THE SINGING TELEGRAM It was (1) duting- 1930s, many people were out of work. It was at that time that George the oslin, a Western Union executive, invented the first singing telegram. To a lot of people after World War I, telegrams were not welcome (2)bera they often meant bad news such as the loss of a loved one. When Oslin presented his idea to his bosses, he was told that it was a bad one However, he didn't give up. He fought for his idea (3) inspie the opposition of his bosses and he eventually won. (4)As Doe es te singing telegram was started, it became wildly popular with the US. public (5) Western Union millions of dollars made with his idea, Mr Oslin didn't die a rich man. The very first singing telegram was sent over the phone, (6) but most telegrams in the 1930s were delivered in person.Today Western Union no longer offers singing telegrams, but there are other companies that have services where people in costume deliver gifts in person and sing a song to the person who is receiving the gift