Gardena High School Memory Book

Class of 1952

Winter 1952



Summer 1952

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Highlights

  • President: Harry Truman
    Vice President: Alben Barkley
  • Headlines
    • February 6 - King George VI Dies, his daughter becomes Elizabeth II
    • New York adopts three-color traffic lights
    • Storms off Cape Cod wreck two tankers, killing 14
    • US Supreme Court rules that persons termed subversives may be barred from teaching in public schools
  • Top 10 Songs
    1. Blue Tango - Leroy Anderson
    2. Wheel of Fortune - Kay Starr
    3. Cry - Johnny Ray
    4. You Belong to Me - Jo Stafford
    5. Auf Wiederseh'n, Sweetheart - Vera Lynn
    6. Half as Much - Rosemary Clooney
    7. Wish You Were Here - Eddie Fisher & Hugo Winterhalter
    8. I Went to Your Wedding - Patti Page
    9. Here in my Heart - Al Martino
    10. Delicado - Percy Faith
  • Average Prices
    • House $16,800.00
    • Car $1,850.00
    • Milk $.96
    • Gas $.20
    • Bread $.16
    • Postage Stamp $0.3
    • Avg Income $3,515.00
  • Academy Award Winners
    • Best Picture: The Greatest Show on Earth Produced by Cecil B. Demille
    • Best Actor: Gary Cooper - High Noon
    • Best Actress: Shirley Booth - Come Back, Little Sheba

  • Sports Headlines
    • Troy Ruttman Wins Indy 500 Averaging 129 MPH
    • Yankees win 3rd Consecutive World Series after defeating Dodgers
    • Lions Defeat Browns to take Football Title
    • Sugar Ray Robinson Retires as Middleweight Boxing Champion
  • Other Links of Interest


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