Barter Theater Founded in Abingdon Pioneers Trade Based Drama
The Barter theater in Abingdon Virginia began in 1933 when Robert Porterfield bartered stage work for food and supplies, founding the nation’s first barter theater. It opened with 21 actors, a carload of props, and a packed house, later receiving a Virginia state grant to support ongoing productions and a statewide tour plan.
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Debating Pay for Play in College Football
A veteran sports commentator analyzes widespread rumors of college football salaries, arguing for education and scholarships over professional pay. He cites alumni funding, regional bowl dynamics, and the need for enforcement by college presidents to curb evasive pay arrangements.
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Children Rent Pets To Learn Habits
Milwaukee Wisconsin the Wisconsin Humane Society shelter opens a live animal rental service for schools. Fifteen guinea pigs fifteen hamsters twenty white mice twelve rabbits six Japanese waltzing mice and two opossums loaned in pairs with cages and two weeks of dry food provided. Borrowers must buy fresh food. The program supports public school education begun in September 1945.
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Ancient Cherry Tree Yields Bountiful Cherry Crop
Madisonville Kentucky report on a 112 year old cherry tree said to grow on an old Indian burial mound. The tree stands 50 feet tall with a 34 foot limb spread and produces a large annual harvest including 4000 gallons of cherries in one year. Local farmer Thomas H. Mitchell touts it as the nation’s remarkable specimen.
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