Erwin was a well-known cartoon artist:

"Hess was the creator of the widely read 1930's cartoon feature Do You Remember? By the early 1940s, his cartoons evolved into a new feature called Americana Alamode, which was later syndicated nationally as The Good Old Days. During his career, he also served as an illustrator for a Wisconsin publishing house and drew the famous comic feature Captain Midnight for the Chicago Sun Syndicate. He was also recognized for his sports cartoons and drawings of such legendary grid iron greats as Jim Thorpe, George Halas, Knute Rockne, Pudge Heffelfinger, 'Pop' Warner, Curly Lambeau, and Red Grange, that appeared in numerous sports magazines."

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Erwin was a well-known cartoon artist:

"Hess was the creator of the widely read 1930's cartoon feature Do You Remember? By the early 1940s, his cartoons evolved into a new feature called Americana Alamode, which was later syndicated nationally as The Good Old Days. During his career, he also served as an illustrator for a Wisconsin publishing house and drew the famous comic feature Captain Midnight for the Chicago Sun Syndicate. He was also recognized for his sports cartoons and drawings of such legendary grid iron greats as Jim Thorpe, George Halas, Knute Rockne, Pudge Heffelfinger, 'Pop' Warner, Curly Lambeau, and Red Grange, that appeared in numerous sports magazines."

Source: http://www.psacard.com/Articles/ArticleView/3181/the-great-hess-clipping-collection