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- Ford Dealer Postcard Featuring "Jerry McSafety" and Ventriloquist Wayne Fernelius, 1956 - Detroit Police Department officer Wayne Fernelius created the Jerry McSafety character to teach important safety lessons in a lighthearted way. Fernelius, a self-taught ventriloquist, performed with his puppet at schools, churches, and clubs throughout Michigan for 20 years. Jerry McSafety's name was the result of a city-wide contest that invited suggestions from Detroit schoolchildren.
- 1956
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Ford Dealer Postcard Featuring "Jerry McSafety" and Ventriloquist Wayne Fernelius, 1956
Detroit Police Department officer Wayne Fernelius created the Jerry McSafety character to teach important safety lessons in a lighthearted way. Fernelius, a self-taught ventriloquist, performed with his puppet at schools, churches, and clubs throughout Michigan for 20 years. Jerry McSafety's name was the result of a city-wide contest that invited suggestions from Detroit schoolchildren.