Raymond J. Jeffreys

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RAYMOND J. JEFFREYS



* 
FORMER LIEUTENANT IN U.S. ARMY, O.R.C.S.S. AND AIR SERVICE, A.E.F. FRANCE.


* 
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT AFTER THE WAR.


* 
NEWSPAPER PUBLISHER.




AFTER-DINNER SPEAKER COMMENCEMENT ADDRESSES TALKS FOR ALL OCCASIONS




ENTERTAINING, EDUCATIONAL INSPIRATIONAL








... 
BOOTS
 THE MASCOT




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... 
BACK FROM VERDUN






... 
IN CAMP




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... 
BY AUTO, 
AROUND THE WORLD






... 
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT






... 
ON S.S. CHAPPAQUA






... 
BALLOONING FOR SPORT






... 
CHALK-TALK CARTOONIST





HONORED IN 
THIS CLEVELAND OF OURS



(Cleveland's Who's Who)




Raymond J. Jeffreys, who has had a traveler, adventurer, soldier—and finally settled down in Cleveland as a business executive and lecturer—was born in Columbiana, O., Jan. 23, 1896.




He entered Mt. Union College in 1915.  When war was declared, he enlisted in the Air Service of the U. S. Army.  He received the rudiments of army life in America and England, but was trained principally in Tours, France.  He served on the Meuse-Argonne, St. Mihiel and Toul fronts.  After the signing of the armistice, he went into Germany, with the Army of Occupation until the fall of 1919.  After the war he re-enlisted in the Officers Reserve as a First Lt., Staff Specialist.




Lt. Jeffreys returned to his studies at Mount Union College, where he specialized in journalism, and was graduated with honors in 1920.  Thereafter he served as city editor of The Alliance Review and then resigned that position to become a feature story writer.  Subsequently he bought and operated a chain of newspapers in Columbiana Co., O., which his brother Howard took over in 1922.




Mr. Jeffreys then started on a thrilling two-year adventure 
around the world
 by automobile, visiting many countries as a Foreign Correspondent and 
feature story writer
 for a New York newspaper syndicate.  This was the first trip of its kind ever attempted …  In 1924 he began the publication of a motor magazine called 
Luck o' the Road,
 in St. Louis.  He sold this at the end of about a year, and went into Lyceum and Chautauqua work in Chicago.




Mr. Jeffreys came to Cleveland in 1925, and in the following year organized the firm of R. J. Jeffreys & Co.  Later he formed a number of other corporations, which he headed as president, and became widely recognized as a business man of pronounced ability and sound judgment.  He still travels extensively, using an airplane whenever possible.





CITED AS A 
100% SOLDIER
 BY COMMANDING OFFICER



... I built up a tremendous admiration for his abilities intelligence  and winingness to work.  In fact in all those things that go to make a good soldier and a fine man, he measured up 100%.  There is no man I met in the Army in whom I would have a greater faith or trust.




Walter J. Enright, Com. Officer, U. S. Air Service, A.E.F., France.





Makes Good Record In College Says 
Prexy



Raymond J. Jeffreys is a graduate of Mt. Union College.  During his College course he not only made a good record in his studies, but took a great interest in student activities, particularly the 
Dynamo
, our college paper, which he edited most successfully, and the 
Unonian
, the College annual of which he was also editor.  His College course was interrupted by the war, in which he rendered valuable service as an aviator, and then came back to graduate in 1920.  Since leaving college he has made a success as a journalist and lecturer, and has demonstrated the fact that he has a gift for discovering material of human interest.




—
Dr. W. H. McMaster, Pres. Mt. Union College.





POPULAR COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER



... the finest kind of comments have been coming to us for years, regarding the excellent inimitable Commencement Addresses given by Raymond J. Jeffreys.




—
E. N. Dietrich, State Director of Education.





WROTE HISTORY OF 
LEGION



Mr. Jeffreys, as state Historian of the American Legion, wrote a complete history of the Legion, starting with its conception in Europe, its first convention in America and its organization in Ohio, which appeared serially in the 
Legion Weekly.







