P. Dale Gronemeyer provided the following pictures. The first is of his grandfather's store, with a diagram of how the store was laid out, to the right. There was a bath house in the building where hands from the Adams Ranch paid to take baths when they came to town. The entry to the baths was through a walkway on the south side of the building between the Gronemeyer store and Richard Korneisel's store to the south. Dale said he didn't know how often the water was changed. On some Saturday nights his grandfather wouldn't get home until 2 in the morning because of the thriving bath house business.
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The old store was torn down (year unknown at this time) and replaced with the second store, run by Dale's father, P.J. Gronemeyer. Standing in front of the store are Ike Selby, P.J. Gronemeyer and Richard Korneisel. In 2003 this store is Liaison's.
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The Odebolt Chronicle Progress Edition, Thursday, October 29, 1953
Thirty years ago P. J. Gronemeyer entered the produce business in Odebolt on the site now (1953) occupied by the Community Garage building. In 1946 he built a modern produce building on the site he now occupies. The building is 25 feet wide by 100 feet long with basement.
For several years Mr. Gronemeyer has not worked alone in the business. He has been ably assisted by Mrs. Gronemeyer. The two working together have been giving outstanding service.
The Gronemeyer Produce is engaged in the buying of poultry and eggs, and the retailing of animal and poultry feeds, field and garden seeds, weed sprays, insecticides, dips and poultry remedies. It requires annually 25,000 cabbage and tomato plants to meet their customers demands. For thirty years Mr. Gronemeyer has distributed Carrol Quality Poultry feeds.
Richard Korneisel, Tailor and Cleaner
