Interesting Facts about 1961
John F. Kennedy served as the United States President from 1961 to 1963 as a democrat. He was the 35th president. In World War II, he served as a commander of the Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109.
- The average car price was $2,800
- Gasoline: 31cents/gal!
- House: $12,500
- Bread: $0.52 cents/loaf
- Milk: $0.49cents/gal
- Postage Stamp: $0.04cents
- Average Annual Salary: $5,315
- Minimum Wage: $1.15dollars per hour
- Eggs per dozen: $0.30
Class of 1961
From Left to Right Mary Arellano, Margaret Battishill, Jeff Bingaman, Jo Ann Bourguet, Yvonne Bourguet, Ray Calderon, Ann Cansler, Charles Carmignani
From Left to Right Ruben Carillo, Rita Ann Chacon, Henry Cherpak, Stella Cisneros, Ruth Clark, Nell Davis, Ray Delfin, Tommy Denney
From Left to Right Doris Donaldson, Mary Ellen Ferguson, Marilynn Flemming, Kay Flowers, Carl Frymire, Patsy Garcia, Ernestine Gonzales, Harris Gray
From Left to Right Ernest Harper, Carolyn Harrison, Sydney Hawk, Carolyn Hibbard, Mary Hill, Phyllis Holland, Sharon Hunter, Karen Hurst
From Left to Right Bob Ingraham, Jim Kelley, Jimmy Landreth, Linda Lopez, Harriet McCauley, Ellen McFarland, Leo Madrid, Maxine Manzano
From Left to Right Mike Martinez, Henry Mendoza, Lilly Monje, Betty Moorehead, Gene Nolan, Barbara Norris, Alfred Ogas, Billie Jean Oliver
From Left to Right Erlinda Ortiz, Pricilla Ortiz. David Parra, Terry Plemons, Helen Ramey, Linda Ray, Judy Reese, Jimmy Roach
From Left to Right Kathleen Robertson, Bill Russel, Rosalinda Serna, Helsa Servis, Albert Silva, Rose Sisneros, Sevio Serna, Sidney Smithson
From Left to Right Jo Ann Taylor, Mike Thomas, William Thomas, Claudia Trujillo, Gail Wilson, Eddie Wilmes, Gloria Ybarra, Michael Ybarra
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