Street trade set kill

As the name of this post suggests, Al did bring the Yoo-Hoo's back today and I was able to knock off that pesky Yogi Berra to finish my 1993 Yoo-Hoo set.

Lots of other fun cards. Random highlights include red foil versions of both of Gregory Polanco's 2014 Topps Update card, and a Topps archive card of female trailblazer Eleanor Engle.

Years ago I got some on-card auto's from Al, all from 1986 and 1987 cards. I imagine these two came from that.

About a third of the cards I picked out I had already, so into the trade boxes go these.

 

Wallet card in Nashville: Kress

I was recently in Nashville for work and had the chance to snap a few wallet card photos. This is an old Kress 5 & 10 store. Kress was a nationwide chain - there's even a former Kress location in Upper Manhattan I should get out to at some point. The first Kress opened in Memphis in 1896. The chain at one point reached 246 stores around the country. The last Kress closed in 1981. 

This particular location was the site of some prominent sit-ins in 1960. It is now the Kress Condominiums. 

 

Mothers madness

I picked up a real cheap lot of Mothers cards off of eBay, this whole lot was under $1.50. All Mariners and Astros. No cards that I had before.

Not much variety in the Mariners section. Any Mike Jackson fans out there? How about Harold Reynolds? You've got a pitcher with a bat card with the '90 Jackson. Anyone want any of these, just let me know. 

Much better with the Astros. More variety including two each of '86 Astros legends cards - got an extra Joe Niekro, Lee May and Claude Raymond for the trade pile.

 

Wood vs. Wood #335

 Last time 1962 edged 1987, 6-4. Who will win here?

Bill Bruton poses at spring training wearing his new Tigers uniform, after eight years as a Milwaukee Braves. He was considered one of the fastest players in baseball in an era where stolen bases were infrequent. He led the NL in SB his first three seasons in the majors, and later twice led the league in triples. He had four good seasons in Detroit before retiring. Overall in 1,610 games he hit .273 with 241 2B, 102 3B, 94 HR, 545 RBI and 207 SB. After his retirement Bruton became an executive at Chrysler, rotating through various business departments over 23 years. He retired in 1988 after serving as Special Assistant to CEO Lee Iacocca. He died of a heart attack while driving in 1995.

Topps goes for the seldom-used over-the-shoulder portrait on Candy Maldonado's card. The background is blurry but I think it might be a bat rack or helmet storage. Maldonado played for seven teams in fifteen seasons, as a corner outfielder with some power. He lost a fly ball in the lights in the 1987 NLCS that was key in the Giants losing to the Cardinals, but had a walkoff hit in the 1992 World Series to help Toronto win that championship. Overall in 1,410 games he hit .254 with 146 HR and 618 RBI. He has been an announcer for ESPN Deportes for many years.
 

Cake or gum? 1977 Ted Simmons

Last time gum rolled to a 7-2 win. Will cake win here?

A couple of interesting photos here. Hostess has Simmons in a spring training shot, with lots of interesting things going on in the background. Topps has Simmons in his catching gear, in full bicentennial mode with the patch and the Cardinals' commemorative pillbox cap.

Ted Simmons was a fine catcher for many years for the Cardinals, Brewers and Braves. He was a nine-time All-Star who hit for a fairly high average (.285) and some power (six 20+ HR seasons). He is considered one of the weaker Hall-of-Fame selections in recent years (he had 50.4 WAR in 2,456 games, compared to Thurman Munson, 46.1 WAR in 1,423 games). After his playing career he was an executive, coach and scout for several teams.
 

1981 Topps Warren Brusstar

 

The front: Fun background with cars and a warehouse.

The back: Brusstar's 199 innings were 12 more than the second place pitcher, Rick Sutcliffe.

The player: Brusstar's career was a good example of the volatility of middle relievers. He had some excellent seasons, such as 1978 (the year he allowed 0 HR), 1981 and 1983, but most of the other seasons he was mediocre. Overall in 340 games over 9 seasons, mostly for the Phillies and Cubs, Brusstar went 28-16 with 14 saves and a 3.51 ERA.

The man: After his playing career Brusstar had a long coaching career, but is now retired. He also works with the Tug McGraw Foundation, where his wife Jennifer Brusstar is the CEO.

My collection: I have 15 of his cards, from 1978 to 1986. I would be interested in trading for 1978 SSPC #54.
 

