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In 1903, John G. Lautares (1887–1953) came to America from Greece. He arrived in Greenville in 1909 but left to work for a movie theatre in Plymouth, NC. Lautares later returned to Greenville, where he sold homemade candy and operated a fruit stand. His brother, Peter G. Lautares (1896–1983) joined him in Greenville in 1911. John bought the “Candy Kitchen” and renamed it “The Candy Palace” in March 1912. John married Pearl Jefferson in 1914. Lautares began making ice cream and became one of the leading ice cream dealers in eastern North Carolina. Lautares added jewelry and watch repair business to the Candy Palace in 1933, and later moved into a separate store in 1937, becoming Lautares Brothers Jewelers. Chris and James Kares bought the Candy Palace from the Lautares in November 1938 after which the Lautares brothers then focused on their jewelry business. In 1953, John’s son, George, became sole owner of the business.
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