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	[[Image:jazbo.jpg\|left\|thumb\|200px\|Photograph courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]MULGREW, John Patrick. (Dubuque, IA, Jan. 12, 1886--Dubuque,IA, 1949). Mulgrew, the son of M. J. and Mary Mulgrew, attended [[SAINT RAPHAEL'S CATHEDRAL SCHOOL]], [[DUBUQUE HIGH SCHOOL]], and [[ST. JOSEPH COLLEGE]] from which he graduated in 1907. It was during college that he began writing professionally. (1) For many years he lived above the Mulgrew Bakery operated by his father and grandfather at Third and Main. (2)		[[Image:jazbo.jpg\|left\|thumb\|200px\|Photograph courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]MULGREW, John Patrick. (Dubuque, IA, Jan. 12, 1886--Dubuque, IA,Sept. 16, 1949). Mulgrew, the son of M. J. and Mary Mulgrew, attended [[SAINT RAPHAEL'S CATHEDRAL SCHOOL]], [[DUBUQUE HIGH SCHOOL]], and [[ST. JOSEPH COLLEGE]] from which he graduated in 1907. It was during college that he began writing professionally. (1) For many years he lived above the Mulgrew Bakery operated by his father and grandfather at Third and Main. (2)

	Mulgrew regularly began work as a reporter and columnist for the [[TELEGRAPH HERALD]] in 1907 writing "The Way the Wind Blows." When he began submitting his poetry he was too shy to use his own name. The name he chose, 'Jazbo,' he hinted may have come from his pet dog or a men's tie popular at one time. (3)		Mulgrew regularly began work as a reporter and columnist for the [[TELEGRAPH HERALD]] in 1907 writing "The Way the Wind Blows." When he began submitting his poetry he was too shy to use his own name. The name he chose, 'Jazbo,' he hinted may have come from his pet dog or a men's tie popular at one time. (3)
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	9. "John Patrick Mulgrew..."		9. "John Patrick Mulgrew..."

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	I really wouldn't care a lot		I really wouldn't care a lot
	For an ode on a marble tomb,		For an ode on a marble tomb,
	But I'd love a place in the scrapbook		But I'd love a place in the scrapbook
	Folks keep in the sittin' room.		Folks keep in the sittin' room.

	----Jazbo of Old Dubuque		----Jazbo of Old Dubuque

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	[[Image:jazbo.jpg\|left\|thumb\|200px\|Photograph courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]MULGREW, John Patrick. (Dubuque, IA, Jan. 12, 1886--Dubuque,IA, 1949). Mulgrew, the son of M. J. and Mary Mulgrew, attended [[SAINT RAPHAEL'S CATHEDRAL SCHOOL]], [[DUBUQUE HIGH SCHOOL]], and [[~~LORAS~~ COLLEGE]] ~~where~~ he graduated in 1907. For many years he lived above the Mulgrew Bakery operated by his father and grandfather at Third and Main. (1)		[[Image:jazbo.jpg\|left\|thumb\|200px\|Photograph courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]MULGREW, John Patrick. (Dubuque, IA, Jan. 12, 1886--Dubuque,IA, 1949). Mulgrew, the son of M. J. and Mary Mulgrew, attended [[SAINT RAPHAEL'S CATHEDRAL SCHOOL]], [[DUBUQUE HIGH SCHOOL]], and [[ST. JOSEPH COLLEGE]] from which he graduated in 1907. It was during college that he began writing professionally. (1) For many years he lived above the Mulgrew Bakery operated by his father and grandfather at Third and Main. (2)

	Mulgrew regularly began work as a reporter and columnist for the [[TELEGRAPH HERALD]] in 1907 writing "The Way the Wind Blows." When he began submitting his poetry he was too shy to use his own name. The name he chose, 'Jazbo,' he hinted may have come from his pet dog or a men's tie popular at one time. (2)		Mulgrew regularly began work as a reporter and columnist for the [[TELEGRAPH HERALD]] in 1907 writing "The Way the Wind Blows." When he began submitting his poetry he was too shy to use his own name. The name he chose, 'Jazbo,' he hinted may have come from his pet dog or a men's tie popular at one time. (3)

