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CONTENTS MARCH 2022
26
STILL
GLOWING
STRONG
This first entry in a
new feature series,
Made in the U.S.A.,
focuses on the
Zippo lighter, a
beloved accessory
for 90 years.
HOW WE
LIVE NOW
A look at five
elements of
modern design,
which reflected
a new way of life
at midcentury.
CO VE R
ST ORY
ARMY ENGINEER Daniel Holden of Auburn, NY, bought a special Zippo to

remind him of his work on Lojwa in the Marshall Islands in the 1970s. Daniel’s is
the first story in our Zippo feature, which starts on page 26.
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8 SPOTLIGHT
10 TIME CAPSULE 1944: Anne Frank, Casablanca
and suntan lotion
11 SOUND BITE For lovers separated by the war,
“Besame Mucho” says it all
12 WORD WISE Aviator sunglasses
14 FRONT & CENTER Ozzie and Harriet Nelson
find their audience on radio
14 16 OUR LIVES
18 AT WORK Traveling the gospel circuit
22 GROWING UP College hoops’ biggest contest
23 TRUE LOVE High school junior risks his pride
24 OUR HEROES Mom’s intoxicating confection
40 RETRO REPLAY
42 INNOVATIONS Formica: The smooth, colorful
composite ages effortlessly
44 BRUSH WITH FAME Pen-pal friendship with
musical superstar Mary Martin
45 KEEPSAKES A 1940s tin dollhouse
40 46 BACK IN TIME
48 PICTURES FROM THE PAST Fat Tuesday
has always been a party in New Orleans
50 MOTORING MEMORIES Wild ride on the
54 old DeSoto
52 NAME THAT CAR Cruising with the Eagles
58 LASTING IMPRESSION Watching for the
signs of spring
IN EVERY ISSUE ON THE COVER

6 Editor’s Note A 1961 Broyhill
7 Tell Us Your Story! furniture ad
shows the
54 Crossword Puzzle
design ideals
56 Contributor guidelines, of midcentury
answers, Hattie’s hatpins living. More on
the era’s style,
page 32.
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EDITOR’S NOTE
At Papa Jack’s Table
W
e all carry pieces of history, and I don’t mean only our
cherished memories. For many of us, the past is tangible
and large: Mark and I have several pieces of furniture that
we inherited from his grandparents Papa Jack and Florence.
A blond-wood bed with built-in bookshelves and a Formica
kitchen table are among my favorites. That table is now my home desk.
Papa Jack and Florence bought it and other pieces when they were fixing
up their new tract home in Utica, New York, in the 1940s—as thousands
of other young families were doing at the time. In our cover feature, “How
We Live Now” (page 32), we look at the decor of the postwar period, which
marked a bold departure then and is still admired today.
It was an era when middle-class homeowners
could enjoy craftsmanship and beautiful design
at an affordable price. Broyhill’s Brasilia line
is an example. Echoing artistic flourishes
architect Oscar Niemeyer devised in 1960 for
Brazil’s new capital buildings, Broyhill’s sturdy
walnut-and-pecan furniture features dramatic
swoops. The line was so popular it inspired a
set of dollhouse furniture. Brasilia is highly
collectible now, going for prices that would
make dear Papa Jack blanch.
So if you have some Brasilia or any other
original modernist furniture from that period,
we hope our story helps you to see it with fresh
eyes, and treasure it.•
BROYHILL BRASILIA
was patented in the
early 1960s, top. The MARY-LIZ SHAW
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Today’s collectors also
look for rare dollhouse
pieces in the Brasilia
style, right. IN THE NEXT ISSUE
• Road Trips
• Convertible Furniture
• Meeting Alex Haley

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SPOTLIGHT
All Pumped Up
Drivers converge on a service
station in New York City for
their gas rations during World
War II. Similar scenes would
play out at the pumps during
the energy crisis in the 1970s.
» READ 1944 HIGHLIGHTS on page 10

MARCH 2022
NOTABLE PEOPLE, PLACES AND EVENTS
10 TIME CAPSULE
11 SOUND BITE
12 WORD WISE
14 FRONT & CENTER
IRVING HABERMAN/IH IMAGES/GETTY IMAGES

SPOTLIGHT
The military jury,
however, acquits him.
Robinson is honorably
discharged in November.
ILSA AND RICK

Casablanca, left, a love
story with an urgent
anti-Nazi message, wins
Oscars for best picture,
director and screenplay.
THE MUSIC DIES

On the foggy afternoon
of Dec. 15, a plane with
bandleader Glenn Miller
aboard disappears over
the English Channel. An
investigation years later
suggests frozen fuel lines
caused the crash.
Time STREETCAR DESIRE
STILL: JOHN SPRINGER COLLECTION/GETTY IMAGES; PAINTING: PHOTO 12/GETTY IMAGES; ANGELOU: AARON RAPOPORT/GETTY IMAGES
Before she becomes a
Capsule world-renowned poet,
Maya Angelou, below, is
San Francisco’s first Black
female streetcar driver at
the tender age of 16.
WORLD WAR II DOMINATES AMERICAN LIFE
HER DIARY LIVES ON term on Nov. 7. Already Piet Mondrian dies in

For two years, teenager in declining health, he New York. His abstracts
Anne Frank details daily serves only four months of geometric patterns,
life hiding from the Nazis before dying of a stroke. left, have a lasting
in Amsterdam. On Aug. 4, influence on culture, from BRIGHT IDEA
the Gestapo discover her architecture to textiles. Pharmacist and airman
family’s hideout and all Benjamin Green invents
but her father die in AT BAT FOR RIGHTS a smelly lotion to protect
concentration camps. While serving at Fort troops serving in the
Her journal is published Hood, Texas, Jackie Pacific from the sun.
in 1947. Robinson is ordered to After the war, he mixes
the back of an Army bus it with other ingredients
WIN NO. 4 by a white driver. until it becomes sweeter
President Franklin D. Robinson refuses, is scented Coppertone
Roosevelt wins an COLORFUL IMPACT taken into custody and is suntan cream.
unprecedented fourth Dutch modernist painter later court-martialed.
BY NANCY HERRICK

SOUND BITEOT
DORSEY SCORES WITH “KISS ME”
BY RANDAL C. HILL
T
rumpeter Max Kaminsky recalled ongoing brawls between
musicians Jimmy Dorsey and younger brother Tommy of the
legendary swing-era Dorsey Brothers Orchestra. “They fought
around the clock,” Kaminsky wrote in My Life in Jazz. “Jimmy would
leap, snatch Tommy’s trombone and bend it in two. Tommy would seize
Jimmy’s sax and smash it on the floor, and the fight was on.”
Such clashes led to the breakup of the short-tempered partners,
with both brothers forming their own hugely successful orchestras.
Between 1935 and 1950, Jimmy Dorsey had at least 10 No. 1
Billboard hits. The last, “Besame Mucho,” claimed top spot for seven
The Homefront weeks in 1944. The smooth style of Dorsey vocalists Bob Eberly and
Kitty Kallen differed little from the original, recorded three years
The war effort picks up as the earlier by Mexican crooner Emilio Tuero. Jimmy Dorsey’s version,
government calls for the nation however, became a cherished anthem, especially for sweethearts
to conserve crucial materials. separated by World War II.
Rationing changes more than “Besame Mucho” (“Kiss Me A Lot”) was composed by the Mexican
what Americans buy, however. songwriter Consuelo Velazquez while she was still a teenager. She later
It also changes how they live. said she relied on her imagination, as she hadn’t yet been kissed when
she wrote the song. The success of “Besame Mucho” made Velazquez
Families plant victory the first female songwriter to have a pop hit in both Mexico and the
gardens to bulk up rationed United States. Velazquez
supplies of fruits and vegetables. went on to serve in the
By 1944, the 20 million backyard Mexican Congress and
gardens provide more than 40% was president of the
of the fresh produce eaten. Society of Authors and
Not only is gas rationed, but Composers of Mexico.
drivers can’t exceed 35 mph— Today, with the possible
known as the Victory Speed exception of Ritchie Valens’
DORSEY: BETTMANN ARCHIVE/GETTY IMAGES; PYLE: U.S. ARMY CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORY
limit. Lower speeds also reduce “La Bamba,” Dorsey’s

