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10626
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Jo Jo, a monkey-like character who appeared with daily weather forecasts in a bottom corner of the front page of the Charlotte Observer for almost 40 years, was the creation of Curtis B. Johnson, owner/publisher of the Observer. By 1934, Jo Jo was being drawn by Charlotte commercial artist Hal Gaffney. Weather predictions were accompanied by four-line verses of wit and charm written by D. G. Spencer. During World War II, Jo Jo and artist Dick Pitts, who drew Jo Jo from 1935 until 1950, both enlisted in the army. A series of Jo Jo's cartoons was once exhibited in Charlotte's Mint Museum.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 38 Issue 11, Nov 1970, p11-12, il
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12286
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Tourism is North Carolina's third largest industry. In 1935 the Carolina Motor Club's first educational tour for American Automobile Association travel officials, newspaper and magazine travel writers, and photographers took them around North and South Carolina providing a crucial landmark for the state's tourism industry. The tour took twelve days and was organized by Coleman W. Roberts, the president and founder of the Club.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 39 Issue 7, Sept 1971, p10-12, il
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