[78-L] pile of ancient discs

[Bill McClung]

I was doing some research at the Institute of Texan Cultures and found a
photo from the San Antonio Light dated July 14, 1942.

The caption was "San Antonio Legionnaires collecting old records for
service men.  L.B. Loewenstein (left), Andrew Hoffman examine pile of
ancient discs to be reground."

The article said "The post (George D. Newton Post 420) sends the old
records to National Legion headquarters in Indianapolis, from whence they
are sent to record manufacturers for regrinding.  The shellac makes them
valuable for making new records to be sent to the men in the service."

The photo shows several hundred 78s in a window display in the downtown
legion hall.

So were record drives commonplace?  And the article implies that V-Discs
("new records to be sent to the men in service") were being made from the
collected 78s.

Any recollections about record drives?