In Muscatine on Wednesday, September 30, 1953, Helen started working at City Hall (below), typing for Community Chest. She would work there in the mornings, and type at home in the afternoons.
My Three Sons
On Thursday, September 29, 1960, the first episode of My Three Sons aired on ABC, starring Fred MacMurray (watch it below). It switched networks to CBS in 1965, and to color, with the final episode appearing on August 24, 1972.
No More Shoveling Coal
Goin’ On A Hayride
Ringer’s Birthday Treat
Hello, Operator?
A Wannabe Draftsman
Workin’ On The Road
School Open House
Walk Along The River
Dale Goes Bowling
Fun Night Dance
In Muscatine on Friday, September 19, 1952, Dale wrote, “Stanley went to a football game with Lofgrens. He went to Fun Night at the YWCA afterwards.” Fun Night was a teen dance held most Friday nights at the YWCA. Early in this, my sophomore year, I mostly stood around and watched, believing I had two left feet.
Marilyn Monroe Movie
Sunday Matinee Movie
FDR Signs Military Draft
On Monday, September 16, 1940, President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 (below), which began the first peacetime military draft in the United States, and also established the Selective Service System as an independent agency responsible for identifying and inducting young men into military service. During World War II, legislation amended the act to require all men from 18 to 65 to register, with those aged 18 to 45 being immediately liable for induction.