Description: Leakey Mercantile - fresh produce, meat market and groceries
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Even though several folks warned Carl and Feleta Chisum to not open another grocery store in Leakey , they did it anyway. After all, there were already about five other grocery stores in Leakey at the time, but they were determined. The community, in 1949, would find it hard to support another grocery business or so they said. Carl and Feleta opened the Red & White Grocery Store in the building next door to present day Mama Choles. Times were hard, but Carl and Feleta knew that with long hours and hard work
Ranchers and their wives could come to town and purchase just about whatever they needed for the home or ranch. The pickup would be loaded with Godbold feeds and sometimes even a new Maytag washer that Carl would install for $5.00. And this being Texas, no one gave it a second thought in picking up a new rifle or ammunition along with a dozen eggs.
Mrs. Bill Burditt always purchased her chicken feed from Carl. The chicken feed came packaged in printed cotton sacks, ideal for shirt making. It never failed that the exact pattern that Mrs. Burditt needed would be on the bottom of the stack, but that was ok ,and besides she would always bring her fresh eggs to sell. Along with the fresh eggs, families could purchase butter and fresh milk. For many years, Carl would butcher the beef that he would deliver to the customer. It was just neighbor helping neighb
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