Since we're hanging around 1943 and just ran into Metropolitan Opera star Richard Crooks, and since we're always in the Christmas spirit around here, why don't we stay and listen to Mr. Crooks on a "The Voice of Firestone" episode, as broadcast on NBC on December 20, 1943? (Rhetorical question!)
Give it a listen:
What a nice show! Beautiful music!
Firestone really got into the Christmas spirit! At the top of the page is an awesome comic book giveaway featuring stars from Walt Disney!
Included is Little Hiawatha, star of a 1937 "Silly Symphony" and then appearing in comic books:
And then look at all these cool gifts you could purchase at your Firestone dealer in 1943:
Firestone was still at it when I was a kid with a series of Christmas LPs such as this one, which everyone seemed to have back in the day:
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| Young Scrooge sighting! |
Harvey Firestone, Jr.: Not a Scrooge!
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