Saturday Town Treasures and a Borrowed Envelope
A nostalgic reminiscence of rural Saturdays in a farming community with trips to town for movies ice cream and shopping. The author recalls a borrowed envelope from Betty Smith detailing decades of work at Mangel's Laurens Street and in the county registrar's office, plus pamphlets on capitalism and United States economic history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towner
Uissue
Aenange
Betty Smith
Bath
Betty
Mangel's
Laurens Street
Registrar of
Store Clerks Learn the Art of Free Enterprise
A reader describes rummaging through pamphlets and sales cards saved by Betty that urged clerks to be courteous neat and knowledgeable. Notes emphasize daily readiness to sell, keeping stock in order displays tidy and customers welcomed, while warning against negative attitudes and missed sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temples of Free Enterprise
Public Eyesore and Frustrations Spar Over Retail Woes
A passerby remembered efficient salesmanship and clerk courtesy as vital to survival in old retail, warning that chatter and indifference drive customers away. The column riffs on public eyelids, rotted parkway, and a spoof roundup naming Anil V. Kane and Jimmy Carter as “Rodent” and “Dummy” of the month, plus a quick quiz about Soviet and American humor groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anil V. Kane
New Jersey
Jimmy Carter
George W. Bush
Timmy
Shemp
Larry
Moe
Soviet Union
Chicago Cubs
Kingston
Aiken
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Once Upon A Time
Courteou
Carl Cangley
Hare & Cle
Cmes
Stee
Arares
R. Lee Grantham, M.D
Center For Sight
Hampton Inn
Whiskey Road
Aiken Mall
Walkens Welcome
Aten
Aikens
E.F McManus
M.D
Carolina
the, Dunshine
SunCom
Ericssos
Suntom SuperStates
Iatet
Sun
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