1950-10-13 - "Crowds Attend New Grocery Opening Friday & Saturday" - Cook & Johnson's Grocery and Meat Market in Lyle opened with a bang Friday noon... The new building / 44x50 feet with a full glass frong, is unusually well lighted and the stock is arranged for the convenience of the buying public and the sales force...
1951-02-16 - "Clyde Nelson Purchased Cook-Johnson Grocery in Lyle" - A business change took place in Lyle last week when Clyde Nelson purchased the Cook-Johnson grocery on Grove street adjoining the Cook-Johnson Appliance store. The new owner took charge Thursday and will continue the business and carry the same high grade stock of merchandise at reasonable prices. Mr. Nelson is not a new man in the community. He resides in the Minnereka neighborhood on the farm he purchased last year from Harry Jordan.