	In 1910 Mulgrew's career as a playwright began with his collaboration with Thomas Swift of Chicago on a play "In My Home Town." The play opened at the People's Theater in Chicago ~~was~~ was presented by Miss Gertrude Shipman and The People's Stock Company. The play received good reviews. (3) His next work was the production in 1912 of the play ''Sonny''. In 1914 his ''Bringing Up Father, ''based on the comic strip, enjoyed a two-year run. (4) The road version played at the [[MAJESTIC THEATRE]]. Mulgrew wrote eight other plays in five years, several based on "Jiggs and Maggie" from the George McManus comic strip.		In 1910 Mulgrew's career as a playwright began with his collaboration with Thomas Swift of Chicago on a play "In My Home Town." The play opened at the People's Theater in Chicago where it was presented by Miss Gertrude Shipman and The People's Stock Company. The play received good reviews. (4) His next work was the production in 1912 of the play ''Sonny''. In 1914 his ''Bringing Up Father, ''based on the comic strip, enjoyed a two-year run. (5) The road version played at the [[MAJESTIC THEATRE]]. Mulgrew wrote eight other plays in five years, several based on "Jiggs and Maggie" from the George McManus comic strip.

	Mulgrew gained national recognition as a scriptwriter for NBC radio's "Uncle Ezra" program heard weekly on the "National Barn Dance Hour." During the height of vaudeville, he moved East and wrote many sketches used by such new talents as Jack Benny and Fred Allen. (5) ~~During the [[GREAT DEPRESSION]], he returned to Dubuque and again roomed above his father's bakery.~~		During the [[GREAT DEPRESSION]], he returned to Dubuque and again roomed above his father's bakery.
			Mulgrew gained national recognition as a scriptwriter for NBC radio's "Uncle Ezra" program heard weekly on the "National Barn Dance Hour." During the height of vaudeville, he moved East and wrote many sketches used by such new talents as Jack Benny and Fred Allen. (6)

	[[Image:yrbook.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Yearbook advertisement. Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]		[[Image:yrbook.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Yearbook advertisement. Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]
	While living in Dubuque, Mulgrew wrote a column called "And Life Goes On" for the [[WITNESS (THE)]]. He was paid two dollars for each week's column which ran in the paper for fourteen years. His verse and wit, despite the masthead which read "America's Most Widely Unknown Columnist" became so popular that it was decided to publish a yearbook containing his best columns.		While living in Dubuque, Mulgrew wrote a column called "And Life Goes On" for the [[WITNESS (THE)]] which also appeared in the Sunday Visitor, a nationally circulated Catholic weekly. (7) He was paid two dollars for each week's column which ran in the paper for fourteen years. His verse and wit, despite the masthead which read "America's Most Widely Unknown Columnist" became so popular that it was decided to publish a yearbook containing his best columns.

	[[Image:jazboyb.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Yearbooks. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]		[[Image:jazboyb.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Yearbooks. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]
	These yearbooks were sold between 1935 and 1949. Copies were distributed to our troops stationed overseas during [[WORLD WAR II]] as a boost for their morale. Mulgrew's poems ~~also~~ appeared regularly in the London edition of "Stars and Stripes" ~~and~~ were read over the British Broadcasting Company on a serviceman's program. In 1937 "The Desk Drawer Anthology" compiled by Alice Roosevelt Longworth and Theodore Roosevelt featured one of Mulgrew's poems on the title page.		These yearbooks were sold between 1935 and 1949. Copies were distributed to our troops stationed overseas during [[WORLD WAR II]] as a boost for their morale. Over 15,000 were shipped in just one month. (8) Mulgrew's poems which appeared regularly in the London edition of "Stars and Stripes" were read over the British Broadcasting Company on a serviceman's program. In 1937 "The Desk Drawer Anthology" compiled by Alice Roosevelt Longworth and Theodore Roosevelt featured one of Mulgrew's poems on the title page.
	I'd like to write the sort of things		I'd like to write the sort of things
	Folks read and then cut out		Folks read and then cut out
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	----Jazbo of Old Dubuque		----Jazbo of Old Dubuque

	Mulgrew was a man of distinct habits. He picked up his mail at a certain time, stopped at Mrs. Grady's at Third and Main for coffee, visited the book department at [[ROSHEK'S DEPARTMENT STORE]] at about 9:30 a.m. and at about 4:00 p.m. would visit the chapel at [[ST. RAPHAEL'S CATHEDRAL]]. (6)		Mulgrew was a man of distinct habits. He picked up his mail at a certain time, stopped at Mrs. Grady's at Third and Main for coffee, visited the book department at [[ROSHEK'S DEPARTMENT STORE]] at about 9:30 a.m. and at about 4:00 p.m. would visit the chapel at [[ST. RAPHAEL'S CATHEDRAL]]. (9)

