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The Great Ice Cream War
Airdate: Wednesday - June 13, 1973

WOR Show

Show Description
Shep takes a trip back home and describes how not much has changed and as he drives up the main street he spots "The Igloo", the site of the Great Ice Cream War. He tells the story of the Great Ice Cream War between "The Igloo" and Borden's Dairy back in Hammond during the late 30's. The two were right across the street from one another and one day a battle was fought driving the prices down from 12 cents a double dip to FREE.
Notes
This show is the same show as the 6-21-74 show
WOR ID
-turning out this enormous cloud of pollution which reinds me this is WOR
Commercials (All times approximate)
Sponsor Time Notes
Mountain Valley Water
Prozy's Army/Navy Store
Music (All times approximate)
Ballet Mecanique
Engineer and Staff in Booth
Jerry Lambert
Summary/Rating Credit
By: Jim Clavin
Date: 06-20-2005
Rating: Not Rated
Instruments Played
Unknown
Related Plots and Story Lines Used
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• Ice Cream Wars
Airdate History ' - Original' date is earliest known broadcast)
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