For a moment, I was amused when Throckmorton Gildersleeve, the lead character in the radio program, "The Great Gildersleeve," balked at paying 7 to 10 dollars for a Christmas tree.
Then, after checking two sources, I saw that 7 to 10 dollars in 1948 was the equivalent of about $89 to $127 today.
No wonder Mr. Gildersleeve was so relieved when he learned that a kind benefactor had bought him a 10-dollar tree!
