Stories of Us - December 14, 201812/14/2018
Partnership Educators, Old Rip was born in Eastern Texas and led a normal life but in his early thirties, he became a star. One day no one knew he was alive and the next, because of a solitary accomplishment, he was being cheered by thousands. He was front page news in the local paper. In the entire existence of that paper, the amount of attention given to Old Rip’s coverage had only been exceeded by Lindbergh’s Transatlantic Flight. Soon after the amazing accomplishment, the local celebrity became national news. Andrew Volstead, former Congressman from Minnesota, was the first national politician to suggest, “Old Rip should be heartily commended.” Paramount News Reel Company came asking if Old Rip would reenact the feat in which he had accomplished this national fame.
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