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Don Newbury

Fort Worth
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Retired univ. pres.; now syndicated columnist in some 200 newspapers. Humorist/public speaker 58 years.
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Bob, Ray and Dog Nights...

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By Don Newbury
| The Plainview Herald Verified
Readers with long memories yearn for more clean, creative humor. Sadly, folks in the first half of their lives are clueless about the golden years of radio. It featured 30-minute comedy shows with multiple thigh-slapping moments via radio. The late Bob Elliott and Ray Goulding teamed up for the Bob and Ray Show , beginning in 1945 when America cried for smiles. Mere mention of their names caused grins for almost 50 years, the final few on TV.
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Bob, Ray, and Dog Nights

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By Don Newbury
| Aledo Community News Verified
Readers with long memories yearn for more clean, creative humor. Sadly, folks in the first half of their lives are clueless about the golden years of radio. It featured 30-minute comedy shows with multiple thigh-slapping moments via radio. The late Bob Elliott and Ray Goulding teamed up for the Bob and Ray Show, beginning in 1945 when America cried for smiles. Mere mention of their names caused grins for almost 50 years, the final few on TV.
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THE IDLE AMERICAN: Tool pusher/tooth puller

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By Don Newbury
| Odessa American Verified
Dr. Newbury, a speaker in the Metroplex, may be reached at 817-447-3872; email: [email protected]. Column audio version at www.speakerdoc.com. It’s no longer likely that many sons and daughters will enter their parents’ professions. There are exceptions, of course. Seventy-six-year-old Harold Barton is one, son of the late Sonny Barton, who opened his downtown Fort Worth business in 1949, then re-located Barton’s Garage in 1963 to its current location.
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