
Roy's Grocery

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“At your service” at
“Roy’s Grocery” were
Roy Colsey (above,
left) & Quentin
Parnell, who also went
by “Sam.” Does
anyone else see a
resemblance between
Sam and President
Warren G. Harding
(on the wall)? There
was a personal
chemistry at work
here that made shopping
so enjoyable for many.
A former employee
once revealed that
when customers were
present, Roy was more
talkative than Sam.
But when there were
no customers, Sam
came into full bloom!
And no real need for
a cash register: to
calculate the total
charge, either man
could simply add up
your items by hand,
using a pencil on
what was about to
become your paper bag.
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