I found this company newsletter for American-Associated Insurance Companies. It's called the "Ink-Link" and is dated October 1952.
The pumpkin pin-up pulchritude is a young lass of 20 named Bonnie Masters and was a secretary for one of the agency's Supervisors. It appears she stepped in in lieu of their previous Valentine Queen who now found herself betrothed and whisked away.
I couldn't resist Googling her. She went on to marry and have a family, becoming Bonnie Feeney, but I was sorry to find she had passed in 2011 at the age of 79.
The newsletter also contained a surprisingly detailed story of the origins of Halloween.
The page that continued the article also contained a humorous advice column for Bridegrooms and Brides that would not serve well these days.
I couldn't find any information on American-Associated Insurance Companies. There is an Associated Insurance Company that was founded in 1923 and is still in business, but I'm not sure if they are related.
Great find -- those tips for brides & bridegrooms are quite something. They gotta be a joke. "Don't snore"?? come on, man. it's not like it's a choice -- and staying up all night to avoid snoring will *definitely* turn one into a grouch!
ReplyDeleteGuilty as charged. I'm a snorer as well. I wake myself up sometimes.
DeleteSame! That's how i know losing sleep because of it can make you grouchy, too.
DeleteWhen my husband snores, I elbow him in the ribs and tell him to roll over. He only snores on his back. I hate it - it keeps me up all night.
DeleteSo that's where my wife learned that move...
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