ABOVE THE CLOUDS

AN ENTERTAINING, EDUCATIONAL AND INSPERATIONAL LECTURE WHICH HAS THRILLED 
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS





EDITS 
LUCK O' THE ROAD
 MAGAZINE



Luck o' the Road
, a new and clever motor magazine edited by Raymond J. Jeffreys is attracting much attention, and promises to be a popular publication for automobile drivers of the Central-Western States.—


East St. Louis Journal.





PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE LAUDS TALK



I certainly admired your talk.  You are a wonderful speaker, have great fluency and a most attractive delivery.  You held your audience as few do ...




—
Frank E. Gannett, Candidate for Pres. of U. S.





UNIQUE RADIO EXPERIENCE



The dream of millions of people is to some day have the privilege of travel.  Most of us will never realize this dream.  From the huge volume of your 
fan mail
, which is the largest that comes to our station.  Your Radio Flying Adventures Around the World, bring the thrills, experiences and satisfaction of that hunger, to their firesides, through the 
magic carpet of the radio.  Your dramatic ability, experiences as a political news commentator and radio talks, add to your success on the Air.




—
W. C. Smith, Promotion Mgr.





CO-EDITOR OF 
HUMAN INTEREST
 MAGAZINE



Your magazine, 
Human Interest
 is all that the name implies.




... a magnetic personality.—


Alliance Review.






Popular 
W-Time
 Talk for High School Assemblies, Service ubs, etc.




INSTRUCTIVE AND ENTERTAINING


WHAT SHOULD I DO?



ELIMINATES DEFICIENCY JUDGMENTS IN OHIO



President of th Ohio Deficiency Judgment Relief eague, which secured the law freng 100,000 home owners of old deficiency judgments and protecting eveone by limiting all new judgments to o years.





Studied Conditions in Many Countries



This letter will troduce Mr. Raymond J. Jeffreys who is making a tour of the world or the purpose of studying condition in each of the countries visited.




Any courtesy shown the above referred to gentlemn will be appreciated by the unersigned.




—
Chs. E. Hughes, Seretary of State, Washington, D. C.




... a dynamic seaker.


Ashtbula Star Beacon.




... a brilliant otor.—


Lakewod Suburban News.




... a forceful witer.




—. A. Geyer, Editor.





HE RUBBED SHOULDERS WITH THE WORLD



... His experiences in rubbing shoulders with the world give a warm and sympathetic understanding of the pleasures, sorrows and needs of humanity.




—
Capt. S. N. Dancey.





A HUSTLING NEWSPAPER MAN



Mr. Jeffreys is a 
live
 hustling newspaper man and took hold of The Columbiana Ledger when it was down and out, but soon made things hum.  He changed it from a poor struggling parasite to a remarkably interesting paper, which became the foremost publication in eastern Ohio.—


The Inland Merchant, N. Y.





JEFFREYS BUILT LARGE SALES ORGANIZATIONS



... Mr. Jeffreys built several of the biggest Sales Organizations in Cleveland and trusteed a large fund of contracts in our bank.




—
Trust Department, Guardian Trust Co.




... 120 lbs. of dynamite.—


A Weekly Magazine.




... He'll never stay down.




—
Sam Grathwell, Chautauqua Lecturer.




... a born leader.




—
Rev. R. S. Tuck.




... every inch a fighter.




—
Harry Orndorf, Congressional Medal of Honor.




... a contagious spirit of enthusiasm.




—
Prince Ugo Raoul Bonanno.





A TREAT THAT COMES FEW TIMES IN GENERATION



... a treat that comes to a community but a few times in a generation … so  much more than a lecture—education, entertainment, humor, pathos, oratory, eloquence and charm, all combined in an undefinable atmosphere all his own … a real message for real people, many a good laugh for those who love laughter, deep thoughts for the reflective, and a charm and beauty of diction that make a strong appeal to the most cultured and refined.




—
Supt. A. J. Love.





