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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1939
Page
8
A young woman asked a music tutor clerk if they had the song Yes We Have No Bananas. The clerk replies with a garbled line about not having bananas and jokes about selling it. Jane asks why the pitcher makes funny motions before throwing. George replies he wants to impress the club manager with his salary.
A Texas journalist and his family undertake a 2090 mile journey from Brazos Bottoms to the New York World’s Fair in a self built trailer. With $50 in hand and cautious spending, the family records travel costs, free shows, and the perilous drive home, noting tough budgets and frugal pleasures at the fair.
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