This post is part of a series of editorials written by Bert Walsh during his tenure as president and past president of the Shasta Historical Society. Readers are advised that his humor is often irreverent and rarely politically correct.
Click here for the table of contents for the entire collection of his editorials.
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Here is a fascinating item gleaned from the Question & Answer column of our favorite newspaper: The official Betty Boop Fan Club was founded in l980, has 400 members and sends out a yearly newsletter.
Think about this. Our Society was founded in 1930 and has nearly one and a half times the membership. Is this because we are older? Or is Shasta County history possibly more interesting than 1930s cartoons? Maybe our Newsletter and/or our programs are more interesting. Perhaps our mission statement is more inspiring, our leadership more farsighted and our members more culturally astute. I'll have to think about this for a while.
Meanwhile, if you find that your loyalties are divided, the address of the Betty Boop Fan club is given as 12350 Marshall Avenue, Chino, CA 91710-2523; the phone number is (714) 628-0399.
--BTW
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Note: The Official Betty Boop Fan Club above is no more. It is now less of a club, and more a merchandise platform, run by Fleischer Studios (the character was created by Max Fleisher), as well as on popular social media platforms: https://www.bettyboop.com/.
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