 1881
Sac County Electric Serves Three of County's Towns
Korneisel Tailors, Cleaners Serves Odebolt 45 Years - R. Korneisel; son Edward Korneisel.
Clothing Shop Has Large Stock - The Clothes Shop - Charles Krusenstjerna
Ruth's Fashion Shoppe Brings Modern Trends - Mrs. Adolph Kipp
Skylight Studios New to Odebolt - (formerly known as Dahlstrom Studios) - Loren Baber
Odebolt State Bank Serves Large Area with Facilities Business Volume Increases Each Year Since Bank Began in 1934 - Ralph H. Griffin
Hotel Serves Big Need in Odebolt Area; Fine Dinners Served in Addition to Hotel, Bus Depot Facilities - Brower Hotel - Mr. and Mrs. John Brower
Dahlstrom Retires after 46 Years (Dahlstrom Photography Studio) - A. W. Dahlstrom
Ad - Ruth's Fashion Shoppe
Ad - The Odebolt Chamber of Commerce - Directors: W. G. Horstman, Marvin Friday, Clyde Wardrip, James Kanne; Richard Swanson, President; James L. Hodges, Secretary
Watts Drugs Carry Large, Needed Stock; Modern Business has Pharmacy, Gifts, Fountain and Other Sundries - Loyd H. and Katherine Watts; Richard Watts
Ad - Sac County Mutual Telephone Company
Ad - Sac County Electric
Ad - Korneisel Cleaners
Ad - The Modern Inn
Glass Tap in New Building - Mr. & Mrs. Eugene McGonigle
Drivers Find Trudeau Has Full Service; Odebolt Community also Takes Advantage of New Station Here - Larry J. Trudeau, (Trudeau's Standard Service at junction of highways 4 and 175)
D and E Café is Popular Place - Mr. and Mrs. Robert McGonigle (established by Donald and Gene McGonigle)
Ad - Walt's Radio & TV
Ad - Odebolt State Bank
Photo - Brower Hotel with bus
Ad - Peterson's Store
Ad - Erick B. Johnson, jeweler
Ad - Great Plains Supply Co.
Ad - Larson's Store
Ad - Reynold's D. X. Service Station
Ad - Cammack Hardware
Ad - Larson & Purdy Plumbing and Heating Service - Lennox Furnaces
Ad - Odebolt Locker and Market
Ad- Coburn's 5-cent to $1.00 Store
Ad - Trudeau's Standard Service