tire wear to conserve rubber. version of “Besame
Textile rationing demands Mucho” may be the most
pared-down clothing styles—no recognizable Mexican
pleats, ruffles, double-breasted song in the U.S. Dozens
suits, cuffs or wide waistbands. of other artists, including
Rules are strict. If you’re the Beatles and Dizzy
in the hospital for more than Gillespie, have since
10 days, you must turn in your recorded their own
ration book for safekeeping. versions of “Besame.”
If you die, your book goes back
to the local ration board. JIMMY DORSEY
topped the charts with
BY NANCY HERRICK “Besame Mucho.”
ON D-DAY, JUNE 6, 1944:
NOW THAT IT IS OVER, IT SEEMS TO ME A PURE MIRACLE THAT WE EVER TOOK

THE BEACH AT ALL.
ERNIE PYLE, Pulitzer Prize-winning U.S. war correspondent

SPOTLIGHT
Military pilots did not

wear Ray-Bans.
Bausch & Lomb
launched Ray-Bans as
a civilian brand when
the company realized
it was on to something
with its sunglasses.
Word
Wise ARMY TEST PILOT F.W. Hunter with aviator sunglasses at the Douglas
Aircraft Co. plant in Long Beach, CA, in 1942.
COURTESY OF LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, LC-USW36-99
Optical specialist Bausch & Lomb introduced a tinted anti-

glare lens for pilots in 1937. The thin teardrop frame gave
wearers a wide field of vision—handy for fishing and golf, too.
American Optical, among others, made millions of pairs for
AVIATOR the military in the war years. Merriam-Webster added the term
in 1944, the year Gen. Douglas MacArthur put aviators in the
SUNGLASSES public eye when he wore them on his triumphant return to
the Philippines. With everything military in fashion, civilians
snapped up surplus sunglasses after the war, and aviators
became a style mainstay. —NATALIE WYSONG

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Front &
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Ozzie & Harriet

Debuted 1944
First billed as “America’s favorite
young couple,” Ozzie and Harriet
Nelson began their family adventures
in broadcasting in 1944 on CBS
Radio. The show featured the
Nelsons, playing themselves, talking
about everyday situations with gentle
humor. In 1952, the sitcom found its
TV home on ABC, airing until 1966.
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
presented a vision of uncomplicated
family life, paving the way for others,
including Father Knows Best, Leave It
to Beaver and The Donna Reed Show.
~ The Nelsons ~
How they met Child actors and “The hardest acting in the world
Both seasoned actor children
entertainers, Ozzie Hired actors first
is portraying yourself.” —Ozzie Nelson
and Harriet met played the Nelson
when she sang in boys on the radio. separate scripts— and its interior was 1957, performing
his big band. In 1949, David and until 1954. Ozzie re-created for TV Fats Domino’s “I’m
Red Skelton Ricky, 12 and 8, was writer, producer filming. Early radio Walkin’.” His pop
played a role stepped up to the and director, also scripts gave the stardom helped
The couple worked microphone to play negotiating a sweet address as 1847 to keep Ozzie and
in film and as themselves. 10-year contract Rogers Road, a Harriet on the air.
regulars on Red They made a with pay even if nod to the show’s He died at age 45
Skelton’s radio movie before TV the TV gig was sponsor, 1847 in a plane crash.
show. After Skelton Here Come the canceled. Rogers Brothers Advertising pays
was divorced and Nelsons in 1952 Home sweet silverware. “America’s favorite
HULTON ARCHIVE/GETTY IMAGES
lost his Army draft led to the TV homes A teen idol is born family” did spots
deferment, Ozzie show debuting The family’s real- Ricky (he preferred for Kodak, Coca-
wrote a radio script later that year. The life Los Angeles Rick) launched Cola, Listerine,
for a show based on radio program home was used his music career Tide and Hotpoint,
the Nelson family. continued—with for exterior shots, on the show in among others. •
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OUR LIVES

THOSE WERE THE DAYS
18 AT WORK
22 GROWING UP
23 TRUE LOVE
24 OUR HEROES
Ready to go
Our dad, Willard, snapped
this before we took Paula to
her summer camp in 1956.
I’m between our mom, Lenna,
and Art. We’re posed in front
of our home in West Grove,
Pennsylvania, across from our
family’s service station—just
visible in the background.
ALAN YOUNG • BLAIRSVILLE, GA

OUR LIVES
PREACHER’S
WIFE and gospel
singer Sister
Fern Jones, the
author’s mother,
shows off boxes
of her records.
At Work
SISTER FERN ROCKS THE GOSPEL JUBILEE

