McCrory Stores his last name so he would not have to pay for extra letters on his store signs. McCrory died in 1923 having built McCrory Stores Corporation into a success. However, in 1933 the company declared bankruptcy and was dissolved, but it was eventually re-established as McCrory Stores and resumed operations. One of the early investors was Sebastian Spering Kresge, who later founded the S.S. Kresge chain, which became Kmart. In 1899, Kresge traded his interest in the McCrory's Memphis, Tennessee store for McCrory's interest in the Detroit, Michigan, store, giving him control there. In 1987, the Kmart Corporation sold its
What Doesn't Kill Us What Doesn't Kill Us What Doesn't Kill Us is the second studio album by the Indie band What Made Milwaukee Famous released by Barsuk Records on March 4, 2008. The title alludes to the Nietzsche quote. All songs by Kingcaid except: "For the Birds" lyrics by Kingcaid, music by Farmer, Kingcaid, Patrizi, Bruch, Davis; "Resistance St." lyrics by Kingcaid, music by Kingcaid, Farmer, Patrizi, Bruch, Davis; "And The Grief Goes On..." lyrics by Kingcaid, music by Farmer, Kingcaid, Patrizi, Bruch; and "Middle of the Night" by Patrizi. <br> Horn arrangements for "Sultan" by Hoffer, and for "Resistance St." by Hoffer