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March 27, 1950
The Ohio Daily Express
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio
What is this article about?
18-year-old baritone Jesse Owens from Akron, Ohio, wins the first quarter finals of Horace Heidt's 1950 Original Youth Opportunity program in Minneapolis, singing 'Glory Road,' after being discovered while working as a shoe shine boy.
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Another Ohio lad is making his way up the ladder of success in the entertainment business. He is Jesse Owens of Akron, 18-year-old baritone, who won the first quarter finals of 1950 on Horace Heidt's Original Youth Opportunity program in Minneapolis with his rendition of "Glory Road."
Jesse was competing for the $750 first prize after previously winning $250 as midwest audiences applauded his interpretations of spirituals.
Heidt discovered Jesse in his home town of Akron where he was working as a shoe shine boy in the Portage Hotel barber shop in order to earn money to pay for his beloved singing lessons. On the night he graduated from high school, Heidt called on him to sing on his Philip Morris broadcast. Ever since he has been proving Heidt's faith in him.
Altho he was a football star in high school and graduated with scholastic honors, Jesse's own personal "Glory Road" leads to the only goal he has set for himself - to become America's greatest baritone.
Makes Good
Another Ohio lad is making his way up the ladder of success in the entertainment business. He is Jesse Owens of Akron, 18-year-old baritone, who won the first quarter finals of 1950 on Horace Heidt's Original Youth Opportunity program in Minneapolis with his rendition of "Glory Road."
Jesse was competing for the $750 first prize after previously winning $250 as midwest audiences applauded his interpretations of spirituals.
Heidt discovered Jesse in his home town of Akron where he was working as a shoe shine boy in the Portage Hotel barber shop in order to earn money to pay for his beloved singing lessons. On the night he graduated from high school, Heidt called on him to sing on his Philip Morris broadcast. Ever since he has been proving Heidt's faith in him.
Altho he was a football star in high school and graduated with scholastic honors, Jesse's own personal "Glory Road" leads to the only goal he has set for himself - to become America's greatest baritone.
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Personal Triumph
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
Fortune Reversal
What keywords are associated?
Jesse Owens
Singing Contest
Youth Opportunity
Baritone
Akron Ohio
What entities or persons were involved?
Jesse Owens
Horace Heidt
Where did it happen?
Akron, Ohio; Minneapolis
Story Details
Key Persons
Jesse Owens
Horace Heidt
Location
Akron, Ohio; Minneapolis
Event Date
1950
Story Details
Jesse Owens, an 18-year-old from Akron, wins singing contest quarter finals after being discovered by Horace Heidt while shining shoes to fund lessons; he aims to become America's greatest baritone.