Mrs. Jones flirts with stardom in this excerpt from her
daughter’s memoir The Glory Road: A Gospel Gypsy Life.
BY ANITA FAYE GARNER
D
addy came back from the post office. Good to his Mama. Loves the Lord.”
“Mail’s here.” Johnny and Elvis were filed into the same
She opened a big envelope. compartments in Daddy’s assessment. Faith
“From Governor Davis.” and respect for their elders.
She held up an advance copy The news about Johnny filled her with
of the sheet music for her song. A letter was excitement because of the role he might play
attached. She skimmed ahead. in the realization of her dreams, and unless
“...and Johnny Cash recorded ‘I Was There Daddy thought Johnny was a good man,
When It Happened’ at Sun Records.” he’d never have encouraged the relationship.
She stopped, struck by what she’d just read. This news was immediately celebrated.
“Johnny Cash! My song!” Johnny Cash was already famous and with
Daddy’s reaction had everything to do with him recording the song, Mother and Governor
what Johnny believed. He agreed having a Davis would share royalties and would also be
man like Johnny sing a song you wrote could able to sell more sheet music. The Governor
be a good witness for the faith. appeared on television shows and made movies
“I hear John’s a good man. Reads the Word. and toured everywhere, while Mother, having
adapted to our new life in Bogalusa (Louisiana), An invitation came from Brother Daly for
no longer toured. Mother’s biggest audiences Sister Fern to join in a Homecoming Jubilee in
were now in New Orleans, but having written New Orleans, a huge two-day event featuring
a hit song could expand her horizons. famous quartets and musicians. The backup
“I Was There When It Happened” was band, he told her, would be worth the trip.
Johnny’s favorite, the Governor said. He And he had a new choir director who’d already
learned it from listening to the radio. It was taught them Fern’s songs.
the song Johnny sang with the Tennessee Two She worked late several nights getting
when he auditioned for Sam Phillips at Sun her clothes ready. She told Gramma K on
Records in Memphis, since it was the only the phone that one dress she was considering
song they’d practiced enough before they was that black one with the fuller skirt but,
recorded. She read on. of course, there was also a
“Governor Davis will be favorite red jersey with the
coming to Bogalusa to the sweetheart neck. The movie
auditorium and wants us to star neckline adapted into
appear. Raymond, won’t that a more modest version by
be exciting? The man who Fern revealed only a bit of
wrote ‘You Are My Sunshine’ skin, but because of the way
is asking us to play on the she was constructed, hints
same bill with him!” of pulchritude were just a
“I told you before, Doll breath away.
Baby, I don’t feel right Backstage in New Orleans,
anymore about playing friends dropped in. Mother
outside except for church had a dressing table, but since
work. You go ahead.” she didn’t wear makeup, she
“But you have to come, spent most of her time in
Raymond.” Having a man front of the mirror trying to
“No, honey, I don’t. I’ll be win the battle of her curly hair
at a meeting that night.” like Johnny Cash versus New Orleans humidity.
“You don’t even know which sing a song She tugged and pinned some
night. I didn’t say it yet.” you wrote up on top and finally turned
“Whenever it is, I’ll be busy. away from the mirror with
I’m pastoring and that’s what could be a an unhappy face. That was
I’ll be doing. I’m sure Jimmie good witness Daddy’s cue to remind her
Davis knows plenty of guitar they were doll baby curls and
players that’ll keep the beat
for the faith. she was his Doll Baby with
going for you.” big ol’ doll baby eyes, and she
“Honey, do you know how calmed, as always, as if she
important this is for me? My hadn’t heard it all before.
own records will be here any day now and Brother and Sister Janway stopped in to
I can sell some when I sing, the way other say hello.
people do. That’s why we saved up to make Brother Janway said, “Guess who’s coming
CASH: MICHAEL OCHS ARCHIVES/GETTY IMAGES
the records, so I can sell them when I sing.” tonight? Our old buddy Kousin Karl.”
“You continue on ahead and do that.” Daddy said, “Are you sure? Last I heard,
A few days later several boxes arrived. Junior, Karl doesn’t want anything to do with church
Daddy’s brother, went to pick them up while music anymore.”
Daddy was out on a sick call. Mother said leave When Kousin Karl came through the door,
them on the front steps ’til Daddy gets home. Daddy shook hands and nodded and waved
When she heard his car, she ran to him. to the musicians just outside in the hall where
“Look! They’re here! My records! I promise I’ll they were tuning up and telling each other
pay back every penny they cost. Raymond, will their road tales. The announcer’s mic went
you take a picture of me? I’m gonna pose with
the boxes of records before I even open them.” Continued on next page
»
OUR LIVES
on. That was our cue to vacate.
“Welcome to Canal Street
Tabernacle!”
The band swung into a fast
version of “I’ve Got That Old
Time Religion in My Heart.”
Not the one that says “gimme
that old time religion,” but
the one that you could play at
any tempo and sing alone or
with parts, and just a few bars
into it, everybody was up off
their seats.
Mother would appear
early this first evening, and
again later in the show, then
we’d stay over in a hotel
room arranged for us at the
Roosevelt, the first hotel we’d
been to since our visit to the
Shamrock in Houston. This
time we’d get to spend the
night and Mother would sing
again the next afternoon.
Daddy and the Janways and
I sat together. Rita Pleasance
and her family came over
from across the river. A
sizable section was occupied FERN JONES holds Singing a Happy Song, a Dot Records’ release in
by members of our Bogalusa 1959. It came out with additional singles in 2005 as The Glory Road.
congregation who had only
seen Mother sing in church.
We watched her stride across
the stage in her clingy red dress with her back choirs had adopted that maneuver fairly
porch in motion. When she was up there she recently. A few years back, our choirs were
turned into touring Sister Fern and I thought made up of mostly older churchwomen with
that would be a big surprise for church people frail vibratos, aided by an occasional male bass
who hadn’t met that person before. or tenor, and on Sunday morning, it would be
In Brother Daly’s palace for Jesus, the 10 old women and two men, standing quite
lights loved her and she loved them back. still, yet they managed to put out music that
A spotlight followed her and landed smack stirred the spirit—a testament to the notion
on big rhinestone clips at each corner of her that the spirit can sometimes be stirred, as
trademark neckline. Those clips twinkled Daddy claimed, through pure intention.
so much, they were all I could see on the In Black churches it felt like everyone was
bosom of the wife of the preacher who taught always in motion. The preacher crossed the
against personal adornment. I’d be surprised platform many times exhorting, and choir
if she had mentioned to him that she’d be singers moved around and clapped, and
wearing jewelry for the first time since they when they sang a slow song, they swayed. I
converted to the faith. wondered, how do they do that? How do they
The band played, the choir sidestepped all know which direction to lean? They did
in time to the music. Sidestep over and clap, know, all of them. Now here we were in New
sidestep back and clap, the way Black choirs Orleans, with a big choir, all white, moving the
did. Some of our white Pentecostal church same way Black choirs had been moving forever.
Sister Fern launched right into a favorite: were dabbing their eyes. When the audience
“Just a Little Talk with Jesus.” She always applauded so long and so loud and wouldn’t
opened with a familiar one, even if her quit, the emcee called her back out, held
arrangements were much different from her hand and reminded them she would be
the original. She moved from that one into singing again later. They kept applauding.
a new song, offering a spoken verse within, He kept saying she’s coming back soon.
a devotional recitative, a testimony, a poem Karl stood back a ways, looking up at the
within a song, as was the style in Southern stage, beaming at her. After the singing was
gospel circles in the late 1950s. In New done, in the dressing room, I gathered personal
Orleans she gave the audience the song she’d things to take to the hotel with us. Karl stuck
just finished writing in Bogalusa. She sang a his head around the door and said to Mother,
chorus of “Let Tomorrow Be,” then she did “Now that’s the way I like to hear you. For
the spoken word portion. a minute there I thought Sister Rosetta had
stopped by here.”
For by tomorrow all the fears may up and slip away Mother had kept track of Karl even before
And, you know, all the clouds of darkness his new California television program was
May somehow turn to day announced. Scouting for record labels was
And for all the troubles you have feared often done by disc jockeys, studio musicians
You’ll find somehow there’s grace to borrow and performers who shared income with
So why not let tomorrow be until tomorrow songwriters. It wasn’t a stretch for Fern to
believe Karl might put her name forward,
The choir hummed and sang background especially since the word was out about
oohs and aahs, and when she got to that Johnny Cash liking her music so much, and
spoken word part, some people in the crowd Karl had already mentioned hearing about
the Sun recording session.
She said, “I’m so tickled to see you! I thought
for sure you’d forget about us around here once
you got out to Hollywood.”
“Passing through, Fern. A musical pilgrim,
that’s what I am.”
Daddy asked, “What brings you to New
Orleans? You working with people around here?”
“Got a singer to hear over at the Blue Room,
then on to Memphis, then Nashville—the
Opry.”
Mother asked, “Do you have a card for
an old friend?”
Karl dug one out of his pocket.
“Here’s the Nashville number. You want
the California number too? They always
know how to find me.”
Mother opened her purse and wrapped
Karl’s business card in a tissue, treating it
like a treasure as she tucked it inside the
black satin clutch Gramma K made her for
just such occasions. •
PREACHER’S KIDS Leslie Ray and Anita (Nita) Excerpted from The Glory Road:
Faye were expected to do their part singing with A Gospel Gypsy Life by Anita
the family at revivals and sitting in the front row Faye Garner and now available
during Brother Ray’s sermons. from your favorite bookseller.

