Last week I featured advertisers from the Chattanooga, Ohio, area who sponsored Willshire School’s 1952 Willow yearbook. It is a little difficult to make out, but the cover of the 1952 Willow had a western theme, featuring a covered wagon and a cactus.
1952 Willow
This week, the Willshire advertisers from that 1952 Willow. You may remember some of these businesses.
1952 Willow Yearbook, Willshire advertisers
1952 Willow Yearbook, Willshire advertisers
1952 Willow Yearbook, Willshire advertisers
Who was Charley? I wonder what his last name was.
1952 Willow Yearbook, Willshire advertisers
1952 Willow Yearbook, Willshire advertisers
1952 Willow Yearbook, Willshire advertisers
My mom was the bookkeeper at Willshire Grain & Supply in 1952.
1952 Willow Yearbook, Willshire advertisers
1952 Willow Yearbook, Willshire advertisers
1952 Willow Yearbook, Willshire advertisers
1952 Willow Yearbook, Willshire advertisers
1952 Willow Yearbook, Willshire advertisers
1952 Willow Yearbook, Willshire advertisers
1952 Willow Yearbook, Willshire advertisers
1952 Willow Yearbook, Willshire advertisers
1952 Willow Yearbook, Willshire advertisers
I remember some of these businesses, which brings back memories of days gone by.
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Hi Karen, I remember most all these advertisers having grown up in Willshire and graduating from Willshire High School in 1959. It was a great time to grow up!
Charley’s was a place for guys to hang out and owned by Charlie Painter.
Thanks for your posts.
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I wondered if it was Charlie Painter. Thanks for writing!
Despite being born in 1951, I remember all of these advertisers except for Rhuland Hardware?? My guess it was the predecessor to Kenny Neunschwander’s Hardware that faced the stop light/restaurant. What crazy phone numbers. Ours was 28F3 – number 28 followed by 3 short rings. How would you dial this on a cell phone?
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We didn’t have a phone until much later but my grandma Miller did and her number was 121F14. I don’t remember the long and short rings associated with her number but she was on a party line with the Hamricks and she liked to “listen in” on their calls. I guess that was one of the disadvantages of the party line, although it was a plus for those wanting to keep on the local gossip. I could never figure out how grandma used that ringer phone. It looked very complicated. Thanks for writing and for the information.