Melton Holliman (1908-1958), a successful pharmaceutical salesman who had South Alabama and Southern Mississippi as his territory. Hence the need for a reliable car such as this black 1942 Chevrolet, right. The public was being admonished with advertising warning about consumption of gasoline and tires.
"Virginia got a diamond engagement ring from Walter (Cornelius, her high school flame). They must mean business. I don't know how this will go over."
Below, Walter Cornelius and Virginia Holliman, 1940, from The Owl, the Shades Cahaba High School year book. Virginia was editor and must have placed their pictures side by side on a miscellaneous page in the annual. In February 1942, they would marry. Their rushed wartime marriage created unease in the family.
"Hong Kong lost today. Submarine blasted off California coast - that puts one out of action. We are glad you are not on a ship...."Robert W. Daly, Sr., Christmas Night 1941, Irondale, Alabama