HE CAN TAKE IT



When Raymond J. Jeffreys filed his expense account with the Secretary of State again this year, after his second defeat for U. S. Congressman-at-large, he listed a deficit of $506.05 which he said, will be paid in full out of my 
soldier's bonus
.




The suggestion is typical of the dynamic little fellow who has spoken in Bucyrus many times.  We hold the highest respect for him.  He is one candidate who can take it on the chin and smile.




When he was defeated two years ago he submitted an expense account which listed all of the 
extra woes
 of being a candidate.  It attracted nation-wide attention.




The Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum





SERVED AS SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS



... Mr. Jeffreys filled in as Superintendent of Schools, in Ohio, during an emergency, and was given a unanimous vote of the Board of Education to return for a permanent position … the 
Lure of Adventure
 and the 
Call o' the Road
 won.






We wish Mr. Jeffreys would come back every week.




—
Students of Kent State University.




The best that we have ever heard in our school.




—
Prin. O. M. Jones, Rittman, O.





LOOK AT THE FUN HE HAD AS CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS



When Raymond J. Jeffreys turned in his statement of expenditures to the  retary of State, as required by law, when he was the high 
runner-up
 for U. S. Congressman-at-large in 1936, he made the following absolutely truthful report of what it cost him NOT to be elected.




(This statement was published in hundreds of papers all over the country and requests for copies have been coming in ever since).




I was donated $300 worth of radio time, $40 worth of newspaper mats and $90 in cash.  Spent $601.94 for travel, postage and other expenses …  Took 7 ½ months from my business; slept 17 nights in my car and two nights on a park bench; drove all night 6 times to keep engagements; ran out of gas 19 times; carried gasoline in a can a total of 23 miles; wore out my car; was towed in twice; blew out 7 tires; burned out a battery; broke a piston rod and drove more than 40,000 miles.  Picked up 71 hoboes and 2 girls; thumbed my way 1,752 miles and was broke most of the time.  Held two babies while their mothers campaigned for me—and didn't have one chance to kiss a widow … Drank 371 cups of rotten coffee; ate 134 terrible meals; shook hands with more than 20,000 people; made over 500 talks; drew designs on a quilt for a Ladies' Aid Society; talked enough to make in print 1,000 volumes; lost 13 lbs. in weight; lost 1,258 hours of sleep and almost lost my wife…  Was promised enough votes to win the Presidency, and was 
nosed out
 for U. S. Congressman-at-large by 11,000 votes—but I made thousands of wonderful friends, learned a lot about geography, and had lots of fun.




... Unique, with the charm of adventure and the romance of wanderlust.—


Editor, The London Star, England.




The whole town fell in love with him at first acquaintance.




—
St. Charles Union, Michigan.






.. The Best We Ever Had …  Could Have Listened For An Hour Longer..,
 say Typical Letters From Hundreds of Schools, Service Clubs and all Kinds of Organizations.






SUCCESSFULLY HOLDS ALL AGES



We had all of the students from the fourth grade to the twelfth grade of the High School, and Lt. Raymond J. Jeffreys was able to handle his subject so successfully that he held all ages for nearly an hour and a half—carrying them into fits of humor, breathless thrills and absorbed interest.




Lt. Jeffreys' experiences in foreign lands were very interesting and of educational value.  We were glad of the opportunity of securing him for our school.




—
Supt. W. E. Parker, Rochester, Michigan
.





Was Received by Government Officials of Mexico



After returning from his thrilling adventure into that mysterious southern country of Mexico, which holds such a charm, alluring fascination, and to some a dreaded horror, Mr. Jeffreys pulled the curtains aside and gave the Realty Board a brief glimpse into that hot bed of political upheaval and revolution, so much discussed and so little understood.




In terms forceful because of their brevity and scope, Mr. Jeffreys pictured Mexico at its best and at its worst.  He gave his hearers a colorful glimpse into the whirl of politics, into the dull drab existence of the miserable peons and the high life of the Spanish aristocracy.  He presented a keen insight into Mexico's marvelous natural resources and her latent possibilities.




—
C. C. Eynon, Sec. Real Estate Board
.





