Comments Made in the Year 1955! That's only 55 years ago!

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'I'll tell you one thing, if things keep going the way they are, it's going to be impossible to buy a week's groceries for $20.00.'

'Have you seen the new cars coming out next year? It won't be long before $2,000.00 will only buy a used one.'

'If cigarettes keep going up in price, I'm going to quit. A quarter a pack is ridiculous.'

'Did you hear the post office is thinking about charging a dime just to mail a letter?'

'If they raise the minimum wage to $1.00, nobody will be able to hire outside help at the store.'

'When I first started driving, who would have thought gas would someday cost 29 cents a gallon. Guess we'd be better off leaving the car in the garage.'

'Kids today are impossible. Those duck tail hair cuts make it impossible to stay groomed. Next thing you know, boys will be wearing their hair as long as the girls.'

'I'm afraid to send kids to the movies any more. Ever since they let Clark Gable get by with saying DAMN in GONE WITH THE WIND, it seems every new movie has either HELL of DAMN in it.'

'I read the other day where some scientist thinks it's possible to put a man on the moon by the end of the century. They even have some fellows they call astronauts preparing for it down in Texas ..'

'Did you see where some baseball player just signed a contract for $75,000 a year just to play ball? It wouldn't surprise me if someday they'll be making more than the President.'

'I never thought I'd see the day all our kitchen appliances would be electric. They are even making electric typewriters now.'

'It's too bad things are so tough nowadays. I see where a few married women are having to work to make ends meet.'

'It won't be long before young couples are going to have to hire someone to watch their kids so they can both work.'

'Marriage doesn't mean a thing any more, those Hollywood stars seem to be getting divorced at the drop of a hat.'

'I'm afraid the Volkswagen car is going to open the door to a whole lot of foreign business.'

'Thank goodness I won't live to see the day when the Government takes half our income in taxes. I sometimes wonder if we are electing the best people to congress.'

'The drive-in restaurant is convenient in nice weather, but I seriously doubt they will ever catch on.'

'There is no sense going to Lincoln or Omaha anymore for a weekend, it costs nearly $15.00 a night to stay in a hotel.'

'No one can afford to be sick anymore, at $35.00 a day in the hospital it's too rich for my blood.'

If they think I'll pay 50 cents for a hair cut, forget it.'

If you know any friends who would get a kick out of these, pass this on!
Be sure and send it to your kids and grandkids
 
Wow! Reading all of these in one place really makes the points even more meaningful. I wonder what people will say 53 years from now?!

Thanks for the fun read. I love seeing things like this. 53 years isn't really that long ago, but things really have changed since then!
 
Things really have changed, haven't they? I too wonder what they will be saying in 53 years. :goodvibes
 

No, 1955 was 55 years ago, not 53! I was born in 1955 and I'm definitely not turning 53 this year.;)
 
Wow, that was fun! I'm forwarding to my parents.

It made me curious to what the average person made in 1953, so I googled.

House: $17,400
Average income: $4,011
Ford car: $1537-$2403
Milk: $.94
Gas: $.22
Bread $.16
Postage stamp: $.03

And here's a link to lots of otehr stuff that happened in 1953 - fun stuff!
http://www.fiftiesweb.com/pop/1953.htm

So, if an average house cost over 4 times the average income, that means houses are actually cheaper now, as the average house is only about twice the average income. (I realize "average" can vary wildly based on different parts of the country, but it's still interesting). A car still costs about 6 months' wages.

Maybe in another 50 years, the average person will make a half million a year, and buy 2 million dollar homes and drive a 250,000 car. (it would be cool if it were a flying car! :rotfl2: And hey - it's 2010 - where is my flying car??!)
 
