Hugh H. McCleery started the business in the basement of his home on East Main Street in 1905.

A single-story office addition was completed on the west side of the building the following year.

The company produced calendars for distributors across the United States, who then sold them through their network of salesmen.

[2] By the late 1950s, they were the second-largest manufacturer of religious calendars in the country, and they became the largest employer in town.

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