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Ice Cream Wars - The Igloo

What happens when two ice cream parlors, one privately owned and one own by a big conglomerate, are across the street from one another and it's a hot summer night? Shep 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.

Where Shep Makes Reference To This Subject:

Time	Date	Category	Title
		General Topics	The Igloo
	July 4, 1960	Radio	Summer madness and "The Great Ice Cream War."
	July 5, 1963	Radio	Great Ice Cream War
	July 17, 1965	Radio	Baseball Stories, Great Ice Cream Riot / Moments of Fear, Weekend Pass Fistfight
	July 9, 1966	Radio	The Great Ice Cream Riot
	December 1971	Radio	WMMR-FM 93.3 Philadelphia - Ed Sciaky Show
	June 13, 1973	Radio	The Great Ice Cream War
	June 21, 1974	Radio	Ice Cream Wars
	December 17, 1962	Radio	Great Ice Cream War
	March 10, 1982	Television	Late Night With David Letterman

Links to Further Information:

• "A Fistful of Fig Newtons"

Photos:

1981
From "A Fistful of Fig Newtons"

July 10,1940
Hammond Times - Igloo Ad

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