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The Local History Index provides only a citation to the article or item. Please visit the Elkhart Public Library’s downtown location at 300 S. Second St. to access the Elkhart Truth newspapers and other collections referenced in this index.

Showing 40 results for Wilt's Food Center Inc..

ID	1222
Title of Article	First Wilt's built on Main Street
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	April 14, 2002
Page	A5
Subjects	Wilt's Food Center Inc., Elkhart Public Library, Pratt Buggy Works, Suggett, Lee-Etta

ID	349
Title of Article	Grocery pioneer Howard Rush dies at age 88
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Photo of Rush
Date	November 4, 1999
Page	A1, A12
Subjects	Rush, Howard, Wilt's Food Center Inc.

ID	2485
Title of Article	Wilt's reduced to rubble
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of demolition
Date	March 24, 1998
Page	A3
Subjects	Wilt's Food Center Inc.

ID	2359
Title of Article	Old Wilt's store coming down
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Photo of store
Date	February 19, 1998
Page	A3
Subjects	Wilt's Food Center Inc.

ID	2431
Title of Article	Bacon Hill Wilt's closing Saturday
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	April 11, 1997
Page	A3
Subjects	Wilt's Food Center Inc., Grocery Stores, Layoffs and Closings, Bacon Hill Shopping Center

ID	2430
Title of Article	Supermarkets reach agreement
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	3-party Agreement among supermarkets
Date	March 13, 1997
Page	A1, A12
Subjects	Wilt's Food Center Inc., Martin’s Super Markets, SuperValu, Bacon Hill Shopping Center

ID	2484
Title of Article	Supermarkets reach agreement
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	March 13, 1997
Page	A1
Subjects	SuperValu, Wilt's Food Center Inc., VanCamp's Supermarket, Martin's Super Markets

ID	2429
Title of Article	Wilt's to open Wednesday
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Photo of Miller
Date	March 11, 1997
Page	A1
Subjects	Wilt's Food Center Inc., Bacon Hill Shopping Center, SuperValu

ID	2427
Title of Article	Change on the way
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Photo of Wilt's at Bacon Hill
Date	March 8, 1997
Subjects	Wilt's Food Center Inc.

ID	2424
Title of Article	Wilt's union wants some answers: Unpaid vacations, medical claims, pension funds are among unresolved issues
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	March 7, 1997
Page	A1, A10
Subjects	Wilt's Food Center Inc., Bacon Hill Shopping Center, Lawsuits, Labor Unions

ID	2483
Title of Article	SuperValu moves to reopen Wilt's
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	March 7, 1997
Page	A1
Subjects	SuperValu, Wilt's Food Center Inc.

ID	2425
Title of Article	Customers will miss Bacon Hill Wilt's
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Photo of Cummingham, Anderson, Williams
Date	March 2, 1997
Page	A1, A4
Subjects	Wilt's Food Center Inc., Bacon Hill Shopping Center, VanCamp’s Supermarket

ID	2489
Title of Article	Curtain to fall at Wilt's: Employees at vanCamps Elkhart store told they're done; store will close soon
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	March 1, 1997
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Bacon Hill Shopping Center, Wilt's Food Center Inc., Layoffs and Closings

ID	82054
Title of Article	Nappanee grocery closing
Notes	Bacon Hill envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Feb 28, 1997
Subjects	Wilt's Food Center Inc., Layoffs and Closings, Bacon Hill Shopping Center

ID	2426
Title of Article	Nappanee grocery closing
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	February 26, 1997
Page	A1
Subjects	Wilt's Food Center Inc., Grocery Stores, Layoffs and Closings

ID	16526
Title of Article	Supermarket closing today at Bacon Hill
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	June 27, 1996
Page	B1
Subjects	Bacon Hill Shopping Center, Wilt's Food Center Inc., Grocery Stores, Layoffs and Closings

ID	1028
Title of Article	Second new supermarket proposed
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of shopper
Date	May 8, 1996
Page	B1, B3
Subjects	Bacon Hill Shopping Center, Wilt's Food Center Inc., VanCamp's Supermarket

ID	1029
Title of Article	Wilts at Bacon Hill sold
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of shopper
Date	April 15, 1996
Page	B1
Subjects	Bacon Hill Shopping Center, Wilt's Food Center Inc., VanCamp's Supermarkets

ID	26514
Title of Article	New year has more closings in store
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo
Date	December 31, 1991
Page	3
Subjects	Tepe, E. H. Co., Wilt's Food Center Inc., Layoffs and Closings

ID	30354
Title of Article	Bacon Hill Wilt's will stay open.
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	July 2, 1991
Page	B1
Subjects	Wilt's Food Center Inc.

