Occupation Title 'Fountain Girl': What Is It?

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mawnansmiff

Lifer
Oct 14, 2015
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Sunny Cornwall, UK.
Just filling in some census data for one of my many American families and I found one of my female cousins employed as a 'fountain girl' as shown below....

1940 census for Maxine Snow living at St George, Washington County, Utah is thus

EDWARD VERNON SNOW.....HEAD.....AGE 51......FARMER (GRAIN & LIVESTOCK).....OWN ACCOUNT
LUCILLE SNOW.....WIFE.....AGE 51
RICHARD SNOW.....SON....AGE 23....UN-MARRIED.....FARMER ON HOME FARM
MAXINE SNOW.....DAU.....AGE 19......FOUNTAIN GIRL AT ICE CREAM PARLOUR <------------------
SYLVIA SNOW.....DAU.....AGE 17
LUCILLE SNOW.....DAU.....AGE 15
ARTHUR SNOW.....SON....AGE 12

....might some kind soul fill me in with what a 'fountain girl' might actually do? Does she operate some kind of tap perhaps?

Thanks in advance chaps.

Regards,

Jay.
 

stevecourtright

Starting to Get Obsessed
Oct 4, 2018
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Evanston, IL
Sadly, and sorry to say, "Fountain Girls" had nothing to do with soda. Fountain Girls were hired to stand in their bathing suits at a fountain in the town square to hawk cigarettes and samples of chewing gum. Often said Fountain Girls did this as a second job during the day time while working as a chorus girl in the evening. There are stories that Hollywood agents would hire Fountain Girls as seconds in movies, so it was often a way to work your way into the Entertainment Business.

Actually, I just made that up.
 

mso489

Lifer
Feb 21, 2013
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My mind raced. I though she might keep a public ornamental fountain clean. The plain tip-off was the "ice cream parlour," and I love the "u" in that. When I was a kid, it was just parlor. Yup, she served the sodas, milkshakes, ice cream scoops and sundaes, and whatever else they served. But it is kind of poetic, a fountain girl!
 
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mawnansmiff

Lifer
Oct 14, 2015
7,385
7,295
Sunny Cornwall, UK.
"Good to see you sticking your head up from your radio and posting again Jay!"

Hi Mike, I have far too many hobbies for my own good!

You'll have to update me on the Tecsun.....assuming it has reached you!

Regards,

Jay.?
 
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mikethompson

Lifer
Jun 26, 2016
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Near Toronto, Ontario, Canada
"Good to see you sticking your head up from your radio and posting again Jay!"

Hi Mike, I have far too many hobbies for my own good!

You'll have to update me on the Tecsun.....assuming it has reached you!

Regards,

Jay.?

I will update you when it arrives Jay. Almost a month from the shipped date, and still no sign of it. Really throws a wet blanket over starting a new hobby!
 

paulfg

Lifer
Feb 21, 2016
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Corfu Greece
I will update you when it arrives Jay. Almost a month from the shipped date, and still no sign of it. Really throws a wet blanket over starting a new hobby!
the postal times to the states are very slow as has already been stated,you are not alone in waiting on parcels :( but hopefully it will arrive eventually
 
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