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J. C. Penney Co., the national department store chain, operated a location at 215 South Main Street in downtown Poplar Bluff. The store specialized in dry goods and clothing, documented in the 1929 city directory under dry goods/clothing and the 1931 directory under department stores.

Sources:

• 1929 City Directory - https://poplarbluff.org/library/images/city%20directories/1929%20city%20directory.pdf
• 1931 City Directory - https://poplarbluff.org/library/images/city%20directories/1931%20city%20directory.pdf

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