I lived in Blaine through the 1950s. Kindergarten teacher Bess McMillan chased me down the road when I ran away on my first day of school, and carried me back to remember and love me even until I hitchhiked to Blaine and visited her in the late 1960s. I went to school there from Kindergarten through fifth grade, and remember all my classmates and teachers well. Those were the days we kids played outside, and rode our bikes all over the place.
There are a number of Blaine experiences here in the Butter Rum Cartoon. But perhaps my favorite event of all was Blaine's Diamond Jubilee in 1959, the year before my family and I moved away. The whole town was magical then. Men sported beards and wore black derbies, and were arrested for fun if they didn't comply. There was a parade and all sorts of celebrations.
There's an official book all about the Jubilee and the history of Blaine's 75 years leading up to it. My dad was among the many who contributed to it. And it's fun to see ads from businesses that were active when I lived there and frequented such places as Royal's and Amsberry's. I'm taking advantage of the fact that this 100-page book isn't copyrighted and am sharing it with you. To begin, click HERE.
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To see the complete contents of the Butter Rum Cartoon, click HERE.
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