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1. Every Saturday afternoon, the local movie theater, THE CIRCLE THEATER, would show a cowboy movie matinee -- Roy Rogers and Dale Evans or Gene Autry. In those days, movies were mostly shot in black and white film because technicolor was very expensive. It was 10 cents for the movie and 10 cents for the popcorn. What was the name of Gene Autry's horse?
2. Every day, when the weather was decent, Old Gus and his gang of geezers, would sit in the white rocking chairs outside the Court House, "Holding Forth." From their vantage point, they could see all the way to the end of Main Street, including the sidewalks. Mostly, they just cussed out the squirrels, chewed tobacco and took aim at the nearby spittoons. What exactly is a spittoon?
3. Sometimes, just to be ornery, Gus would stand on the Court House steps and bellow out, "Keep off the grass, you young whippersnappers! Can't you read the signs?" What exactly are whippersnappers?
4. Small Town didn't have a "cement pond" like most of the bigger cities did, but they had something even better - a creek (pronounced "crick".) What could possibly be more fun on a hot summer day than swinging out over the river on a tire swing, and jumping off into the cool water waiting below?
5. During the summer months, on Sunday afternoons, the town folk would gather at the park to listen to a free band concert performed by local musicians. Crowd pleasers included spritely Sousa marches, such as, "THE STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER," featuring the drums, tubas, trombones and a certain high-pitched instrument sometimes called a "licorice stick." What is a licorice stick?
6. If you told your mother you were bored, and she replied, "Use your noodle," what do you suppose she meant?
7. If you went to the local drugstore, what would you find besides drugs?
8. Billy and Judy were high school sweethearts who were going steady. Judy wore both Billy's leather jacket and his Jr. class ring. Since the ring was much too big for Judy, how did she wear it?
9. Television was in its infancy in the late 1940s and early 1950s. In fact, Small Town citizens received only one channel, which was broadcasted from a nearby college town. No such thing as all-night infomercials in those days -- Sign off was from midnight until 8:00 a.m. The original TV sets were quite bulky with tiny screens measuring 3", 5", 7", 10" and 12", enhanced by thick magnifying glasses, which were either attached or mounted on a bracket to sit in front of them. Picture was only available in black and white. Color wasn't introduced until the mid-1960s.
Early TV shows included "Captain Video and the Video Ranger," "Arthur Godfrey Show," "Ed Sullivan Show," and "The Texaco Star Theater." The host of a popular television variety show is one of the four listed below. Who was it?
10. "Beggar's Night" was always held the night before Halloween for neighborhood Trick-Or-Treating. On Halloween night, the town merchants sponsored a party for all the kids, and also donated prizes. At 6:00 p.m., the costumed kids would gather on Main Street waiting to parade out to the High School Field House where the party was held -- about twelve blocks away. (Don't worry -- the streets were blocked off.)
Upon arrival at the Field House, the kids wrote their names and phone numbers on a slip of paper, and deposited it into a box for drawing of going home prizes. After that, costume winners were announced, and a few group games were played, such as the Hokey Pokey. At 8:00 p.m., the kids were each handed a big bag of candy and hustled out the door. They hurried straight home because at 8:30 p.m. sharp, the phone calls for prizes began. If they weren't home to answer the phone, they lost out. The prizes included good stuff, such as basketballs, T-shirts, shoes, and bank savings bonds.
Which Halloween costume, a take on a product no longer advertised on TV,
won best costume prizes?
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