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MORE INFORMATION ON GREEN STAMPS

Remembering S&H Green Stamps booklets and stores: Vintage photos - al.com
S&H redemption centers numbered 600 nationwide by the 
mid-1960s.

S&H Green Stamps were the first trading stamps popular across
the U.S. and Europe, although the company did have competitors.

“S&H” stands for the Sperry & Hutchinson Co., founded by Thomas 
Sperry and Shelley Byron Hutchison in 1896.

Green Stamps were most widely distributed in the U.S. from the
1930s to the 1980s, with a peak in the 1960s and ’70s.

Editor's View: S&H Green Stamps™ are sticking around – Lehigh Valley Press

Thomas Sperry - Wikiwand
Thomas Alexander Sperry
(1864 – 1913)


Shelley Hutchinson, 1955 | Ann Arbor District Library
Shelley Byron Hutchison
(1864 – 1961)

mygreenstamps

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A GLOBAL ICON DEBUTED ON THIS DAY

May include: A vintage Barbie doll wearing a black and white striped swimsuit and white sunglasses. The doll is standing on a black stand. The doll is packaged in a box with a pink background and the text 'Barbie Teen Age Fashion Model'.

On March 9, 1959, the first Barbie doll goes on display at
the American Toy Fair in
New York City.

Eleven inches tall, with a waterfall of blond hair, Barbie
was the first mass-produced toy doll in the United States
with adult features. The woman behind Barbie was Ruth
Handler, who co-founded Mattel, Inc. with her husband
in 1945.

This film about Barbie's history helped me define my Jewish identity – The Forward
Ruth Marianna Handler (November 4, 1916 – April 27, 2002)

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FAD WAS PATENTED ON THIS DAY IN 1963

Hula Hoop Exercises To Shrink Belly Fat ...

March 5, 1963: the Hula Hoop, a hip-swiveling toy that
became a huge fad across America when it was first
marketed by Wham-O in 1958,
was patented by the
company’s co-founder, Arthur “Spud” Melin.

An estimated 25 million Hula Hoops were sold in its
first four months of production alone.

Following the Hula Hoop, Wham-O continued to produce
a steady stream of wacky and beloved novelty items,
including the Superball, Water Wiggle, Silly String, Slip
‘n’ Slide and the Hacky Sack.

May include: A black and white photo of Arthur K. Melin, co-founder of Wham-O Manufacturing Co. 1925-2002.
The Hula Hoop - Product Life Cycle timeline | Timetoast Timelines

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SEMINARY PRESIDENT BORN ON THIS DAY

Lewis Sperry Chafer - DTS Voice

Lewis Sperry Chafer

Lewis Sperry Chafer (1871-1952) — Log College Press Annex
Chafer was born in Rock Creek, Ohio.
    
    
  

Chafer was a theologian who co-founded Dallas Theological
Seminary
with his older brother Rollin Thomas Chafer (1868–
1940), served as its first president, and was an influential
proponent of
Christian Dispensationalism in the early 20th
century.

John Hannah described Chafer as a visionary Bible teacher,
a minister of the gospel, a man of prayer with strong piety.

One of his students, Charles Caldwell Ryrie, who went on to
become a theologian and scholar, stated that Chafer was an
evangelist who was also "an eminent theologian."    

(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Dr. Charles Caldwell Ryrie (1925-2016) - Cairn Magazine

Dr Charles Caldwell Ryrie (1925-2016) - Mémorial Find a Grave

Systematic Theology by Chafer, 8-Volume Set | Evermore Books
Systematic Theology 8 volume set.


Systematic Theology
remains highly relevant
today.

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BASKETBALL TEAM ORGANIZED IN 1923

Did You Know This Was the First All Black Basketball Team & They Beat the Original Celtics ...

On February 13, 1923, the New York Renaissance, the first
all-Black professional basketball team, was organized.

The Renaissance, commonly called the Rens, become one
of the dominant teams of the 1920s and 1930s.

Black Kudos • Bob Douglas Robert L. “Bob” Douglas (November 4,...
Robert L. Douglas (1882 – 1979)

Nicknamed the "Father of Black
Professional Basketball", Douglas
owned and coached the Rens from
1923 to 1949, guiding them to a
2,318-381 record.

Coach Bob Douglas and his New York Rens changed how basketball was played — Andscape 
The History of the New York Renaissance

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