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KING KORN REDEMPTION CENTER
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KING KORN REDEMPTION CENTER. Midwest-based Thriftway stores invested in King Korn stamps, which had been founded by Chicago businessman Peter Volid in 1953. (1)
The 1959 and 1962 Dubuque City Directory listed 200 S. Locust.
The 1964 Dubuque City Directory listed the King Korn Gift Center at 1850-1860 Central.
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Source:
1. Lonto, Jeff R. "The Trading Stamp Story," http://www.studioz7.com/stamps.html