	[[Image:signature.jpg\|right\|thumb\|200px\|Signature of "Jazbo" in one of the yearbooks. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]		[[Image:signature.jpg\|right\|thumb\|200px\|Signature of "Jazbo" in one of the yearbooks. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]
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	1~~. Gifford, Thomas~~. "~~Jazbo Wanted to Write Pieces People Would Keep~~," ''Telegraph Herald'', ~~August 7~~, ~~1997~~, p. ~~4A. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=aEyKTaVlRPYC&dat=19970807&printsec=frontpage&hl=en~~		1. "John Mulgrew Funeral is Set," ''Telegraph-Herald'', September 18, 1949, p. 27

	2. "~~John Patrick Mulgrew~~," ~~The Tri-States' Irish Heritage,~~ ''Telegraph ~~Heritage~~'', ~~March 16 2017~~, p. 70		2. Gifford, Thomas. "Jazbo Wanted to Write Pieces People Would Keep," ''Telegraph Herald'', August 7, 1997, p. 4A. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=aEyKTaVlRPYC&dat=19970807&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

	3. "~~Young Dubuquer Wins Honors~~," ''~~Dubuque~~ Telegraph~~-Herald~~'', ~~April 21, 1910~~, p. 2		3. "John Patrick Mulgrew," The Tri-States' Irish Heritage, ''Telegraph Heritage'', March 16 2017, p. 70

	4. "~~John Patrick Mulgrew..~~."		4. "Young Dubuquer Wins Honors," ''Dubuque Telegraph-Herald'', April 21, 1910, p. 2

	5. "~~New Anthology Honors 'Jazbo,'~~" ~~''Telegraph Herald'', December 8, 1937, p. 3~~		5. "John Patrick Mulgrew..."

	6. "John Patrick Mulgrew..."		6. "New Anthology Honors 'Jazbo,'" ''Telegraph Herald'', December 8, 1937, p. 3

			7. "John Mulgrew..."

			8. Ibid.

			9. "John Patrick Mulgrew..."

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	I really wouldn't care a lot		I really wouldn't care a lot
	For an ode on a marble tomb,		For an ode on a marble tomb,
	But I'd love a place in the scrapbook		But I'd love a place in the scrapbook
	Folks keep in the sittin' room.		Folks keep in the sittin' room.

	----Jazbo of Old Dubuque		----Jazbo of Old Dubuque

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	1. Gifford, Thomas. "Jazbo Wanted to Write Pieces People Would Keep," ''Telegraph Herald'', August 7, 1997, p. 4A. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=aEyKTaVlRPYC&dat=19970807&printsec=frontpage&hl=en		1. Gifford, Thomas. "Jazbo Wanted to Write Pieces People Would Keep," ''Telegraph Herald'', August 7, 1997, p. 4A. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=aEyKTaVlRPYC&dat=19970807&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

	2. "John Patrick Mulgrew," The Tri-States' Irish Heritage, Telegraph Heritage, March 16 2017, p. 70		2. "John Patrick Mulgrew," The Tri-States' Irish Heritage, ''Telegraph Heritage'', March 16 2017, p. 70

	3. "Young Dubuquer Wins Honors," ''Dubuque Telegraph-Herald'', April 21, 1910, p. 2		3. "Young Dubuquer Wins Honors," ''Dubuque Telegraph-Herald'', April 21, 1910, p. 2

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	[[Image:jazbo.jpg\|left\|thumb\|200px\|Photograph courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]MULGREW, John Patrick. (Dubuque, IA, Jan. 12, 1886--Dubuque,IA, 1949). Mulgrew, the son of M. J. and Mary Mulgrew, attended [[SAINT RAPHAEL'S CATHEDRAL SCHOOL]], [[DUBUQUE HIGH SCHOOL]], and [[LORAS COLLEGE]] where he graduated in 1907. For many years he lived above the Mulgrew Bakery operated by his father and grandfather at Third and Main.		[[Image:jazbo.jpg\|left\|thumb\|200px\|Photograph courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]MULGREW, John Patrick. (Dubuque, IA, Jan. 12, 1886--Dubuque,IA, 1949). Mulgrew, the son of M. J. and Mary Mulgrew, attended [[SAINT RAPHAEL'S CATHEDRAL SCHOOL]], [[DUBUQUE HIGH SCHOOL]], and [[LORAS COLLEGE]] where he graduated in 1907. For many years he lived above the Mulgrew Bakery operated by his father and grandfather at Third and Main. (1)

