Dallas Ephemera and Memorabilia #1
by Paula Bosse
by Paula Bosse
I come across a lot of stuff that I don’t know what to do with, but which I find interesting, odd, or amusing. Why not just throw them all together in their own little post? Most of these are from old eBay auctions, but if something here strikes your fancy, it’s always worth an online search to see if one of these might be available in a current listing.
Above is a ticket for a benefit show for the Army Emergency Relief Fund, held in the Cotton Bowl, Nov. 10-13, 1942. The back of the ticket is below (all images are larger when clicked).
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Who doesn’t need a burlap bag which once contained 50 pounds of extra-large (artificially-colored) pecans, packed by the Hines Nut Company? (An absolutely fantastic photo of Hines’ Farmers Market location is here.)
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This little cardboard advertisement for the Morten Milling Company’s La France Flour “walks” when a dial is turned on the back, moving the girl’s feet. “I would walk a mile to get a bag of La France Flour for my Mamma.” Not only did one get flour with one’s purchase, one also often used the flour sacks to make clothes for little girls (and their dollies).
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Will Dallas ever be as languidly sophisticated as it was in the champagne-and-dancing days of the Adolphus?
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Every business needs a commemorative glass paperweight — even the Continental Gin Co.
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If not a paperweight, then certainly a pin. “Metzger’s Milk keeps them smiling.”
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If not a pin, then maybe a glass tumbler. Like this one featuring a scantily-clad Sivils carhop.
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If only there were more odd and incongruous vintage advertising like this religious-themed thermometer for the Chas. F. Weiland Co., one of Dallas’ top funeral homes for decades.
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Ross Avenue used to be lined with used-car lots. And if you remember that, you certainly remember Goss on Ross, the Tradin’ Hoss. “We tote the note.”
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This colorful Dr Pepper can is great. I’m sure this probably pre-dated both the aluminum can and the pull-tab.
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Speaking of soft drinks, just what is a “7-Eleven Cola”? I must have missed this Southland Corp. beverage, which the internet tells me was made in the ’70s. (There was a whole line of flavors, as seen here.)
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Lastly, another oddity: High Sobriety, a “bar” of sorts, which offered “Non-Alcoholic Wines, Beer & Liqueurs” (“Free Tastings”).
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Sources & Notes
All images from eBay.
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Copyright © 2019 Paula Bosse. All Rights Reserved.
Flashback : Dallas 
“HIGH SOBRIETY”, Believe it or not, was an idea of an Alcoholics Anonymous member (who had money) in the early 90’s. Being new to sobriety, he thought that “alcoholics” would like a night club to meet and enjoy music and dance without the presence of alcohol. I visited the club, had a non alcoholic drink and observed the clientele. It did no have the ambiance of a night club or high end bar. It was not well attended. Obviously, people who enjoyed an alcoholic beverage were not interested in the format and did not visit the club. Alcoholics in general, do not go out of their way to place themselves in a dangerous situation such as clubs and bars. This substituted environment did not really make much sense in the overall plan of the alcoholic.
A recovering alcoholic can still go out dine and dance without having an alcoholic beverage.
But the clear logic behind this idea was just missing. The club closed down within a very short time. Logic among newly recovering alcoholics is often still on vacation.
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Thanks, Don!
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