5/4/17

Waynetta was proud as punch to be the new ticket clerk down at The Rialto movie house and the management was happy to have her because they knew she'd be diligent when it came to preventing minors from seeing movie intended "for mature audiences only."

One of the last happy days for Rosalie and her mother Yvonne, as weeks after this came the great debate over butter versus margarine which separated them forever after...

During the Bedfords' camping trip to Red River Gorge, they discovered too late that they'd hardly brought any clothes since dad Ricky decided to take up most of the car and half the back of the truck with coolers for his beer.

5/2/17

Prom night at J.Riggins High School had so many young ladies wearing gowns before their years and such heavy makeup that the principal almost decided to intervene.

Solly barely made the height requirement for the U.S. Navy, but despite his diminutive size, he proved extremely helpful when it came to getting into little spots that no one else could reach!

Jacko's mother took him to task for dressing baby Sean in a jumper that was still damp. So she hung him on the clothesline for a few minutes to help dry him out!

4/27/17

Roger figured that he and Sonja were going to have a terrific time at the senior prom, but it suddenly crossed his mind that it was going to be very interesting at graduation to watch her wear her cap and attempt to keep her tassel steady!

When the landlord decided not to continue having heat included with her rent, Miss Betthy Roth took matters into her own hands and crocheted a comfy throw to wear each evening during prime-time television.

Leroy had been warned over and over that he was dis-invited from the Alpha-Omega day cruise and when he attempted to crash it, he was dealt with accordingly!

4/25/17

Georgia and Rod truly loved their new boat, but sometimes it was hard to fit both of them (and Rod's "equipment") up the small stairway and onto the deck at the same time!

Zohra couldn't believe how dull The Hensons' party was, so she decided to down several Coors Lights in quick succession and make her own fun!

The Riverdale Bluebirds had never been known for their incredible basketball acumen, so Terry's mother made them all matching, initialed warm up shirts so that they could at least intimidate their opponents a bit on that front before the game even started...

4/20/17

Rae Jean, Bert, Phyllis and Ralph had a great dinner at O'Halloran's and couldn't wait to show off their new polyester finery at the Fourth of July fireworks extravaganza, but found out the hard way how synthetic fabric reacts to falling cinders...

And so Ranger Bill discovered once again that no matter how friendly they might seem upon first meeting, one still mustn't ever trust a wild bear in the forest...

Celebrated novelist Paul Gallico was lauded for his novel (turned movie) The Three Lives of Thomasina, but neglected to offer credit to his occasional ghostwriter Socks.

4/18/17

Though it started out innocently enough, over the course of time, Reynard the Chimp eventually swapped placed with little Andrew and live a life of pampered bliss while Andrew was donated to a St. Vincent de Paul thrift store in error!

File Photo: The last known picture taken of the diving board at Bentcrick Lake. Thereafter, people had to either jump from the landing or wade into the water below...

Charnelle looked forward to her new job as cashier at Happy Jack's Hamburger Shack, though she couldn't deny that after a couple of weeks in, her pom poms began to collect grease on them...

4/13/17

Fellow revelers at The Step Up lounge and package liquor store at first thought it was very gallant and nostagically romantic that Benji and Stu were drinking from some lucky lady's shoes... until they saw that the shoes were size twelve and that Benji was in sock feet!

Bryan wanted terribly to be just like his Uncle Dan, which is why one day he cut off much of his sister Kellie's hair and adhered it to his face with Krazy Glue, much to the horror of his mother, not to mention the nurses down at the Emergency Room.

Vietta felt her chosen holiday dress lacked flair, so just before heading over to Ray and Cecilia's house for the party, she opted for a festive headdress that would brighten up her look considerably.

4/11/17

Great pains were taken to suppress this information in the 1940s, '50s and beyond, but as a matter of fact, Albert Einstein was once arrested as a young man on a morals charge.

True, an afternoon at the shoreline was fun and all, but Martha Downey saw no excuse to let chores go by the wayside, so she often brought along a few delicates to wash, letting them air dry in the spokes of their beach umbrella.

If the truth be known, Jerry, Clint and the other guys really weren't all that fond of Frank as a person, but none of them could deny that he was handy on those long camping trips because no one else was able to serve up the beef and wieners the way he could!

4/6/17

Just as the photographer down at d'Rhea Studio snapped this shot of The Runson children, little Elyse (center) discovered the effects of stewed prunes on the digestive system. Brother Norb was the second one to realize what had taken place...

Thrilled as she was to make the cheerleading squad down at Bent Valley Junior High, Kellie Karbe nonetheless had her parents file a complaint because she was always relegated to the bottom of the pyramids when she really wanted to climb on top and shake her pom-poms to the crowd!

And so LouAnne, Merle, Veronica and Tommy nearly missed their excursion on The Mohawk because Tommy wasn't aware of the dress code and had to have his mom run a shirt down to him before they could embark!

4/4/17

On Wednesday afternoons from 1:00 till 6:00, Margaret helped work in the fabric department down at Ben Franklin, leaving Herschel to watch the kids. Often, if they became unruly, he'd pile them onto his 'cycle and drive them over to his sister Annette's for part of the time...

Lt. Bordon considered this crime scene, in which Tommy Lewis' dismembered head was found next to his body on the beach, to be one of the most gruesome ever, yet even he had to concede that it appeared as if Tommy died happy!

Virgil was so proud to have been asked to ride along in the Cincinnati Reds' Opening Day Parade with his local tow truck and figured that Ronetta (along with Snowball) would make the perfect accessory in his passenger seat.