ID	30353
Title of Article	Owner negotiating to sell last Wilt's store in Elkhart.
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	June 24, 1991
Page	B4
Subjects	Wilt's Food Center Inc.

ID	80782
Title of Article	Several stores in final days
Notes	Ames Department Stores Inc.
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Jun 07, 1991
Subjects	Department Stores, Layoffs and Closings, Wilt's Food Center Inc., Tepe, E. H. Co.

ID	30352
Title of Article	Adieu to Wilt's counter.
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo
Date	May 16, 1991
Page	A1
Subjects	Wilt's Food Center Inc.

ID	30351
Title of Article	Another Wilt's closing
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	May 6, 1991
Page	B1
Subjects	Wilt's Food Center Inc., Grocery Stores, Layoffs and Closings

ID	30350
Title of Article	Wilt's at K-mart going to close.
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	January 20, 1990
Page	A4
Subjects	Wilt's Food Center Inc.

ID	30348
Title of Article	Wilt's workers retained as Super Valu takes over.
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	January 24, 1989
Page	B2
Subjects	Wilt's Food Center Inc.

ID	30349
Title of Article	A life time pleasing the customer.
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photos
Date	November 6, 1988
Page	H1
Subjects	Wilt's Food Center Inc.

ID	30347
Title of Article	Wilt's will sell 10 to 12 stores.
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	October 20, 1988
Page	A1
Subjects	Wilt's Food Center Inc.

ID	30346
Title of Article	Wilt's says sale of store won't affect workers' jobs.
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	October 7, 1988
Page	B2
Subjects	Wilt's Food Center Inc.

ID	30345
Title of Article	Big transition in grocery business.
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of Brad D. Myers
Date	June 13, 1986
Page	D1, D4
Subjects	Wilt's Food Center Inc.

ID	30415
Title of Article	Big transition in grocery business
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo
Date	June 13, 1986
Page	D1, D4
Subjects	Myers, Dennis, Wilt's Food Center Inc.

ID	45531
Title of Article	This was former Wilson W. wilt home
Notes	R Elk 917.728 F62r v.2
Source	Flitcraft Scrapbook
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo 2
Date	December 15, 1983
Page	60
Subjects	Wilt, Wilson, W., Home of, Wilt's Food Center Inc.

ID	44585
Title of Article	View looking northeast from 9th floor of Greencroft Center
Notes	R Elk 917.728 F62 v.1
Source	Flitcraft Scrapbook
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo 3
Date	November 27, 1983
Page	16
Subjects	Wilt's Food Center Inc., Easy Shopping Place, Indiana Michigan Power (I & M), Riverside Terrace Apartments

ID	30344
Title of Article	Here's the Wilt story, by Steve Bibler.
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	illustrations and portrait of Wilson W. Wilt and Howard Rush
Date	July 28, 1979
Page	4-7
Subjects	Wilt's Food Center Inc.

ID	30343
Title of Article	Wilt's plans 2 more stores in Michiana area next year
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Elkhart City History File
Picture Caption	photo of Howard Rush
Date	December 10, 1965
History #	1100
Subjects	Wilt's Food Center Inc., Grocery Stores

ID	30342
Title of Article	Wilt expanding food chain into Rochester
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Elkhart City History File
Date	November 20, 1965
History #	1100
Subjects	Wilt's Food Center Inc., Grocery Stores

ID	41070
Title of Article	Wilt's donates property
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	March 11, 1964
Subjects	Prairie View Elementary School, Wilt's Food Center Inc., Prairie Street Project

ID	27631
Title of Article	Prairie Street project gaining more momentum
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	March 10, 1964
Subjects	Prairie Street Project, Wilt's Food Center Inc.

ID	41071
Title of Article	Prairie Street Project ganing more momentum
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Elkhart City History File
Date	March 10, 1964
History #	952
Subjects	Prairie Street Project, Wilt's Food Center Inc.

ID	45318
Title of Article	Wilt's Grocery Store
Notes	R Elk 917.728 F62r v.2
Source	Flitcraft Scrapbook
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo 1
Date	January 1, 1943
Page	30
Subjects	Wilt's Food Center Inc., Grocery Stores