1976 SSPC Dave Rader

 

The card, in brief: No sky is visible on this card but it certainly seems to be a night card.

Playing career, in brief: Rader had a fine rookie season with the Giants in 1972, hitting .259 with 6 HR and 41 RBI. The next season his averaged dipped to .229, and from then on was primarily a backup catcher. The Giants traded him to the Cardinals after the 1976 season, starting a string of four teams in four years, ending his career with Boston in 1980. Rader, who caught Ed Halicki's no-hitter in 1975, played in 846 games, hitting .257 with 30 HR and 235 RBI.

Post-playing career, in brief: After his playing career, Rader became a plumber, like his father and grandfather before him. He also worked in real estate, and appears to now be retired.

My collection: I have 12 of his cards, from 1972 to 1981. I would be interested in trading for 1976 Hostess #21.

1986 Renata Galasso Mattingly #14

Both bride and groom wearing white to symbolize purity. Don and Kim got married in 1979 and divorced in 2008.

Mattingly's thoughtful approach to baseball is apparent even in these brief answers.

1988 Domino's Dick McAuliffe

 

This is the kind of great action pose that I wish Topps had used in their cards of the era. An earlier version of this card misspelled his name McAuliff.

McAuliffe was a shortstop with unusual power for a 1960s middle infielder, with three 20+ HR seasons for the Tigers. A three-time All Star, he led the AL with 95 runs scored in 1968. That year he was second in the AL in fielding and became the first ALer ever to go a whole season without hitting into a double play. However, a knee injury limited McAuliffe's action in 1969 and he was never the same player after. Overall in 16 seasons, 14 with Detroit, McAuliffe hit .247 with 197 HR and 696 RBI. After his playing career he owned a baseball school and a coin-op laundry business. He died in 2016.

I have 15 of his cards, from 1963 to 1974. I would be interested in trading for 1962 Topps #527 and 1972 Topps #725. 

Burgers or gum? Chet Lemon

Last time it was a 4-2 win for gum. Will burgers do better here?

Wendy's has a portrait of Lemon at spring training, while Topps has him at bat at Tigers Stadium. Chet Lemon played sixteen seasons in the major leagues, making three All-Star teams and winning a World Series in 1984, hitting .294 in the Fall Classic. In 1,988 games he hit .273 with 215 HR and 884 RBI. In addition to his fielding records, his highlights including leading the American League in HPB four times and in doubles in 1979. After his playing career he owned the youth baseball program Chet Lemon’s Juice, considered one of the top programs in the country. He shared his thoughts on baseball cards with this blog in 2011. Chet Lemon passed away in 2025.
 

Wood vs. Wood #333

Last time was a 5-1 win for 1987. Will 1962 do better here?

Frank Cipriani wears the black and red of the old Kansas City A's. Though he would play in the minor leagues through 1966, his brief MLB career was already over when this card came out. In 13 games for the A's in '61, the outfielder hit .250 with 0 HR and 2 RBI. After his playing career he served as a lieutenant in the Lackawanna Fire Department for 35 years. He and his brother, Mario, also operated several restaurants, including Big Wheel in West Seneca, N.Y., and Macaroni Company and Garcia’s Irish Pub in Buffalo. He died in 2022.

Ken Phelps digs into the batters box in Anaheim. The only day game at California that Phelps appeared in during the 1986 season was August 10. Phelps went 0-for-4 as the Mariners lost 4-0. Phelps was a low-batting-average slugger whose high slugging percentage and OBP numbers made him an early sabermetric darling. He had four 20+ HR seasons during his tenure with the Mariners, who famously traded Phelps to the Yankees for Jay Buhner. Phelps quickly ran out of gas after the trade, while Buhner developed into a big star. Overall, Phelps played in 11 seasons for six teams. In 761 games he hit .239 with 123 HR and 313 RBI. He now does some announcing and community service work.
 

Cake or gum? 1977 Dave Kingman

Last time was a 7-0 shutout for gum. Will cake get on the board here?

Hostess has Kingman posing for a portrait in spring training, while a llama in a blue sweater looks on. Either that or one of his teammates is about to peg a ball at his head. Meanwhile Topps shows Kingman in a follow through, tracking the progress of a fly ball to left. Judging by the way he's twisting his body, and the lack of reaction from the fans, this ball was probably well foul.

