"1953"

Hi folks, this is Two Texas PawPaw. I ran accross a bit of interesting news while going through some boxes in my smoke room. My wife and I were married in 1953 and a couple years ago, at our 50th Wedding Anniversary, my brother-in-law gave me a book of 1953. Following are some of the things I found interesting:-----LIFE EXPECTANCY WAS 68.2 YEARS---MISS AMERICA WAS NEVA JANE LANGLEY OF MACON, GEORGIA---TWO BIGGEST INVENTIONS THAT YEAR WERE POLIO VACCINE AND ROCK AND ROLL---OUR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT WERE EISENHOWER AND NIXON---AVERAGE INCOME WAS $4,011.00 ANNUAL---PRICE OF NEW CAR WAS $1,651.00---AVERAGE COST OF NEW HOUSE WAS $9,525.00---LOAF OF BREAD 16 CENTS---GALLON OF GAS 20 CENTS---GALLON OF MILK 74 CENTS---GOLD PER OUNCE $35.00---SILVER PER OUNCE 90 CENTS---DOW JONES AVERAGE 276---MINIMUM WAGE WAS 75 CENTS---BIGGEST CEREAL ON THE MARKET WAS KELLOGS CORN FLAKES---ACTRESS KIM BASINGER WAS BORN ON DEC 8TH---JOHN F KENNEDY AND JACQUELINE BOUVIER WERE MARRIED---SYLVANIA INTRODUCED THEIR BIGGEST LINE OF TELEVISIONS---BEST MOTION PICTURE WAS "FROM HERE TO ETERNITY"---BEST ACTOR, WILLIAM HOLDEN FOR "STALAG 17"---BEST ACTRESS WAS AUDREY HEPBURN FOR "ROMAN HOLIDAY"---YEARS BIGGEST SONGS WERE "ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK" AND "HOW MUCH IS THAT DOGGIE IN THE WINDOW"---MOST POPULAR T.V. SHOWS WERE "DRAGNET" AND "I LOVE LUCY"---Just a little tidbit of info you might find amusing---this is Two Texas PawPaw, signing off, and, the good Lord willing and the creeks don't rise, I'll be back tomorrow.