Fun Facts...

A few fun facts.....about 1943

Bread was 9 cents a loaf
Milk was 62 cents a gallon
Stamps were 3 cents each
Average home price was $3600.00
Average annual wage $2000.00
Gallon of gas 15 cents
Average monthly rent $40.00
Bottle of Coca Cola 5 cents
Average new car price $900.00
Pentagon was built and considered the worlds largest office building
Great Depression ended
Popular Films: From Whom the Bell Tolls, Heaven Can Wait, and Lassie Comes Home
President of the United States was Franklin D Roosevelt
Those born in 1943 are Robert de Niro, John Denver, Mick Jagger, Chevy Chase, Billie Jean King, and Janis Joplin......

I have this vision of my Granny, big pregnant, on December 26, 1943....and on December 27th having a baby girl she would name Mary Helen...

Happy Birthday Mom.....it may not be until tomorrow, but I wanted to get all my facts straight tonight. Love you!

Pam