Lanterna Rally

Author: Genny Zak Kieley

Publisher: Adventure Publications

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781932472738

Introduction -- School and neighborhood (My school memories -- Child of the 50s -- Jump rope rhymes -- My love for paper dolls -- The Lennon Sisters -- My bride doll -- Sharing a bike -- My best friend and first crush -- Penny candy in a brown paper sack -- Old fashioned candy -- Cowboy shows, monster movies and playing ball in the street -- F & M school savings program) -- The rise of TV : entertainment for the whole family (Family sitcoms -- TV Westerns -- Fury -- The Riflemen -- American Bandstand -- Dobie Gillis -- My Little Margie -- The Real McCoys -- Lassie) -- What we wore (Teenage fashions in the 1950s -- Junior high -- American Bandstand sets the standards -- Fashions in the 1960s -- Sewing and home ec. -- Fashion sewing in the 1960s -- Amluxen's and learning to sew -- My sewing machine -- Newspaper patterns -- Prom was a special night -- Charm bracelets -- Crinolines -- Hot Pants -- Go-Go boots -- Mohair sweaters -- The shirtwaisted woman -- Padded bras -- Nylons -- Girdles) -- Hair (Hair dye -- How to create a French roll -- Beehive -- The Breck girl -- The first home permanents) -- What our parents wore : hats, aprons, and housedresses (Aprons -- Full aprons -- Hostess aprons -- Kitsch and novelty aprons -- Gingham aprons -- Crocheted apron -- Housedresses -- Hats -- Hankies) -- Drive-ins : the place to be on a Saturday night (Twin City drive-in theatres -- Twin City drive-in movie locations -- Pretending to be the singing popcorn box -- A tank of my own -- Porky's Drive-In -- The first frosty mug -- Bridgeman's) -- Put on your gloves, let's go downtown (Going downtown with my sister.