Betty's
Haven
I
remember the 40's
and
the 50's
This
pic was taken in the 50's
I
remember when
Western
movies were 10 cents for
a
double feature, a serial,
a
newsreel and coming attractions!
Masked
outlaws & masked good guys
such
as the Lone Ranger. I just
loved
going to town on Saturday
and
staying all day at the "show"
as
it was called back then.
I
remember when
Penny
candy really only cost a penny!
My
car in the 50's
1949
Ford
It
was navy blue
Back
in the 50's when I bought the
car,
the Tastee Freeze ice cream
place
was either selling or giving
away
dolls when you bought an
ice
cream sundae or maybe a banana
split.
They were pretty dolls with
long
frilly dresses. I would get
them
and put them up over my
sun
visors on each side of my car.
I
had six of them I think.
This
pic was taken in the 40's
This
doll was purchased
with
Green Stamps by my aunts
and
given to my mom to give to me
for
Christmas. I remember the
doll's
dress and bonnet was blue.
I
was so proud of that doll.
I
remember the battery powered
radio
we had back then. Mama would
order
a new battery from Sears &
Roebuck
catalog. The battery was
really
big, about 15 inches long
by
6 inches tall and 3 inches
thick.
I am just guessing, but
I
remember when mama would
order
one she would meet the
mailman
out on the country route
when
that battery was expected.
Boy!
then we could hear Stella
Dallas,
Grand ole opry and the
Creaking
door again! We could
listen
to Hank Williams and Patsy
Cline
and all the other country
and
western singers of the day!
I
remember when gas was 5 gallons
for
$1.00. Mama would stop at a gas
station
before driving the three miles
home
to the country, and buy 5
gallons
of gas, 3 sacks of
R
J Reynolds tobacco
and
a package of wrapping
papers
to roll her cigarettes. I
think
the papers were free or went
with
the little sacks of tobacco.
This
was my Grandmothers
wind
up clock. It would "dong" on
the
hour and the half hour. I just
loved
hearing the sound of that clock
when
I was a child and
we
were at "Grannies" house.
My
uncle still has
that
clock. That is the way it was
for
me back in the Good Old Days!
I
would love to hear from you
cyber
friends that remember those
days
and some of the things you
remember!
Email
me
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