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Elmer, returning from the war in 1945,
gained experience in the hardware and appliance business working
for Sarvis Hardware in Hanover, Lloyd had just finished high
school in 1949 when he and Elmer joined their father to build a
retail store in the north end of Hanover across from the CNR
railway station.
Smitty's Shopping Centre was founded in 1949 and began by selling groceries, meats, vegetables, hardware and large appliances. In 1951, the first of numerous additions was built for sales in home furnishings, pianos and organs. The grocery and hardware business was phased out in 1955 to make way for drapery, broadloom and televisions.
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