Blast from the Past, 1950

December 24, 2024 By: Fenway Fran Category: Uncategorized

This one is older than I am by a couple of years. Seems appropriate. Tip of the hat to the WaPo for resurrecting it. Have as Happy Holidays as possible.


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  1. Thanks Fenway Fran! Happy Holidays to you and everyone, hope y’all have some festive fun!

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  2. 1950 Post War stuff – communists were considered to be everywhere – Hoover and his actual “minions” – the legislator who swore he had a list of enemies of this country, including those already working all through goverrnment – yup, he had all kinds of proof – and on and on with the movement of trains full of folks trying to escape Jim Crow south for better jobs, homes and even some education in places like Chicago and so on. It looked, sounded and sometimes smelled like THE END had arrived but somehow enough of us survived. Ike became President and pointed out negative effects resulting from appointees and even exceptionally wealthy industrialists impacting life via government. Yet we made it into the succreeding decades. Yup. That’s right. We have that kind of talent. Various parts of public and even private life got better. Heck, we even went to the moon! As screwed up as things looked, we actually made progress. Nows the time to remember what Tiny Tim said about blessing us one and all. Merry Christmas. Happy? maybe “Better” New Year no matter what fate throws at us. See you in 2025!

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  3. Steve from Beaverton says:

    Fran, thanks for raising our spirits every week.
    Merry Christmas all.

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  4. Thanks for this, Fran! Herblock was prescient, wasn’t he? That cartoon is exactly appropriate for us today.

    Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukah to all the clients of the Salon.

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  5. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all!

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  6. thatotherjean says:

    Thanks, Fran! That cartoon is perfect for how i feel today.

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  7. Steve from Beaverton says:

    Merry Christmas all- please enjoy this. It will make you smile or even more!

    https://substack.com/redirect/cfbdbde2-486d-4e26-b13f-110313ccf52a

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