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Door to door selling taps famous grads and a growing trade
The Boyle column highlights direct selling and roving Yankee peddlers shaping careers from Bruce Barton to Billy Graham and Arthur Godfrey. It cites an industry worth two to four billion dollars yearly, notes ethical codes, and describes agents who sell via house parties.
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New York
Bruce Barton
Billy Graham
Eric Johnston
Arthur Godfrey
George Graves
National Assn
Graves
Kreinese