	Mulgrew regularly began work as a reporter and columnist for the [[TELEGRAPH HERALD]] in 1907 writing "The Way the Wind Blows." When he began submitting his poetry he was too shy to use his own name. The name he chose, 'Jazbo,' he hinted may have come from his pet dog or a men's tie popular at one time. (1)		Mulgrew regularly began work as a reporter and columnist for the [[TELEGRAPH HERALD]] in 1907 writing "The Way the Wind Blows." When he began submitting his poetry he was too shy to use his own name. The name he chose, 'Jazbo,' he hinted may have come from his pet dog or a men's tie popular at one time. (2)

	In 1910 Mulgrew's career as a playwright began with his collaboration with Thomas Swift of Chicago on a play "In My Home Town." The play ~~was presented~~ at the People's Theater in Chicago by Miss Gertrude Shipman and The People's Stock Company ~~and~~ received good reviews. (2) His next work was the production in 1912 of the play ''Sonny''. In 1914 his ''Bringing Up Father, ''based on the comic strip, enjoyed a two-year run. (3) The road version played at the [[MAJESTIC THEATRE]]. Mulgrew wrote eight other plays in five years, several based on "Jiggs and Maggie" from the George McManus comic strip.		In 1910 Mulgrew's career as a playwright began with his collaboration with Thomas Swift of Chicago on a play "In My Home Town." The play opened at the People's Theater in Chicago was was presented by Miss Gertrude Shipman and The People's Stock Company. The play received good reviews. (3) His next work was the production in 1912 of the play ''Sonny''. In 1914 his ''Bringing Up Father, ''based on the comic strip, enjoyed a two-year run. (4) The road version played at the [[MAJESTIC THEATRE]]. Mulgrew wrote eight other plays in five years, several based on "Jiggs and Maggie" from the George McManus comic strip.

	Mulgrew gained national recognition as a scriptwriter for NBC radio's "Uncle Ezra" program heard weekly on the "National Barn Dance Hour." During the height of vaudeville, he moved East and wrote many sketches used by such new talents as Jack Benny and Fred Allen. (4) During the [[GREAT DEPRESSION]], he returned to Dubuque and again roomed above his father's bakery.		Mulgrew gained national recognition as a scriptwriter for NBC radio's "Uncle Ezra" program heard weekly on the "National Barn Dance Hour." During the height of vaudeville, he moved East and wrote many sketches used by such new talents as Jack Benny and Fred Allen. (5) During the [[GREAT DEPRESSION]], he returned to Dubuque and again roomed above his father's bakery.

	[[Image:yrbook.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Yearbook advertisement. Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]		[[Image:yrbook.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Yearbook advertisement. Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]
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	----Jazbo of Old Dubuque		----Jazbo of Old Dubuque

	Mulgrew was a man of distinct habits. He picked up his mail at a certain time, stopped at Mrs. Grady's at Third and Main for coffee, visited the book department at [[ROSHEK'S DEPARTMENT STORE]] at about 9:30 a.m. and at about 4:00 p.m. would visit the chapel at [[ST. RAPHAEL'S CATHEDRAL]]. (5)		Mulgrew was a man of distinct habits. He picked up his mail at a certain time, stopped at Mrs. Grady's at Third and Main for coffee, visited the book department at [[ROSHEK'S DEPARTMENT STORE]] at about 9:30 a.m. and at about 4:00 p.m. would visit the chapel at [[ST. RAPHAEL'S CATHEDRAL]]. (6)

	[[Image:signature.jpg\|right\|thumb\|200px\|Signature of "Jazbo" in one of the yearbooks. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]		[[Image:signature.jpg\|right\|thumb\|200px\|Signature of "Jazbo" in one of the yearbooks. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]
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	1. "~~John Patrick Mulgrew~~," ~~The Tri-States~~' ~~Irish Heritage~~, ~~Telegraph Heritage~~, ~~March 16 2017~~, p. 70		1. Gifford, Thomas. "Jazbo Wanted to Write Pieces People Would Keep," ''Telegraph Herald'', August 7, 1997, p. 4A. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=aEyKTaVlRPYC&dat=19970807&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

	2. "~~Young Dubuquer Wins Honors~~," ~~''Dubuque Telegraph~~-~~Herald'~~', ~~April 21~~, ~~1910~~, p. 2		2. "John Patrick Mulgrew," The Tri-States' Irish Heritage, Telegraph Heritage, March 16 2017, p. 70

	3. "~~John Patrick Mulgrew..~~."		3. "Young Dubuquer Wins Honors," ''Dubuque Telegraph-Herald'', April 21, 1910, p. 2

	4 . "New Anthology Honors 'Jazbo,'" ''Telegraph Herald'', December 8, 1937, p. 3		4. "John Patrick Mulgrew..."

