Penney Store Closes After 61 Years ~~~ Taken from Louise Johansen's Scrapbook

 

MT. PLEASANT PYRAMID AD 1925

 

PENNEY STORE CLOSES HERE AFTER 61 YEARS ~~~ From Louise Johansen Scrapbook

 

Mount Pleasant Library, J.C. Penney, Laundry Dress and the Sheep Industry

.......Narrative in the first person is written by Arla May Stansfield herself.  The original record is in the possession of the Leland Andreas Peterson family.

Typing, editing, artwork, and other comments are done by Elaine Arla Bezzant, Arla's oldest daughter.

Submitted to us by JoAnn Truscott Peterson

correction:  John H. Seely is credited with introducing purebred Rambouillet Sheep into Utah.

Flood Photo1919 and 1946

1919 Flood, Unknown Location
Water wagon in center now sits in front of the Relic Home

Joseph A. Bagnall Remembers His Adolescent Years in Mt. Pleasant

The following is taken from Joseph A. Bagnall's Autobiography with permission from the author.

Joseph A. Bagnall

J.C. Penney Closes after 61 Years ~ Elva Guyman Collection

Fun Reminder of J. C. Penney (Foremost Jeans) Past !!!

Here is a picture that I hope you can use. Mt Pleasant school class of 1929. my father John Austin Brewer is on the top row second from the right going left. When my father passed away I found these levi's that he never used. in the picture it has the original price tag of 1.62 marked down to 1.59 I don’t know what year he purchased them, I just find it interesting that they were so costly in those day's. you have a great web site, I found it the other day and have spent some time on it since. Keep up the good work.

Thanks Boyd Brewer

Lee and Beth Reminisce - Lee R. Christensen and Beth Lund

Down in the third paragraph, Lee remembers his younger days at the Mt. Pleasant candy stores, hamburger stand and J. C. Penney.  It gives us a glimpse of downtown mainstreet as he remembers it when he was a young boy, stopping for candy after school. 

taken from Lee R. Christensen's book: "You Remember Me as Buddy".

I, too remember stopping at Merril Larsen's Drug Store for candy. Didn't everyone? Oh how those clerks must have dreaded the mobs of undecided children stopping for a penney treat. I remember also, my Aunt Verla introducing me to Iron Port  at the soda fountain. I thought it was only served to adults. In Fairview, where my grandmother lived, I always chose the fresh lime at their  soda fountain. Then, sometimes to reward myself for a good grade, I would buy a chocolate nut bar,  And I would try to make it last the 8 blocks I had to walk before I got home. What were they really called? I have a passion for chocolate, but now it only gives me "delicious" headaches. Kathy

Jens Gunderson Hotel 1910

Sent in by David R. Gunderson

In the History of Mt. Pleasant by Hilda Madsen Longsdorf page 197 we read: " In 1912, Mrs Emma Lamont built the Lamont building and J. E. Gunderson, the Gunderson building, on the south side of Main, between First and Second West."

"The J. C. Penney Company, with W.B. Hicks as manager began business in the Gunderson Building." (no mention of the Gunderson Hotel???)

UPDATE: Hotel was located on the north side of Main Street at approximately 124 West Main.