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Breaking
Hold far
Skaggs
stores, Hartman said, has Thrusting their spades into the dirt during the ground
resulted in a large retail breaking ceremonies for the Skagg- Albert sons store in
store which will contain College Station were, from left to right: John Hartman,
many departments, such as president of Skaggs - Albertsons; Ray 1- arrington, vice
meat, produce, dry gro- president in charge of real estate; Cecil Culpepper,
ceries, cosmetics, drugs, developer; Calvin Guest, president of the Bryan Building
hardware, toys, sporting and Loan; College Station Mayor Andy Anderson, and
(see Ground Br eakin g P 9) Ed. Holly, Contractor.
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Ground
and Fort Worth. Additional
Anderson officiated at the
ies, and extended gratitude
stores planned are in Col-
ceremonies, quoting St,
to the Bryan Building and
lege Station and in Dallas.
Paul, saying "Whatsoever
Loan Association and its
Breaking
Hartman said the College
things are good, think of
president, Calvin Guest,
Station store would open
these things," Anderson
for providing the funding for
(cont. from P, 1)
some time in the latter part
said thisground breaking
the project.
goods and housewares.
of May or the first part of
June of 1971. He estimated
would have implications in
Brazos Valley, and
Pat Mann, executive vice
Presently , the Skagg-
it would include approxi-
welcomed Skaggs - Albert-
president of the Bryan-
College Station Chamber
Albertsons partnership has
mately 50,000 square feet
sons to the area,
of Commerce, wished
six stores open, in Texas,
and would employ a staff of
Cecil Culpepper, de-
Skaggs- Albertsons many
in Amarillo, Dallas, Lub-
bock, Midla S an A ngelo,
about 100 persons.
College St ation Mayor
veloper, thanked everyone
for attending the ceremon-
prosperous years in this
area.
Architect for the store and Ed Holly, of Butler- Dr. Robert Branson of economic study for the
Emmett Trant of Bryan, Howard, is the contractor. Texas A &M, perform edthe
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store.
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