I remember reading in my sociology class that predictions about society less than 50 years in the future will drastically underestimate our true advancements, and predictions of more than 50 years in the future will drastically underestimate our advancements.
 
laurie31 said:
It made me curious to what the average person made in 1953, so I googled.
House: $17,400
Average income: $4,011
Ford car: $1537-$2403
Milk: $.94
Gas: $.22
Bread $.16
Postage stamp: $.03

Which then made ME curious about the comparison adjusted for inflation:
House: $17,400 = $137,990
Average income: $4,011 = $31,809
Ford car: $1537-$2403 = $12,189-$19,057
Milk: $.94 = $7.45
Gas: $.22 = $1.74
Bread $.16 = $1.27
Postage stamp: $.03 = $.24

My computer's being finicky at the moment, so I can't compare the adjusted prices to the actual prices except to say :scared1: about the milk and :rotfl: about the stamp price! Oh, and that I'm pretty sure the Ford prices are wrong, too!
 
HA! Time to break out my "Marriage Record and Hints on Housekeeping" book from 1935. I got it from my grandparents house and had to keep it. It is complete with Ads. It was put out by one of the founders of the "Detroit Times".

Here is are 3 ads that are interesting.

Electric Refridgerators 39.50 and up. Electric Washers latest '35 models 29.50

Next...

10 Diamond Bridal Pair BOTH for 39.95 (here is the payment listed) 75 cents down and 75 cents a week. Convenient credit terms, no interest or carrying charges, as long as a year to pay.

(This was at Gerson's, in which the slogan states underneath, "Just Bring an Honest Face") :rotfl:

Next....

Good Wives make......the best husbands.

Jeremy Taylor said-"A good wife is heaven's last best gift to man-his gem of many virtues, his casket of jewels. Her voice is sweet music, her smiles his brightest day, her kiss the guardian of his innocence, her arms the pale of his safety, her industry his surest wealth, her economy his safest steward, her lips his faithful counsleors, her bosom the softest pillow of his care. Of earthly goods the best, is a good wife."

In Every Happy Home You'll Find An Alarm Clock, a Bible, Wilson's Better MIlk, and Healthy Kids.

IRA Wilson and Son's Diary Co.

The book has hints for recipes, raising children and other things. It is interesting and scary at the same time.;)

My grandma handwritten in there that the Plymouth was bought used for 600.
 
HA! Time to break out my "Marriage Record and Hints on Housekeeping" book from 1935. I got it from my grandparents house and had to keep it. It is complete with Ads. It was put out by one of the founders of the "Detroit Times".

Here is are 3 ads that are interesting.

Electric Refridgerators 39.50 and up. Electric Washers latest '35 models 29.50

Next...

10 Diamond Bridal Pair BOTH for 39.95 (here is the payment listed) 75 cents down and 75 cents a week. Convenient credit terms, no interest or carrying charges, as long as a year to pay.

(This was at Gerson's, in which the slogan states underneath, "Just Bring an Honest Face") :rotfl:

Next....

Good Wives make......the best husbands.

Jeremy Taylor said-"A good wife is heaven's last best gift to man-his gem of many virtues, his casket of jewels. Her voice is sweet music, her smiles his brightest day, her kiss the guardian of his innocence, her arms the pale of his safety, her industry his surest wealth, her economy his safest steward, her lips his faithful counsleors, her bosom the softest pillow of his care. Of earthly goods the best, is a good wife."

In Every Happy Home You'll Find An Alarm Clock, a Bible, Wilson's Better MIlk, and Healthy Kids.

IRA Wilson and Son's Diary Co.

The book has hints for recipes, raising children and other things. It is interesting and scary at the same time.;)

My grandma handwritten in there that the Plymouth was bought used for 600.



How Much things cost in 1935

Average Cost of new house $3,450.00
Average wages per year $1,600.00
Cost of a gallon of Gas 10 cents
Average Cost for house rent $22.00 per month
A loaf of Bread 8 cents
A LB of Hamburger Meat 11 cents
Average New Car Price $625.00
Canada Dry Ginger Ale 20 Cents
 





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