OUR LIVES
KELLEY, NO. 3,
a point guard,
gets around the
defense in this
game in 1965.
Growing Up
HOOPS PLAYER HAS A GOOD RUN

Inside the locker room at the epic tournament that
became March Madness. BY B.G. KELLEY • PHILADELPHIA, PA
T
hat autumn day in In games, I racked up points in the first round of the
1956, I rushed down with an arcing long-distance tournament. My arms were
to the locker room jump shot. I led the division covered with goose bumps
at Roman Catholic in scoring and was named to as we listened to the 10,000
High School in the Catholic all-league team. screaming fans.
Philadelphia to see if my name More importantly, at least Sadly, we lost in the most
was on the list of those who to my pop, I got several disappointing defeat of my
had made the basketball team. scholarship offers to play playing days. Weeks later,
It wasn’t there. basketball. I chose hometown I recovered my spirits,
I decided right then that Temple University and began realizing what an honor and
I would run 4 miles a day and to work toward that pinnacle privilege it was to be one of
practice as many hours as it of college basketball: playing in the few college players who
took so that next time, I’d be the NCAA tournament known ever get the chance to be part
in far superior condition to
my competitors.
today as March Madness.
On March 9, 1964, my team
of this phenomenal event. •
The next autumn, when sat in the locker room, waiting Share your stories:
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MARRIED
COUPLE Doris
and Duane assist
at a friend’s
wedding.
True Love
PICK OF THE LITTER

Ingenious plan to ask frosh was all his—or was it hers?
BY DUANE ANDREAS • McHENRY, IL
D
uring my junior year at McHenry As a junior, I knew it would hurt my pride if a
High School in 1947, one of my freshman said no. My sister Darlene was good
classmates, Rita Bolger, planned a friends with Doris, and I asked her whether
hayride. The early night ride on a she thought Doris would go with me.
hayrack would meander over gravel As I hurried past the superintendent’s
roads in the picturesque, hilly countryside office on my way to catch the train home
of our community, which is about an hour after football practice, I spotted Doris sitting
northwest of Chicago. by the pay phone.
Whom should I ask to the party? We boys “What are you doing here?” I asked.
were supposed to invite junior girls, but one Doris gave me her best Mona Lisa smile.
of my friends had asked a sophomore. My “Darlene said you wanted to ask me something.”
great idea was that I’d be able to choose the I asked, and Doris was ready with a definite
best date from among the freshman girls— yes. “It will be my first date,” she said. “I’ve
the pick of the litter, so to speak—since they already called and asked my mother.”
were new to the dating game. We married in 1954, and had three fine
A girl named Doris Bauer often came to the boys—my great idea to pick a freshman turned
back of study hall, where I usually sat, and out very well. Doris died in 2020, and I miss
attempted to talk to me. She was really quite her very much. And I wonder, was my pick
stunning, and had a great personality; she often
quietly asked me all kinds of questions. I didn’t
destiny or pure chance? •
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OUR LIVES
WISCONSIN BOY
David Holm went to
North Carolina for
basic training in 1967.
commanding officer. On his

desk was a cylindrical package
wrapped in brown paper and
tied with twine. I recognized
my mom’s handwriting on the
address label.
“I have reason to believe
that you may be receiving
contraband through the mail,”
said the officer.
The heavy package had
dark stains and smelled of
alcohol. Oh no, Mom! What
have you done?
I tore off the stained paper
Our Heroes to find a coffee can half
filled with smashed grapes—
Concords from our Wisconsin
backyard vine. The can also
WHAT THE FUDGE? held neat squares of Mom’s
Mystery package thwarts fudge. Obviously, on the
bumpy postal trip to North
attempt to lie low in boot camp. Carolina, the dense candy had
BY DAVID HOLM • LAKELAND, FL crushed the grapes, and their
juice had begun to ferment
U
ncle Sam sent me my draft notice in May 1967, just with the sugary fudge.
after I’d finished college. By early June I was on my I was relieved that I only
way to Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Being a Wisconsin had to laugh at all the jokes
boy, I expected I was in for a long hot summer. my superiors directed at me,
A jet, then a propeller plane, then a hot, crowded and happy to let them sample
bus—things were getting worse fast—brought me and a lot of my “contraband.”
other nervous recruits to our temporary new home. We were I took what was left back
from all walks of life, ranging from a law school graduate to a to the barracks to share with
guy whose listed address was “a stone’s throw from the railroad my buddies, pleased to have
track.” We all did everything together, and it didn’t take long a story about how Mom’s
to get acquainted and learn to keep a low profile. intoxicating fudge had made
I thought I knew how to stay out of trouble—do what
you’re told and never volunteer—so I was startled one evening
a lot of men giddy. •
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ZIPPO in 1932 by Bradford, The company has produced more
MANUFACTURING CO. George G. Blaisdell Pennsylvania than 500 million lighters.

“IT WORKS OR WE FIX IT FREE”
STILL
GLOWING
STRONG Zippo is burned into the
American psyche. Its lighters have gone into battle, lit up
the big screen and powered arena-rock encores. And for
many owners, their Zippo is more than a trusty accessory.
It is a part of who they are.
RARE KEEPSAKE OF A SPECIAL TIME BY

DANIEL HOLDEN
Army engineer opts for an engraved piece of history. AUBURN, NY
hile serving with the Army Corps power plant, saltwater purification plant,
of Engineers from 1975 to 1978, multipurpose dining hall and helicopter pad.
W I traveled to many interesting Even at 19 years old, I realized this was a
places. But no experience compares unique opportunity. I decided to mark the
to the six months I spent at Enewetak Atoll experience with a special-edition Zippo lighter
in the Marshall Islands. that could only be purchased
There were 250 of us with on the island during that time.
the 84th Engineer Battalion, I put the old full-size Zippo
stationed out of Schofield I had used for years in my
Barracks in Oahu, Hawaii. footlocker and bought a new
We were tasked with clearing Zippo Slim lighter engraved
the island of Lojwa of its with the insignia of the
tropical sumac and turning Defense Nuclear Agency.
it into a small city. The lighter has stood the
The United States had test of time and still works
carried out considerable arms after 45 years. It never fails to
testing in the Marshall Islands bring back fond memories of
in the 1950s. We were to clean my time in the Pacific.
up the area to return the
territory to its people. DANIEL BOUGHT this
We worked in 100-degree commemorative Slim lighter
heat building thatched huts in the 1970s.
to live in. Then we built a

EVERY ZIPPO TELLS A STORY
Three lighters define different stages
in this sailor’s life.
BY DUANE CLINE | HARTFORD, WI
uring my time as a of their serviceability to the U.S.

