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BALLIN, Joseph
BALLIN, Joseph. (Germany-Miami, FL, Nov. 1931). Clothier. Ballin, a pioneer in Dubuque's retail clothing market, came to Dubuque from Chicago and purchased a clothing store at Fourth and Main STREETS. He later formed a partnership with Ben Kaufman but sold his interest in the company to form another partnership with Charles Coykendall and Philip H. Meyer.
Ballin retired and returned to Germany but came back to Dubuque where he again entered the retail clothing business. He operated a store at Sixth and Main and later at Seventh and Main.