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Echols Drug Store

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Summary

Drug store in Snyder, Texas operated by William Walker Echols Sr. from approximately September 6, 1918 through March 19, 1920.

The Thomson Drug Store was purchased by William Walker Echols Sr. and a member of the Anderson family (not sure exactly who) and converted into the "Anderson-Echols Drug Co." The transfer was first announced in The Snyder Signal on September 6, 1918.

Timeline

Date Event
September 6, 1918 Newspaper mentions purchase of Thomson drug store
September 13, 1918 Repeat of purchase notice from Sept. 6, 1918
August 22, 1919 Newspaper mentions renaming from "Anderson-Echols Drug Co." to "Echols Drug Company"
August 29, 1919 Repeat of renaming notice from August 22, 1919; mention of new employee, Mr. Cecil Tyson
March 19, 1920 Sale of Echols Drug Store to Lee T. Stinson and Joe Stinson