The Gypsy Road and the Rise of the Trailer Life
A 1930s profile of the modern trailer lifestyle and its creator the trailerman. It surveys 750,000 on the road and 250,000 trailers, notes growth from Tin Can Tourist origins to mass production, and discusses housing, taxes, real estate impact, and the Auto Tourists association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Babson
Stout
Sarasota
Fla
Auto Tourists’ Association
Michigan
Massachusetts
Woman Held For Poisoning Husband in Whiteville
Daisy Hardee is jailed on four charges after her husband Irby Hardee 35 Beaver Dam farmer died. Coroner’s jury ruled natural causes earlier. stomach sent to Raleigh for chemical analysis with no report yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whiteville
Daisy Hardee
Irby Hardee
Hardee
Raleigh
Penguins Devour Five Herring Prey In One Meal
Arctic penguins are described as heavy eaters, with an 18 inch specimen able to consume five full sized herrings in a single feeding. The dramatic claim underscores the birds' voracious appetite and unusual feeding efficiency.
San Francisco musical brings Gable MacDonald to Paramount
Clark Gable and Jeanette MacDonald lead a star studded four day run at the Paramount in the romantic musical San Francisco. Spencer Tracy Jack Holt Ted Healy and others appear in a colorful drama with original songs and a love story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Gable
Jeanette MacDonald
Spencer Tracy
Jack Holt
Ted Healy
Paramount Theater
San Francisco
Gable
China Seas
Miss MacDonald
Marietta
Rose Marie
Golden Gate City
Music Hall
Bernard Hyman
Homecoming Held at Farmers School
Asheboro July 4 Hundreds of former residents pupils and teachers gathered at Farmer consolidated school for its first homecoming event. Speakers included Rev L A Bennett Rev J A Howell and several local figures. A picnic lunch and a baseball game followed in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
Farmer Consolidated School
L. A. Bennett
J. A. Howell
Robert Copple
Roy Cox
W. C. Hammer
C. C. Hubbard
Minerva Lassiter
Ed Johnson
Lee M. Kearns
Prof. Harris
C. C., Crawford
N. Prevost
Frances P. Hubbard
Crystal Palace Glass Roof Holds Over 100000 Panes
The 26 acres of glass roofing in the Crystal Palace, London, contain more than 100000 panes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crystal Palace
London
Service Sunday for Mrs Sparks
Funeral services for Mrs Novila Sparks aged 44 wife of J E Sparks will be held at 1 30 Sunday afternoon at the family residence 600 Woodbury street then at 3 o clock at Denton Baptist church Rev C N Royal pastor Green Street Baptist church will conduct both services Pallbearers listed include O B Haney G E Melton J B Farlow J L Farlow F H Hartgrove H L Teer Lindsay Morris and E J Ellington Interment will be in the church cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Novila Sparks
J. E. Sparks
Woodbury Street
Denton Baptist Church
C. N. Royal
Green Street Baptist Church
O. B. Haney
G. E. Melton
J. B
Charles Clarke Killed In Virginia Crash Near Fredericksburg
Charles Clarke aged 23 was instantly killed and three companions gravely injured in a automobile crash three miles north of Fredericksburg on the Richmond Washington highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Charles Clarke
Richmond-Washington Highway
Two For Tonight! Crosby Stars In A Delightful Comedy
Crosby headlines a breezy romantic farce at the Rialto with Joan Bennett Mary Boland and Lynne Overman. A crooner plot centers on a youth mistaken for a playwright as misadventures, songs and mishaps drive the comedy to a cheerful climax with several tunes by Gordon and Revel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bing Crosby
Duance
Crosby
Joan Bennett
Mary Boland
Lynvie Overman
Com Dian
Ernest Cossart
Thelma Todd
James Blakely
Dougie
Fowley
Maurice Cass
Charles Arndt
Charles Lane
Overman
Europe
Miss Todd
Bing
Miss Boland
Frank Tuttle
Mack Gordon
Harry Revel
Letter Carriers Elect Officers
Hickory July 4 Greenville was selected as the 187 meeting place as the 39th annual convention of the North Carolina Rural Letter Carriers association and the 12th annual meeting of the ladies auxiliary closed here this afternoon with election of new officers. Carey P. Lawrance Mooresville was chosen president of the carriers and Mrs J H Fowlkes Pelham was re elected to head the auxiliary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickory
Greenville
North Carolina Rural Letter Carriers’ Association
Carey P. Lawrance
Mooresville
Mra
J. H. Fowlkes
Pelham
Hair strength claim reaches four ounces before break
A single human hair can hold about four ounces of weight before it breaks, according to historical measurements cited in the article.
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America
Gypsy Road Song
NEA
Sharks
Beeve
William B. Stout
Leonard
N. Main ST
Karry
DRY Cleaning Company
S. Main ST
S. Wash. ST
N. C
Tyler Dunlap
J. Dewey Dorsett
Industrial Commission
Dunlap
Dallas
Fred Norman Okla
National Cash Register Company
Aiondanas Ve Recorder
Eer
Hener
McDonald
Farmers School
Albert Walter
Blanche Cousins
Mrs. Sparks
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