smoker, three Zippo military, our government gave them
D lighters found a spot to our allies to strengthen their
in my pocket. navies against possible threats from
Zippo No. 1 came to me in the Soviets.
1967. It was bittersweet because it The Forrest Royal was to be given
belonged to my grandfather, who had to the Turkish government. Early in
died from the effects of smoking. 1971, sailors from the Turkish navy
Whenever I used my grandfather’s came aboard to train with us. Most
lighter, it reminded me of him, and of the American crew was reassigned.
it also reminded me that smoking But 25 of us stayed on with the
was not a habit I should continue for Turks to continue their training. We
very long. My grandfather worked in traveled with them to the naval yard
oil-and-gas drilling; his lighter was at Philadelphia, where the ship was
engraved with a drilling rig. Sadly, overhauled before going to Turkey.
my grandfather’s lighter was stolen A Turkish naval officer gave me
during my stint in the Navy. the lighter as a token of gratitude
I bought Zippo No. 2 in 1969 in and friendship. The Zippo features
the ship store of the USS Forrest an engraving of the ship and her
Royal, which had been a destroyer in Turkish name, TCG Adatepe.
World War II. It had the likeness of Though more than 50 years old,
the ship engraved on it. That lighter the lighter still looks like new. I quit
served me well as we deployed to the smoking shortly after I received it,
Indian Ocean and Caribbean Sea. But but it’s a cherished possession.
I lost it somehow and never found it.
Zippo No. 3 is perhaps the most
interesting of all. It came to me
because of the Cold War.
I mentioned that the Forrest Royal
had been a vintage destroyer—as
it and ships like it neared the end
A Turkish naval officer gave

me the lighter as a token of
gratitude and friendship.
DUANE’S THIRD Zippo marks

a unique point in the Cold War.

WHERE’S THE CAR?
In 1947, George Blaisdell fitted a Chrysler Saratoga with
Got a Light? two giant lighters as a novelty marketing vehicle. But the
Smooth-edged, easy to hold fittings were too heavy; the car’s tires blew out often.
In the 1950s, it was at a Ford dealership near Pittsburgh,
and with a distinctive click,
where the plan was to transfer everything to a truck
the Zippo quickly found a place chassis. But nothing came of it. A search 20 years later
in popular culture. led nowhere. The car had vanished. Zippo had a replica
made in 1998 (below).
ENGRAVING WORK
In the mid-1930s, Kendall
Refining Co. ordered 500
lighters embossed with its
logo. Custom engraving
quickly became key to
Zippo’s business model
and status. Original
Kendalls are collectibles.
WARTIME BOOST
COUNTRY CLUB ORIGIN Zippo shifted to the war
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At a golf course, George effort in 1941, making ZIPPOS OF FAME

Blaisdell saw a friend a steel-cased lighter Celebrities from John
struggle with an Austrian covered in a matte black Wayne to Matthew
lighter. Its unique chimney “crackle” finish for U.S. McConaughey have used
protected the flame in the troops (replica below). or given Zippos as gifts.
wind, but the device took Zippo lighters became Eric Clapton’s constant
two hands to work, and it indispensable. Famous clicking of a Zippo wound
had a flimsy metal casing. war correspondent Ernie up on “It’s Probably Me,”
Blaisdell, who grew up Pyle said a Zippo was his 1992 recording with
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working in his family’s “the most coveted item Sting. But few can beat
machine shop, decided on the battlefield.” Frank Sinatra for Zippo
to make his own. He kept HOT CAMEOS love—he was buried
the chimney and restyled Zippo lighters have with one.
everything else. appeared in more than
2,000 movies and
WHY ZIPPO? hundreds of small-screen
Blaisdell liked the word productions. One of the
“zipper.” He tried a few more memorable bits
variations until he settled occurs in Die Hard (1988)
on Zippo. His first models when Bruce Willis uses
cost $1.95, which would his lighter to navigate an
be about $38 today. air duct (above).
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IN WAR AND PEACE y husband of 34 years, William
New Jersey country boy’s reliable Zippo “Bill” Johnson, was in the Army
sees him through it all. M during World War II. He served
in the 293rd Combat Engineers,
BY GINGER JOHNSON | VINELAND, NJ 3rd Army, and was part of Gen. George S.
Patton’s Ghost Army organized to deflect
enemy attention away from preparations by
the Allies for D-Day.
Bill was born in Quinton, New Jersey, and
was basically a country boy. He became a pipe
smoker at an early age. Everywhere he went,
SPOT THE ZIPPO

PILLOW TALK: UNIVERSAL/KOBAL/SHUTTERSTOCK ;
The company’s first ad—in 1936 in

Esquire—generated few sales. Then it
found success with a campaign that
echoed a popular dealers’ sales pitch
called the fan test, which involved
holding a lit Zippo up to a blowing
fan for several seconds. After Zippos
proved their mettle in World War II,
Korea and Vietnam, ads played up
their reliability. Eventually Zippo spots
capitalized on the brand’s cachet as
an agent of American cool. 1959 1963

“A Zippo lighter
immediately tells
the audience that
the character is
cool, self-reliant
and maybe even
a bit of a rebel.”
—RUSSELL BOBBITT,
VETERAN HOLLYWOOD PROP MASTER
ZIPPOS SPARK in
Pillow Talk (1959),
with Rock Hudson and
Tony Randall, and
Buried (2010), with
Ryan Reynolds.
Bill had his pipe and his Zippo lighter. smoking. He laid down his pipe, put his
When Bill was drafted in 1942 and sent off Zippo away and never picked up either one
for basic training, which was mostly in Yuma, of them again. Bill has passed away, but he left
Arizona, his trusty lighter went with him. us with tremendous memories and treasures,
He carried his pipe and Zippo to Normandy which include his faithful Zippo lighter.
on D-Day, through the Battle of Nancy and We keep with it a signed note he wrote:
the Battle of the Bulge, and into Germany. “I used this lighter in the war. Bill.” The
When he came home (and thank God Zippo’s finish has worn off in spots, but it
he did), he carried his pipe and Zippo back
into civilian life on the farm and everywhere
still works.•
else—until the day his doctor told him to stop
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1969 1979 1992

Modern design took
off after World War II,
as young suburbanites
outfitted their new
tract homes in a
way that reflected
their contemporary
lifestyle. More than
70 years later, the
decor they loved
continues to attract
admirers and fervent
collectors. In these
pages, we explore
HOW five elements of this

revolutionary style.
WE LIVE
NOW BY
COURTESY OF KNOLL
MARY-LIZ SHAW

COORDINATING
FLOORING and
drapery patterns
delineate rooms in
this open-concept
plan from 1956.
1
Scaling Up Finely Crafted
FORM AND FUNCTION Simpler forms can Detractors may
A graceful steel-and-leather chair, left, by architect be made faster. rue the lack of old-
Mass-production master features such
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and shown at the 1929
APIC/GETTY IMAGES
strategies adopted as hand-turned legs,

International Exposition in Spain, sets the tone: in WWII position but craftsmanship
Nothing interferes with function. Forms are pared industry to realize still rules in carefully
down with few adornments. Essentials—legs and the American dream chosen materials and
surfaces—are slim for a sleek, airy look. on a large scale. polished finishes.

