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1950–1989 — 21 linkages

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1950 – 1989 (the 1960 nomination items and the 1967 yearbook advertisements)

Kent R. Palmer — Palmer Funeral Home, North Liberty (graduated Indiana College of Mortuary Science 1958; "Owner and Director" in the 1967 advertisement; died 5 December 2006, the firm's own staff page). The succession to his sons stands in band 7.

Ted Stepanek — Ted's Barber Shop, 125 N. Main (bought the old State Bank building from the bank and moved his shop into it in September 1960; trading at least 1960–1967 on the yearbook advertisement; the nomination records the shop still operating from that storefront as of 2014, its historic pole dating to the move).

Judy (surname not given in any carrier reached) — Judy's Beauty Salon, 207 West Center Street (1967 advertisement, phone 656-4491; the same firm name, address, and number root — 574-656-4491 — on the town links page in November 2026: the longest single-firm continuity in this build at directory strength). Counted once, here; the firm continues into band 7's present.

Bert Brodzinski — Bert's Jewelry Store (owner, 1967 advertisement: watch repairing, diamonds, watches, jewelry).

Frank Marek — proprietor, Shamrock Inn (1967 advertisement, with Josephine Marek: "Dancing Friday and Saturday Nights, Best Music in Michiana").

Josephine Marek — proprietor, Shamrock Inn (same carrier).

Bob Rauen — North Liberty Body Shop (1967 advertisement, with Dave Trobaugh).

Dave Trobaugh — North Liberty Body Shop AND Trobaugh Auto Parts (1967 advertisements). Counted once; the parts firm rides on his line.

Harold (surname not given) — Harold & Gene Standard Service, 300 North Main (1967 advertisement).

Gene (surname not given) — Harold & Gene Standard Service (1967). Not merged with the present Gene's Towing & Repair (band 7 note) — no carrier states a link.

Frank (surname not given) — Frank's D-X Service (1967 advertisement: tires, tune-ups, brakes, Bear wheel alignment).

Jim (surname not given) — Jim's Service Station (1967 advertisement: Lonzo Oil products, tires, batteries; the jobber behind the station is the Lonzo Oil Company, same ad section).

DeLanghe (first name not given) — DeLanghe and Roush "66" Service (1967 advertisement; a second Phillips 66 tenancy, twenty-seven years after Hazelbaker's).

Roush (first name not given) — DeLanghe and Roush "66" Service (1967 advertisement).

Dean (surname not given) — Dean's Service (1967 advertisement; address garbled in OCR column-mixing — name strength only).

Clyde (surname not given) — Clyde's Steering Service (1967 advertisement; a modern Clyde's Steering and Automotive Service Center stands at 615 S. State Street — continuity unproven, and it is a service shop, not a sales dealership).

Max E. Steele — Max E. Steele Insurance (1967 advertisement; surname continuity with the 1916–17 bank cashier only).

Merrick (first name not given) — Merrick's Liberty Pharmacy, 100 N. Main (1967 advertisement — the drug line's last named holder on the carriers reached; no present-day pharmacy stands on the town links list).

Rensberger (first name not given) — Rensberger's Drug (1967 advertisement; the ad as transcribed states no town — name strength only, flagged).

Wilcox (first name not given) — Wilcox Supermarket (1967 advertisement). Whether Wilcox is the 1960 "large grocery outside the district" is stated by no carrier; the question stands in the gaps file.

Mary (surname not given; town not stated in the ad) — Mary's Beauty Salon (1967 advertisement; name strength only, flagged, on the same footing as Rensberger's).

Firms attested in 1960/1967 without a personal name — Aldrich Construction Company (the 1960 bank building's builder), Modern Electric, the Silo Manufacturing Company, North Liberty Feed & Grain Inc., Whitmer Lumber Co. and Whitmer's Greenhouse (the Whitmer surname's second trade; no individual named in 1967), the Community IGA Market, Dudeck's Country Restaurant, Bob's Record Shop — stand in the gaps file at their carrier strength.

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Source: 1950–1989 — 21 linkages, Moosed History by Project Moosed, https://history.projectmoosed.com/usa/midwest/indiana/north-liberty/business-owners-directory/19501989-21-linkages/