C COLONEL JACK MAJOR was chosen for this assignment because of his ability and reputation for making
people laugh and forget their troubles. He will be available for a speaking tour of the United States

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OCTOBER 1, 1943 TO JULY 1, 1944

NOW IS THE TIME TO BOOK HIM FOR YOUR ORGANIZATION! FIRST COME — FIRST SERVED! Com-
plete the blanks on the enclosed Business Reply Postcard and return same to us immediately. (His
honorarium will be much less if we can fit one of your dates into his itinerary as there will be no added

cost for railroad fares.)

His stories and articles appear regularly in the National Magazines.

 

BIOGRAPHY aR

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“We Paducah ,
stick togetheW*
Tm proud of -
COLONEL
Jack meer
He’s my protege:

   

B Jack Major was born in Kentucky of mountaineer parents, and was
reared in the small town of Paducah. He is the protege of Irvin S. Cobb. He
was educated for the ministry at Rice Institute. During College vacations
he sailed the seven seas as an ordinary seaman. From 1928 to 1935 he head-
lined the Keith-Orpheum vaudeville theaters, learning much about humor
and how to “tickle the funny bone” of America. From 1935 through 1937 he
irving & Gebb wrote and produced radio shows. He first attracted national attention with

bis CBS Network show, “The Colonel from Kentucky.”

    

       

   

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® Vice President John Nance Garner, hearing his treatment

 

of political news on his radio programs, had him come to Wash- a paitane colo:
ington on February 12, 1938 to be the after dinner speaker and theater ad.
humorist for the now famous ‘make-up’ dinner to President

Roosevelt.

 

Vice-President John Nance Garner and
Colonel Jack Major

& As a result of the publicity and his success at the Garner-Roosevelt
dinner he received so many requests to speak that he decided to become
a professional after dinner speaker and humorist. Mr. Earl Thacker of
Honolulu, Hawaii, after hearing him, gave him a round trip to Hawaii in
return for a talk at the Annual Banquet of the Honolulu Chamber of at .
conn one Aa Be a a ee ———

* Colonel Jack Major in action at the Honolulu
Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet

   

& In 1939 the British engaged him for a speaking tour of

   
   
   
      
   
  
 
 
 
 
 
  

 

the Fiji Islands, New Zealand and Australia. On this assign- Jack Major Keeps
ment he spoke before army camps, public gatherings, a Glub in hanotitet
business organizations and in theaters. His knowledge Kiwanis t0 Hea _Liing upto al advance expecta
of these lands and peoples is exceptional. , At yrnorist centloman from Paducah Ky, kent
n ripples of mirth from start to
No e n Cobb fai ‘ ts ae informal
program Monday night.
* protege, for Meyer 20 \ ose ot pee reasons ois
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7 ; ® : en x cect end e dinner. He previousl
> His reputation preceeded him. Upon his return to the \ pevaner a appear ation} sched that everybody ttl his tile
ae oy name.

Helps Cause

The visiting southerner helped)
out the Boys and Girls project no
little end when he tied up a 25
cent individual bet with the mem-

U. S. A. the Union Oil Company of California retained him
as a public relations representative to speak before the lead-

  
  
 

 

 

ge a ee . Ci e S s d B e . . F J
ing Civic, Service and Business organizations. From January sie 3. Beles, Steen = eal

; by mmitt®™ , natwe " egeq had to plunk down 25 cents. Money|

Colonel Jack Major 2nd to December 31st, 1940 Colonel Jack spoke before 410 gram, CUgjor 6 37", protest to the Kiwanis project for
and ¢ Fiji chieftain * * see 3 Cobb. notes ot yefunder privileged children. 24
in Suva, Fiji organizations. fin S| yas 2 D5 afte Rey. Silas Fairham of the Greshy

Col. Major iter ant are crafam Methodist church was Major's

en OS Se talks “;\\-bil)Y particular delight. The visitor re-

lated many tales of drink and the
-eS Paducah church's efforts to stop:
HEL \noWP the wholesale imbibing.

n OTe! i Major is a writer for the €hris-
c¢ B*¥itian World. He also writes for Es-
> and “Ol eturned