RAY EAMES shows
her Dot Pattern,
which is now iconic.
PATTERNS AND SHAPES

Bold patterns and large geometric shapes lend Earth and Sky Complete Decor
character to linear pieces. Artists such as Ray Eames Organic shapes such Walls, once only
create graphic accent fabrics. Meanwhile, architect as amoebas—known white or beige,
as bioforms—soften become another
Florence Knoll of Knoll Associates, unhappy with the
the futuristic look, focal point in
Victorian chintz dominating textiles in the mid-1940s, bottom left. At the the whole-house
turns to men’s suiting for her line of custom office same time, atomic approach to design
furniture. Soon the understated “Knoll look” influences designs such as that took hold at
the home market. Somehow the dynamic alchemy of starburst clocks soar. midcentury, right.
loud and subtle works in harmony.
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AN INTELLIGENT INTERIOR PLAN
FLORENCE: COURTESY OF KNOLL
GOES FURTHER THAN THE

FURNISHINGS ... IT STRIKES AT THE ROOT
OF LIVING REQUIREMENTS AND
CHANGING HABITS. —FLORENCE KNOLL

A 1961 Delray
furniture ad hits
several trends:
gleaming wood,
plastic or metal
room screen,
porcelain tile and
decorative glass.
Wood
Oak, maple, cherry
and teak are polished
to a glossy finish to
show off the grain.
Amber shellac pine
panels are a kitchen
mainstay.
3 Ceramics
Russel Wright sculpts
earthenware into
smooth teardrops
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and other shapes
for his American
Modern dinnerware.
NEW MATERIAL, NEW USE
Technologies and factory processes perfected during the war mean that Lighting
artfully molded furniture by Arne Jacobsen and Charles and Ray Eames are Metal and other
readily available and affordable. Inexpensive plastic, fiberglass and plywood materials are used
turn into pieces that convey casual luxury. in task and pendant
lights. The iconic
In their eternal quest to find the ideal balance of practical, affordable and
Arco floor lamp by
beautiful, designers use familiar materials in new ways—wood paneling, slate Achille Castiglioni
walls, plate-glass doors and tabletops. And they give traditional construction has a steeply arced
materials refined treatment for interiors: concrete blocks for room dividers, steel arm and thick
chrome-plated steel for furnishings, enameled cast iron for cookware. marble base.
TEXTURES
GALORE
Typical rec rooms
feature pine paneling,
slate flooring and
nubby fabrics. A Lane
Acclaim coffee table has
contrasting dovetails.

OTHER TRENDS
Modernism isn’t the only
design game in town. These
styles also come into play
in the 1950s and 1960s.
A MIX OF TONES
provides a sense
of fun.
Early American: Its chief SPLASHES OF COLOR

inspiration is the 18th-century With a pared-down silhouette, color pops. Complementary
Philadelphia school, but it also
tones, including clay red, teal blue and ocher, make living
borrows from other new-world
ideas, such as the Shaker rooms warm and inviting, while pastels or bright primary
movement. Modernists like colors rule the kitchen. Bathroom tiles are soft tones of
Shaker, too—notice its influence pink, green or blue.
in a Heritage furniture ad at
right—but the Early American
interpretation leans to sturdy
woods and traditional shapes.
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Tiki Culture: With dubious links

to a 1930s California bootlegger,
Tiki style took off after Thor
Entertaining Art at Work Indoor Plants
Heyerdahl’s famous trip across
Open floor plans Abstract art does Botanicals are
Polynesia aboard the balsa raft
allow ample room double duty—it another source of
Kon-Tiki in 1947. Rattan and
for entertaining, a ties colors together color and mute the
bamboo furniture with bright
key pastime of 1950s and shows off the linear austerity.
cushions adorns home bars,
suburban living. owners’ taste.
where guests sip fruity drinks
out of carved wooden cups.

PRETTY IN MAMIE PINK
The first lady glows in a pastel pink rhinestone gown at President
Dwight D. Eisenhower’s inauguration in January 1953—and in no
time “Mamie Pink” becomes the color of American domesticity.
A skilled hostess who catered to dignitaries at home well before
her husband became the president, Mamie famously quips “Ike SUNNY OUTLOOK
runs the country, I turn the lamb chops.” Pink kitchens are suddenly
California developer Joseph
everywhere. All are equipped with the latest technology, from Eichler worked with several
built-in blenders to slide-out storage, to help homemakers mimic architects to build 11,000
the first lady’s seemingly effortless entertaining style. tract homes—now prized for
their distinctive features.
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A-frame peaks, above, or
butterfly roofs, top, have
roofline windows for light
while maintaining privacy.
Atriums and courtyards hark

back to classical Greek and
Roman styles.
Sliding glass doors and walls

of windows mark this Palm
Springs gem designed in 1947
SAMPLE ROOMS like this one in magazine articles and advertising give by E. Stewart Williams for
vital styling cues. Home publications enjoy high circulations in the ’50s. Frank Sinatra.

I OPERATE ON THE THEORY OF
INNOVATION. I DEVELOP WHAT
I BELIEVE TO BE GOOD, AND THEN I OFFER
IT TO MY CUSTOMERS. —JOSEPH EICHLER
AN INSTANT CLASSIC in
1956, this house was
designed by modern-ranch
pioneer Cliff May.
5
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THE LIFE PICTURE COLLECTION/SHUTTERSTOCK
Several factors drive the trend to blur the line between Historic Tracts Massachusetts;
indoors and out: Many tract houses are in high-density Enclaves across Hollin Hills in
developments, so architects use every inch of square the country offer Alexandria, Virginia;
footage and create the illusion of more with glass and different examples Parkwyn Village
of midcentury in Kalamazoo,
open-air living areas; with fewer architectural flourishes
architecture. They Michigan; Glenbrook
on the house itself (to save costs), the natural landscape include Arapahoe Valley in Houston,
is a ready adornment; and by turning their faces to the Acres in Englewood, Texas; and the
bright western sun, modern designers assert a distinctly Colorado; Windemere Hillcrest area of
American style that reflects the optimism and prosperity in Phoenix, Arizona; Boise, Idaho.
of the middle class at midcentury. • Snake Hill in Belmont,

RETRO REPLAY
Life with
Laminate
This image from a 1959 Formica
housing guide shows the surface
COURTESY OF FORMICA CORPORATION
material as a colorful component

of interior design. Read about
the history and evolution of
Formica, beginning on page 42.

