1960 Elvis & Juliet

"Oh, it's Juliet Prowse...That's Frank Sinatra's girl! What's she doing with Elvis? ...Has Elvis gone off his rocker?"  The newsy tidbits flew faster than a gossip columnist's pencil. 

Juliet, in a crisp green cocktail dress, slid her arm through Elvis' while he tried to cut a pathway into the club.  As he felt her touch, he grasped hold of her arm as though it was the last thing he was goint to feel, ever. He looked into her blue eyes as if for reassurance and she looed up at him, a small smile gently curving her lips.

This is part of an article in Photoplay magazine, November 1960

1967 Sonny & Cher ~ 3rd Wedding Anniversary Party

Article appeared in October 1967 edition of Ladies Home Journal

On cue with Sonny & Cher's arrival, the phonograph spun out their first big hit, "I Got You, Babe," a very fitting choice for the occasion.

Cher is the genius behind all the great costumes the singers appear in everywhere, from recording sessions to parties.

Well-wishers, from left:  William Friedkin, director of their film GOOD TIMES, pop singer Lulu, actress Yvette Mimieux, and Harvey Kresky.

All the guests adored the idea of using platters for dinner plates, and no one was the least bit shy about the heaping helpings.

Harvey Kreskey, Personal Manager for Sonny & Cher 

"Dear Journal:  Is it corny to give Sonny & Cher a third wedding anniversary party?"

Not corny, if you make it candy.  Candy's a symbol for a third wedding anniversary.  So, we helped Harvey plan his surprise party for the young rock singers around a candy theme.  We dreamed up candy centerpieces made from giant lollipops and created an anniversary cake decorated with a gumdrop garden of bright flowers and "gras," continued the confection colors on vinyl tablecloths strewn with glued-on three-dimensional felt flowers.  Our sweetheart of a drink, served outdoors by the pool with hot hors d'oeuvres, was Loving Cup - guests helped themselves to a split of champagne, poured it over ice into giant burgundy glasses, added a dash of Grand Marnier and a few strawberries.  Our buffet was served indoores, on wildly flowered platters big enough to take seconds the first time around.

1950 A Day In The Life Of Mary Martin

Article in the June 1950 edition of THE AMERICAN MAGAZINE

The most exciting cue-line in a day in the life of Mary Martin, star of the record-breaking Broadway musical show, South Pacific, is a little 6-word speech she and her husband, Richard Halliday, hear almost every night as they tiptoe up the stairs after driving 45 miles out from the theater in New York to their home in the Connecticut hills overlooking Long Island Sound.  It comes from a little canopied bed and it goes like this: "Is that you, Mommy and Daddy?"  On cue, they gallop in to say good night to their 8-year-old daughter Heller.

Mommy sleeps until noon, and is one of the few healthy persons in this world fully entitled to breakfast in bed.  In over a year Mary Martin has not missed a performance of South Pacific.  She is able to keep her healthy, she says, because her manager-husband "does everything - I don't do a thing but have fun."  After breakfast, she goes over her mail, which averages from 75 to 100 letters per day, answering all personal letters herself, while Dick takes care of business matters.  On good days, Mary and Heller take a walk on the 6-acre lawn with their 3 miniature French poodles, then Mary helps Heller with her ballet steps.  

Once a week Mary takes a voice lesson from Mrs. Helen F. Cahoon, who comes from Mary's home town, Weatherford, Texas, and has been giving her lessons since Mary was 12 years old.  Mary does her own nails and toes, but it's her hair that really gets her attention.  She washes it once at home before the show to bring out the curls, once during the show for the famous song, "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair," and once after the show to get the soap out.

At 5:45 P.M. on the dot dinner is served, and at 6:15 there's a frenzied farewell at the door to Heller and the dogs, and the hour and 15 minute drive into town.  Then comes the show, in which Mary sings 6 numbers and is off stage only about 20 minutes during the 2 1/2 hour performance.  After the curtain, she greets admirers in her dressing-room.  Finally, comes a postmidnight snack, and the drive home to Heller.                  -Wayne Amos-

1941 Apple Festival Queen Shenandoah XVIII

From TIME magazine, June 9, 1941

Her Majesty Queen Shenandoah XVIII receives the royal crown from Edward R. Stettinius, Jr., able young Director of Priorities in the Office of Production Management.  Proud and honored is comely Mollie Foulkes Lee to be chosen the eighteenth Apple Queen in the traditional ceremony of the Shenandoah Valley.  This elaborate pageant is held each year...just as the pink and white apple blossoms unfold their rare beauty...to celebrate the blessings of the coming apple crop in this green and fertile valley.

Queen Shenandoah XVIII, in real life beauteous Miss Mollie Foulkes Lee, descendant of one of the old South's most aristocratic families, poses with her court amidst the blossoms in the Shenandoah Valley Apple Blossom Festival held annually in Winchester, Va.

Regally ensconced on her patriotic throne, Queen Mollie smiles at the 50,000 excited Apple Blossom Festival guests who throng Winchester for the Fete.  Over 1200 youthful actors took part in the spectacle highlighting the two-day program at Handley High School.

His Excellency, James H. Price, Virginia's popular governor, chats amiably with Princesses Elizabeth Ann Davis and Lois Elaine Kibler, among the prettiest of Queen Mollie Lee's court...as balmy breezes gently sway the Shenandoah Valley apple blossoms.

