Talk:Singing telegram

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This article could do with some more useful expansion, more information on the following might help:

  • "Western Union began offering singing telegram services in 1933." Is there any further information to expand on this further and back this up? Any references?
  • A paragraph or two on the common types of singing telegram, expanding how it is usually done as a parody ie. using Gorillas or as a token of affection like a Serenade by a professional singer/musician etc.

Legoman 09:31, 28 March 2006 (UTC)


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These sources said an earlier singing telegram was delievered on February 10, 1933 by New York City's Postal Telegraph Company (which later merged with Western Union).

However, all these Websites do NOT offer much further details:

http://www.terramedia.co.uk/Chronomedia/years/1933.htm http://www.foodreference.com/html/html/food-history-1930.html http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/t/telephones_and_telecommunications/index.html?s=oldest& or search Google on some key words http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=February+1933+%22Postal+Telegraph%22+first+singing+telegram&btnG=Search

as well as Wikipedia's own pages http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_10 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1933

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