Ebby Halliday
Ebby Halliday (born March 9, 1911) is an American Realtor-real estate broker/agent and businesswoman who founded Ebby Halliday Realtors.
One of the first successful female entrepreneurs in Dallas, she graduated from high school in Abilene, Kansas, in 1929. She got a $10-a-week job selling women's hats at The Jones Store in Kansas City. In less than a year, she was the top salesperson. In 1938, she was asked to take over the millinery department at Dallas' W.A. Green Store. Soon she had her own Dallas boutique, Ebby’s Hats.[1]
She married former FBI agent Maurice Acers in 1965.[2][3] Acers died in 1993.[4]
She celebrated her 104th birthday on March 9, 2015.[5]
References
- ↑ Nixon, Caroline. You Never Know Until You Ask, p. 6.
- ↑ Ebby Halliday: The Woman Who (Still) Sells Dallas. D Magazine, July 2007. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
- ↑ "Realty Briefs: National Home Week Points Up Strength Via Ownership" by Jim Stephenson. The Dallas Morning News, 12 Sep 1965. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
- ↑ Approaching 100, Ebby Halliday says go easy on the candles by Cheryl Hall. The Dallas Morning News, 15 Jan 2011. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
- ↑ Ebby Turns 104 Today, Encourages Donations by Sarah Bennett. Park Cities People, 9 Mar 2015. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
External links
- Ebby Halliday, 98, visits client, 97 – The Dallas Morning News
- Official site
- Top 280 Companies ranked by 2003 sales volume – realtor.org
- February 2006 Newsletter – Farmers Branch Chamber of Commerce
- Yellow Rose Named For Texas Legend Ebby Halliday
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