- Picturing the past 205: Floods (1/19/15)15
- Picturing the Past 204: Sam Moore's store (8/18/14)5
- Picturing the Past 203: 41 Drive-In burns (8/8/14)8
- Picturing the Past 202: Country stores (6/27/14)13
- Picturing the Past 201: The popcorn stand (6/9/14)8
- Picturing the Past 200: Early-day Central High (4/11/14)9
- Picturing the Past 199: 1915 Football team (3/31/14)5

Picturing the Past 38: Safe driver on the square

From Oct. 3, 1952 (actual publication date Oct. 6), here's Mrs. Wallace Ragan being honored as Shelbyville's "Most Courteous Driver" during Business and Professional Women's Week by the local BPW.
The background of this photo is of particular interest; it shows Shelbyville Fire Department when it and City Hall and also Hoover Furniture Co. next door, were where today's Regions Bank building is located. The fire department moved to Lane Parkway in, I think, 1965. One of my earliest memories is of standing just inside the doorway of that old building.
Back to the photo (in those days married women were only identified by their husbands' first names, as if they lost their identity with marriage): From left are Mrs. B.E. Shearin; Mrs. Olin Sanders presenting flowers to Mrs. Ragan (not sure which one is which, original caption wasn't clear - but I'll guess some of you know, so please specify); Mrs. Richard Yell and Police Chief Buford Richardson.
A few other interesting items from the Oct. 6, 1952 Times-Gazette:
* Commenters have mentioned Shelbyville auto dealers from the 1950s previously. How about this one: Cook Motor Co., 110 W. Lane St., a Willys dealer?
* Insurance agent J.B. Kyle was advertising polio insurance. I'd never heard you could obtain that.
* A large cigarette ad proclaimed, "Nose, throat and accessory organs are not adversely affected by smoking Chesterfield" along with alleged doctors' claims of a 6-month study.
Picturing the Past is featured each Tuesday in this blog. Reader contributions are welcome.
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