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Now here's the biggest money maker for the home team shown below.

Did you know that Ty Cobb, the worst SOB who ever played the game and who happens to have the all-time highest lifetime batting average, made a fortune investing in a start up company from Atlanta, Georgia that no one heard of at the time, by the name of Coca Cola. 

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josef posted:

3 of my favorite, and era of my layout.SDC17831SDC17833SDC17834

I love these IKE billboards for a number of reasons. Besides being a great general, President and great man, seeing these billboards made me think of a Twilight Zone episode: we are really going back in time to the 1950s. Can you hear that spooky Twilight Zone  music at the beginning of the show when you also see that eyeball floating in space? Yes folks, we are going back in time to the steam and diesel transition period, and entering  The Twilight Zone! LOL

Arnold D. Cribari posted:
josef posted:

3 of my favorite, and era of my layout.SDC17831SDC17833SDC17834

What are Hallicrafters? Some product from the 1950s?

Hallicrafter's was a company that manufactured Radios, phonographs, Ham Radio, and TV sets. They had some of the best state of the art receivers and equipment. They were based in Chicago.

trainroomgary posted:
Arnold D. Cribari posted:

 

Good one, Gary. Without getting too political, I prefer this one: I Like Ike!

Hi Arnold:

I also Like Ike. Been to Ike’s home in Abilene, Kansas over twenty times.

Gary

Gary, I Just glanced at the Ike billboard above in this thread. It said: I'm pulling for Ike. I was a very young child when he was President, but I know his famous political slogan was: I Like Ike.

One similarity between Ike and Trump, they both loved golf and played a lot of golf when President.

 

Hi Arnold

I have been to Abilene, Kansas many times to do WWII research at the Eisenhower Library. We always made an appointment so we could read his papers.  We had to wear white gloves and everything we looked at he had in his hands.

My father and my father-in-law served with honor with General Eisenhower.  They were in both theaters as airmen. 

Below I found this postcard in my files. First Day Issue for his stamp.

1 Ike Stamp 1st issue

Gary

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trainroomgary posted:

Hi Arnold

I have been to Abilene, Kansas many times to do WWII research at the Eisenhower Library. We always made an appointment so we could read his papers.  We had to wear white gloves and everything we looked at he had in his hands.

My father and my father-in-law served with honor with General Eisenhower.  They were in both theaters as airmen. 

Below I found this postcard in my files. First Day Issue for his stamp.

1 Ike Stamp 1st issue

Gary

Very impressive!

As I get older, I become more and more moved emotionally by people who serve our country. Doesn't matter to me which war or how they serve, I regard them all as heroic first responders.

Arnold D. Cribari posted:
trainroomgary posted:

Hi Arnold

I have been to Abilene, Kansas many times to do WWII research at the Eisenhower Library. We always made an appointment so we could read his papers.  We had to wear white gloves and everything we looked at he had in his hands.

My father and my father-in-law served with honor with General Eisenhower.  They were in both theaters as airmen. 

Below I found this postcard in my files. First Day Issue for his stamp.

1 Ike Stamp 1st issue

Gary

Very impressive!

As I get older, I become more and more moved emotionally by people who serve our country. Doesn't matter to me which war or how they serve, I regard them all as heroic first responders.

Ditto on that Arnold!  I’ve always respected military personnel, police, firemen...   Now I appreciate them enough to thank them for their service wherever I can.  I read about the more famous ones more now.  All have flaws, but mostly good point!  General Eisenhower was one to learn from.

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