Washington & Lincoln’s Birthday – back in the day…

In 1942 the birthday’s of Washington and Lincoln were celebrated separately.  Here is a sample of what your parents and grandparents saw….

 

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Even back then you had to have shopping advertisements!

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Entertainment

Casablanca

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And memories…

I believe I need to add here that this is officially a celebration for Washington’s birthday even though the name was changed to President’s Day in 1971.  Congress voted NO to including Lincoln and the rest of the presidents simply jumped on board anyway!

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 Things could be worse…

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This is the Tateyama Kurobe Snow Corridor in Murodo, Japan.  They receive approximately 21′ of snow per year, but there have been times when 60′ fell.  The Corridor can only be open April thru October, so these pictures are not even in the winter!

contributed by William Peacan, now in 0*F weather himself plowing the roads in New England.

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Farewell Salutes – 

Sidney Bashein – Palm Bch County, FL; US Army, WWII, ETO

William Cross Jr. – Shenandoah, VA; US Army, Lt.Colonel (Ret 24 years), WWII, ETO, Bronze Star, Purple Heart

Donald Dalton – Mayflower, AR; US Air Force (ANG), BGeneral, pilot

Verner Gaul – Harlan, IA; US Army Air Corps, WWII, 101st Weather Group

Levi Lattomus – Milford, DE; US Army, WWII, ETO, Signal Corps

Marie McMullen – WPalm Beach, FL; US Navy WAVES, WWII

William Nevius – Hempstead, NY; US Navy, Captain (Ret.)

George Rawston – Christchurch, NZ; RNZ Army # 3515, WWII

Harry Sparks Jr. – Spokane, WA; US Army, WWII, heavy machine-gunner

Dan Woods – Norwalk, CT; US Army, Korea

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1950’s President’s Day

 

In the 1950’s, there was no President’s Day, the holiday as it is today generated out of the 1980’s when holidays were being reorganized and celebrated on the Monday closest to their actual dates.  Therefore, during the Korean War era, the people of the U.S. had George Washington’s birthday to celebrate with family dinners, B-B-Qs and shopping for the best sales, whatever your heart desired.  Harry Truman said good-bye and “I Like Ike” was sworn in as President.  It was a great time to be growing up and for young WWII families that were just starting out…

   Eisenhower sworn in as President 

Bye-Bye Harry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Backyard BBQ

 

 

Have a beer…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Take a ride in your new 1953 El Dorado

 

Too cold? Have the family in for dinner…

 

 

…or go away for the long weekend.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Only today things seems to be like this……………

 

Click on images to enlarge.

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Farewell Salutes – 

Joshua Baker – Scarborough, Ontario; Canadian Armed Forces, Corporal, Afghanistan

Frank Burke – Northbrook, IL; US Navy, WWII

Bronze Star

Irving Cohn – Arlington, Heights, IL; US Army, WWII, ETO, Battle of the Bulge, Bronze Star

Vincent Dwyer – Malba, NY & Ft. Lauderdale, FL; US Army, 242nd Infantry/ Rainbow Div., WWII, Purple Heart & Bronze Star

Hugh James Hamilton – Christchurch, NZ; RNZAF # 4215243

Thomas Lindsay, Sr. – Grand Rapids, MI, US Navy, WWII

Sherwood  Petry – Venice, FL; US Army, WWII

Leo Schlissel – Tamarac, FL & NYC: US Navy, WWII,  PTO

John Tillman Simpson – Greenforest, AR; US Army, WWII

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