The Hardy Boys series celebrates its 50 th anniversary, with no fanfare from the press or its publishers. After a brief trial, the Southern District Court of New York finds for the defendants. The Bobbsey Twins celebrate their 75 th anniversary. The last Dana Girls book is published by Grosset. The latter two series are continued in their regular form as well as enjoying several spin-offs, many of which are still viable as of this writing.
Obituaries appear in all the nation's major newspapers.
The last Bobbsey Twins is published. The last Tom Swift is published. They last for one season, in syndication. The New York Public Library receives a corporate grant to catalog its massive collection of Stratemeyer Syndicate papers. Fireside Books publishes The Mysterious Case of Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys , a coffee table book about the popular characters.