Our History

Our History

Winking’s Market began business on July 2, 1948.  It began as a partnership between Richard “Dick” Winking and Elsie Feld.

 

 

Winking’s Market humble beginnings

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Dick Winking behind the counter in Winking’s Market in 1948. In the background is milk deliveryman Johnny Bruening.

 

Some perspective:  How much things cost in 1948.

  • Yearly Inflation U.S.A. 7.74%
  • Average Cost of new house $7,700.00
  • Average wages per year $2,950.00
  • Cost of a gallon of Gas 16 cents
  • Average Cost of a new car $1,250.00
  • Loaf of Bread 14 cents
  • LB of Hamburger Meat 45 cents
  • Science and Mechanics Magazine 20 cents
  • Movie Ticket 60 Cents
  • Cost of a first-class stamp: $0.03
 

World Events in 1948

  • Harry S. Truman was President of the United States.
  • Truman ends racial segregation in the U.S. military.
  • Berlin Airlift begins June 21
  • Margaret Sanger founds the International Planned Parenthood Federation.
  • Alfred Kinsey publishes Sexual Behavior in the Human Male.
  • Famous Deaths: D.W. Griffith, Babe Ruth, Orville Wright
 
Dick Winking

On April 8, 2010 we lost Dick Winking. He was 8