[BITList] 65 Years Ago. TRUE STORY ALLEGEDLY

[David Harvey]

I remember Carnation Milk from pre war days, so knew the 1940 bit was
wrong. Carnation also had a factory in Toora in Victoria. So I checked
Wikipedia and it ain't the truth

Dave

On 12 January 2012 01:12, Malcolm <malcena2 at uwclub.net> wrote:

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> *Dear old Granny from Wisconsin had worked in and around her family dairy
> farms since she was old enough to walk, with hours of hard work and little
> compensation.*
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> *When canned Carnation Milk became available in grocery stores in the
> 1940s, she read an advertisement offering $5,000 for the best slogan.
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> The producers wanted a rhyme beginning With 'Carnation Milk is best of
> all.'
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> She thought to herself, I know everything there is to know about milk and
> dairy farms. I can do this! She sent in her entry, and several weeks later,
> a black car pulled up in front of her house.
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> A large man got out, knocked on her door and said, "Ma'am,.....The
> president of Carnation milk absolutely LOVED your entry.....So much, in
> fact, that* *we are here to award you $1,000 even though we will not be
> able to use it for our advertisements!"
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> He did, however, have one printed up to hang on his office wall.*
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> *(Here it is:)
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> True story! Allegedly!!!*
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