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Minford Cleaners
Jeans & Things
Video Junction
Elite Tan
Minford Cleaners
Original location: South High Street (next to the Betty Lee Restaurant)
Second location: behind the Minford Methodist Church on East Street in Minford
Owners: Gene & Kathryn Parsons, 1947
Owners: Luther & Louise Sieling (Louise retired in 1964 due to ill health)
Year started: 1947 in original location
The Portsmouth Times, June 11, 1947 - Gene Parsons Sets Up Minford Cleaner
Former School Teacher Goes Into Private Business
Gene Parsons is opening a new dry cleaning and laundry service establishment in Minford next to the Betty Lee restaurant. Mr. Parsons, a former teacher in Harding school, Sciotoville worked at Willow Run, Michigan during the war.
Mr. Parsons will operate his Minford Cleaners establishment in a building which he is renting from Floyd Powell. Minford Cleaners opened for business today.
Three-day pickup accomodations is the aim of the newly formed business. His wife, Katheryn, and 10-year-old son, Charles will assist Mr. Parsons in the storeroom.
After business is established on a firm basis, the proprietor plans to establish routes into the community in and around Minford.
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The first business to occupy the building was Minford Cleaners. When the cleaners closed their business, the building was later used as Jeans & Things, Video Junction and Elite Tan.
The Minford Cleaners van scheduled different pickup routes throughout the community. They gave their customers a posterboard sign with the letter M on it. Then the customer had items to be picked up and cleaned, they would display the sign in their picture window. When the van driver saw the sign in the window, he would stop and get their laundry.
Jeans & Things
Owner: Jess Veach Family
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Video Junction
was located behind the Minford Methodist Church on East Street in Minford.
Moved into the building previously occupied by Minford Cleaners. The business is closed.
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Elite Tan
behind the Minford Methodist Church
Minford, OH 45653
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