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Walter Picon Entertains the 442nd
From Hattiesburg American July 10, 1943
New Orleans Blues will entertain the soldiers when Walter Pichon, colored pianist, comes to Service Club No. 5 Monday night through the courtesy of Earl Finch, owner of the Rolfin Stock farm. Formerly with Fats Waller’s orchestra, Pichon is noted as a piano stylus of swing, boogie woogie, and classics.
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July 10, 1943
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+ Hattiesburg American
Media Type: Newspaper
Place: Hattiesburg
State: Mississippi
Country: United States
The Hattiesburg American was founded in 1897 as a weekly newspaper, the Hattiesburg Progress.[2] In 1907, the Hattiesburg Progress was acquired by The Hattiesburg Daily News. When the U.S. entered World War I in 1917, the newspaper was renamed the Hattiesburg American.
The Hattiesburg American was purchased by the Harmon family in the 1920s and was sold to the Hederman family in 1960.[2] Gannett acquired the newspaper in 1982.
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