Rubber Chicken Circuit (1937); Pie Car (1954)

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RUBBER CHICKEN CIRCUIT

   After-dinner speaking.  OED has 1959.  The LOS ANGELES TIMES has it much earlier than the other newspapers.


(PROQUEST--LOS ANGELES TIMES)
The Political Bandwagon
Los Angeles Times (1886-Current File). Los Angeles, Calif.: Jan 2, 1939. p. A4 (1 page)

The Political Bandwagon
Los Angeles Times (1886-Current File). Los Angeles, Calif.: Dec 26, 1938. p. A4 (1 page)

The Political Bandwagon
Los Angeles Times (1886-Current File). Los Angeles, Calif.: Dec 19, 1938. p. A4 (1 page)
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Council Again Defies Mayor; Breach Widens After Approval Placed on Appropriation
Los Angeles Times (1886-Current File). Los Angeles, Calif.: Dec 15, 1938. p. 10 (1 page)

BILL HENRY SAYS:
Los Angeles Times (1886-Current File). Los Angeles, Calif.: Jul 23, 1937. p. A9 (1 page):
   Just a few more jottings from the diary of a journeyman sports scribe--in case you're interested in what such strange persons do when they aren't dodging (1) people who want jobs, (2) people who want free tickets or (3) offers to swap a free lunch for a free speech on the Rubber Chicken Circuit.

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PIE CAR

   The sandwich/hot dog/pie lady asked me about this.  The "pie car" is the dining car on a circus train.
   Not in OED.


(WWW.NEWSPAPERARCHIVE.COM)
Indiana Evening Gazette - 4/3/1975
...We travel on the CIRCUS train, eat in the PIE CAR. Xext stop is West Virginia. If we.....reporter Ann Blackman takes her turn at CIRCUS tryouts Tuesday in Washington then.....Bailey to audition for a position with the CIRCUS. (AP Wirephoto) GO oo o 03 CD KDKA-TV.....NUMQSS UNDERWATER] CITY Fantasy Come True: CIRCUS Tryout WASHINGTON .. Even-one has a..
Indiana, Pennsylvania Thursday, April 03, 1975  593 k

Progress - 7/27/1954
...train also CARries one stock CAR, the "PIE CAR" or diner, and four sleepers plus Mr.....show is transported by rail on a forty-five CAR show train Thirty-eight double-length.....Strates' private CAR. During the early weeks of the season the.....majority of the show's personnel travels by CAR and lives in trailers, hotels and rooming..
Clearfield, Pennsylvania Tuesday, July 27, 1954  447 k


(PROQUEST HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS--WASHINGTON POST)
CIRCUS TALK
By Joan Kramer. The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973). Washington, D.C.: Mar 28, 1969. p. D8 (1 page):
   ...says she never uses "nickys" (nicknames).  Frankie Saluto, the 39-year veteran midget-clown, uses them though.  The ones he knows best are "pie car," the area where he eats dinner of the train, and "ghost walk," which is how he fondly refers to pay day.

Under the Big Top: The Social Structure Of a Circus; Under the Big Top: Circus Social Structure
By Sally Quinn. The Washington Post (1974-Current file). Washington, D.C.: Mar 30, 1975. p. 133 (2 pages)

A Circus Trainmaster: 'Not the Greatest Life on Earth'; A Circus Trainmaster: Traveling, Hard Work
By Stephanie Mansfield Washington Post Staff Writer. The Washington Post (1974-Current file). Washington, D.C.: Apr 3, 1980. p. C1 (2 pages)

Eating At the Circus; Circus Eating
By Carole Sugarman. The Washington Post (1974-Current file). Washington, D.C.: Apr 14, 1982. p. E1 (3 pages)