Dave Kingman was the forefather of today's big-HR, big-strikeout sluggers. He twice led the NL in home runs, hitting over 30 seven times and finishing with 442 in his 16-year career. He also struck out over 100 times in 13 seasons, back when 100 strikeouts for a batter was a lot for one season. As a rookie he played in the 1971 NCLS with the Giants, but never again made it back to the postseason as he was usually the biggest star on some bad teams, most notably with the Cubs and Mets. Overall in 1,941 games for seven teams, he hit .236 with 442 HR and 1,210 RBI. He was known to be one of the more difficult personalities in the league, especially when it came to dealing with the media. After his career he owned a tennis club in Lake Tahoe and continues to reside in the area, where he raised his family. His son Adam, a carpenter and designer, won season three of the reality show Making It.
 

1981 Topps Al Bumbry

 

The front: This is one of the more action packed cards in the set. The speedy Bumbry is off to first after hitting the ball hard somewhere.

The back: Bumbry played in six postseason series in his career. In four games he hit .250 (4-for-16), scoring 5 runs. In the other five series, he played in 18 games, hitting .086 (5-for-58), scoring 4 runs.

The player: Bumbry was the AL Rookie of the Year in 1973, hitting .337 with 7 HR, 34 RBI and 23 SB, leading the AL with 11 triples. He remained a fixture at the top of the Orioles lineup for a decade, with speed and doubles power. Overall in 1,496 games he hit .281 with 220 2B, 52 3B, 54 HR, 402 RBI and 254 SB.

The man: Bumbry served in the ROTC while in college, and was drafted into the Army, where he lead a platoon in Vietnam for 11 months. He was awarded a Bronze Star for his service. After his playing career he was a coach for many years, and since 1989 he has been a co-owner of Robbie's First Base, a baseball card store in Timonium, MD, where he can often be seen interacting with fans.

My collection: I have 32 of his cards, from 1973 to 1986. I would be interested in trading for 1982 Fleer Stamps #147.
 

1976 SSPC Marc Hill

 

The card, in brief: Some of the Giants cards in the set are possible night cards; this one is a no-doubter. While I don't show the backs in these series, it's worth noting that it's an error card, calling him Mark Hill.

Playing career, in brief: Marc Hill played parts of 14 seasons in the major leagues as a backup catcher, mostly for the Giants and White Sox. In 737 games he hit .223 with 34 HR and 198 RBI.

Post-playing career, in brief: Hill had a long career as a minor league manager. He died last year at the age of 73.

My collection: I have 19 of his cards, from 1975 to 1986. I would be interested in trading for 1979 San Francisco Giants Police SGA #NNO. 

Bloggers old and new

Highlighting a couple of recent incomings from bloggers . . . 

Night Owl has got to be one of the longest running blogs out there. We've exchanged cards many times over the years. This time, in response for sending him some unloved '89 Score junkwax, he more than generously gave some vintage classics.

A lot of World Series history in these cards. That 1908 card is a bit snarky - "Ty Cobb's Only Good Series". 

Lots of Yankee wins here, many at the expense of the Dodgers. I'm sure Night Owl couldn't wait to get rid of these.

A couple of even older Fleer cards, highlighting a couple of long-forgotten baseball lifers.

On the other end of the spectrum, Sir Nailhead is one of the newest bloggers out there. He's doing a poor-condition frankenset which is right up my alley! I'm sure this is the first of many trades as I dig into my many poor conditioned cards. He's also on TCDB so we worked out the trade over there, with me getting a nice mixture in return.

Some late 80s early 90s sets with cards I still needed. I really like the Denny's cards, especially the year they did the city skylines. 

Nailhead is a big Cubs fan, so he had a lot of extra Ernie Banks. And that Walker Cooper is an interesting early 80s oddball, with a vintage car in the background.

Ironically from a guy with a poor-condition frankenset, he sent me some of the best-conditioned '58-'60 cards I've encountered.

Scrapbook: Test your knowledge of Aunt Het

Another scrapbook page.

There are three distinct themes here. The first is a series of "Test your Knowledge" Q&As.  These include "What job is held by Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis?" and "What American Indian was a famous baseball pitcher on Philadelphia Athletics team for many years?"

The answers are "National Baseball Commissioner" and "Chief Bender". Landis was 10 years into what would be a 24 year term, and Bender was a coach with the New York Giants.

The next two articles detail the same car accident which seriously injured several people in one family; presumably a family the owner was close with. These days were always hear how the injured in the hospital are resting comfortably - here two of the victims were "not resting so well". Hopefully everyone had a full recovery. 

