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Des Moines Native Sells Singing Telegram Service in Iowa City
A 19 year old Des Moines native opened the Acme Singing Telegram Service in Iowa City offering personalized sung messages for 8 dollars. He plans to expand to Cedar Rapids Des Moines Ames Waterloo by weeks and to Dubuque Davenport and Clinton by September end. He notes Western Union stopped singing telegrams years ago and calls his venture a novelty.
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Singing Telegram