LECTURES ARE ENLIGHTENING AND ENTERTAINING



It is with pleasure that I express my delight in the unusual entertainments given by Raymond J. Jeffreys.  His experiences during his many unusual adventures were among the most unique and interesting that I have ever been privileged to hear, and his humorous presentation of them made the evening entertainment one never to be forgotten.




His subject material is very enlightening as well as entertaining, and his enthusiastic and optimistic personality gives a forcefulness to his stories of adventure that holds the attention of the most difficult.




My personal interest was most aroused by his humorous recital of his strange experiences among the common people of the many countries he visited by auto.




—
Judge C. J. Brainerd
.




 AGAIN



... One of the features about the lecture was the fact that the invitation to Mr. Jeffreys was by the request of the High School.  His popularity was due to a short lecture given in the High School the previous season.




I feel sure that any community or organization is giving their patrons something beyond an ordinary lecture in this entertainment.




—
Travers Ousterhout, Supt. Michigan
.





PROTECTED AMERICAN LABOR



When the 'Buy American' Movement swept the nation, to protect our American labor against cheap foreign importations, which were closing American Industries, Mr. Jeffreys was selected to head the organization in the state of Ohio.




—
C. O. Morton, Pub. Mgr
.





HAD EARLY AMBITIONS TO BE ARTIST



Mr. Jeffreys spent many of his younger years, in all kinds of art, including oil painting, water, crayon, cartooning and chalk-talking.




... I know what an indefatigable campaigner you are and am looking for great things from you ...




—
James Garfield Stewart, Mayor of Cincinnati
.





INIMITABLE STYLE



... We never tire of hearing his inimitable style.




—
Capt. Lester D. Friend, Veterans of Foreign Wars
.




Mr. Jeffreys' extensive travels and wide range of experiences gives him a broad vision and accurate conception of world problems.




—
Dr. L. A. Wygant, Pennsylvania
.




No school should miss an opportunity to have Mr. Jeffreys appear before their students.




—
Supt. Frank Gordon
.




Mr. Jeffreys gave us a successful, clean, reliable and sound circulation building campaign.—


The Monitor, Michigan
.





The Type of Real Representative American Needed On the Platform Today



I have known Raymond J. Jeffreys since boyhood and find him to be a man of sterling worth.  He is honest, straightforward and courageous ... typical of the keen cut Twentieth Century American.




His college training, newspaper experiences, Army service, varied travels and world adventures, makes him exceedingly well fitted for the lecture platform.  His vim and dash, along with his keen understanding of human nature and of world problems, give spice, variety and entertainment to his lectures.  But above all, he has a message in every lecture, something that will benefit every community.




Mr. Jeffreys is the type of young American manhood that is needed on the platform today.




—
Supt. W. T. Barr
.





A SPLENDID WRITER AND TACTFUL OBSERVER



Mr. Jeffreys is an unusually well qualified speaker, is a splendid writer, very tactful observer and has had much experience in travel.




—
Frank Murphy, M.C.





TEACHES UNIVERSITY BIBLE CLASS



Mr. Jeffreys is a popular teacher among the young folks and has built our University Bible Class to the largest that it has ever been.




—
Rev. John Clark Williams
.





CO-AUTHOR 
UNIVERSAL INCOME TAX



Mr. Jeffreys, with Dr. J. F. Conrad, were the early sponsors of a Universal Income Tax, with a monthly 
pay as you go
 plan, and published a widely circulated booklet on the subject.





ORIGINATOR OF COLORFUL SOUVENIR FLORIDA GIFT BOX



One of the most colorful, clever and ideal Florida Gift Boxes was introduced to the tourists this year by Raymond J. Jeffreys.




—
Chamber of Commerce
.




 BANQUET



We have had so many fine comments and so many requests for your return, that we want you to give another of your humorous talks at this year's banquet.




—
Alvin J. Griffith, Youngstown
.





MAKES BIG HIT WITH HIS FELLOW-WELCH



Your St. Davids Day talk will be remembered longer than any we ever had.




—
Youngstown Society
.