Finally, some country humor from Aunt Het. Aunt Het's got quite an attitude - my favorite here is "I mean't to give away that old black taffeta, but Pa's been ailin' lately and' there ain't no use takin' chances." If you're interested in more Aunt Het, someone has a blog called, If Your Aunt Had Balls, She'd Be Aunt Het.

 

1986 Renata Galasso Mattingly #13

The Hit Man - as in, a hit with the ladies, and with the dogs?

Error card! Mattingly's high school coach was Merkel, not Merkle. Quentin Merkel retired in 2013 as the second winningest high school coach in Indiana.

1988 Domino's Eddie Mathews

 

Looks like a spring training shot. I kind of wish this was in color.

 Never the best hitter on his own team, Eddie Mathews was nevertheless one of the best hitters in the National League in the 1950s and 1960s. A nine-time All-Star, Mathews hit .271 with 512 home runs and 1,453 RBI. Hitting in front of Hank Aaron, Mathews saw lots of good pitches to hit, most notably in the tenth inning of Game 4 of the 1957 World Series, when the Yankees elected to pitch to Mathews with first base open and Aaron on deck; Mathews hit a walk-off homer that turned the tide of that series. The only player to play for the Braves in Boston, Milwaukee and Atlanta, Mathews ended his career with stints in Houston and Detroit, where he played in 31 games in 1968, hitting .212 with 3 HR and 8 RBI. He retired after appearing for two games for the Tigers in the 1968 World Series, going 1-for-3 with a walk. Mathews was a well-respected teammate who frequently got into fights with the opposition, including on-field blows with Frank Robinson, Jackie Robinson and Don Drysdale, among others. He briefly served as Braves manager in the 1970s, and was the team's skipper when Hank Aaron hit his 715th home run in 1974. Mathews was fired later that season, and later admitted that his alcoholism cost him that job and others in baseball. He died of pneumonia in 2001.

I have 17 of his cards, from 1953 to 1969. I would be interested in trading for 1952 Topps #407, 1955 Topps #155 and 1956 Topps #107.

Burgers or gum? Rusty Kuntz

Last time was a 6-3 win for burgers. Will gum fare better here?

Wendy's has Kuntz on the road in the dark. What AL park had green walls and blue seats? I'm not sure. The Topps card is clearly Tigers Stadium, with Kuntz in the cage on a sunny day.

Kuntz was a backup outfielder for the White Sox, Twins and Royals from 1979 to 1985. In 277 games he hit .236 with 5 HR and 38 RBI. He set most of his career highs in 1984, with 140 at-bats in 84 games, hitting .286 with 2 HR and 22 RBI. He drove in the game-winning RBI of the clinching Game 5 of the 1984 World Series with a fifth-inning sacrifice fly. After his playing career, he has had a long career in coaching, and has served in various roles in the Royals organization since 2007.
 

Wood vs. Wood #332

Last time was a 5-2 win for '62. Who will win here?

Don Buddin is hatless at Yankee Stadium, a card taken during his time as a Red Sox between 1956 and 1961. Taken by Houston in the expansion draft, the shortstop played 40 games for the Colt .45's and was sold to Detroit in July. Late in the '62 season the Tigers brought up catching prospect Bill Freehan. Freehan didn't get into a big league game that season, but at some point some youngster made a connection between the two. Buddin played three more seasons in the minors but never again played in the major leagues. Overall in 711 major league games he hit .241 with 41 HR and 225 RBI. After his playing career he had various jobs - selling life insurance, writing for the local newspaper in South Carolina, selling boats, and owning a liquor store and a party store. He died in 2011.

Joe Price delivers a pitch at Shea Stadium. Price pitched in two day games at Shea in 1986. On May 10 he allowed three runs in 0.2 inning, two on a Gary Carter home run, as the Reds lost 5-1. Price and the Reds came back strong the next day. With the Reds leading 3-1 in the 6th, manager Pete Rose brought Price in to face Darryl Strawberry with runners on 2nd and 3rd and nobody out. Price kept the big slugger in the ballpark, limiting him to a sacrifice fly. It was the only batter Price faced, but he got a hold in the 3-2 Reds win. Price had a solid 11-year career as a middle reliever/spot starter for the Reds, Giants, Red Sox and Orioles. In 372 games (84 starts) he went 45-49 with 13 saves and a 3.65 ERA. He is now a realtor in Sarasota, FL.
 