BLAST FROM THE PAST
42 INNOVATIONS
44 BRUSH WITH FAME
45 KEEPSAKES

RETRO REPLAY
Formica forms a
continuous surface
Innovations in a 1950s bath.
COUNTER CULTURE
Formica is witness to a century of solid lifestyle choices.
VANITORY, SAMPLES: COURTESY OF FORMICA CORPORATION
BY KATIE DOHMAN
F
irst registered as a trademark in Beginning in the late 1940s, Formica’s
1922, Formica now forms a cigarette-proof, seemingly wear-proof surface
significant part of the backdrop material became a design tool of modern
of our memories: struggling with living. Easy to clean and available in an array
homework on a fire-engine red of colors and patterns, it suited everything
kitchen table; angling for mirror space over a from ocean liners to suburban bathrooms.
star-patterned counter in the school restroom. In recent years, the brand has seen
“We’re in an elevator in a trade center; new life as sculpture and in other artistic
you’re leaning on our countertop,” says Renee applications—and in houses again. Designers
Hytry Derrington, design lead for Formica and DIY enthusiasts alike are embracing
brand. “We’re everywhere in your life.” Formica at the dawn of its second century.
1930s By 1948, the postwar now iconic Skylark
housing boom underway, pattern, later renamed
In 1931, chemist the company focuses Boomerang. Along
Jack Cochrane, the on decorative laminates. with Raymond Loewy,
1913 company’s head of Formica designs are who devises Formica’s
research, adds layers featured in Cincinnati’s Sunrise design, Stevens
Daniel O’Connor and of aluminum foil under Terrace Plaza Hotel and is “part of the pattern
Herbert Faber discover the top color, creating the Skytop Lounge for language about optimism”
that high-pressure plastic an effectively cigarette- Milwaukee Road’s that defined 1950s
resins can be used to proof laminate. This Olympian Hiawatha train. style, says Renee Hytry
make electrical parts. material is soon popular Derrington of Formica
Because the material for night clubs and Corp.
replaces the mineral mica, other public spaces.
the electrical engineers In 1953, new production
In the mid-1930s, Skylark techniques allow for
call their new business then
Formica Products Co. the interior spaces in more bends and curves.
the RMS Queen Mary The “vanitory,” a combo
feature a pearlescent vanity and lavatory sink,
1920s gray laminate that holds shows up in houses
up to the rigors of luxury (far left). “Because it
Long before it’s material travel and the ocean was continuous, no water
for countertops, Formica liner’s use as a troop ship could get in,” Hytry
is in American homes in during World War II. Derrington says. “It wasn’t
a different form: The industry standard then,
company’s insulated but the midcentury
boards make ideal bases 1940s
modern movement was
for hobbyist radio sets. Boomerang rethinking everything.”
Formica switches to now
war-effort production
in 1941. It makes bomb 1964
tubes, airplane propellers 1950s
BROOKS STEVENS used and 88 components Formica is among
Formica in the Skytop car for P-51 Mustang In 1950, industrial several manufacturers
he styled in the ’40s for fighter planes. designer Brooks exhibiting at the New
the Olympian Hiawatha. Stevens creates the York World’s Fair, now
regarded as a cultural
high point of the
modern age.
TRAIN: BROOKS STEVENS ARCHIVE, MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM, GIFT OF THE BROOKS STEVENS
1980s
ColorCore, a surface
with a solid color and
no brown edge, debuts
in 1982. Architect Frank
Gehry uses chips of it
for a lamp sculpture at
a design exhibition.
FAMILY AND THE MILWAUKEE INSTITUTE OF ART AND DESIGN
On its 75th anniversary

in 1988, Formica reissues
the Boomerang pattern.
2010
Chinese artists and

architects exhibit
works made of Formica
at a Beijing art show.•

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AUDIENCE FAVORITE
Mary Martin was
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Brush
with Fame
BACKSTAGE WITH MARY MARTIN

Peter Pan actress told fan to follow her dreams.
BY MARY F. BURDICK • LEXINGTON, MI
M
ary Martin played the role of Peter Pan, the boy MARY MARTIN
who never grew up, when the musical of that 1913-1990
name opened on Broadway in 1954. I saw the
spectacular production several months later As a child in Weatherford,
when it was broadcast on NBC and my mother TX, Martin loved performing.
She was a natural at dance,
encouraged me to watch it on our new television. I was 10, imitating the moves she
and Mary’s talent had me utterly convinced that she was a boy. saw on screen.
I began to write to her, and you can imagine my surprise
when, after my fourth letter, I received a registered letter from Never one to give up,
her in return. After that, I continued to correspond with her, Martin tried out for so
and she kept writing me back, telling me to follow my dreams. many roles in Hollywood
that she got the nickname
I began to wonder if I could meet this Broadway star!
“Audition Mary.”
In 1963, Mary performed at the Fisher Theatre in Detroit
in Hello, Dolly! In one of her letters, she told me to come She found fame on
backstage after a show, and so I did. Later, I also got to go Broadway, in the long-running
BETTMANN ARCHIVE/GETTY IMAGES
backstage at her shows in Cincinnati and New York. musicals South Pacific (1949)
For the remainder of her life, wherever she happened to be, and The Sound of Music
Mary wrote to me. I still cherish those letters, which were (1959). Her title role in
Peter Pan (1954), however,
caring and encouraging. Mary treated her audience with was her most beloved.
warmth and goodwill. She gave me confidence and treated
me as a friend. She was so much more than a star. • Martin’s son, Larry Hagman,
was famous as J.R. on
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LINDA ENJOYS fixing
up her tin dollhouse
with daughter Cynthia.
A portrait of Linda’s
mother adorns the
little bedroom.
Keepsakes
PLEASURES OF CHILDHOOD REVIVED

Mother and daughter relive the delights of decorating
in miniature. BY CYNTHIA DECKER SARACENO • BRISTOL, CT
S
ince she was a child growing up in the 1940s, my mother,
Linda Hick Decker, adored her little tin dollhouse. Kids had FOCUS ON:
few toys back then, so her dollhouse was a cherished treasure DOLLHOUSE
and source of exciting childhood memories. On Saturday
mornings, while her mother cleaned, her father would take
Linda’s dollhouse
her to Laser’s five-and-dime store in Bristol to add to her collection is by T. Cohn Inc.
of dollhouse furniture. Years later, Emma Laser sold her store, which The New York toymaker
became Bob’s Chalet Ski and Snow. Coincidentally, I worked at Bob’s began selling its
as a bookkeeper for 23 years. To think that Mother walked on that Spanish-style dollhouse
same floor as a child 50 years earlier, choosing her tiny trinkets! in 1948, and many of
Somehow, during the passage of time and the process of growing these tin lithograph
up, my mother lost her little tin dollhouse. As an adult, on a mission houses survive today.
Condition is key,
to find another one, she kept an eye on tag sales and antique shops. including whether the
She finally did come across an exact replica and snatched it up. plastic window insets
This prompted a new search. Instead of spending Saturday mornings are intact, along with
with her dad at Laser’s, my mother spent Saturday mornings with me, the room dividers.
combing through yard sales as we hunted for dollhouse furniture. Many dollhouses
We recently began redecorating the dollhouse, embellishing it were well-loved—one
with handmade curtains, dishes, battery-powered lights and other without dents or rust is
prized. A 1940s Cohn
accessories, including a miniature portrait of her mother in one of
dollhouse in very good
the bedrooms. It has been an ongoing pleasure filled with endearing condition (but not quite
memories for both of us. • as good as Linda’s)
was listed on eBay
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BACK IN TIME

TAKE A BREAK
48 PICTURES FROM
THE PAST
50 MOTORING MEMORIES
52 NAME THAT CAR
54 CROSSWORD
58 LASTING IMPRESSION
Bon Temps
Crowds fill downtown New
Orleans for a Mardi Gras
parade in the 1950s. Ann
Stear of Rochester, New York,
sent this and several other
shots her husband, Bill, took
during a trip to the Crescent
City. More of his vacation
photos are on page 48.
47
BACK IN TIME
Pictures from
the Past
STORM BEFORE
THE CALM
New Orleans’ Mardi Gras
is a fabulous last splash
before the Lenten fast.
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BIG EASY FUN
From New Orleans’ birth
in 1718, Mardi Gras grew
steadily grander and more
ornate, according to the site
mardigrasnewlorleans.com.
In the early 1740s, Louisiana’s
governor, the Marquis de
Vaudreuil, set up society
balls. By the 1830s, there
were street processions.
Floats or “tableaux cars”
were common by the 1850s,
and the King of Carnival,
Rex, was introduced in 1872.
When Bill Stear attended
Mardi Gras in the 1950s, it
was the roiling carnival we
know and love today. He
captured the pageantry in
these pictures, donated
by his wife, Ann, of
Rochester, New York.
1, 4: Colorful floats
with merry krewes.
2. A Groucho Marx mask
and Victorian garb—anything
goes!
3, 5: Dressing up is a
time-honored tradition for
Fat Tuesday celebrations.
1 2
4 5

BACK IN TIME
FRIENDS BOB
AND BILL in 1942.
this reasonable plan.