			5. "New Anthology Honors 'Jazbo,'" ''Telegraph Herald'', December 8, 1937, p. 3

			6. "John Patrick Mulgrew..."

	~~5. "John Patrick Mulgrew..."~~

	Gifford, Thomas. "Jazbo Wanted to Write Pieces People Would Keep," ''Telegraph Herald'', August 7, 1997, p. 4A. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=aEyKTaVlRPYC&dat=19970807&printsec=frontpage&hl=en


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	[[Image:jazbo.jpg\|left\|thumb\|200px\|Photograph courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]MULGREW, John Patrick. (Dubuque, IA, Jan. 12, 1886--Dubuque,IA, 1949). Mulgrew, the son of M. J. and Mary Mulgrew, attended [[SAINT RAPHAEL'S CATHEDRAL SCHOOL]], [[DUBUQUE HIGH SCHOOL]], and [[LORAS COLLEGE]] where he graduated in 1907. For many years he lived above the Mulgrew Bakery operated by his father and grandfather at Third and Main.		[[Image:jazbo.jpg\|left\|thumb\|200px\|Photograph courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]MULGREW, John Patrick. (Dubuque, IA, Jan. 12, 1886--Dubuque,IA, 1949). Mulgrew, the son of M. J. and Mary Mulgrew, attended [[SAINT RAPHAEL'S CATHEDRAL SCHOOL]], [[DUBUQUE HIGH SCHOOL]], and [[LORAS COLLEGE]] where he graduated in 1907. For many years he lived above the Mulgrew Bakery operated by his father and grandfather at Third and Main.

	Mulgrew regularly began ~~worked~~ as a reporter and columnist for the [[TELEGRAPH HERALD]] in 1907 writing "The Way the Wind Blows." When he began submitting his poetry he was too shy to use his own name. The name he chose, 'Jazbo,' he hinted may have come from his pet dog or a men's tie popular at one time. (1)		Mulgrew regularly began work as a reporter and columnist for the [[TELEGRAPH HERALD]] in 1907 writing "The Way the Wind Blows." When he began submitting his poetry he was too shy to use his own name. The name he chose, 'Jazbo,' he hinted may have come from his pet dog or a men's tie popular at one time. (1)

	In ~~1912~~ Mulgrew's career as a playwright began with the production of the play ''Sonny''. In 1914 his ''Bringing Up Father, ''based on the comic strip, enjoyed a two-year run. (2) The road version played at the [[MAJESTIC THEATRE]]. Mulgrew wrote eight other plays in five years, several based on "Jiggs and Maggie" from the George McManus comic strip.		In 1910 Mulgrew's career as a playwright began with his collaboration with Thomas Swift of Chicago on a play "In My Home Town." The play was presented at the People's Theater in Chicago by Miss Gertrude Shipman and The People's Stock Company and received good reviews. (2) His next work was the production in 1912 of the play ''Sonny''. In 1914 his ''Bringing Up Father, ''based on the comic strip, enjoyed a two-year run. (3) The road version played at the [[MAJESTIC THEATRE]]. Mulgrew wrote eight other plays in five years, several based on "Jiggs and Maggie" from the George McManus comic strip.

	Mulgrew gained national recognition as a scriptwriter for NBC radio's "Uncle Ezra" program heard weekly on the "National Barn Dance Hour." During the height of vaudeville, he moved East and wrote many sketches used by such new talents as Jack Benny and Fred Allen. (3) During the [[GREAT DEPRESSION]], he returned to Dubuque and again roomed above his father's bakery.		Mulgrew gained national recognition as a scriptwriter for NBC radio's "Uncle Ezra" program heard weekly on the "National Barn Dance Hour." During the height of vaudeville, he moved East and wrote many sketches used by such new talents as Jack Benny and Fred Allen. (4) During the [[GREAT DEPRESSION]], he returned to Dubuque and again roomed above his father's bakery.

