I am a friend of Ned Johnston, who is the grandson of the founder of Johnston cookies. He was born around 1960–after the cards were produced but before the company was sold. He knew nothing about the cards, and I was privileged to give him a display with one card from each year.
The old Johnston brick building still exists about a mile from Miller park in Milwaukee. You can still make out the “Johnston Cookies” sign painted on the bricks.
His son Mike is a local golf pro/instructor who played on the Hooters tour a decade plus ago.
Ned, unfortunately, has no idea who might be able to help research the cards.
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