OVER 4 MILLION Readers Weekly Nationwide!
FREE
of Auburn, Opelika, Columbus, Phenix City & Fort Benning
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ©2006
The Neatest Little Paper Ever Read
December 22, 2016 Published by: Path Consulting Group L.L.C.
For Advertising Call:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
info@tidbitscv.com
(334) 524-8883 or (706) 332-0090
Q: What comes with Divorced Barbie? A: All of Ken’s stuff!
ISSUE 2016.52
Volume 12 Issue 52
BARBIE DOLLS
4th Quarter 2016 Week 52 Dec 18 - Dec 24 Page 1
pages 1-4
Get Your
--------------------------
TIDBITS® PLAYS WITH
“My Pillow” OSTRICH
BARBIE DOLLS
pages 5-6
by Janet Spencer
STRANGE CHRISTMAS
Today!!
pages 7-8
See informational AD and ORDERING instructions on PAGE 9
Don’t stress over the holidays… let East Alabama Credit, Inc. help Santa this year! Personal loans with easy terms. Call us Today!
334-745-2510
Or Apply Online www.eastalabamacredit.com
3909 Pepperell Pkwy, Ste. B • Opelika, AL All Loans Subject to Our Liberal Credit Policies and Terms.
New locatioN... Now opeN!!!
Every single second, three Barbie dolls are sold around the world. Come along with Tidbits as we play with Barbie dolls! A SUCCESS STORY • According to the book “Forever Barbie” by M. G. Lord, Ruth Handler was the one who came up with the idea for the Barbie doll after seeing a German doll named Lilli that was anatomically correct and intended to be given as a gag gift to bachelors. Her husband Elliot was already in the manufacturing business. Ruth asked him to start making adult-looking dolls for their daughter, who was too old for baby dolls but not too old for dolls altogether. Elliot began manufacturing the doll. • The doll was named after the Handler’s daughter, Barbie, who was born in 1941. Their son Ken was born in 1944. The factory foreman’s name was Harold Matson. Matson and Elliot combined their names to form the Mattel Corporation. • In 1955 Mattel was already well established in the toy business when they got the opportunity to sponsor a new TV show: “The Mickey Mouse Club.” As a result, Mattel’s ads turned toy sales from a once-a-year occurrence at Christmastime to a year-round event. Barbie went on the market in 1959. (continued next page)
WANT TO RUN YOUR OWN BUSINESS? Publish a Paper in Your Area We provide the opportunity for success!
Call 1.800.523.3096 (U.S.) 1.866.631.1567 (CAN) www.tidbitsweekly.com
• Complete frame and body repair • faCtory and Custom paint • all work guaranteed • insuranCe Claims
the car stereo shop
Welcomes Wet sounds
(334) 887-8422 1914 Opelika Rd. • Auburn, AL 36830
aRe HeRe!
Ammo • Accessories • Cleaning Supplies
AUBURN PAWN Next to Jimmy’s Car Stereo Behind Swanson’s Diamond Center
334.826.1898
920 Opelika Road • Auburn, Alabama
Layaway Now for Christmas and Tax Season
UPTOWN JEWELRY & PAWN
SU AME NDOWN RICA SKAR N BASS SUBW AUDIO OOFE RS
DIO CAR AU ION AT INSTALL E AVAILABL
GUN
LAY-AWAY AVAILABLE
Prince Service center
RINCE
300 South 6th Street • opelika, al 36801 (334) 749-3326 • prince1@bellsouth.net
Be car care aware Old Man winter is On the way
PeOPle yOU trUst!!!
Skate center
the
334-203-1534
620 Columbus Pkwy. • Opelika, AL Behind Gynn-Smith Chevrolet
Hunting Rifles, sHotguns, Handguns & ammo
Fun For ALL AGES
Birthday Parties • Group Events Fund Raisers • Family Nights Come Skate With Us Call for Details
(334) 821-1127
1221 Commerce Drive • Auburn, AL www.theskatecenter.com
Jewelry, Guns, Home Stereos, Car Stereos, TVs, Playstations, X-Box 360, Nintendo Wii, DVDs, A/C’s, Tools, Laptops, Movies, Guitars, Drums...
LOTS OF NEW & USED TOOLS 334-291-9555
1509 3rd Avenue, (Across From Troy State Campus)