Myers Elementary School, 5000 E. Andrew, was named for Joseph Creston Myers (popularly known as J. Cress Myers) who served five years on the Tucson District 1 School Board from 1923 to 1928.
Myers was born in Delphos, Ohio, November 11, 1873. He was educated in rural schools, attended a normal college for one year and then entered retail business in Lima, Ohio. In 1906 he married Ella Conrad and moved to Tucson.
In Tucson, he formed a partnership with David Bloom, opening what was then called a "Racket" (variety) store [i.e., Myers & Bloom Co.]. In 1911, Myers and Bloom purchased the Armstrong Store at Congress and Stone and started a department store for men. They sold the store to the Levy Brothers, of Douglas, Arizona, in 1930.
Myers was a member of the original committee that wrote the charter for the City of Tucson. He died July 14, 1939.
http://www.tusd.k12.az.us/CONTENTS/distinfo/history/history20.html
See also Bloom, David W.
Myers was born in Delphos, Ohio, November 11, 1873. He was educated in rural schools, attended a normal college for one year and then entered retail business in Lima, Ohio. In 1906 he married Ella Conrad and moved to Tucson.
In Tucson, he formed a partnership with David Bloom, opening what was then called a "Racket" (variety) store [i.e., Myers & Bloom Co.]. In 1911, Myers and Bloom purchased the Armstrong Store at Congress and Stone and started a department store for men. They sold the store to the Levy Brothers, of Douglas, Arizona, in 1930.
Myers was a member of the original committee that wrote the charter for the City of Tucson. He died July 14, 1939.
http://www.tusd.k12.az.us/CONTENTS/distinfo/history/history20.html
See also Bloom, David W.
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