Kenny King's Mystery "Chick"

Since the last few days have been all about chicken here on the Brady Blog, here are a few more Kenny King's ads that I've found since my post about Kentucky Fried Chicken a few weeks ago.

Both Kenny King's ads are from the pages of the May 1963 Elyria Chronicle-Telegram. They're interesting because they contain graphic elements that seem a little at odds with the Kentucky Fried Chicken brand.

The ad above is from May 1, 1963. It features an offbeat cartoon character that resembles what the Peanuts character Charlie Brown might look like as a grown-up, with his huge, oval-shaped head.

But it's the other ad (below), from May 6, 1963 that is even more unusual.

The ad makes reference to an upcoming visit to the Cleveland area from none other than Colonel Harland Sanders himself, which is pretty cool.

But who is the comely young lady in the ad?

Is it Colonel Sanders' niece? A waitress at Kenny King's? Maybe someone will Google "Kenny King's" someday, recognize her, and post her identity.

By the way, although the Elyria location in the ad is no longer part of the Kentucky Fried Chicken chain, it’s still home to a restaurant: Lowell Street Cafe. It's located on Lowell Street at Rockfern Street. Here's the link to its Facebook page (and here's its website).