"Colonel" Jack Major: of Paducah, Ky

              FOR YOUR NEXT SPEAKER

The Man Who Makes You Laugh!

Colonel
 
JACK MAJOR OF PADUCAH, KY.
 
War Commentator —
Humorist —
Author
 —



He was sent to the South Pacific by the Special Service Department of the U. S. Army to bolster the morale of our boys.



Figure


Colonel
 Jack Major — somewhere in the South Pacific




WAR IS NOT ALL BLOOD SWEAT AND TEARS



If your members are tired of the usual run of War Commentators and are fed up with predictions and guesses — and want something to make them laugh, book 
Colonel
 Jack Major.  He tells you the humorous side of the war (and the serious side if desired).  In his lecture, WITH OUR BOYS IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC, he tells you how the Yanks live, what they do with their spare time, what they eat and how it's prepared, how they get along with the Aussie soldiers and about the American-Aussie romances; and last but not least — what they think of us back home.




He gives the only eye-witness lecture on the South Pacific War available to the lecture platform today.





HE WAS THERE!



Backed up with Original Authentic, Late, Natural Color Movies of the South Pacific War Zone, at small additional charge, if desired.




After June 1, 1944, the Colonel will make Paducah, Ky., his headquarters.  This will make transportation cost less to organizations in the West, Middle West and South.






WORLD ADVENTURE SERIES, Inc.
International Celebrities, Speaking About Exploration, Travel, Science, Geography
Telephone Temple 2–7676
The Detroit Institute of Arts
Detroit, Michigan


GEORGE F. PIERROT World Adventure Series Detroit Institute of Asia Detroit, Michigan




BOARD OF TRUSTEES Dr. William Beebs Dr. Reymond L. Dilmore Lowell Thomas George F. Pierrot Helen H. Pierrot




February 10, 1944




Mr. A. B. Bridges 6 Russell Street Baldwin, New York




Dear Mr. Bridges:




More than 2,300 people in World Adventure Series audiences heard Colonel Jack Major give his South Pacific lecture on January 30.  Their reaction was so enthusiastic that we want him back next year.




Indeed, many told us that this was the star lecture of the season thus far.  Certainly Jack Major has plenty of personality, so much humor as to keep the audience in stitches much of the time, plus a rare ability to make his subject 
come alive
 so that one feels right there in the South Pacific with him.  I consider his message, too, a valuable one from a war morale standpoint.




The natural color motion pictures were excellent, and they help give an authentic 
feel
 to the South Pacific.  A naturalist in the audience commenter on the scientific value of the shots of sea creatures, entirely aside from their human interest.




Add to these things the fact that Jack Major is exceptionally cooperative and eager to please both management and audience, and you'll see why we've already reserved a prominent spot for him on our next season's program.




gfp/mcr




Sincerely,
George F. Pierrot Director




THE WORLD ADVENTURE SERIES IS A NON-PROFIT EDUCATIONAL ENTERPRISE OPERATING AT COST



George Pierrot has rebooked the Colonel for December 10, 1944.  Mr. Pierrot has one of the most successful Lecture Courses in America.



If this is not recommendation enough write to me and I'll send you letters from organizations in your classification.




General Manager
 A. B. BRIDGES BLUE GRASS ACRES P.O. Box 808 Paducah, Ky. COUNTY 5111



Figure


Colonel
' Jack Major


DISTRICT MANAGERS



New England

A. H. 
HANDLEY LECTURE BUREAU
 16 Arlington Street Boston, Mass. Com-0450




Eastern States


HAROLD PEAT
 Lecture Bureau 2 West 45th Street New York 19, N. Y. MU 2–0640




State of Ohio


RICKLIE BOASBERG
 314 Superior Ave., N. E. Cleveland, Ohio Cherry 2973




Mid-Western States


FORD HICKS
 National Lecture Bureau 1811 Larchmont Ave. Chicago, Ill. Bit-6510




South-Western States

M. C. 
TURNER
 The Dixie Bureau Dallas, Texas C-6510




Southern States


RUSSELL BRIDGES
 Alkahest Celebrity Bureau Mortgage Guarantee Bldg. Atlanta, Ga. Wal-5718





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Figure

Vice-President John Nance Garner and Colonel Jack Major


Figure

Hon. Sam Rayburn, Speaker of House of Representatives, exchanging stories with Colonel Jack Major


Figure


Colonel
 Jack at a Jesse Jones dinner, with Honorables Edward J. Flynn, William Knudsen, Jesse Jones, Henry Wallace, Attorney General Jackson and General George Marshall




Whether You Are a New Dealer, Republican, or Old Fashioned Democrat—Union Man, White Collar Worker, Farmer or Capitalist—You'll Like 
Colonel
 Jack Major.  He makes you laugh!  (The world needs laughter today)




Colonel Jack Major has been retained time and again in Washington by the 
big-wigs
 of our government.  He was the after-dinner speaker at the famous 
make-up
 dinner given to President Roosevelt by Vice President Garner (February 12, 1938) … Hon. Jesse Jones, Secretary of Commerce had him address the Business Advisory Council (January 16, 1941) … On February 20, 1942 Hon. Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the House of Representatives, had him talk to the Representatives at a luncheon — and again on January 20, 1944 he told the Representatives about his trip and experiences to the South Pacific.




