Paging Nancy Frock.
The Iola Public Library is looking for Nancy Frock dresses for a local history program on H. L. Miller and Son at 7 p.m. Feb. 11.
For more than 60 years the dress factory sold women’s clothing nationwide and employed hundreds of Allen Countians, mostly women.
It started in the 1930s with a good print dress selling for $1 and expanded with career-wear as times changed. But the mainstay was that simple cotton dress labeled “A Nancy Frock Made to Wear Anywhere.”
The dress was a staple in many wardrobes. The library would like to display examples. Anyone who has one is invited to bring it to the program or to call the library at 620-365-3262.
Factory owners Ed and Betty Miller and former employees will recount this chapter of local history.