	[[Image:yrbook.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Yearbook advertisement. Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]		[[Image:yrbook.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Yearbook advertisement. Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]
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	1. "John Patrick Mulgrew," The Tri-States' Irish Heritage, Telegraph Heritage, March 16 2017, p. 70		1. "John Patrick Mulgrew," The Tri-States' Irish Heritage, Telegraph Heritage, March 16 2017, p. 70

	2, ~~Ibid~~.		2. "Young Dubuquer Wins Honors," ''Dubuque Telegraph-Herald'', April 21, 1910, p. 2

	3. ~~Ibid~~.		3. "John Patrick Mulgrew..."

	4 . "New Anthology Honors 'Jazbo,'" ''Telegraph Herald'', December 8, 1937, p. 3		4 . "New Anthology Honors 'Jazbo,'" ''Telegraph Herald'', December 8, 1937, p. 3

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	Mulgrew gained national recognition as a scriptwriter for NBC radio's "Uncle Ezra" program heard weekly on the "National Barn Dance Hour." During the height of vaudeville, he moved East and wrote many sketches used by such new talents as Jack Benny and Fred Allen. (3) During the [[GREAT DEPRESSION]], he returned to Dubuque and again roomed above his father's bakery.		Mulgrew gained national recognition as a scriptwriter for NBC radio's "Uncle Ezra" program heard weekly on the "National Barn Dance Hour." During the height of vaudeville, he moved East and wrote many sketches used by such new talents as Jack Benny and Fred Allen. (3) During the [[GREAT DEPRESSION]], he returned to Dubuque and again roomed above his father's bakery.

	[[Image:yrbook.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Yearbook advertisement. Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]While living in Dubuque, Mulgrew wrote a column called "And Life Goes On" for the [[WITNESS (THE)]]. He was paid two dollars for each week's column which ran in the paper for fourteen years. His verse and wit, despite the masthead which read "America's Most Widely Unknown Columnist" became so popular that it was decided to publish a yearbook containing his best columns.		[[Image:yrbook.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Yearbook advertisement. Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]
			While living in Dubuque, Mulgrew wrote a column called "And Life Goes On" for the [[WITNESS (THE)]]. He was paid two dollars for each week's column which ran in the paper for fourteen years. His verse and wit, despite the masthead which read "America's Most Widely Unknown Columnist" became so popular that it was decided to publish a yearbook containing his best columns.

	[[Image:jazboyb.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Yearbooks. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]These yearbooks were sold between 1935 and 1949. Copies were distributed to our troops stationed overseas during [[WORLD WAR II]] as a boost for their morale. Mulgrew's poems also appeared regularly in the London edition of "Stars and Stripes" and were read over the British Broadcasting Company on a serviceman's program. In 1937 "The Desk Drawer Anthology" compiled by Alice Roosevelt Longworth and Theodore Roosevelt featured one of Mulgrew's poems on the title page. ~~(4)~~		[[Image:jazboyb.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Yearbooks. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]
			These yearbooks were sold between 1935 and 1949. Copies were distributed to our troops stationed overseas during [[WORLD WAR II]] as a boost for their morale. Mulgrew's poems also appeared regularly in the London edition of "Stars and Stripes" and were read over the British Broadcasting Company on a serviceman's program. In 1937 "The Desk Drawer Anthology" compiled by Alice Roosevelt Longworth and Theodore Roosevelt featured one of Mulgrew's poems on the title page.
			I'd like to write the sort of things
			Folks read and then cut out
			To tuck away and read again
			When there's no one else about.

			I really wouldn't care a lot
			For an ode on a marble tomb,
			But I'd love a place in the scrapbook
			Folks keep in the sittin' room.

			----Jazbo of Old Dubuque

	Mulgrew was a man of distinct habits. He picked up his mail at a certain time, stopped at Mrs. Grady's at Third and Main for coffee, visited the book department at [[ROSHEK'S DEPARTMENT STORE]] at about 9:30 a.m. and at about 4:00 p.m. would visit the chapel at [[ST. RAPHAEL'S CATHEDRAL]]. (5)		Mulgrew was a man of distinct habits. He picked up his mail at a certain time, stopped at Mrs. Grady's at Third and Main for coffee, visited the book department at [[ROSHEK'S DEPARTMENT STORE]] at about 9:30 a.m. and at about 4:00 p.m. would visit the chapel at [[ST. RAPHAEL'S CATHEDRAL]]. (5)

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	Mulgrew gained national recognition as a scriptwriter for NBC radio's "Uncle Ezra" program heard weekly on the "National Barn Dance Hour." During the height of vaudeville, he moved East and wrote many sketches used by such new talents as Jack Benny and Fred Allen. (3) During the [[GREAT DEPRESSION]], he returned to Dubuque and again roomed above his father's bakery.		Mulgrew gained national recognition as a scriptwriter for NBC radio's "Uncle Ezra" program heard weekly on the "National Barn Dance Hour." During the height of vaudeville, he moved East and wrote many sketches used by such new talents as Jack Benny and Fred Allen. (3) During the [[GREAT DEPRESSION]], he returned to Dubuque and again roomed above his father's bakery.

