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Goetz Brewery#1 Goetz Brewery#2 Brewery#3 Goetz Truck#4
Brewery#5 Brewery#6 Miss Snowcap#7
Country Club Tray#8 Country Club Tray#9

Goetz Brewery

The Goetz Brewery was located on Sixth Street between Lincoln and Albemarle streets.  Michael Karl Goetz, a native of Germany, started the brewery in 1858.  His family continued the prosperous company in St. Joseph until 1960, when they sold it to Pearl Brewing of San Antonio, Texas.

St. Joseph plant focused on production of Goetz’s popular Country Club Malt Liquor.  When San Antonio was able to produce the malt liquor, it pretty much ensured the plant would close.

Dick DeShon, a local beer enthusiast who married into the Goetz family, said Pearl had offered the family a deal it couldn’t refuse in a time when big-time beer makers began to saturate the market.

It has been a large empty field for many years now. Many jobs were lost when it closed. It was a great loss for the city. Miss Snowcap promoted Goetz Brewery in television commercials during the 1950's.
Photo #1 donated by John Fulmer
Photo #3 donated by Christopher Cox
Photo #7 (Miss Snowcap) photo donated by Terry McGinnis




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Seitz Meat Packing Plant

This was the Seitz Meat Packing Plant on lower lake road. Purchased by Sara Lee, it was changed to Seitz Foods. It is now closed. Personel and operations are now at the new plant called St Joseph Foods. They once had the best hot dogs, hot polish and cold cuts around. Their famous slogan was S-E-I-T-Z spells HOT DOG!



Armour Meat Packing

ARMOUR & COMPANY
PACKING HOUSE

This was Armour & Co Meat Packing House as it appeared in 1930. Very little of the structure remains today.



Woodbury Chemical

Woodbury Chemical Company

Current home of Woodbury Chemical Company.



Karle Carriage

Karle Carriage Works

Karle Carriage Works, 802 South 9th, in the early days of horse & buggy.



Douglas Candy

Douglas Candy Company

Douglas Candy Company was located on the east side of South 2nd St, south of Edmond. They specialized in hand dipped chocolate candy. Home of the Cherry Rounder.



Chase Candy#1 Chase Candy#2

Chase Candy Company

PHOTO #1 - Chase Candy was once located at 5th & Sylvanie
PHOTO #2 - View of the operation in the 1950's & 1960's
Photo #2 was donated by Rick Edwards.
His mother is the lady that is standing
Chase Candy is currently located in an industrial park east of I-29



Mueller-Keller Candy

Mueller-Keller Candy Company

Mueller-Keller Candy Company, unknown address.



Western Dairy#1 Western Dairy Truck#2 Western Dairy#3

Western Dairy & Ice Cream
Justrite Quality Chekd

Photo #1 - As it looked in 1966
Photo #2 - A milk truck I drove in 1967
Photo #3 - As it looks in the year 2000
One of St Joseph's oldest dairies,Western Dairy & Ice Cream once sat on this lot. I worked here as a retail milkman, home delivering milk products from 1966 until 1976. The dairy was owned by Augie & George Fenner. Augie made most of the recipes, his chocolate milk & egg nog was unsurpassed. At one time, cottage cheese and butter was made here also. The dairy was sold to Hiland Dairy (Springfield MO) in the early 70's but still processed milk here. The business now belongs to Roberts Dairy in Iowa, however, there is no longer a dairy here, all items are now trucked in. There is no longer a cooler or a plant, just a big parking lot with a trailer for an office.



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