Jacksonville, Florida Soft Drink Bottling Plants and
Brand Name: "Sun Crest"
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|Year Company Address City Prop. Phone Remarks Existing Bottles |
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| (Sun Crest 1939-1955): |
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|1939 | Sun Crest Bev. Inc. | 1156 West Bay | Jacksonville, FL | N/A | N/A | There are no listing found in the City Dir. during 1939, however, | 1939: Peppo, 12 oz., Red |
| | | | | | | a Jacksonville Journal newspaper article dated 8/28/39 shows | and White, Clear Glass, |
| | | | | | | employees and a delivery truck. In addition, a 1939 ACL bottle | Sun Crest Beverages Inc., |
| | | | | | | marked Sun Crest Bev. Inc. does exist. Also, in the 1939 edition | Jacksonville, Fla. |
| | | | | | | of "The Report of the Secretary of State-Florida Trademarks" | |
| | | | | | | SunCrest was registered on 1/21/1939. According to Charles | |
| | | | | | | Hilty Jr. and Marjorie Hilty Jr., the Hilty family moved to | |
| | | | | | | Jacksonville in 1939 from Augusta, GA. where their father had | |
| | | | | | | been an employee of the Dr. Pepper Bottling Co. | |
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|1940-41 | Sun Crest Bev. Inc. | 1156 W. Bay | Jacksonville, FL | Chas. R. Hilty Sr., Pres.; | N/A | Listed in the City Dir. under "Bottlers-Carbonated Beverages" | 1940: Pi-Nella, 12 oz. |
| | | | | Marjorie N. Hilty, V.P. | | Obituary for Marjorie N. Hilty indicates her passing in Jacksonville | Orange and Red, Dark Green |
| | | | | | | on June 2, 1988. It is believed here age was 94. The 1156/1076 | Glass, Sun Crest Beverages |
| | | | | | | W. Bay address is the back of the Jacksonville Union Terminal | Inc., Jacksonville, Fla. |
| | | | | | | train station where Sun Crest rented space. Charles Hilty Sr. | |
| | | | | | | was the co-founder of the Gator Bowl in 1946. | |
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|1942-48 | Sun Crest Bev. Inc. | 1076 W. Bay | Jacksonville, FL | Chas. R. Hilty, Pres. | 5-1064 | Listed in the City Dir. under "Bottlers-Carbonated Beverages." The | 1946: 2-Way, 7 oz., Red |
| | | | | | | 1943 Southern Bell yellow pages lists Nu-Grape at the same address, | and White, Dark Green |
| | | | | | | and the 1947 edition of the United Beverage Bureau Book lists as | glass, Sun Crest Beverages |
| | | | | | | bottlers of NuGrape. NSDA records indicated bottlers of Pop Cola | Inc., Jacksonville, Fla. |
| | | | | | | and Bobs Cola. It is unknown if the Pop Cola is a typographical | 1948: Sun Crest; 10 oz.; |
| | | | | | | error with Cola spelled with a "C" as Dixie Bottling Works is | Blue and White; Clear |
| | | | | | | already shown as bottlers of Pop Kola during 1947. | glass; Sun Crest Beverages |
| | | | | | | | Inc., Jacksonville, Fla. |
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|1949-51 | Sun Crest Beverage Co. | 1076 W. Bay | Jacksonville, FL | 1949-50: Chas. R Hilty; | 1950-1951: 4-4810 | Phone book: Listed as bottlers of NuGrape. Also see 1950 listing | |
| | | | | 1951: A.C. Hillman | | for Pop Kola Bottling Co. regarding Sun Crest. The 1950 edition | |
| | | | | | | of the United Beverage Bureau Book lists Sun Crest as the bottler | |
| | | | | | | of Two-Way (see the 2-Way bottle listed for 1946 above.) | |
| | | | | | | Also NSDA records indicate Sun Crest and Tru Fruit Bottling | |
| | | | | | | Co. are related and Hilty and Hillman show as Pres./owners | |
| | | | | | | of both. Marjorie Beaufort (Marjorie Hilty Jr.) states Bob's Cola | |
| | | | | | | is named after her mother (Marjorie Sr.) as "Bob" was here nickname. | |
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|1951-52 | Sun Crest Bev. Inc. | 1076 W. Bay | Jacksonville, FL | 1951: A.C. Hillman | N/A | Listed in the 1951-52 Florida Industrial Directory and the City Dir. | |
| | | | | | | During 1950, Charles Hilty became president of the Frostie Bottling | |
| | | | | | | Co. which operated at the same address as Sun Crest at 1076 W. Bay | |
| | | | | | | St. During 1951, the Frostie operation moved to 2223 W. Beaver | |
| | | | | | | with Charles and Marjorie Hilty as Pres. and V.P. of the new company. | |
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|1953 | Sun Crest Bev. Inc. | 803 Price | Jacksonville, FL | Royce H. Hammond, Mgr. | 4-4810 | Listed in the City Dir. and the phone book. The phone book | |
| | | | | | | lists Sun Crest as bottlers of NuGrape. | |
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|1953 | Suncrest Beverage | 803 Price | Jacksonville, FL | Royce H. Hammond, Mgr. | N/A | Listed under "Bottlers-Carbonated Beverages" in the City Dir. | |
| | | | | | | This is a second listing in the 1953 City Dir. but with a | |
| | | | | | | slightly different company name. | |
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|1954 | Sun Crest Bev. Inc. | 803 Price | Jacksonville, FL | Chester D. Howarth, Pres. | 4-4810 | Listed under "Bottlers-Carbonated Beverages" in the City Dir. | |
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|1955 | Sun Crest Bev. Inc. | 803 Price | Jacksonville, FL | A. Dennison, Mgr. | 4-4810 | Listed under "Bottlers-Carbonated Beverages" in the City Dir. | |
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|1956-75 | Sun Crest | N/A | Jacksonville, FL | N/A | N/A | There are no listings during these years. | |
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|1971-76 | Sun Crest | N/A | Jacksonville, FL | N/A | N/A | See 1971, 1972, and 1976 listings for Pepsi-Cola Seven-Up Bottling | |
| | | | | | | Co. and Pepsi-Cola Allied Bottlers (under the Pepsi-Cola heading.) | |
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