On the final night of Fred Allen's high school career, in a dispatch from Little Rock's Barton Coliseum, Arkansas Gazette sports writer Jim Lassiter made sure to once more remind his audience of the ...
Dec. 11—THOMASVILLE- Fred Allen, beloved founder and director of the Thomasville Music & Drama Troupe and longtime music, choral and drama teacher at Thomasville High School, passed away Saturday at ...
If you’ve never heard of Fred Allen, “cranky” might be a good introductory word. From 1933-1949 he was one of the comedian kings of radio, but that didn’t mean he wasn’t going to complain about the ...
THOMASVILLE — Allen Cheney’s adoration of his grandfather, Fred Allen, is obvious. Not only has Cheney written a book about Allen, he recalls times as a child he spent taking in what his grandfather ...
Fred James Allen Jr. was like a father to many students during his 32 years as a Dallas coach, teacher and administrator. During his tenure as head track coach at Lincoln High School, he guided ...