Rewards catalog,1965

S&H Green Stamps were trading stamps popular in the from the
1930s until the late 1980s. They were distributed as part of a
rewards program operated by the Sperry & Hutchinson company
(S&H), founded in 1896 by Thomas Sperry and Shelley Byron
Hutchinson.

Customers would receive stamps at the checkout counter of many
supermarkets, department stores, and gasoline stations among
other retailers, which could be redeemed for numerous products
in the catalog (above).

A Green Stamp Redemption Center.

ED DANAHUE

Sophia Loren  (Sofia Villani Scicolone) is 82 years young today.

Sophia Loren was a finalist for a beauty pageant in Naples at the age of
fourteen. She voiced the character Mama Topolino in the 2011 Disney
feature Cars 2 (below).

ED DANAHUE

Mary Tyler Moore will be 80 in December.

1976 Emmy winners from left: Ed Asner, Betty White, Mary
Tyler Moore and Ted Knight.

Adam West (William West Anderson) was born in
Walla Walla, Washington.

West is known for his lead role in ABC’s Batman series from
1966 to 1968, and has since returned to provide voices in
various animated superhero series.

Adam West (left) and Burt Ward – Batman and Robin.

The song "More Than a Feeling" was written by Tom Scholz and released
by the rock band Boston as the lead single from their self-titled debut album
on Epic Records with "Smokin’" on the flipside. The single peaked at number
five on the Billboard Hot 100. The song is now a staple of classic rock and in
1999 it was named the 39th best hard rock song of all time by VH1.