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Congratulations to Bob Byrge, the 1st to identify James Chappell
Who remembers the Chappell's Diary clocks that were in most classrooms at Roy G. Eversole Elementary and other schools?
Howard was John Carl's Sunday School teacher when John Carl was about 7. Howard would give a quarter for correct answers about the lesson. John Carl could not wait for Sunday to come. Carlene Shackelford, Hazard, KY I surely remember the clock. I was in Mrs. Adams' room but we moved to Whitesburg when I was in the seventh grade. My Mom is Ida. Sharon H. Sexton, Spartanburg, SC |
James
F. Chappell Sr., founded Chappell's Dairy. He was born and raised
at Chappell, Kentucky in Leslie County. His father had always wanted him to go
into the dairy business and had trained him accordingly. However,
the business did not appeal to James at first. He left Kentucky for
the oil fields of Texas. After several years out west he returned to
Leslie County. In 1930 he moved to Harlan where he started a dairy. At first all
Chappell's milk was produced in Harlan. But several years later,
James founded the Chappell Dairy Farm in Jonesville, Virginia. He
built up his dairy herds and started the famous Golden Guernsey
strain in
his breeding. Just prior to the
war, Chappell's began to expand into other territories.
Cumberland was among the first to sell their milk products. By the end of
World War II, and with the return from service of his two sons, James Jr.,
and Howard, Chappell's started to grow. In 1946, the company opened up an office in
Hazard which was managed by James's
son, Howard Chappell. The company sold dairy products all over East Kentucky and Southwestern Virginia.
Chappell's Dairy pioneered in
offering many improvements in dairy products. At first, Chappell's milk was sold in Hazard in small glass
bottles. Customers later received their milk in a cardboard pure-pak
