Word: hooping
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Alley is not a place-it is a state of mind. One of the remarkable examples of this phenomenon is the recent Hula Hoop fad, which ordinarily might not have been noticed by anyone except parents, storekeepers and sociologists, but wrhich has been turned into song. See SHOW BUSINESS, Hula Balloo...
...Labor Day weekend, a pop lyricist named Charles Grean (The Thing, Sweet Violets) was placidly cruising Long Island Sound in his 26-ft. skiff when he was struck by an inspiration. "With this hoop craze," he thought, "there's bound to be a song. Somebody ought to move fast!" Grean raced ashore and started to move. Next day he took his already completed lyrics around to his pal, Composer Bob Davie, and within an hour the two of them had batted out "a simple little teenage song with a good rock 'n' roll melody," named it Hoopa...
...annual University Handicaps, an informal running race, will take off from the starting line in front of the Newell Boat House at 4:45 today. Anyone is eligible, and post entries are allowed in the traditional event. Amateurs, old pro's and hula-hoop champions are invited to participate...
...partners began mass production of their Hula Hoop, and a dozen companies quickly imitated the Hula Hoop (the name could be registered, but the hoop could not be patented) and cut into Wham-O's monopoly...
...Melin and Knerr, the hoop is the biggest thing yet. Eleven years ago they opened a shop with less than $1,000 cash and plans to make slingshots. Since then they have added three dozen other toys and gadgets to their production, now employ 670. Last year they hit their first jackpot with a lightweight plastic platter, the "frisbee." They have already sold about 2,000,000 Hula Hoops (93? wholesale, a 16% gross profit), hope to sell millions more before the craze dies...