I took my position by the
beautiful winged goddess, gas
can in hand, and located the
target: a 2-inch hole in the top
of the carburetor. It seemed
spacious enough.
Bob knelt and unscrewed the
drain plug. Water trickled out,
and he jumped in behind the
wheel. “OK, pour a little gas in.”
As I added gas, he stepped
on the starter. The car started,
then sputtered, and I poured
in more. This was simple: I just
had to keep a small stream of
gas running continuously into
Motoring the carburetor. Nothing to it.
MeMories Bob put the car in gear, and
it lurched, nearly throwing me
off the fender. I grabbed what
I could—a headlight—and
SAND, WATER, GAS AND managed to stay on. We picked
up speed and Bob zigzagged
COMBUSTION What could possibly down Alviso Avenue as I hung
go wrong? BY BILL LIVINGSTONE • GOLETA, CA on for dear life. Gasoline
splashed everywhere, and Bob
O
ne Saturday Bob drained the gas out yelled over the windshield,
morning in of his tank and filled it with “Don’t get any gas on the
Los Angeles in water, which, he explained, exhaust manifold—it could
1941, during my would slosh out the sand while catch fire.” Swell. Now I had
second year in he was driving. to avoid incineration.
high school, my buddy Bob “Slosh it out?” I asked. We made it around the block
Thompson asked me to help “I’ll fishtail the car with and Bob stopped to have a look
fix his new 1930 DeSoto. He the tank drain unplugged. The in the tank. “Uh-oh,” he said.
loved that car, which had a water will slosh around in the “Water’s still running out. We’ll
convertible top, wire wheels, tank and stir up the sand, and have to go around again.”
a rumble seat and a chrome it’ll drain out with the water.” I didn’t know the phrase
winged goddess hood ornament Not being much of a car guy, “No way, Jose,” or that would
that served as a radiator cap. that made perfect sense to me, have been my response. I got
Sand in his tank was but I had a question. “How will back on the fender and we
clogging up the fuel line, so the car run if there’s no gas?” were off on another version
every few miles he had to “That’s where you come in.” of Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride.
stop, disconnect the gas line He explained that I would This time the tank emptied.
from the carburetor and blow sit on the front fender with a Bob put some gas in, and we
through the line to clear the can of gas, and pour it slowly took the old DeSoto for a
sand. Taking it to a repair shop into the carburetor while he spin. After a couple of miles,
was out, as he didn’t want to swerved down the street. I Bob had to stop. He opened
spend money on anything but felt a little proud that he’d the hood and blew as hard as
girls—and not a lot on them. picked me to help him with he could into the gas line. •
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Thomas Jeffery
GOING THE DISTANCE 1 founded a company
in 1902 that became part
At 16, he finds a keeper. of this manufacturer.
BY MICHAEL SPINA • NEW CITY, NY
A merger with the
2
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y dad and cousins were car guys, and I caught the Hudson Motor Car
Co. resulted in the marque
car bug early from them. Even before I had my license, that built this vehicle.
I started shopping (and saving up) for my first car.
When I was 16, Dad gave me permission to buy what The company adopted
turned out to be my “forever” car. I got it on New
Year’s Day in 1977: On that cold night, I stood in the driveway,
3 its name for this car’s
color for a new model that
waxing the car to a shine. I named it “Life in the Fast Lane” after debuted the year after this
the popular song by the Eagles. car was built.
Working on this car over the years taught me everything I know
This car and the
about mechanical and electrical repairs. I rebuilt the engine a couple
of times, restored the interior, and had it repainted in 1980.
4 Chevrolet Corvette
were the only two-seat
Life and the responsibilities that came with it changed my priorities: production cars built
I bought a house and started a business, and put the car into storage in North America during
after the summer of 1985. There it sat for more than 30 years. its lifespan.
The car waited for me until the summer of 2018, when we were
The year this car was
invited to a show in Chicago—it was finally time to bring her out
of storage. I spent some weekends cleaning and polishing, all the
5 built, drag racer Shirley
Shahan won a national hot
while reminiscing about the fun times: Cruising to the Jersey Shore rod event driving one of
on hot summer nights to get a milk shake or two and driving around these models.
with friends listening to the radio.
•
After 45 years, I still haven’t tired of making memories in this car. HOW’D YOU DO?
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dog breed 32 Sleek racing dog records for a crowd individuals
9 Dog breed named for 35 Sled dog, often 6 Herding dog 31 State known for
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BOOTSY PLAYS with

Thomas and his sisters,
Patty and Sue, in 1965.
Lasting
impression
HUDSON VALLEY SPRING

The robins return and the world awakes.
BY THOMAS COBEY • SARASOTA, FL
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iddletown, New York, the center for that bird, too, and to this day I see in the
of my world as a child, has four robin’s arrival a symbol of returning life.
distinct seasons. I sometimes The slow process of greening started with
look back to that time at the end grass, then moved up to low bushes and finally
of winter in the Hudson Valley, to trees. Birdsong started slowly, too, and
when the snow retreated much too slowly and increased to keep pace with the changing color.
that long dark season went its way. The crescendo was an explosion of lilacs on the
In 1965, I watched closely for the brown bush that always tried to take over the yard.
grass to reappear, covered since Christmas In the vegetable patch and flower gardens,
under a sea of white. I noticed where the sun my parents turned over the soil to plant.
bounced off the stone foundation of our old As a child I balked at tending the gardens,
house, melting the snow and thawing the ground protesting my forced labor. But now, I can
before anywhere else. That narrow band of dry still recall the smell of the fresh spring soil.
land was an island of warmth, and I enjoyed the I didn’t miss any part of the Hudson Valley’s
feeling of solid earth as I walked on it. I looked awakening around me. I learned the signs, and
for the sprouting crocuses that pushed through assumed everybody saw what I saw, although
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a late-season snow and the daffodils that my I can’t remember the skill ever being taught to
mom had planted. me. I realized life after winter is good and the
One day I noticed that the angle of the sun
had changed. Mom, sharp-eyed, always spotted
coming of spring is like a second chance. •
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ILSA AND RICK

THE MUSIC DIES

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WORLD WAR II DOMINATES AMERICAN LIFE

HER DIARY LIVES ON term on Nov. 7. Already Piet Mondrian dies in

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limit. Lower speeds also reduce “La Bamba,” Dorsey’s

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SISTER FERN ROCKS THE GOSPEL JUBILEE

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HOOPS PLAYER HAS A GOOD RUN

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A Turkish naval officer gave

DUANE’S THIRD Zippo marks

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At a golf course, George effort in 1941, making ZIPPOS OF FAME

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