Arthur Hoenig
reports:
Hoenig, Swern and Company from 1920 to 1928, opened
as a Department Store in 1928, located at South Broad St. and Lafayette St.
Five partners
shared ownership; my grandfather, Arthur Hoenig; Sam Swern; my grandmother's two brothers, Harry
and Ben Goodstein and a brother in law, Hyman Green Its
chief competitors were S.P. Dunham's; Goldberg's; Weinberg's and Urken's.
In 1928, it
reorganized as Swern's conducting business until the 1960's. The Assinpink
Creek ran in the back of it. Now the corner vacant other than the Human
Services Bldg. at 222 South Warren St.
Its motto from 1920’s advertisement “the store with a heart."
It sold all types
of household goods
Just archived in 3 pages of some items that were rented for a village carnival. Rental receipts from 1928. So I guess they rented items too.
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