Welch
McDowell County
Welch Milk Company
1927—1954
The Welch Milk Company incorporated in 1927, with a capital stock of $50,000 (WV Sec. State, n.d.). They had a store in Beckley at 175 West Neville Street into the early 1930s that sold all their products and ice cream (The Welch Milk Company, 1932), as well as two stores in Bluefield at 1412 Bland Street and 200 Princeton Avenue (“To Retire,” 1934).
The company was bought out by the Florida firm Foremost Dairies Inc. in 1952 along with several other southern West Virginia milk producers (“Florida Firm,” 1952). They officially dissolved in 1954 (WV Sec. State, n.d.).
Welch Milk Co., Welch dairy bottle. Quart, round, embossed.
Welch Milk Co., Welch dairy bottle. Quart-sized, round, w/ orange pyro painted label. Front.
"Protect the Children" reverse graphic.
References
Florida firm buys 5 dairy companies. (1952, November 26). Beckley Post-Herald, 1.
Many accidents. (1929, November 5). Hinton Daily News, 3.
Mercantile Agency, R.G. Dun & Company & Dun And Bradstreet. (1924) Dun and Bradstreet Reference Book: September, ; Vol. 226, part 4. New York, September 1. [Periodical] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/sep1924v226p4/.
The Welch Milk Company. (1932, July 24). Visit our retail dairy products store [advertisement]. The Raleigh Register, 3.
To retire bonds. (1934, August 9). Bluefield Daily Telegraph, 1.
West Virginia Secretary of State. (n.d.). Business entity details: Welch Milk Company. https://apps.wv.gov/SOS/BusinessEntitySearch/Details.aspx?Id=mu2GXMxlRoPWx16K+gAlSA==&Search=SyfgWVIa1c092BVz03sjZA%3d%3d&Page=0