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Originally Posted by Keith H. Thompson
Count me as one who begged his mother to buy the bright and attractive Wheaties boxes in 1939 and later for the Detroit players (Greenberg, Bridges and particularly Gehringer). Rice Krispies and Corn Flakes were less expensive, and my pleas usually went unheeded. I have had to make up these deficiencies as an adult. I may be mistaken, but I believe that the Detroit Tigers radio home broadcasts were partially sponsored by Wheaties who exhorted their listeners to "go to the kitchen right now and fill your bowl with delicious Wheaties flakes." I was nine years old at the time and did just that. Except I had to do it with Kellogg's Corn Flakes.
Keith H Thompson
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I weigh in at 66 years old myself and my eyes have seen a lot of wonderful old-time baseball stuff. But I envy that you got here twenty years sooner and were witness to things I can only imagine vicariously.
I picked up a handful of these Wheaties "proofs" from one of the AH's about a decade ago. (Remember GAI? A tip o' the Kawika hat to the first "open Monday" joker).
