Mrs. Oma Pennock looking at souvenirs

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20037632

Description

Mrs. Oma Pennock, sitting on her chair, looking at souvenirs sent from boys and men who have passed through her café. The cafe at 3400 Millett closed its doors 5 months ago after serving for 38 years. It became a mecca for Star-Telegram carrier-salesmen and the street car conductors, motormen and bus drivers on the Polytechnic line. Besides lemon pie, beans and corn sticks were the most renowed of the menu. All of the hundreds of boys and men who have passed through her door still call her mom. Wherever they go, they remember her and send postcards and souvenirs. A foster mother to hundreds, Mrs. Pennock has three children of her own: Mrs. Meta Muenzler, Jack Pennock and Mrs. Marie McGee. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram morning edition, August 31, 1944.

Archival Date

1944-08-30

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-629

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Pennock, Oma (Mrs.); Cafes; Customer Relations; Consumers; Correspondence; Souvenirs; Muenzler, Meta (Mrs.); Pennock, Jack; McGee, Marie (Mrs.)