PRES. 
TAX-FREE HOMES ASS'N.



Mr. Jeffreys was president of the Ohio Tax-Free Homes Ass'n., which was made up of leaders from every walk of life and thousands of home-owners, who sponsored legislation to make a family's home secure from any Government confiscation, or 
legitimate prey
 for tax collectors.





SUCCESSFUL CIRCULATION CAMPAIGN



Not a 
kick back
 nor ill feeling.  He left a good taste in everyone's mouth, enthusiastic advertisers and a pleased family of readers, in the circulation campaign which he managed for us.—


The Observer, Michigan
.





WORLD'S FINEST INDOOR GOLF COURSE



During the days of the 
Minature Golf Craze
, Mr. Jeffreys built and owned the World's finest Indoor Course.




... Has the courage and determination needed during these times.




—
Supt. H. L. Brown
.




... He is full of energy, vitality and activity.




—
Dr. W. Kensinger
.




... He goes off the beaten paths of travel.




—
Mexico City News
.




... I cannot help admiring your ability to keep going and keep people interested in you.




—
Walter E. Phillips. International Metal Hose Co.




Most vivid descriptive ability.




—
Rev. Ed Stokesberry
.




A tireless worker and he gets results.




—
Anderson Daily Bulletin, Indiana
.





HELPS ALLIES IN 2ND WORLD WAR



We deeply appreciate the way in which you are handling our war picture, 
Thumbs Up ...




—
Publicity Department, British War Relief Society




He captivates the audience with his smile.—


Taylorville News, Illinois
.




... a friend of the people.




Editor, The Labor Union
.




... a successful and inspiring school man.




—
County Supt. of Schools
.




He has a contagious spirit of enthusiasm.




—
Supt. Schools, Clawson, Michigan
.





VIVID DESCRIPTION OF PASSION PLAY MAKES IT A LIVING REALITY



Mr. Jeffreys delighted a large audience which filled our church to hear him give his lecture on 
The Passion Play
.




Mr. Jeffreys' pleasing manner of address and vivid portrayal of that divine drama, as reverently enacted by the humble peasant villagers of Oberamergau, all combine to make you feel an intense interest.  His unusual presentation of this world famed play helps to unveil religion and make the Bible a living reality.




—
C. S. McGrath, Ph.D.





Writes Gripping and Popular Feature Stories



Raymond Jeffreys has served on this paper as a feature story writer and has written many special articles, all of which I have regarded as of the very highest type of human interest stories.




—
N. A. Geyer, Editor,





SPEAKS AT ST. MARY H. S.



Mr. Jeffreys spoke at a Student's contest at our High School and made a big hit with the school.  His talk was educational, and enjoyable at the same time.  Giving him a chance, means satisfaction
.




—
Sister Mary Valeria, Prin.





MOST COLORFUL SPEAKER IN OHIO



Comrade Jeffreys is one of the most colorful speakers that we have ever heard, and thrilling experiences, with the Air Service in France during the first World War, as publisher of a chain of weekly newspapers and a business executive at the head of three large corporations in Cleveland.  He is in constant demand for after-dinner speeches, veteran's gatherings, mass meetings and schools.




—
Army and Navy Post
.





LOBBYIST FOR OLD AGE PENSIONS



... Mr. Jeffreys' persistent efforts, against all kinds of odds, are largely responsible for the steady increase in Ohio Old Age Pensions.




—
Arthur Johnson, Nat, G.W.A. Federation
. —
T. J. Johnson, Pres. Ohio Soc. O.A.P.
 —
Elwood Thorne, Miami, Florida
.





HELPED WITH EVANGELISTIC MEETINGS IN MICH. AND CAL.



Raymond Jeffreys handled the publicity, programs and platform, and did some of the speaking, in two of our most successful Revival Meetings.  One was at St. Charles, Michigan and the other at Pomona, California.




—
Dr. Rochester Irwin and Rev. Geo. Broome
.




Mr. R. J. Jeffreys held a large audience in an intense interest at the Y.M.C.A., when he gave his lecture, 
What is Wrong With Europe
.—


The Herald, Pomona, California
.




