Canoe Traveler Sees Moonshiners
Milwaukee man Guy Wanless, 54, travelled by canoe from Milwaukee down the Mississippi to New Orleans. He found moonshiners along Tennessee and Arkansas shores using river water in whisky making. Wanless began Sept 4, 1932, after a Lake Michigan coast trip and four months in Memphis.
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Pioneer Oxcart Voyager Traces Route by Plane
SALT LAKE CITY June 25 UP Seventy years ago Charles Shields a pioneer Salt Lake City resident made a westward oxcart trip as a boy. Today a retraced journey of more than a century ago is made at three miles a minute in United Air Lines transport. He flew as far in seven minutes as the ox team did in a day. Shields was en route from Los Angeles to New York to sail to Ireland.
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Has Man Right to Night Out in Modern Marriage
Dorothy Dix weighs the balance of personal liberty in marriage. The piece notes that today husbands largely grant wives freedom for clubs and social outings, while brides often push to curb their husbands’ past friendships, reflecting evolving dynamics and common domestic tensions.
Future Farmers Convention Opens in West Virginia
Delegates attend the third annual leaders training conference and fourth annual public speaking contest of the West Virginia Future Farmers of America. Rev. Robert Bagnell delivers a sermon at First Methodist Episcopal Church. Fred Smith, state adviser, spoke earlier as delegates began arriving. Jefferson Hotel to serve as headquarters with sessions at church and state house through Wednesday. Today features business sessions, addresses, and reports. Public speaking contest scheduled for Tuesday evening.
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