The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on July 23, 1939:NEW FACTORY TO OPEN IN LUVERNE THIS FALLWorthington Co. Also to Expand Its ActivitiesWood Mfg. Co. to Open Plant for Making BroodersA new and important manufacturing industry for Luverne was assured this week in the announcement of E.C. Olson, of Worthington, that the Worthington Creamery & Produce company has leased the building it now occupies to the A.R. Wood Manufacturing Company, of Santa Cruz, Calif., for a period of years.The Wood company’s line is manufacturing Gas Radiant Heat Brooders, and the company will establish a branch factory here for its Midwest trade. The gas brooders are said to be superior to any other style brooder and command a wide market in the West. The company expects to start operations early in October.The Worthington Creamery & Produce company recently purchased the Ford building at the corner of Freeman Avenue and Warren Street and will move to that location as soon as the Blinkman-Herman company can secure possession of the building on East Main street now occupied by the Bierkamp Home Auto company, recently purchased of B.S. Hinkly.In moving into its new building the Worthington Creamery & Produce company will expand its business in a number of ways. The second floor will be utilized exclusively for hatching purposes, specializing in turkeys, and will be equipped with the latest incubators, brooders, etc. The ground floor will be used as a receiving station for cream, eggs and poultry, and will also contain a candling department. The basement will be used for dressing turkeys, which branch of the business will be given special attention. The basement will also be equipped with refrigerators for the poultry and egg departments. Extensive improvements and changes will be made in the building before the company occupies it.Operation of a creamery in connection with the plant is not contemplated, Mr. Olson stated, as he considers this field is well covered by the Luverne Co-Operative Creamery company.Donations to the Rock County Historical Endowment Fund can be sent to the Rock County Historical Society, P.O. Box 741, Luverne, MN 56156.Mann welcomes correspondence sent to mannmade@iw.net.