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UNITED SHOE STORE
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UNITED SHOE STORE. In 1924 United Shoe Store opened for business at 940 Main Street. The store, advertised as offering the Piekenbrock shoe which won a prize for style and quality at a Chicago show, was not a chain store but a local business. It offered a one price, six dollars a pair.