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Frank Hoyse Sobey, Stellarton, Nova Scotia
 
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By Cosmos Mariner, July 19, 2019
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1 Nova Scotia, Pictou County, Stellarton — Frank Hoyse Sobey, OC1902-1985 — Businessman, Civic Leader, Public Servant, Nova Scotian —
Best known as the entrepreneur who grew his father’s small meat delivery business into a regional grocery powerhouse that has since expanded to serve millions of Canadians country-wide, Frank H. Sobey was, first and foremost, a proud Nova Scotian . . . Map (db m151320) HM
2 Nova Scotia, Pictou County, Stellarton — Frank H. Sobey
”The Town of Stellarton always meant a lot to me” —Frank H. Sobey Stellarton Town Square was the site of the Jubilee Theatre and the first Sobeys Food Store, built in 1912 by John William Sobey to expand his meat delivery . . . Map (db m151321) HM
3 Nova Scotia, Pictou County, Stellarton — The Sobey Foundation
"It was his friendliness, his knowing everybody in the community. It didn't matter whether you were a miner or a farmer or anyone else. He would stop and talk, ask your opinion about things, exchange notes about fishing." —Alfred . . . Map (db m151322) HM
 
 
  
  
 
 
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