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- Clarence Frederick Prinster
- He was born in La Junta, Colorado to Joseph Frank Prinster and Millie (Kroboth) Prinster. His father was the owner of a meat market and grocery store. His mother was a homemaker. Different US Census records give the country of Joseph’s birth as Austria, Hungary, and Switzerland. New York ship passenger arrivals show that he arrived from Germany on February 21, 1883, and that he was from Austria. US Census records show Millie Prinster as being born in Austria, although the 1900 US Census has her country of birth as Hungary. Clarence attended La Junta High School, where he participated in Track and Field and the Gypsy Rover club. He learned the grocery and meat business from his father. In 1924, he moved with his brothers Leo and Frank to Grand Junction, Colorado, where their brother Paul had purchased a share in the City Market grocery store on 4th and Main Streets. The 1930 US Census shows him living with brother Leo's family at 635 N 6th Street in Grand Junction. The brothers soon owned and operated City Market. Clarence worked as a checker with Leo in the store, and later took a leadership role with the expanding company. With his three brothers, he owned and operated the successful chain for many years. He married Mary Roessler in Grand Junction on September 6, 1933. The 1940 and 1950 US Censuses show them living with their children at 625 Gunnison Avenue. He was a member of the Grand Junction Lion’s Club. *Photograph from the 1923 La Junta High School yearbook
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- Clarence Harris
- A Jewish American born in Denver, CO in 1887. He grew up in Telluride and Leadville (both places where his mother had stores). In 1917 in Des Moines, Iowa he married a woman named Sarah and they moved to Montrose that same year. In 1922, the Harrises moved to Grand Junction and opened the Harris Apparel Shop. Clarence Harris was a prominent member of Grand Junction's Jewish community and belonged to the local chapters of the Rotary Club, the Masonic Order, and the City Council. He was quite well-liked.
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- Clarence Herbert Nelson
- He was born in Saguache, Colorado and came to the Grand Valley area in 1906, where he worked for two of the early-day harness shops. He eventually started a harness shop of his own, but went bankrupt during the Great Depression. Clarence then attempted to open a second business, Grand Junction Canvas and Leather, but that went bankrupt as well. He owned the Star Car agency during the 1920's. He was an active member of the Ku Klux Klan during the 1920's. He was also an active Odd Fellow. He ran for city council in 1941, but lost.