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could a gentleman get a haircut, shave, shampoo and tonic, he could also have his shoes shined to a glossy brilliance. Silky Wilson was the shine man when Buntley bought the shop, and he stayed with him for several years. At cotton picking time, he wanted to pick cotton. Id let him go out and pick, and hed come in and shine shoes on Saturdays. He was a real good porter and shine boy. He was very courteous to the customers. He would brush their hats off and hold their coats for em. Most all would give him a tip. Among Buntleys most longstanding customers were Curtis and Russell Cunningham, Ray Humphrey of Custer City and Robert Edgar. Ive cut Dr. Cunninghams hair for about 55 years, said Buntley. Russells the same way. Theyve always come in and gotten a haircut every two weeks. Theyd always get a shampoo and tonic too, but never a shave. They shaved theirselves. And Ive cut Robert Edgars hair practically all his life. Clinton Daily News June 11, 1995 Highway Right of Way Clinton Domino Parlor Templo Monte Sinai Church B & K Antiques Clinton Production Credit First National Bank

Ten barber shops in Clinton


When I first started barbering, we stayed open till 10 p.m., Gordon Buntley, longtime Clinton barber, said. We were open lots of times till midnight on Saturdays. During the week, the barbershops closed by 7 p.m. most evenings. But on Saturdays, they stayed open till the customers quit coming. Buntley started barbering for Clarence Teeter in April 1927. A year later he quit and moved to 410 Frisco, but there was a barber war going on, and the price for a haircut dropped from 40 cents to 25 cents. Shaves went down to 20 cents. So Buntley moved to Custer City where prices were 35 cents for haircuts and 25 cents for shaves. He joined Vernie Rays staff in May of 1928, and worked in Custer for 15 years. When he returned to Clinton, he bought his own shop where at one time he had three other barbers working for him. At one time we had 10 barber shops in Clinton, he said. There were four when I bought this shop, and every one of em had two to five barbers. Thats when everybody was getting a haircut and shave too, and we were cutting ladies hair. We had a large business here for a long time. Then the beauty shops started cutting ladies hair, and we lost all that. In its heyday, Buntleys barber shop was a fullservice operation. Not only

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Marias Mexican Imports & Restaurant Precision Reloading & Weaponry TV Cable of Clinton Berts Caf Bayles & Monroe Agency Ira Eph Monroe, Atty. Halls Caf Jeans Caf Joys Caf Good Eats Caf

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Johnnys Trading Post and Key Service Ennis Maytag Co. Oldees Bookstore Lucky Star Bar Tavern Roy Mouse Bar Ralphs Bar Sammys Domino Parlor Army & Navy Store Robertson Music Silver Grille E Cathey Plumbing Singer Sewing Machine Co. The Oak Leaf Press John Gilliam Barber and Beauty Shoppes

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Ivanna Livingston started working for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company in 1957. It was located at 4th and Frisco in the old First National Bank building. The business office was downstairs, and the operators and switchboards were upstairs. Operators were on duty 24/7. Those with the most seniority usually worked early in the day which was 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Some chose the shorter night hours. Livingston said, Wed climb those steep old stairs and go to work. It was a lot different back then. Operators plugged the cords and plugs into the incoming calls and said, Number please, or Operator, and then they would connect the call with another plug and ring it backward or forward with a keydepending on the number. I remember my number; it was 2041 W, said Livingston. Southwestern Bell was paying $42 weekly in the late 1970s, which was at that time one of the highest salaries for women, and men too. Southwestern Bell converted to dial phone about 1965. In addition to Livingston, about a dozen former operators live in this area: Margaret Goucher, Darla Upchurch, Betty Walker, Joy Smith, Mary Paciorek, Norma Jean Moore, Maudie Martin, Sylvia Maloy, Phyllis Hobbs, and Fred Stehr.

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