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June 6, 1939
Imperial Valley Press
El Centro, Imperial County, California
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MIT graduate John A. West Jr. of Chicago lands a job at a Philadelphia advertising firm by mailing 81 unique 'bottle' appeals to firms across the U.S., receiving responses from 75% and graduating on June 6 in Cambridge, Mass.
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Graduate Goes After Job with New Idea; Gets Pick of Many Offers
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 6
Eighty-one identical notes, sealed in 81 bottles and cast "adrift on the swiftly flowing tides of the United States mail," have landed a job for John A. West, Jr., of Chicago, who was graduated today from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Addressed to advertising firms throughout the country, West's appeal read:
"Stranded on an island in Cambridge, Mass. A college graduate to be in June. Will work like hell for passage into port. Gold stored here with me-(training in arts sciences, business, including marketing and advertising. Past experience in newspaper office, summer theatre, steel mill. Best references). You're getting ahead and I'm going your way. Have you room in hold for a man who can prove he's worth his salt?"
West received replies from 75 per cent of his bottled appeals. From them he selected a Philadelphia advertising firm with whom he will start work in a few weeks.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 6
Eighty-one identical notes, sealed in 81 bottles and cast "adrift on the swiftly flowing tides of the United States mail," have landed a job for John A. West, Jr., of Chicago, who was graduated today from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Addressed to advertising firms throughout the country, West's appeal read:
"Stranded on an island in Cambridge, Mass. A college graduate to be in June. Will work like hell for passage into port. Gold stored here with me-(training in arts sciences, business, including marketing and advertising. Past experience in newspaper office, summer theatre, steel mill. Best references). You're getting ahead and I'm going your way. Have you room in hold for a man who can prove he's worth his salt?"
West received replies from 75 per cent of his bottled appeals. From them he selected a Philadelphia advertising firm with whom he will start work in a few weeks.
What sub-type of article is it?
Personal Triumph
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Job Application
Bottle Messages
Mit Graduate
Advertising Firms
Creative Job Hunt
What entities or persons were involved?
John A. West Jr.
Where did it happen?
Cambridge, Mass.
Story Details
Key Persons
John A. West Jr.
Location
Cambridge, Mass.
Event Date
June 6
Story Details
John A. West Jr., a MIT graduate from Chicago, mails 81 identical notes in bottles to advertising firms nationwide, receives replies from 75 percent, and selects a job with a Philadelphia firm.