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Newspaper

Watauga Democrat

Location

Boone, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1929

Page

6

Mom finds romance on a moving train in the desert

Mem Steddon flees a Tucson boarding house with the film star Tom Holby and a pretend fiancé. She writes her parents of a sudden elopement as she plans to become Mrs Woodville in Yuma while navigating gallant actors, pastors, and a gala of film life on the run.

Mem Mom Tom Holby Mr. Holby Robina Sir Walter Raleigh Villian Lfe Holby Red Riding Hood Galahad Mr. Woodville Tucson Tom Miss Steddon Tom Doctor Galbraith Papa Tuscan Mrs. Galbraith Robina Teele Rou Galbraiths Yuma John Woodville

Automobiles and restlessness spark a homeward plea

A Texas loafers piece argues leisure at home beats auto rides as a cure for a nervous nation. Eskimo newlyweds and college humor extend the comic take on modern life and marriage licenses through light vignettes and quips.

Fashionable week end wear and Chevrolet record cars

The piece outlines versatile week end styles with cotton ensembles including a velour pique skirt set and a sleeveless tennis dress in pale tones. It also notes Chevrolet's record push placing a million six cylinder cars on the road in under eight months, led by the Imperial sedan at Flint plant with W. S. Knudsen welcoming the line.

Schiaparelli Flint Mich W. S. Knudsen Chevrolet

Million Chevrolets Sixes Since Year Start

Detroit announces that one million six cylinder Chevrolets have been placed on the road since January 1. The figure signals the model’s huge popularity as Chevrolet plants run at peak summer production across the country.

Detroit Mich

Letter Threat Demands 25000 From Wealthy Man

A black hand letter demanding 45000? Wait. The note threatens kidnapping of the recipient’s wife unless $25,000 is paid. A misdelivered reply from a poor laborer with the same name says he has no money but is interested in the proposition.

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