The 
Colonel
 is well qualified to fill the role of humorist.  From his boyhood on he sat at the feet of and worshipped, and was the protege of, that gallant American story-teller, Irving S. Cobb.  Audiences love JACK MAJOR, not only for the fun he makes — but because of the 
humanness'
 of what he has to say.




People say that JACK MAJOR kissed the blarney stone — no such thing.  He is a native of Paducah, Ky.  A biographical sketch reads like an O. Henry story or a Jack London tale of adventure.  He has worked in shoe factories, been a carpenter, worked his way through college as a porter and as a singer in the famous Rice Hotel, Houston, travelled the seven seas as an ordinary seaman and has been retained as a speaker under contract by such companies as The Union Oil Company of California and The Texas Company.  In addition he runs a farm!




A Major evening can be a never failing well, for his fund of stories and adventures is endless.  No matter how often you have heard him he always presents something new.  The General Electric Company of Lynn, Mass., has used him three times and has booked him for a fourth.




To insure a 
best program of the season
 book 
Colonel
 Jack Major.  (His films on the South Pacific are excellent, as they show what your boy and your neighbors' boys are seeing today in the war against the Japs.)





SOME OF HIS MORE RECENT SPONSORS
Why not write and ask about the Colonel?



Mid Western States

M. C. E. HOYTE Amer. Foundrymen's Assn. 202 West Adams Chicago, III.




MR. E. B. HOUSER Central Supply Assn. 228 N. La Salle St. Chicago, III.




REV. JAMES CONNERTON Notre Dame University Notre Dame, Ind.




MR. ROYAL F. McCLOSKY Chamber of Commerce Aurora, III.




DR. HOWARD REAM Kiwanis Annual Dinner 407 Tecumseh Bldg. Springfield, Ohio




South Western States

MR. H. B. WRIGHT Rotary Club State Exhibit Bldg. Shreveport, La.




MRS. ROBERT HALL Texas Women's Dem. Assn. c/o Women's Club Dallas, Texas




COLONEL C. D. PEARSON New Mexico Military Inst. Roswell, N. M.




DR. WALLACE CLARK West Texas State College Canyon, Texas




DIRECTOR OF ASSEMBLIES North Texas Agri. College Arlington Texas




Southern States

MR. JOSEPH LeLANDE Chamber of Commerce New Orleans, La. (rebooked him)





MR. CHARLES BEECHING Committee of One Hundred 1673 Michigan Ave. Miami Beach, Fla.




MR. W. N. TAYLOR Miss. Educational Ass'n. 219 President Street Jackson, Miss.




MR. H. L. MALCOLM The Hillsboro Club Pompano, Fla. (Used him twice)



COLONEL W. B. GATES Fairfax Hall Girls School Waynesboro, Va.


Eastern States
MR. ARMITT COATE New Jersey Bankers Assn. Rodman Bldg. Moorestown, N. J.

MR. W. GLENN PEARCE Penn & Atlantic Seaboard Hardware Assn. 400 N. Broad Street Philadelphia, Pa. (Used him twice)


DR. C. J. HOLLISTER Penn. State Dental Assn. 217 State Street Harrisburgh, Pa.


MR. H. D. SHEETS Elmira Country Club c/o The Shelt Company Elmira, N. Y.


MR. J. WEINSTEIN Chizuk Amuno Cong'gation Eutaw Place & Chauncy St. Baltimore, Md.


New England States
MR. WILLIAM ASHTON Vermont War Fund Drive The Service Bldg. Rutland, Vt.

MR. JOHN J. O'ROURKE Chamber of Commerce Lawrence, Mass.


MRS. HAROLD W. SMALL New Eng. Women's Club 146 Commonwealth Ave. Boston, Mass.


MR. WINSTON STOVER West Lynn Foremen's Club c/o General Electric Co. 40 Federal Street Lynn, Mass. (Used him 3 times)


Write us and we will give sponsors in your organization's category.


Figure


Colonel
 Jack Major and Brig. Gen. Hanford MacNider examining a model outrigger somewhere in the South Pacific