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Admittedly; a lot of Water’s passed under the bridge since ‘59. So what was it like 52 years ago? To help rediscover. Susan, our eldest. receme present- -ed us with. among 0th rhings. a brochure entitled Remember When. ' It's amazing. For example: TV favourites back then were -â€" Father Knows Best. 77 Sunset Strip and The Price is Right. Ammfiammmmmmmm mhmmwm Buddy Holly. Richie Valens and the Big Boppc died in a plane crash du'fing an Iowa snowstonn. The Hudson 6nd Naéh car companies were com bincd to become American Momrs. lacques Plantc was the first ice. hockey goaltender t0 wear a protective face mask. Prime Minkter Stephen Harper was born. lim Thomas and lean Pascoc were married. Yes. I959. It was quite a year! The avenge. Canadian income was $5.0 [6. the aver- age 18111.397 1: month. a new housemst $12,400, a new carcostSZZSQunhmsityoostSlZSOpcrymngamlmc wasZScentsagaflonandamavieticutoostSl. Ten'poundsofmgarcostflsoenmagnflonofmflk Sl.apoundofbacon63cems.adozeneggs290enm and a loafofbwadZOcemsL Hit tunesof 1959 were-The Battlcochdecané by Johnny Horton. A Big Hunk of Love by Elvis Pres- ley. Heartache: by the Number by Guy Mitchell and Lonely Boy by Paul Anka. Top hm office movies were - Ben-Hut, by Northucst, Some like It Hot and Sleeping Beauty. The Barbie Doll was introduced. Singer Randy Travis was born in Marshville. N.C. The Avro Arrow project was terminated and the $1. loawrence Seaway was opened. Most popular singen men: - Doris Day. F Connie Francis and Jim Reeves. - Like the car I drove. a burgundy 1959 Chev- rolet with'win on the back; the suit wore. a blue serge with a white pufi in the pocket; the trip we'd take. to New York City and the house we'd buy with a 55.000 payment and a 37.000 mortgage. No. back then. the six-kid thing hadn’t yet crossed our minds. Had it. lean would undoubtedly have cast herself in the role of Runaway Bride. And still be running. While at age 30. l lean was much younger), I never expected l'd last so lung. After all. three score years and 10 equals 70. 1112:! would makt' four decades of wedded bliss a maximum. I've already exceeded the anticipated limit. livery day’s a bonus. The Montreal Canadictis won the Stanley Cu}: and the 1.98 Angles Dodgers were World Series champs. John Diefenbaker was prime miniswr of Candda. Leslie Frost was premier of Ontario and Dwight Eisenhower was president of the United States. While I can't remem~ bet where. I laid my glasses: hung my keys or put my teeth. I vlv- idly recall every minute of that nfiemoon. Church. The occasion. our wedding. That was 52 years. six children and seven grandchildren ago. However. as most folks our age are prone to say. “It seems only uke yesterday." ' I ' The localiun. (.ireenwmni United And it does. despite the- fam inimth of experi- ences and miles of memories have resulted from two softâ€"spoken words ~ “I do”. Lots to recall from 1959 he date'was June 20. 1959 Roan’mg Around with Iim Thomas ALBACORE 330m a _« C ‘ RIBI§ nits-III“ II. l in flap-3. OUTSE “muwmhunm “Va-Am!“ 3‘53” Hui! :{fr‘séfifii n I A, E. i323 at? {45 -‘ MHflHL unit “ backyqu end-i- hart-Eflhmwfiuhn 9‘ flm-lyu'ln-fl Eli!!! SPECIALS IN SUNDAY. JULY 3"” limo: Ila. MM - “ha-M 9:00-7:00 ~ Fri. 9:00-7:00 "ion": IN! ,umdulom-sm ‘ V I 548 Carlton Road. Unionville lm’“ COOKIN’ Wc’vcudcamm. an.» Iii ' MWâ€"am-ufiun’com you ppm was ’ chill “Maxwxo has W“ 33.99% E m“ E ‘3 Â¥ m3 2. 3083!szâ€" Nficmmms ' 'fllhulu'HK h~ Wand“ waamru moo-nor“ * (905) 940- 1 770 [MUSKOKA LBTI‘UCE! Tut-“dwmumm hhk‘uflflhflfiflfiahmm “mu-0min. vill- I-i mm» “this: aik SxtcflfiAfi? hu-fifihumwfim alt-II. a ., 2:59... 33.91 .1. R’IWMMWIRM any dammcmmyn 34$ h: w