Happy Birthday to Maria Conner Russo from "The Way We Were"

Let's go back to " The Way We Were' on June 30th 1955 When Maria Conner Russo was born. Maria answered our call for a birthday article, send yours to my e mail address and join in on the fun down memory lane.

Check out the attached Red Bank Register paper for what was happening on the day maria was born.

pg 4 New Jersey Bell advertised that they were putting phone booths everywhere so calling would be easy. No cell phones back then. A Studebaker car )does anyone remember the car)

pg 5 A GE refrigerator with revolving shelves sold for $349.00 Also you could buy an Oldsmobile 88 2 door for $2392.00

pg 8 An ad for the Beachcomber Beach Club, wow i started working there in 1953, long gone, does anyone remember it?

pg 12 Yankos in Red bank child shirt $1.50 on sale $1.00 Cannon bath towel $1.00 on sale 0.79

pg 16 Look at the ad for an Air Conditioner from Eatontown TV

pg 19nylon stockings .63/pair

Happy birthday Maria from:

“The Way We Were”

The History Blog from the Patch

John M. Bonforte Sr.

908-489-9090

johnsr@monmouthrubber.com