From the Old Type Writer: Do you know these ladies?
Read the original post on Talk of the Town here....
message sent to talented Talk of the Town editor Jennifer Zartman Romano along with the above photo...
Jennifer, remember when you discovered one of your missing school medals around Christmastime 2012, and I entered on your Facebook page that I, too, had experienced a Back to Sanity moment simultaneously and had re-discovered a yellowing newspaper from 1967 which I had borrowed from Don York 26 years ago? Well, I returned the "Whitley County Observer" to former Blue Bell employee Don whose photograph appears there "...weighing and marking each box to send them on their way to the trucks waiting at the boarding docks"! Featured in the "Focus on Blue Bell" photo-story, I counted nearly 50 "candid camera" type black and white pictures of industrious, energetic employees crafting Wrangler jeans and dungarees and overalls from bolts of denim into spiffy, finished products ready to clothe American kids, farmers, car-washing dads, truckers, golfers, teenagers on hayrides, ranchers, etc. from sea to shining sea...and beyond our borders! Step by loving step, fingers flying at top speed, machines well-oiled and whirring away, those pix bring a crucial part of local history back to life!
So, Friday, Mr. York, who is eternally grateful that I retrieved his treasured newspaper, traded this terrific photograph of "The Blue Bell Choraliers", and we both remain happy! However, I attempted a few months ago to pursue this topic of ladies -- from the plant -- frequently garbed in choir robes or formals gathering to sing their wondrous songs all about this community. My fact-gathering amounted to zilch, even though I consulted with "Blue Bell Family" members Bill Winters and Evelyn Zumbrun who both rate as superior wells of limitless information.
Thus, I submit this photo to you to run in my Old Type Writer spot so that we can garner some retro-information which will allow me to proceed with a column. Former Blue Bell employee Deb Lowrance and I have discussed a Blue Bell factory reunion sometime in the future to be held in one of the lovely rooms at the Peabody Library. Blue Bell closed its doors 35 years ago in the spring of 1978 , largely due to globalization. So, a special remembrance soiree would be well-timed. The group photo is attached...I recognize Mrs. B. V. Widney, my dad's secretary Phyllis Mattix, Don York's wife Marilee, and Marjorie Cullimore Freeman. Several of these women's faces seem quite familiar to me, but I am clueless as to their names because, indeed, I am an OLD Type Writer! ;D
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"Our Old Type Writer columnist and local history expert Susie Duncan Sexton has provided a great historic photograph - but she needs our help. Do you recognize any of the women in this photograph of the Blue Bell Factory choir? Susie says she recognizes Mrs. B. V. Widney, factory secretary Phyllis Mattix, Marilee York and Marjorie Cullimore Freeman. Do you know anyone else? If you can help identify anyone in this photograph, please contact Susie Duncan Sexton..."
message sent to talented Talk of the Town editor Jennifer Zartman Romano along with the above photo...
Jennifer, remember when you discovered one of your missing school medals around Christmastime 2012, and I entered on your Facebook page that I, too, had experienced a Back to Sanity moment simultaneously and had re-discovered a yellowing newspaper from 1967 which I had borrowed from Don York 26 years ago? Well, I returned the "Whitley County Observer" to former Blue Bell employee Don whose photograph appears there "...weighing and marking each box to send them on their way to the trucks waiting at the boarding docks"! Featured in the "Focus on Blue Bell" photo-story, I counted nearly 50 "candid camera" type black and white pictures of industrious, energetic employees crafting Wrangler jeans and dungarees and overalls from bolts of denim into spiffy, finished products ready to clothe American kids, farmers, car-washing dads, truckers, golfers, teenagers on hayrides, ranchers, etc. from sea to shining sea...and beyond our borders! Step by loving step, fingers flying at top speed, machines well-oiled and whirring away, those pix bring a crucial part of local history back to life!
So, Friday, Mr. York, who is eternally grateful that I retrieved his treasured newspaper, traded this terrific photograph of "The Blue Bell Choraliers", and we both remain happy! However, I attempted a few months ago to pursue this topic of ladies -- from the plant -- frequently garbed in choir robes or formals gathering to sing their wondrous songs all about this community. My fact-gathering amounted to zilch, even though I consulted with "Blue Bell Family" members Bill Winters and Evelyn Zumbrun who both rate as superior wells of limitless information.
Thus, I submit this photo to you to run in my Old Type Writer spot so that we can garner some retro-information which will allow me to proceed with a column. Former Blue Bell employee Deb Lowrance and I have discussed a Blue Bell factory reunion sometime in the future to be held in one of the lovely rooms at the Peabody Library. Blue Bell closed its doors 35 years ago in the spring of 1978 , largely due to globalization. So, a special remembrance soiree would be well-timed. The group photo is attached...I recognize Mrs. B. V. Widney, my dad's secretary Phyllis Mattix, Don York's wife Marilee, and Marjorie Cullimore Freeman. Several of these women's faces seem quite familiar to me, but I am clueless as to their names because, indeed, I am an OLD Type Writer! ;D
____________________
Read about movies and nostalgia, animal issues and sociopolitical concerns all discussed in my book Secrets of an Old Typewriter - print and ebook versions available (click the title to order from publisher Open Books' website). Also available in both formats at Amazon.com, or download from iTunes
Meet other like-minded souls at my facebook fan page
Visit my author website at www.susieduncansexton.com
Join a great group of animal advocates Squawk Back: Helping animals when others can't ... Or won't
Secrets of an Old Typewriter: Stories from a Smart and Sassy Small Town Girl
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