Cake or gum? 1977 Cesar Cedeno

Last time was a 7-0 win for gum. Will we have another shutout here?

Two photos that appear to be at Candlestick Park. Hostess has a headshot for Cedeno, while Topps features him in the batting cage.

Cedeno came up with the Astros as a 19-year-old rookie in 1970 and quickly became a star. An exciting combination of power and speed, he led the NL in doubles in 1971 and 1972. In both 1972 and 1973, he hit .320 with 20+ HR and 50+ steals. That December, he was charged with involuntary manslaughter when he was playing with a gun with a 19-year-old woman in his hotel room; the gun went off, killing the woman. Cedeno served 20 days in jail and was fined $100. Though still a productive player for many years, he did not put up the same kind of numbers after that incident. Overall, in 17 seasons, mostly for the Astros, Cedeno hit .285 with 199 HR, 976 RBI and 550 SB. After his career he was arrested once for drunk driving and twice for domestic abuse. He had a long coaching career for several organizations, mostly the Astros, and was inducted into the Astros Hall of Fame in 2020.

Wallet Card at Freeport Bedding

This one's hard to see in the photo, but under the awning for The Mattress Factory in Freeport, NY, are the remains of letters that once said Freeport Bedding.

The only reference that I can find to this store being called Freeport Bedding is from a 1947 newspaper ad. By the 1990s it was Island Bedding and soon after the Mattress Factory. So this lettering could date from anywhere from the 1940s to the 1990s, I suppose.

 

Street trade hits and misses

Last week I did a little street trade with Al. Picked up a variety of cards, needed the first four but turned out I already had the last two.

Then yesterday a bigger trade. I never know what boxes he'll bring in. This one had a bunch of Yoo-Hoo cards. I picked out one of each except for the Yankees which I figured I already had all of. Big mistake, I should have taken a Yogi Berra because now that's the last one I need for the 1993 Yoo-Hoo set. I'll ask him to bring one next time but I don't know if he will.

These cards that I picked out were all new to me. Fun mix including some shinies. 

A few misses though, guessing wrong where it turned out I didn't need the card, so they'll go in the trade boxes.

 

Time traveling to the fights

I picked up three baseball cards in my latest Diamond Jesters time travel trade. That's certainly in character for me. Minor league oddballs and an early 2000s need.

This one was out of character for me, but I really like it. I'm not a boxing fan but I certainly have an appreciation for the legends of any sport, and Floyd Patterson, the Brooklyn-born former heavyweight champion, certainly fits that category. It's also just a great vintage photo, looking like he's in a cabin with a window looking out to the woods. The card is from a 1962 Dutch gum set, about the size of a "mini" cigarette card. Just a really cool vintage item!

 

1981 Topps Yankees Future Stars

 Skipping “front” and “back” for this card and just focusing on the players.

TIM LOLLAR 

The player: Tim Lollar had a solid 1980 season for the Yankees, appearing in 14 games, going 1-0 with 2 saves and a 3.34 ERA. Traded to the Padres after the season, he was converted to a starter and he had a great 1982, going 16-9 with a 3.13 ERA. He was unable to sustain that success, with losing records in 1983 and in 1984, when he also pitched very poorly in the postseason. He had stints with both Sox to round out his seven year MLB career, going 47-52 with a 4.27 ERA. He was one of the best hitting pitchers of his era - in 255 at bats, he hit .234 with 8 HR and 38 RBI.

The man: Baseballs were not the only little white balls Lollar was good at hitting. He reinvented himself as a two-sport star after his retirement, joining the PGA tour and serving as the head golf pro at the Lakewood Country Club in Colorado for 28 years, twice winning Golf Professional of the Year. He is now retired.

My collection: I have 22 of his cards, from 1981 to 1987. I would be interested in trading for 1980 TCMA Columbus Clippers #1
 

BRUCE ROBINSON

The player:  Catcher Bruce Robinson played ten years of professional baseball, including three years in the major leagues with Oakland and the Yankees. In 38 major league games he hit .228 with 0 HR and 10 RBI.

The man:  He is the brother of former Padres outfield Dave Robinson and the inventor of the hinged flap on the throwing shoulder of the catcher's chest protector, known as the "Robby Pad." Now a singer, songwriter and guitarist (check out his website Bruce Robinson Music), he answered my questions about baseball cards in 2012.

