I attended elementary school. First I attended a private Catholic school in Connecticut, and then when my father was promoted we moved and I attended a public school in Western Pennsylvania.
Posted on 12/23/2018 3:04:15 AM PST by vannrox
Here, I would like to relate a little about what it was like growing up as a boy in Pennsylvania. For, I am a native born American who lived through the 1960’s and through the 1970’s. I am pretty typical for my generation. The 1970’s was the decade of Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. It ended on a whimper with Jimmy Carter at the helm. Here we talk about the 1960’s and 1970’s and what it was like growing up at that time. School
I attended elementary school. First I attended a private Catholic school in Connecticut, and then when my father was promoted we moved and I attended a public school in Western Pennsylvania.
Before I started work, I was permitted an allowance. My sisters both received an allowance with no strings attached. Mine was contingent upon my successful completion of my chores, and usually meant that I would get “paid” after I mowed the grass on Saturday (shoveled the drive in the Winter).
As a kid, my allowance of $1.00 per week was given to me every Saturday afternoon after the grass was successfully mowed. The hardest part was deciding how to spend it and get the very most out of every penny. Of course, a trip to the corner store for candy always figured into the picture!
One of my favorite treats was Dubble Bubble – a hard piece of pink bubble gum that included a tiny printed comic tucked between the gum and the outer wrapper, all for just a penny. I remember my first experience with inflation – the day when the
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I was in HS 60-64 Two words: Girls and Sports.
Wow, that looks just like my 4th grade class picture.
Mr. Kline is scary lookin’.
It may not have been Dubble Bubble, but didn't one brand come with comics featuring "Pud?" At least I think that was his name.
It WAS “Pud” and it WAS Fleer’s Dubble Bubble.
Dittos to that! Absolutely the greatest hockey player of all time!
My friend and I biked from our home (Connecticut) to Cape Cod in 1971. My trusty 3 speed Raliegh did the job. We called our parents (both of our moms stayed home) about 3 times. High school? My cousin carried his rifle during deer season in his UNLOCKED truck, along with most of the students and staff. In high school, I was campaigning for Richard Nixon. I didn’t get in trouble for my views until college, when my polisci professor told us to vote for Jimmah instead of Gerald. (In 76, I wanted Ronald Reagan, but I voted for Gerald Ford.). She flunked me, but I complained so I got a D.
I graduated high school in 1974. I miss the days where you could say Merry Christmas without offending anyone.
When the street lights come on, be home... Make childhood great again...
Fond memorys of times past.
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Dubble Bubble gum was the home to Pud and his pals. In their own way, these comics are every bit as fascinating as Bazooka Joe, and they've been around much longer actually! Fleer Funnies has a rich history dating back to the 1930's. If not the first, they were certainly one of the first to include comics with their gum, Dubble Bubble. Their first series of comics featured original characters, 'Dub and Bub'. Another early series of comics featured stick people. Eventually, Fleer developed a winning cast of characters for it's comics including their icon, Pud.
Bazooka comics had:
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