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What was the name of the feed mill? Date: 10-17-2008 By: Tom J	It is driving me nuts that I cannot think of the name of a feed company that had a feed mill at the corner of Calumet and Kenwood. There was a railroad spur that ran to the place. All the neighborhood kids called it "Feedies," but that was just our knickname for the place. I keep thinking it was "MGR Feeds," but I could be totally off on that. It is very frustrating that I cannot remember the name of the place, since it was in my neighborhood and I had to walk right past it every day on my way to school. Tom A 1967 Graduate of Hammond High who cherishes his memories of growing up in the Hammond of the 1950's and 1960's. Bring back those days! [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y145/tsjay/Tom%20and%20Georgeann/img014.jpg[/IMG]	4

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10-18-2008 ( Reply#: 2380 )	wvcogs	Tom, You guessed correctly. It was M G R Feed Company. That's according to the 1970 city directory. Ken...
10-18-2008 ( Reply#: 2381 )	Tom J	quote: Originally posted by wvcogs Tom, You guessed correctly. It was M G R Feed Company. That's according to the 1970 city directory. Ken... Oh, Man! Thanks, Ken! I guess I'll calm down now, until the next old memory comes along, anyway. :) Any details you can give me about MGR Feed Company? Any picture of the place that you could scan for me? That place was just two blocks north of my house and two blocks west. It was right on my way to school from first grade all the way through high school. I don't suppose you know where I could get a copy of that city directory, do you? I would LOVE to have one. Tom A 1967 Graduate of Hammond High who cherishes his memories of growing up in the Hammond of the 1950's and 1960's. Bring back those days! [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y145/tsjay/Tom%20and%20Georgeann/img014.jpg[/IMG]
10-18-2008 ( Reply#: 2382 )	wvcogs	Tom, That's all I have on M G R. Keep watching eBay for Hammond items. I got the directory there a few months back. Ken...
10-18-2008 ( Reply#: 2383 )	Tom J	quote: Originally posted by wvcogs Tom, That's all I have on M G R. Keep watching eBay for Hammond items. I got the directory there a few months back. Ken... Ok, thanks, Ken. I'll check eBay from time to time, like you said. I don't know what in the world got me started thinking about that feed company, but once I did, it was like an obsession to find out the name of it. As it turned out, I was right about M G R, but I wasn't at all sure about it. Glad you confirmed it for me. At first I couldn't begin to come up with the name, and then, all of a sudden, "MGR" popped into my head. Tom A 1967 Graduate of Hammond High who cherishes his memories of growing up in the Hammond of the 1950's and 1960's. Bring back those days! [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y145/tsjay/Tom%20and%20Georgeann/img014.jpg[/IMG]