IN 1947
- New House - $6,650.00
- Average Income - $2,854.00/year
- New Car - $1,290.00
- Vitamin D Milk - .78/gallon
- Gasoline - .15/gallon
- Ground Coffee - .55/pound
- US Postage Stamp - .3 cents
- President - Harry Truman
- Vice President - None
IN 1965
- New House - $13,600.00
- Average Income - $6,450.00/year
- New Car - $2,650.00
- Gasoline - .31/gallon
- Bread - .21/loaf
- Monthly rent - $118.00
- US Postage Stamp - .5 cents
- Pay Phone - .10
-Hershey Bar - .5 cents
Pace car - Plymouth Sport Fury convertible
'500' winner - Jim Clark
'Rookie of the Year' "500" - Mario Andretti
In 1965 the war in Vietnam begins to worsen
Troops in Vietnam increased from 75,000 to 125,000
April 1965 - Palm Sunday tornado
. Women's skirts got shorter and men's hair grew longer
. St. Louis Arch was completed
The Beatles released 4 new albums, including 'Help'
. Lyndon Johnson announced his program to create Medicare
and to expand his war on poverty.
. 1965 Voting Rights Act guaranteed African-Americans the right to vote.
. Diet Pepsi became available for the first time.
Popular TV Shows:
Route 66, Hogan's Heroes, Peyton Place,
Mr. Ed, My 3 Sons, I Love Lucy,
Flipper, The Fugitive, The Man from Uncle,
Gilligans Island, The Virginian,
Bewitched, The Addams Family
Popular Films:
Mary Poppins, Sound of Music, Goldfinger,
My Fair Lady, What's New Pussycat,
Cat Ballou, Thunderball, Dr. Zhivago
Greenwood was considered to be a "hick" town
Castleton was a gas station
Fishers was a train depot
Carmel was a truck stop on Rt. 31
Avon was a red flashing stop signal along Rt. 36
Eagle Creek was just THAT!