Millman’s or Miller Jones?
by Barry Bauer
There’s an ongoing discussion as to whether it’s Millman’s Drugs or the Miller Jones store in the background. The white smock worn by the woman in the middle leads us to believe it’s Millman’s Drugs. The confusion is easy because these stores were adjacent to each other on the west side of the 100 block of N. Clinton Ave. at one time.
Standing in front of the store are, Bill Beechler, Jean Black, and Schuyler Marshall. Bill and his dad, Roy Beechler, owned and operated the Iris and later the Clinton Theater which was located in the Miller Jones building next door.
Jean Black was a one time employee of the theater, and Schuyler Marshall was the owner/publisher and chief photographer of the Clinton County Republican-News which is now known as the Clinton County News.
Photo contributor, Tom Beechler, commented that his dad was “Sporting his Al Capone Fedora.” Tom remembers going into the Miller Jones building and retrieving two motion picture projectors from the basement. He believes his great uncle, C. R. Beechler, owned the building at that time. Tom still has the projectors.