tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2098246906338279953.post3990734922156927513..comments2024-01-26T15:20:49.568-06:00Comments on Itawamba History Review: The Itawamba Historical Society: Remembering the Five and DimeBob Frankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06044933010329922610noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2098246906338279953.post-34963758885715645282009-04-04T08:20:00.000-05:002009-04-04T08:20:00.000-05:00Bettye, thanks for the post. I had forgotten about...Bettye, thanks for the post. I had forgotten about the coloring books and the Bobbsey Twin books.Bob Frankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044933010329922610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2098246906338279953.post-71088631604467175292009-04-04T08:18:00.000-05:002009-04-04T08:18:00.000-05:00Arvel, I had forgotten about the wonderful selecti...Arvel, I had forgotten about the wonderful selection of models. I bought lots of car models there and I remember once buying a ship model and a submarine model. I remember one time I spent hours upon hours putting together a boat model and one day after one of those Mississippi summer showers, I took my boat out to a large mud puddle. After about 30 minutes of playing in the water, my boat fell into pieces, as the glue wasn't water resistant.Bob Frankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044933010329922610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2098246906338279953.post-82204769339252808082009-04-04T07:58:00.000-05:002009-04-04T07:58:00.000-05:00Bob ... Thanks for these memories of my favorite s...Bob ... Thanks for these memories of my favorite store. I remember Miss Dulaney and the other fine ladies there and the absolute treasure of candy, model cars, comic books and toys....Arvelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00309249600850743655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2098246906338279953.post-71971082939165277922009-04-04T05:41:00.000-05:002009-04-04T05:41:00.000-05:00Yes, there are Ben Franklin Stores operating in 39...Yes, there are Ben Franklin Stores operating in 39 states.<BR/><BR/>http://www.benfranklinstores.com/storeselect.aspAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2098246906338279953.post-43855775041811874192009-04-03T13:51:00.000-05:002009-04-03T13:51:00.000-05:00Visists to the DIME Store from a young girls view ...Visists to the DIME Store from a young girls view point is quite different than that of the young boys; however, you did mention Evening In Paris perfume so I will expand on that for you! I remember the almost pencil thin blue bottle or flask that contained a dainty blue tassle - and I believe this Evening In Paris was called "eau de parfum", little purse sized "Coty" face powder (about the diameter of a silver dollar, I believe Tangee brand lipsticks of so few colors compared to today. But the biggest section for pre-teens had to be either the coloring books, Shirley Temple "paper dolls" and books about "The Bobbsey Twins", and of course "Black Beauty" plus the Seventeen magazine after we became "a teen" - we thought of ourself as grown up by then!<BR/><BR/>Oh, and how many nose and finger prints were slathered on the "penny candy" case each day as we drooled over what to let that penny be spent on?!? Did those penny candies look much larger inside that glass case than the ones placed in our little hand by the clerk - we seldom bought enough to merit a little paper sack. My "nickel" purchases seem to go for either a moon pie or a Baby Ruth candy bar. . . . <BR/><BR/>Are there any "Ben Franklin's" left? All the Mott's, Kresge and Kress 5 & 10 stores have disappeared so many years ago from our neighborhoods just like the things that one could buy for a penney or a nickel or two. Those were the days - Times of the Past! bettyeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com