The Frontier Kid

The Autobiography of Glenn J. Smith

Ardis and Frosty Boy

Ardis mentioned one day that she didn't have enough to do taking care of the two car washes during the day and wanted to start up the dairy bar. At the time we were renting the building to Madeleine Allen so we advised her that Ardis was going to start in the business and she would have to get out at the end of the season.

We spent another $20,000 or better buying new equipment and started it up in the spring of the following year, it prospered for two years until we sold the car wash on Michigan Ave. to a fellow by the name of Bill Crank, then his wife started operating the dairy bar for the time being, but rented it to Hank Cassen's girl friend after finding out that it was a tough row to hoe, the girl friend didn't do any better. Oh well so much for that. It was 1982 when we sold the Michigan Ave. wash to Crank, then in 1983 he bought the Venda across from the airport so we were out of the car wash business. Crank later sold both to Frank Boley the next year, so then it was Boley and us for the next 15 years and we couldn’t have had a better buyer.1982 was also the year that we bought a new 27 ft. motor home to travel the country with. We did just that for the next two years and then sold it. To much trouble finding a place to roost every night----- rather take the easy way to stay-----Motel.. The motor home was a Travel-air model.

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