GROCERIES

Streety & Ham was one of the earlier groceries in De Leon.  Photo ca. 1895

The outside of City Market.  It began as a meat market evolving into a grocery over the years.  The Haffords always threw a pack of gum or small candy bar into the grocery bag as thanks for shopping there.

Steakley and Smith began as a grocery in the early 20’s, occupying the northern half of what was eventually consolidated into the F&M Bank building.  It evolved into Smiths Department Store, one of De Leon’s more important businesses.

Sloan’s Grocery occupied the Belyeu’s building in the 50’s before building a supermarket on Navarro.

Belyeu’s Grocery was located across from the present City Hall.

Holdridges had several locations before permanently locating at the intersection of Texas Avenue and the Sipe Springs Highway.

De Leon Grocery was located in the building that today houses  Cook Insurance.

   In 1947 the grocery was purchased by Ira Crow and Elmer Hampton from O.A. Whitehurst and J.C. Hare.

Other Groceries

Allsups

AM Pate Sanitary Grocery

A&P

Barber’s Grocery --ca: 1942

Bell’s Grocery & Market

Da-Nite Grocery

De Leon Wholesale Grocery was located in a building across the tracks and due north of the depot.  The building burned probably in 1922 and the site was purchased by Lowe & Carter who built the present building at that location.

D.P. Lloyd Grocery-Located on East Gonzales

Hulsey Brothers--Located in Archie Town

J.W. Howard Groceries

JRB--Subsequent owner of Sloans Grocery

Lawrence Brothers--Subsequent owner of Sloans Grocery

Lowe & Carter COMPANY--a wholesale grocery that was organized in the winter of 1922-23 by W.E. Lowe and J.F. “Tad” Carter.  They opened initially in the Ayers Building while constructing the brick office/warehouse immediately north of the depot.  The company occupied that building in July 1923.  The company had been sold to Radford Grocery out of Abilene by 1927.

Mac’s Grocery--ca:1942-43

O.M. Terrill Grocery--In the De Leon Auto building

Piggly Wiggly

Terrill Grocery Co.

F.L. Terrill Jr. Grocery--sw corner of the intersection of Mosley and Reynosa

GROCERIES