The Des Moines Register/1940/Shop Sold To Mrs. Hahnen

Shop Sold To Mrs. Hahnen. Mrs. Zora Hahnen, 2818 Ingersoll avenue, Saturday announced purchase of the Lucretia Gift Shop, 218 Eighth street, and will operate it under that name. Mrs. Hahnen formerly was associated with Mrs. Lucretia Hayden, founder of the shop, and at one time was in the gift department of Wannamakers department store at New York, New York. She purchased the shop here from Mrs. Elton Ellis and Elton Ellis, Jr., July 1. The shop soon will be redecorated and its name may later be changed to "Zora's." Mrs. Hahnen said she will continue to handle several lines of unusual and exclusive import gift articles, including rare Holland pottery, Belgian Madonna figures, copper and other metal art objects, gift, birthday and greeting cards, and other gift lines.