	While living in Dubuque, Mulgrew wrote a column called "And Life Goes On" for the [[WITNESS (THE)]]. He was paid two dollars for each week's column which ran in the paper for fourteen years. His verse and wit, despite the masthead which read "America's Most Widely Unknown Columnist" became so popular that it was decided to publish a yearbook containing his best columns.		[[Image:yrbook.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Yearbook advertisement. Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]While living in Dubuque, Mulgrew wrote a column called "And Life Goes On" for the [[WITNESS (THE)]]. He was paid two dollars for each week's column which ran in the paper for fourteen years. His verse and wit, despite the masthead which read "America's Most Widely Unknown Columnist" became so popular that it was decided to publish a yearbook containing his best columns.

	[[Image:jazboyb.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Yearbooks. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]These yearbooks were sold between 1935 and 1949. Copies were distributed to our troops stationed overseas during [[WORLD WAR II]] as a boost for their morale. Mulgrew's poems also appeared regularly in the London edition of "Stars and Stripes" and were read over the British Broadcasting Company on a serviceman's program. In 1937 "The Desk Drawer Anthology" compiled by Alice Roosevelt Longworth and Theodore Roosevelt featured one of Mulgrew's poems on the title page. (4)		[[Image:jazboyb.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Yearbooks. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]These yearbooks were sold between 1935 and 1949. Copies were distributed to our troops stationed overseas during [[WORLD WAR II]] as a boost for their morale. Mulgrew's poems also appeared regularly in the London edition of "Stars and Stripes" and were read over the British Broadcasting Company on a serviceman's program. In 1937 "The Desk Drawer Anthology" compiled by Alice Roosevelt Longworth and Theodore Roosevelt featured one of Mulgrew's poems on the title page. (4)

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	[[Image:jazbo.jpg\|left\|thumb\|200px\|Photograph courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]MULGREW, John Patrick. (Dubuque, IA, Jan. 12, 1886--Dubuque,IA, 1949). Mulgrew, the son of M. J. and Mary Mulgrew, attended [[SAINT RAPHAEL'S CATHEDRAL SCHOOL]], [[DUBUQUE HIGH SCHOOL]], and [[LORAS COLLEGE]] where he graduated in 1907. For many years he lived above the Mulgrew Bakery operated by his father and grandfather at Third and Main.		[[Image:jazbo.jpg\|left\|thumb\|200px\|Photograph courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]MULGREW, John Patrick. (Dubuque, IA, Jan. 12, 1886--Dubuque,IA, 1949). Mulgrew, the son of M. J. and Mary Mulgrew, attended [[SAINT RAPHAEL'S CATHEDRAL SCHOOL]], [[DUBUQUE HIGH SCHOOL]], and [[LORAS COLLEGE]] where he graduated in 1907. For many years he lived above the Mulgrew Bakery operated by his father and grandfather at Third and Main.

	Mulgrew regularly worked as a reporter and columnist for the [[TELEGRAPH HERALD]] writing "The Way the Wind Blows." When he began submitting his poetry he was too shy to use his own name. ~~He borrowed the~~ name 'Jazbo' from his pet ~~bulldog~~.		Mulgrew regularly began worked as a reporter and columnist for the [[TELEGRAPH HERALD]] in 1907 writing "The Way the Wind Blows." When he began submitting his poetry he was too shy to use his own name. The name he chose, 'Jazbo,' he hinted may have come from his pet dog or a men's tie popular at one time. (1)

	In 1912 Mulgrew's career as a playwright began with the production of the play ''Sonny''. In 1914 his ''Bringing Up Father, ''based on the comic strip, enjoyed a two-year run. The road version played at the [[MAJESTIC THEATRE]]. Mulgrew wrote eight other plays in five years, several based on "Jiggs and Maggie" from the George McManus comic strip.		In 1912 Mulgrew's career as a playwright began with the production of the play ''Sonny''. In 1914 his ''Bringing Up Father, ''based on the comic strip, enjoyed a two-year run. (2) The road version played at the [[MAJESTIC THEATRE]]. Mulgrew wrote eight other plays in five years, several based on "Jiggs and Maggie" from the George McManus comic strip.

