Ok all you oldies I got a question for you because I only know what mom & grandmother told & history books. My DS's junior class wants to have the 1940's as a prom theme. I can't for the life of me think of anything glamourous about it. All I can think of is rationing, hardly any butter, sugar or eggs. Gas rations & shoes. Red Cross rolling badages & mom said they use to knit squares in school to be made into blankets. They called it "Knitten for Britain." So help me ladies. I think the 1930's might have been better. But for the life of me I can't think of anything. Maybe Betty Grable & pinup girls but can't make that into a prom theme. Neither can a USO dance. Help.

My mom told us the best part of the fortys {was when they moved from okla. to calif.} they picked Fruit and Vegies made enough money in 4 yrs to buy a little market to sell produce and the main stays . they paid 600. 00 $ for the building. she said it was large enough to live in also they put curtians to divide the living quarters from the market . to bad they had to sell it to pay bills .,, in the sixtys

All of the answers make me ancient. Sweet Cigerettes-no but he tobacco shop on the Avenue had SEN_SEN Yuck!.
Diapers frozen in the basket when I was hanging them out to dry. The whitest diapers around. The square Maytag wringer washers which no.1 son caught his arm through the wringer while visiting the farm in MO. I had an absolutely modern Easy Spin dryer. Hated to sell it but couldn't use it in the new house. Bread and milk delivery until the 70's. The cows for the milk were 5 houses down at the end of the street - a complete dairy but now Prudential Business Campus.
More memories and my kids think they grew-up like "The Wonder Years" show.

I was born in the 40's so I too only know what I was told, how about "big Bands" & how america pulled together, women went to work, cause the men were fighting the war, that maybe was a good thing. and what is wrong with a USO Dance for a theme? Big band music could be played, some of the oldies from the 40s could be invited and teach the young whipper snappers how to jitterbug. Everyone could were period clothes. The 'oldies" would have a ball and bet the "younguns" would enjoy it too.

:lol: :thumbup: Debra MC I still have some of moms old 40's 33 1/3 records albums they are in storage just dot have a record player to play them on HEEEE HEEEE Dottie

can't tell my age!!! i got nine.

:roll: :lol: I STILL HAVE SOME OF THE RATION STAMPS , I FOUND THEM IN SOME OLD BOOKS FATHER IN LAW HAD ..

my gram would lay my clothes on thoven door, so I could jump into them before I went to school this was in montana

And film stars slept in twin beds so we wouldn't get the wrong idea.

I still have 45's and 33's. Digger, are the sweet cigs you mention the candy ones?