Shown here, eighty years ago today in the January 22, 1946, issue of the Detroit Evening Times is Miss Nanci Trumbull, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. George T. Trumbull of Bloomfield Hills, MI, serving up some sodas from the soda fountain to her classmates at Kingswood School, Phillis Klinger, Elizabeth Boyne, and Beverly Whiting.

One might be forgiven if they concluded that Nanci had gotten a job at the local soda parlor.  But that would be incorrect.  The soda fountain had actually been installed in the recreation room of the Trumbull home for after school snacks.

She passed away in 2014 at the age of 86.  Her obituary (Mrs. Nancy Elisabeth Seibert) notes, quite fittingly, that she was a trendsetter all of her life.  And she certainly was in 1946.  Of course, we have no doubt that these girls were listening to the radio as they enjoyed their sodas.  Their listening options are shown below.  (You can click on the image for a larger version.)  Since it was after school, our bet was that they were listening to “House Party” at 4:00 on WJR.