One of the Expo Ladies of the 70's
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Topic: One of the Expo Ladies of the 70's
Posted By: tbran
Subject: One of the Expo Ladies of the 70's
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2020 at 12:14pm
Marion Burgess..... ------------- When told "it's not the money,it's the principle", remember, it's always the money.. |
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Posted By: DougG
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2020 at 3:13pm
| Was this of an Allis expo , or what ? Just curious |
Posted By: Ron Eggen
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2020 at 6:26pm
| was this also the one that was pictured in front of the newly introduced 7580 ? |
Posted By: tbran
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2020 at 6:41pm
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AC in about 1970, started an Expo circuit using 3 ladies based out of Mke under the direction of Norm Swinford - the one who wrote the 'book' (s) on AC . They were muti talented spokes persons for AC at about any place where there was a machinery show as in Louisville NFMS. They had a multimedia , very complex for the day, show for the events. Later they expanded the program with more gals. It was a difficult show to travel with - took about 4 hours to unpac and set up . 3 huge screens, rear projection , 6 slide projectors, 3 dissolve units and a master and 3 movie projectors - all sync'd. Those of us who traveled with and operated this were so nervous we could thread a singer sewing machine at full pedal... oh the stories... ------------- When told "it's not the money,it's the principle", remember, it's always the money.. |
Posted By: tbran
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2020 at 6:42pm
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no idea - post a pic... ------------- When told "it's not the money,it's the principle", remember, it's always the money.. |
Posted By: LeonR2013
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2020 at 10:06pm
| Huh, I thought Joe would chime in here. |
Posted By: AC7060IL
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2020 at 5:21am
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Tbran, thanks for sharing yet another great AC past memory. Thinking that I probably watched the AC Expo at one of the Farm Progress Shows? Here’s a link that list all those past shows. https://www.farmprogress.com/show-history-farm-progress-show-past-hosts" rel="nofollow - https://www.farmprogress.com/show-history-farm-progress-show-past-hosts |
Posted By: AC7060IL
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2020 at 5:26am
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Looks like Marion’s niece, Grace Burgess, followed in her Aunt’s Miss Tennessee footsteps. https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.jacksonsun.com/amp/86113276" rel="nofollow - https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.jacksonsun.com/amp/86113276 |
Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2020 at 7:53am
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a keeper,,,,,,,,er a cutie. Sounds like a lot of work went into these things! ------------- "Allis-Express" 19?? WC / 1941 C / 1952 CA / 1956 WD45 / 1957 WD45 / 1958 D-17 |
Posted By: darrel in ND
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2020 at 9:38am
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"Could thread a singer sewing machine at full pedal"! I like that statement! LMAO! |
Posted By: chaskaduo
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2020 at 10:17am
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It said,"Those of us who traveled with and operated this were so nervous we could thread a singer sewing machine at full pedal... oh the stories..." My mind read, "Those of us who traveled with and operated this were so nervous we could thread a finger in a sewing machine at full pedal... oh the stories..."  ------------- 1938 B, 79 Dynamark 11/36 6spd, 95 Weed-Eater 16hp, 2010 Bolens 14hp |
Posted By: SteveM C/IL
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2020 at 3:35pm
| So Tim,you sayn you aged a bunch in a short time? LOL! |
Posted By: tbran
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2020 at 8:44pm
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I wrote one of the stories in the Old Allis News year ago. I was told in a letter and phone call from Norm Swinford after I agreed to do the job (with visions of sugar plumbs dancing in head) that if anything happened to any of his ladies, I would not only be fired, but, well, I will spare the details. We were not to be their buddies, friends or especially lovers but rather a dad that had better not be in the headlines or photos. Was that the reality - use your imagination. We tech guys - FFBP's fumble fingered button pushers were discussed at length by the ladies as to our screw ups. I picked up one at the Nashville airport who was in the second trimester with child... I was a naive single guy - who knew nothing about this situation - after 3 stops between Nashville and Hopkinsville Ky for bathroom breaks , I caught on - pregnant women had kidney issues.. Note she put on a great program that the elderly Sam Maddux of The Planters Hardware approved of - he was the dealer for the Youngs - the 'inventors ' of no til . Mr Sam was in the time of the 'Tobacco Wars' thus the name "The Planters Hardware". ------------- When told "it's not the money,it's the principle", remember, it's always the money.. |