My collection: I have three of his cards, from 1979 to 1984. I would be interested in trading for 1980 Columbus Clippers Police #NNO.

DENNIS WERTH

The player: Dennis Werth played in parts of four seasons for the Yankees and Royals. In 117 games he hit .209 with 3 HR and 15 RBI.

The man: After his playing career he was a youth baseball coach, instructing several future major leaguers, including his stepson Jayson Werth. He is now retired.

My collection: I have five of his cards, from 1981 to 1982. I would be interested in trading for 1982 Topps Traded #126.

1976 SSPC Chris Arnold

 

The card, in brief: The twilight sky and the chaw in his cheek dominate here.

Playing career, in brief: Arnold was an unheralded middle infielder who played parts of six seasons with the Giants. In 273 games he hit .237 with 4 HR and 51 RBI. After his US career he played three seasons in Japan, displaying a power bat unseen even in the American minor leagues. Arnold whose minor league career high was eight home runs, hit double figures in HR all three seasons in Japan, hitting .274 with 43 HR and 174 RBI.

Post-playing career, in brief: After his playing career Arnold worked as an agent. He is now retired.

My collection: I have five of his cards, from 1972 to 1977. I would be interested in trading for  1977 Coke Phoenix Giants Premiums #NNO.

1986 Renata Galasso Mattingly #12

Really nice minor league snapshot of Mattingly at bat. Not quite the familiar stance but he did tinker with it a lot.

According to the Google AI, Mattingly hit .313 in Fenway Park. He also hit .313 at Yankee Stadium for his career (.302 overall batting average in away games). I couldn't find anything about his average at the Big A.

1988 Domino's Tom Matchick

 

No action shot this time, but a nice simple, clean photo.

Tom Matchick was a rookie backup infielder for the Tigers in 1968, getting into 80 games, mostly at 3B. Highlights included a walkoff home run against the Orioles in July, and participating in a triple play in September. He was 0-for-3 in the World Series. Despite the home run, he never amounted to be much of a hitter; in 292 major league games for five teams over six seasons, Matchick hit .215 with 4 HR and 64 RBI. After his playing career he was a salesman at a sporting goods store and a car dealership, and was a VP at an aerial photography business. He and his wife had two children and were foster parents to over 30 more. He died from COVID-19 in 2022.

I have eight of his cards, from 1967 to 1973. I would be interested in trading for 1971 Dell Today's Team Stamps #NNO. 

Burgers or gum? Larry Herndon

Last time was a win for gum, 7-4. Who will take the prize this time?

Wendy's has a spring training photo of Herndon sporting a Fu Manchu mustache, while Topps has a regular season game photo of Herndon at Tigers Stadium with a noticeably smaller mustache.

Herndon made his big league debut with the Cardinals in 1974 but played almost all of his career with the Giants (1976-1981) and Tigers (1982-1988). With the Giants he was a decent hitter, good fielder with some speed. After he was traded to the Tigers he immediately developed into more of a slugger. After six seasons with 23 total HR for the Giants, he hit 24 in his first season in Detroit, though by '84 he was down to 7 HR for the season. He hit .333 in the 1984 World Series and caught the final out. Overall in 1,537 games he hit .274 with 107 HR and 550 RBI. After his playing career he was a minor- and major-league coach, and is now retired. 
 

More 1930 stuff

Next page.

Starting off with a dramatic photo of Niagara Falls, followed by the story of a stubborn Parisian, and on top right a somewhat comic story about a pair of drunk drivers. These kinds of human interest stories were syndicated nationally. The other two items are either pages from a booklet or some kind of cards. I can't find any reference to The Automation Corporation in Cleveland. That name makes me think they could have come from some kind of vending machine. They are dated 1929. Both give some advice, and then tell the reader to go ask grandmother for more.

Opposite page. Top left is the amazing tale of Zaro Agha, 156 years old! This would have been July of 1930 when he toured the United States; he died four years later at the age of 160. He had 36 children and outlived all except the daughter he had when he was 96. Wikipedia quotes a 1939 study that insisted he was only 97 when he died, but I believe this news story. No comment on the next one. On the top right we have some collected words of wisdom. The bottom of the page has three obituaries for George Bernell Greene, who died on December 29, 1930, after a two week illness. The 32-year-old Greene left behind a wife and two daughters. She remarried in 1938, to Augustus Hayden Britton in South Carolina. She died in 1982.