When I first saw the advertising, I thought it was a stereotype smile for the advertising posters, but the minute I saw him I knew that it was genuine.




—
Supt. Whitney Haynes, Florida
.




We recognized him by his characteristic smile.




—
Walled Lake, Con. H. S., Michigan
.




Mr. Jeffreys carried the school by storm with his sparkling wit, humorous incidents of world travel and unusual experiences off the beaten paths of travel.




—
Parent-Teachers Ass'n., Florida
.




I am very much interested in Mr. Jeffreys' entertainments and travelogues given in the schools and parent teacher's associations of Michigan.  I heartily recommend him.




—
Commissioner of Schools, Michigan
.





QUICK TO GRASP THE UNUSUAL



Raymond J. Jeffreys has a discriminating sense of news values, is quick to grasp the interesting and unusual aspects of events, places, personalities, and conditions, and is a facile, ready writer.




I have followed closely, Mr. Jeffreys' work as editor of the Mount Union College weekly newspaper and annual, as city editor of The Alliance Review, as managing editor of The Columbiana Ledger and a Feature Story writer.  He is enthusiastic, indefatigable, and successful in all his journalistic and lecturing activities.




—
Harry E. Martin, Prof. of Journalism at Mt. Union College
.





His Experience Helps Him Understand Life



Mr. Jeffreys' world wide experiences in travel, in the army and in various walks of life, make it possible for him to understand and appreciate all angles of life.




I have heard his various lectures a number of times and have known him personally for many years.  He is a valuable speaker and his keen sense of humor makes his lectures the very highest type.




The experience he has gained from extensive travel gives him an understanding of world needs and his ability as a lecturer and writer puts him in the class of really useful men.  He is an invaluable man in any great national problem, for he has a forceful, persuasive and convincing manner as a speaker and thoroughly understands the publicity 
game
.




I have been associated with him in a number of undertakings and have found him to be a loyal and devoted friend, a man of qualities that can be depended upon in the time of need.




—
Rev. R. S. Tuck
.





STILL TALKING ABOUT DYNAMIC PERSONALITY



Our members are still talking about his dynamic personality and the forceful way in which he drove his points home.




—
Sec. Kiwanis Club, Alliance, Ohio
.





HAS HAD COLORFUL EXPERIENCES



Mr. Jeffreys certainly has had wonderful experiences and knows how to express them in the English language.  He has the ability, the pep and the appearance ... everything necessary, and with it, a very pleasing manner of address on the lecture no superior.  Let the good work go on ...




—
C. E. Everett—Everett & Capel
,




We are very anxious that Mr. Jeffreys be afforded every opportunity to see the National Parks to the best advantage, to gather data for his lectures and newspaper stories.




National Park Service, Washington, D. C.





MAKES SUCCESS OF NEWSPAPER



The Jeffreys Bros. bought the local paper in their home town, and to the business men, they were taking an awful chance, for the paper had not been prosperous.
But they thought they knew what remedy would resuscitate the invalid and they began to apply it.  In less than three months they had completely revolutionized the paper.  They put life and pep in it and created a community pride in its welfare.—

The Publishers Auxiliary, Chicago





CLUB ENJOYED INSPIRING ADDRESS



I want to express the appreciation of the Kiwanis Club for the inspiring address which you made here.  I heard many expressions of approval from various members.




We also enjoyed very greatly your talk to the High School.  This pleasure was enjoyed by teachers, officials, and pupils in equal measure.




—
C. C. Patterson, Supt. Public Schools
.




He gave us one of the most interesting programs that we have ever had in our club.




—
Sec. Lions Club, Springfield, Missouri
.




An unusual man with a keen and vital interest in life.  He is always found in the thick of everything.—


Pana Times, Pana, Illinois
.




A charming personality which pleases and wins every audience.—


Chas. Mitchell, Prin., Leonard, Michigan
.




... 
Your Town Hall Meeting was the most talked-of meeting held in our city for many years.




—
W. L. Buchanon
.






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