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Hats and public relations pranks in a columnist tale
A Florida columnist recalls hat themed PR stunts and celebrity tastemakers. He riffs on Bert Nevin orchestrating turkey skating, wrestling banquet luncheons, and the futility of hat fashion while lamenting his own missing hat. He hints a future piece on hats.
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Aytona Beach
Fla
Cornwallis
Sally Rand
Franco
Bert Nevin
New York
Nevin
Roseland Ballroom
Broadway
Turkey
Bert
Jack Curley
America
Marty Marion