At the Queen's Ball, genial, smiling Benny Goodman clarineted his way into the hearts of many a glamorous southern belle.  Entertained by The Benny and his world0famous orchestra, guests to Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival kicked and cavorted and Virginia Reeled till the wee small hours of the morning.

A Princess and a Cadet obviously enjoy the mellow melodies of Benny Goodman and his orchestra.  Princess Jane Giesen from Bradfort, Va., dances with Cadet L.G. Chase of proud Virginia Polytechnic Institute.  As the last musical strains died away - Festival guests made a beeline to local "eateries" for a steaming bowl of taste-tingling Heinz Soup and a snack.

Making a visit to Heinz Vinegar plant at Winchester, Queen Mollie learns that apples, just like those to which the Shenandoah Festival pays homage, are used in preparing sparkling amber-clear Heinz Cider Vinegar and spicy Heinz Apple Butter.  Wine-red, firm, juicy, perfectly shaped...these apples are pressed for their pure juice which is made into vinegar and aged in wood like fine old wine.  When it reaches the peak of flavor, this vintage vinegar is bottled...ready to give zest to salads and greens.  Ask your grocer for Heinz Cider Vinegar today and see how the tangy goodness of ripe, red apples adds life to your favorite salads.

1941 Compulsory Female Training - Mrs. Roosevelt's Plan

Uniforms for Defense Workers
Utility apron, working nurse, air-raid warden, dress uniform for air-raid warden, canteen dress, working nurse.

From TIME magazine, June 23, 1941

National Affairs

Mrs. Roosevelt's Plan

If boys are drafted, why not girls?  Mrs. Roosevelt sees no good reason why not.  Since the beginning of the depression she has often discussed with the President a cherished plan: drafting U.S. girls for a year of compulsory service.  Last week, like other citizens of the District of Columbia, Mrs. Roosevelt registered for voluntary civilian defense, and brought up again her plan for compulsory female training.

Compulsory as Mrs. Roosevelt's plan would be, it would not be drastic.  The draft would be only an extension of the girls' compulsory education.  Drafted girls between the ages of 18 and 24 would be placed on the same footing as men, given the same subsistence, same wages.  They would learn switchboard operation, nurses' aid, hospital work, buying and preparation of food, automobile driving, map reading, sewing, budgeting, as well as such mechanical skills as they wanted to learn.  Most girls would put in their year at home, would leave home only if they wanted some kind of training which they could not get at home (and if their parents were willing to let them go away).

When the draft bill was being planned last year, Mrs. Roosevelt kept telephoning the President from her Val Kill cottage to urge that her draft-women program be included.  If you are going to mobilize and train a nation, she argued, why leave out half the nation?  But the President knew, and said, that no Congressman would touch a bill containing compulsory training for girls.

Two months ago Mrs. Roosevelt brought up her plan in the Ladies' Home Journal.  It did not evoke overwhelming enthusiasm. In fact, most comment suggested that it scared the daylights out of U.S. men.  Last week, after registering as a defense volunteer, Mrs. Roosevelt went to Manhattan, there, at Mayor LaGuardia's request, examined prospective uniforms for volunteers, confessed "to a little confusion in thinking about uniforms before being entirely certain what work is to be done in them."  In short, although no one in the Government, from the President down, supported her in it, she was still set on getting U.S. women into the draft.

1940s Business Advertisements Winston-Salem, NC

Since this is regionally local for me, I am fortunate enough to run across local history.

These advertisements are from a 1941 high school year book in Winston-Salem, NC.

Enjoy the stroll down memory lane...

1951 Interesting People: Mrs. Marjorie Winter

From AMERICAN MAGAZINE
August 1951
"Interesting People" section
Page 59

How's your golf game these days?  Having trouble with that slice or hook?  Well, maybe what you need is a dash of color, and Mrs. Marjorie Winter, of Dallas, Texas, is in the business of brightening up your game by manufacturing colored clubs.  She makes woods in shades of red, orange, green, purple, or yellow.  

She took over the club-making business three years ago, when her husband died.  At the time, Mrs. Winter hardly knew a putter from a brassie, but she decided to learn. First thing she found out was that many customers hesitated to buy their clubs from her because she was a woman.  Se realized she needed something to attract attention, and finally hit on the colored woods.  Soon golf pros in many parts of the country were carrying her multicolored clubs in their bags, and then the orders began coming in.  Mrs. Winter is now one of the largest makers of custom-made clubs.

Prior to her husband's death Mrs. Winter had been a housewife, but now she devotes all her time to the business.  She and her staff serve as golf diagnosticians and try to work with each customer on what's wrong with his game.  If you have trouble with your slice, they will slant your club to help you overcome your fault.  Mrs. Winter is shown here with Ben Banks, golf pro at Dallas' Cedar Crest course, who is using her clubs.

1950s Winston-Salem, North Carolina Businesses

If you live in the Winston-Salem, NC or surrounding area, I'm sure you remember some of these places.

Some are still around!

Enjoy the stroll down memory lane...

1951 WINSTON-SALEM NC High School Yearbook Gray, Reynolds, & Hanes

This yearbook is full of so much fun, it's hard to pick just a few pictures to share.

It's hard to believe that in just one generation (I guess in some families, it could be 2 or 3 generations) things have changed so much!

I do love the majorettes and their costumes.  I still enjoy twirling the baton and wish I could do it better.

Maybe you know someone in one of these pictures?  Aunt, uncle, mom, dad, or grandma?

I wish I had more time to scan more pictures, but I must get ready for work. Only so many hours in a morning.