Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

FEBRUARY 24, 1944

Icebox Follies a Sidesplitter

The Dill Pickle Club put on its annual “Icebox Follies,” and this one was the best yet.

Grady Kilgore was cast as Shirley Temple, who sang “On the Good Ship Lollipop.” I wonder if everyone knew what pretty legs our sheriff has?

And my own other half, Wilbur Weems, sang “Red Sails in the Sunset.” I thought it was good, but then, I’m no judge. I hear him every day in the shower. Ha. Ha.

The most hilarious skit was a skit depicting Reverend Scroggins, played by Idgie Threadgoode, and Vesta Adcock, played by Pete Tidwell.

Opal did all the hair and makeup, and Ninny Threadgoode, Biddie Louise Otis, and yours truly made all the costumes.

The so-called “dangerous animal” in the Mutt and Jeff skit was none other than Dr. and Mrs. Hadley’s bulldog, Ring, in a gas mask.

All the proceeds go to the Christmas fund to aid all the needy here in Whistle Stop and in Troutville.

I wish this old war would hurry up and be over with; we sure do miss all our boys.

By the way, Wilbur tried to join the army the other day. Thank God, he’s too old and has flat feet, or we’d really be in trouble.

… Dot Weems …