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In 2016, the album was placed on iTunes where an MP3 version could be downloaded free: An artilcle in the Dec. 17 edition of The Pantagraph carried an article about the effort. | In 2016, the album was placed on iTunes where an MP3 version could be downloaded free: An artilcle in the Dec. 17 edition of The Pantagraph carried an article about the effort. | ||
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== '''Daily Pantagraph Connection''' == | |||
From the beginning of the Bloomington Chapter in 1942, employees of Bloomington's ''The Daily Pantagraph'' were active members. Joe Bunting [[Media:Joe Bunting.jpg]], general manager, was a founding member and author of ''The Birth of SPEBSQSA In Bloomington.'' | |||
Other staffers over the years: Charlie Driver, managing editor; Gene Smedley, city editor; Stan Lantz, farm editor [[Image:Stan Lantz.jpg|160px|right]]; Hal Adams, state editor; Tony Holloway, editor/reporter; Tom Gumbrell, editor/reporter; Bill Adams, night editor; Jim Stahly, editor/reporter. | |||
A quartet of Pantagraphers called The Pied Typers [[Image:Pied Typers 2.jpg|240px|left]] entertained Bloomington-Normal audiences. In photo, from left: Stan Lantz, tenor; Gene Smedley, lead; Tom Gumbrell, bass; Charlie Driver, baritone. Stan Lantz also filled comedy roles, including Mammy Yokum in photo at right. | |||
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