Historical Highlight (June 2023)

June’s “Historical Advertisements” this month in our history show the businesses, sales, and events happening in our local stores. On June 8, 1953, a few advertisements stood out among the articles: Tyler Furniture and Appliance, Bayouth’s Department Store, Yale Theatre, Tee Pee Drive-In, and Herbert P. Johnson Insurance Agency. Tyler’s Furniture’s advertisement was top notch with a capital T - “T stands for Titanic! T stands for Terrific! T stands for Tyler!” Bayouth’s announced their anniversary sale prize winners. The winners’ prizes were a Sunbeam Mix-Master, Sunbeam Waffle Iron, Sunbeam Automatic Toaster, Sunbeam Automatic Iron, $10 in merchandise, and $5 in merchandise. In Technicolor, the Yale Theatre advertised a Monday and Tuesday showing of “Hans Christian Andersen and the dancer.” The admission for this were a 65-cent-matinee, 75-cent-night, and 25-cent-children. While that aired, the Tee Pee played “I was a Communist for the FBI” on Tuesday only. On your way to the movies, Herbert P. Johnson’s Insurance wanted to make sure you slowed down. In their ad, a comic entertained its readers, showing a speeding car and a caption: “Now take the case of speeding Joe. The traffic sign said ‘please drive slow.’ Joe paid no heed, but drove real fast. He’s resting now in a plaster cast.”