FRANK SINATRA - DORSEY - PIED PIPERS SIGNED 1941 AUTOGRAPHED Pleasure Beach CT

Description

Original, Rare SIGNED souvenir program “Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra” from the Grand Ballroom – Pleasure Beach Park (Bridgeport, CT).
The program is dated Sunday, June 1, 1941.
Program measures 9” tall x 6” wide when folded and 9” tall x 12” wide when unfolded.
It is my understanding that this program was signed for W.D. “Dub” Rogers, Jr. who was involved in radio in the 1940s and was one of the pioneers of the television industry, eventually becoming Mayor of Lubbock, Texas.
Program includes vintage, original fountain pen ink signatures of:
Tommy Dorsey (personalized ”Best to you Dub Sincerely,"),
Frank Sinatra (“Sincerely”),
John Huddleston,
Connie Haines,
Jo Stafford,
Chuck Lowry, and
Clark Yocum.  More about who "Dub" was below.
Program is in good condition and is intact – not bad for being 75+ years old! All signatures appear to be in fountain pen ink.  Frank Sinatra’s signature (when he was 25 years old!) is prominent although exhibits some minor ink fading in the "Sinatra" part of the signature - fountain pen was likely running low on ink as he was signing.
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Any questions, please let me know. Reasonable offers considered. Do not let this one get away!
Here is your opportunity to own a vintage Frank Sinatra signature – an authentic autograph from very early in his career. Vintage, authentic Sinatra signatures are very rare! This is a must-have piece for the serious Sinatra collector. ALSO A TERRIFIC ITEM WHERE YOU CAN POINT TO A SPECIFIC DATE AND LOCATION WHEN THE AUTOGRAPHS WERE OBTAINED.
A terrific investment - the signature of a legend. With the 100th anniversary of his birth, prices of vintage, authentic Frank Sinatra signatures have gone up.
Sinatra was a willing autograph signer throughout his career (60+ years), however many forgeries and secretarial signatures exist in the market today. It is widely known that Sinatra utilized secretaries to deal with his mail correspondence, including autograph requests, as far back as 1939-1940. Many (some would argue MOST) of the Sinatra signatures you see for sale in the market today are classic examples of non-malicious secretarial signatures from the 1970's - 1990's or outright forgeries. Do not take on the risk of buying a Sinatra signature that you do not have confidence in. Look for signatures that have credible background and provenance. Have them checked out by people you trust or third-party authenticators. Third-party authenticators offer a “quick opinion” that can give you peace of mind. Do not buy something that you are unsure about.
I have been collecting Sinatra signatures for a long time and have some other items like the one for sale here that I am considering selling in the future. So if you have any questions, please let me know! Thanks for looking!
So who was "Dub?"
W. D. "Dub" Rogers was one of the pioneers of the television industry, as well as Mayor of Lubbock, Texas from 1966 to 1970. He was born on August 8, 1921 in Waco, Texas. Interested in music, he worked his way through Baylor University as a dance orchestra leader, and majored in business administration. He also attended the C. G. Institute for Management and Marketing. Rogers worked for the C. G. Conn Company as a musical instrument salesman before joining the Army Air Force in 1942. Rogers was stationed in Dallas, Texas, during World War II. After the war, Rogers moved to Lubbock, Texas, where he was a salesman for a soft-drink company. In 1949, he moved to San Antonio, where he helped to found a television station, KEYL-TV. He served as vice-president of the station until it was sold in 1952, and established Texas Telecasting, Inc. the previous year.
In 1952, he moved back to Lubbock, and founded another television station, KDUB-TV, which went on the air on November 13, 1952. KDUB-TV, now known as KLBK-TV, was the first television station between Los Angeles and Fort Worth to begin broadcasting. KDUB-TV was also the first station to open in a medium-sized market in the world. This had the effect of prompting other broadcasting companies to open stations in the hitherto-neglected small and medium markets. Rogers also opened television stations in Abilene-Sweetwater (KPAR-TV), Big Spring (KEDY-TV), and Clovis, New Mexico (KVER-TV). These stations comprised the West Texas Television Network, the first regional network in the United States. Rogers was elected the first president of the Society of Television Pioneers, as well as chairman of the board of the National Association of Broadcasters, and was one of the early members of the Television Association of Broadcasters. He helped to draft the Television Code, a code of ethics that television broadcasters adhered to during the early days of television. One of his other innovations was the idea of automatic program logging, which he developed in collaboration with IBM.
In 1953, Rogers retired from daily service in the television industry to pursue other business and personal interests. One of these interests was Rogers and Associates, Business and Marketing Consultants. Another was his term as Mayor of Lubbock. Elected on a write-in candidacy, he ran again in 1968 and won. He served as Mayor during one of the most difficult periods in American history, and decided not to run again in 1970. In recognition of his great contribution to television, he was inducted into the Mass Communications Hall of Fame at Texas Tech University on February 27, 1986. Rogers passed away on September 27, 1993, at the age of 72.