1923 REHOBOTH

HISTORY OF REHOBOTH BEACH

1923 BUSINESSES, MANUFACTURERS, MERCHANTS AND TRADESMEN.

Rehoboth Beach in 1923 had a population of 389. There were two canning houses,

Atlantic Canning Co., and Rehoboth Packing Co. Mrs Mary C. Barnett, was proprietor

at Belhaven Hotel, Mrs Walter Burton was manager of Henlopen Hotel. John S Boyed

had a restaurant and confectionery store. The Ewing Construction cC., manufactured sand

and concrete building blocks at the foot of Laurel Street and the surf. Mack E. Foreman had

a tobacco and confectionery store, There was Charles Horns pier and dance hall. Fred Hudson

was a plumber. A.F. & G. W. Joseph owned a garage service for autos. Joseph Kunsmen

was a house painter. J. A. Lingo & Son were a grocery store. Thomas Palmer was a builder

contractor. Edward Pettyjohn was a grocer. William T. Roach had an auto garage. Willard

Truitt had entertainments, ice and coal and lumber. Ralph Wingate was realtor. The

Theroughgood Company sold lumber and building supplies.