Anyone who has pictures, information, corrections and wants to help with this web page history project --- please contact Dave Kusel.

Below: looking northeast from corner of 3rd & Main Street.

Corner of 723 Third Street & Main Street

Below: a 1927 Plat of this block --- Main Street on the left side.

212 214 216 area
United States Post Office, Manning, Iowa
216 Main Street

1 Dr. W.D. Addison Veterinarian
2 Chinese Laundry 216
 3 Veterinarian 214
 4 Nissen Poultry 212
 5 Stoelk & Garoutte 212
6 Vera Cooker Beauty Shop214
 7 ?Ann's Flower Shop? (Ann DeBoth -- mother of Billie Voge)

Vera Cooker (Mrs. Eddie Fischer) received her training in 1929, then worked three years for Ella Reimers. In 1933, she opened her own shop, and has served in four different locations. Her last shop was at her home at 214 Center; in 1979, Vera celebrated her golden anniversary of the beauty profession in Manning.

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