Archive for December, 2013

VINTAGE CHRISTMAS COVERS

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1910

boys life 1921
1921

child life 1936
1936

life 1947
1947

post 1959
1959

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LOOKING BACK AT TODAY IN HISTORY

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Sandy Kozel

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TIRE CO. FOUNDER BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1868

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Harvey Samuel Firestone
(December 20, 1868 – February 7, 1938)

Firestone founded the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, which was
one of the first global manufacturers of automobile tires.

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old firestone logo

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CHRISTMAS IN 1952

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Borden Christmas ad for eggnog with iconic Elsie the Cow

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SUPERJOCK UNCLE LAR HAS DIED AT 73

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  Larry Lujack (June 6, 1940 – December 18, 2013)

The Top 40 radio legend died December 18 at a New Mexico 
hospice after a year long struggle with esophageal cancer.

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