S and M Produce
Newport News, VA 23607
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Here is a picture of the produce truck (plus two more pictures I found) for S&M Produce that my daddy, Dick McCain (M) and his business partner and friend, Ken Strayer (S) ran back in the late 40's. They ran their truck through Stuart Gardens and the other neighborhoods and apartment complexes that were in the area at that time. My dad is the gentleman on the right. Notice their cute little "coats" that they wore. Later they opened a little store on Wickham Avenue. I can't remember what it was called, but they were put out of business when the bigger grocery stores opened in the Stuart Gardens Shopping Center. Their little store also caught on fire and I don't think they had adequate insurance. I remember going to the store after hours and riding my tricycle up and down the aisles. They delivered groceries and ran credit. My Mother used to complain that Daddy didn't "collect" on his outstanding bills from their clients. She kept the books showing all the delinquent accounts until after he died Some of the "high and mighty" (as she used to call them) owed Daddy a lot of money that was never collected. Thought you might be interested in this little bit of history of NN. |
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- Janice McCain Rose ('65) of VA -
05/15/06 and 05/16/06 WOWZERS!!! Thanks so much, Janice! |
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East Side, West Side
Words and Music by Lawlor and
Blake - 1928 Down in front of Casey's |
(This page was created on 05/23/06.)
Fruits and Vegetables clip art and Grapevine divider lines courtesy of http://members.fortunecity.com/abkldesign/index.html - 06/09/04
"East Side, West Side" midi courtesy of http://www.jbott.com/estwst.html - 06/09/04
"East Side, West
Side" midi courtesy of
http://www.kididdles.com/mouseum/s033.html
at the suggestion of Dave Spriggs
('64) of VA - 11/12/03
Thanks, Dave!