Seventy-two percent of all TV sets in the U.S. were tuned to CBS-TV,
as Lucy Ricardo gave birth to a baby boy on the episode, "Lucy Goes
to the Hospital".

Ron Tonkin auto dealership located “Out 122nd way”

                                  
                             Ronald Barry Tonkin  

                    May 4, 1931 – January 17, 2014

In 1960, Ron Tonkin, a native of Portland, became the youngest Chevrolet
dealer in the nation. He had had an early start in the auto industry when, as 
a boy, he began doing odd jobs at his father’s used car lot. After World War 
II, Edward Tonkin opened one of the first Kaiser-Frazer dealerships in the 
United States, and that is where Ron, who did not yet have his driver’s
license, learned the car sales business. 

In 1954, Ron Tonkin, then a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army and graduate
of the University of Washington with a B.A. in business administration, officially
joined the family business, following in the footsteps of his brother, Marv. Ron
died Friday of end-stage renal failure.

The Story of Kay Fairchild, The Stepmother starred Sunda Love and ran on CBS
Radio from 1938 to 1942. It was a soap opera about the real life story of a woman
who raised another woman’s children. The show tells us of the hardship of fitting
in with the family and the trials and tribulations of dealing with in-laws. The show 
was sponsored by Colgate Tooth powder and Cashmere bouquet lotion.

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Carl Karcher’s fast food career started with a hot dog cart in Los
Angeles that took in $14.75 on July 17, 1941, his first day in the
business. He had been a delivery boy for a bakery based in
Anaheim. Carl and his wife Margaret had 12 children.

Carl’s Jr. hamburger chain is now owned by parent company
CKE Restaurants, Inc. It is in the top ten fast-food chains in the
United States.

Carl Nicholas Karcher  (January 16, 1917 – January 11, 2008)

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