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Explorer Ernest Bles to tour in novelty auto truck
Ernest Bles, son of Magistrate J. C. Sta Dies, leaves Harrisonburg for a multi year travels in a specially fitted automobile truck. He will lect ure and exhibit curios from the South Seas to fund his journey with only his dog. Beginning in New York then New Orleans, he plans winters on the Gulf Coast. The "Djalan" car bears a Malay phrase meaning Successful Journey.
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Philippines
Ernest Bles
J. C. Sta Dies
Gulf Coast
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Djalan