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Bert Dell, old-time juggler, died on November 16, 1953. Bert and his wife, Mabel, were known professionally as the Fondas and were among the first performers to use clubs in a juggling act. Mabel was the first girl juggler to do four clubs. Their act was featured in Europe, South America, and the best houses in this country. We wish to extend the sincerest sympathy of all jugglers to Mrs. Dell in her loss. (IJA Newsletter, January 1954)

Phineas Indritz visited with your editor, (Stu Raynolds) in Pittsburgh. Phiney was up from Washington, D.C., on a business trip, and reports that the wife and family are just fine, thank you. The rush-hour crowds got a free show put on in front of the Bureau of Mines on one of Pittsburgh's busiest streets, as we oiled up the old routine, and a swell time was had by all. (IJA Newsletter, May 1954)

Lou Meyer and Vin Carey both report sprained ankles. Somebody better explain "kick-ups" to these guys. (IJA Newsletter, August 1954)

Some things are very difficult to write, so it is with this. It is our dread duty to announce that another name has been added to the Golden Marquee. Our beloved Jack Greene has gone to join with the company of the past greats of show business. We who had the rare privilege of knowing Jack fully realize that to know him was to love him. Jack loved juggling, he loved show business, but even more, he loved his fellow man. One of the charter members of our organization, he was also prominent in the civic affairs of his own home town, Geneseo, Ill. For many years after retiring from show business, he owned and operated the Geneseo theater in Geneseo. Pages could be written of his many acts of kindness and his encouragement to younger jugglers. He was a real inspiration to all present at the conventions that he attended. Words alone cannot fully express our sincere sympathy to his wife and son, nor can they adequately indicate our deep loss. Jack went on to higher things on the morning of August 19, 1954, after making the world a nicer place in which to live for 66 years. (IJA Newsletter, September 1954)

One of my pals joined me and we formed a team, juggling different objects, balls, plates, hoops, etc. Then we went in for clubs and put in all of our time on club juggling. About that time two club jugglers played our town doing tricks that made our hair stand on end. They proved to us how mediocre our juggling was. So we went to work as many hours a day as we could spare.

Up at daybreak, we practiced till we went to work, practiced at noon hour, went to gym after supper and practiced till they turned the lights out and sent us home. This happened night after night every night in the week. We got permission to use the gym on Sundays - if we didn't use any lights - and spent at least six hours there each Sunday. We kept this up until we could do all the tricks we had seen the two jugglers do plus a few more. We thought that in order to get a job as club jugglers we would have to be at least as good as they were. We didn't know at that time that we had seen the greatest team of club jugglers in vaudeville (about 190607). They called themselves the Juggling McBanns. Jack Greene (Juggler's Bulletin #53, November 1954)

We have received many letters etc. mentioning the jugglers who are in the new novie "There's No Business Like Show Business." We have it - Duke and Red Johnson, Eddie Emerson (Duke's son), Harry Busse (Harry Lind's old partner) and Bill Talent are in it. (IJA Newsletter, December 1954)