	Mulgrew gained national recognition as a scriptwriter for NBC radio's "Uncle Ezra" program heard weekly on the "National Barn Dance Hour." During the height of vaudeville, he moved East and wrote many sketches used by such new talents as Jack Benny and Fred Allen. During the ~~Great Depression~~, he returned to Dubuque and again roomed above his father's bakery.		Mulgrew gained national recognition as a scriptwriter for NBC radio's "Uncle Ezra" program heard weekly on the "National Barn Dance Hour." During the height of vaudeville, he moved East and wrote many sketches used by such new talents as Jack Benny and Fred Allen. (3) During the [[GREAT DEPRESSION]], he returned to Dubuque and again roomed above his father's bakery.

	While living in Dubuque, Mulgrew wrote a column called "And Life Goes On" for the [[WITNESS (THE)]]. He was paid two dollars for each week's column which ran in the paper for fourteen years. His verse and wit, despite the masthead which read "America's Most Widely Unknown Columnist" became so popular that it was decided to publish a yearbook containing his best columns.		While living in Dubuque, Mulgrew wrote a column called "And Life Goes On" for the [[WITNESS (THE)]]. He was paid two dollars for each week's column which ran in the paper for fourteen years. His verse and wit, despite the masthead which read "America's Most Widely Unknown Columnist" became so popular that it was decided to publish a yearbook containing his best columns.

	[[Image:jazboyb.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Yearbooks. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]These yearbooks were sold between 1935 and 1949. Copies were distributed to our troops stationed overseas during [[WORLD WAR II]] as a boost for their morale. Mulgrew's poems also appeared regularly in the London edition of "Stars and Stripes" and were read over the British Broadcasting Company on a serviceman's program. In 1937 "The Desk Drawer Anthology" compiled by Alice Roosevelt Longworth and Theodore Roosevelt featured one of Mulgrew's poems on the title page. (1)		[[Image:jazboyb.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Yearbooks. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]These yearbooks were sold between 1935 and 1949. Copies were distributed to our troops stationed overseas during [[WORLD WAR II]] as a boost for their morale. Mulgrew's poems also appeared regularly in the London edition of "Stars and Stripes" and were read over the British Broadcasting Company on a serviceman's program. In 1937 "The Desk Drawer Anthology" compiled by Alice Roosevelt Longworth and Theodore Roosevelt featured one of Mulgrew's poems on the title page. (4)

	Mulgrew was a man of distinct habits. He picked up his mail at a certain time, stopped at Mrs. Grady's at Third and Main for coffee, visited the book department at [[ROSHEK'S DEPARTMENT STORE]] at about 9:30 a.m. and at about 4:00 p.m. would visit the chapel at [[ST. RAPHAEL'S CATHEDRAL]].		Mulgrew was a man of distinct habits. He picked up his mail at a certain time, stopped at Mrs. Grady's at Third and Main for coffee, visited the book department at [[ROSHEK'S DEPARTMENT STORE]] at about 9:30 a.m. and at about 4:00 p.m. would visit the chapel at [[ST. RAPHAEL'S CATHEDRAL]]. (5)

	[[Image:signature.jpg\|right\|thumb\|200px\|Signature of "Jazbo" in one of the yearbooks. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]		[[Image:signature.jpg\|right\|thumb\|200px\|Signature of "Jazbo" in one of the yearbooks. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]
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	1. "New Anthology Honors 'Jazbo,'" ''Telegraph Herald'', December 8, 1937, p. 3		1. "John Patrick Mulgrew," The Tri-States' Irish Heritage, Telegraph Heritage, March 16 2017, p. 70

			2, Ibid.

			3. Ibid.

			4 . "New Anthology Honors 'Jazbo,'" ''Telegraph Herald'', December 8, 1937, p. 3

			5. "John Patrick Mulgrew..."

	Gifford, Thomas. "Jazbo Wanted to Write Pieces People Would Keep," ''Telegraph Herald'', August 7, 1997, p. 4A. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=aEyKTaVlRPYC&dat=19970807&printsec=frontpage&hl=en		Gifford, Thomas. "Jazbo Wanted to Write Pieces People Would Keep," ''Telegraph Herald'', August 7, 1997, p. 4A. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=aEyKTaVlRPYC&dat=19970807&printsec=frontpage&hl=en