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Tom's Ice Cream Shoppe
Artist - Rex Robinson
In 1926, Kathleen Taylor's parents, Tom and Emma Reynolds, opened their store, making - among other things - their own candy and donuts. Then it was known as Reynold's Milk Sherbet.
Mrs. Reynolds had emigrated from Germany. She brought with her a recipe for making ice cream and one day, the daughter says, she hand-cranked three gallons of the family recipe to see how the customers would take to it. They loved it and the tradition was born.
Through the turmoils of the succeeding decades - the Depression, the wars - the ice cream business snowballed and the store became a favorite stopping off spot for Sunday afternoon drives and kids after school.
Mrs. Taylor was raised around the store. In 1954 she and her husband Guy Taylor took over the shop.
Sundays, when the customers line up past the dozen iron-wicker stools, across the bare floor and out the door, Mrs. Taylor frequently has the help of her sister, Mrs. Barney Jolly of Hawesville, and her brother, M. C. Reynolds of Owensboro.
Mr. And Mrs. Bruce Singleton operated the store for a few years and now Mr. Joe Nelson still sells the ice cream at Lewisport's "Popcorn Shoppe".
Text is from the 'Hancock 29' booklet edited by Robert A. Powell ©1979
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Rex W. Robinson of Owensboro, Kentucky
Co-founder and editorial director of the Kentucky Artist and Craftsman magazine, he is currently exclusive artist for Nostalgia Gallery in Paducah. He grew up in Bremer and Owensboro.
One of the most popular artist in Daviess - Hancock County area, Rex has won many awards, and has exhibited extensively throughout the area.
His works adorn the walls of many homes and businesses in Kentucky, Indiana, and Tennessee.
Since graduating from Kentucky Wesleyan in 1975, he has been very active in exhibits and art associations. He has also served as an art instructor at Kentucky Wesleyan College; in family and adult education programs in Owensboro.
Through his latest venture he will continue to pay tribute to the past with limited edition collector prints of nostalgia.
Text is from the 'Hancock 29' booklet edited by Robert A. Powell ©1979
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