Radio Listeners Like to Forward
Gifts to Their Favorite Artists
pOR some reason or other radio fans like to send gifts to their i
A favorite radio artists. Harry Richman, star of stage, screen and !
radio, who broadcasts every Wednesday night over a nation-wide hook
up of 26 stations extending from New York in the East to Salt Lake
City in the West and Houston in the Southwest, receives some gift
every day. He has received bark off trees, nails for good luck, baby,
turtles, walking sticks, embroidered towels, handkerchiefs, neckties/
fishing poles, ivory elephants, books, pictures, newspaper clippings/!
hose, ash trays, cigarette lighters and so on; Every day’s mail brings
Richman letters from admirers. He has received as high as 10,000fan
' letters in a single week.
Chicago Rebuilding After Great Fire'
CHICAGO . . . Above are pictured the ruins of “Packingtown” here
after 42 square blocks burned in the greatest fire Chicago has had since the
holocaust of 1871. The loss has been estimated at $10,000,000 but already
thousands of workmen are on the iob of rebuilding. (Top), An airview
of the fire when it was at its height on Saturday afternoon, May 19tl.
. . (Center) The twisted ruins of all that remained of the International
Livestock Pavilion. . . . (Bottom) General scene of the ruins after the
£ie Dotted line shows the vast area in the path of the flames.
Local Resort Opens
ANNOUNCE
OPENING
OF LAKE
Lake Thomas Dance Pavilion
ODen Tonight: Extensive
Improvements Planned
Lake Thomas Amusement Park
opens tonight for the summer sea
son under the new management
of J. Robert Myrick. Bill Allsbrook
and his Carolina Club Orchestra
will play for a short concert from
9:30 to 10 o’clock, to which the
public is cordially invited, follow
ed by an invitational dance from
10 to 2.
The park is located about one
mile from the city limits on the
Emporia highway, near Roanoke
River. It was first opened last
year, and after a successful sea
son, it is planned to make many
improvements to the buildings and
grounds.
Because of its convenient loca
tion, the beauty of the surrounding
grounds, and the excellent stand
ard of order maintained there, it
bids fair to be a very popular spot
tVr the next few months for those
seeking amusement, and to get
away from the heat. The spot is
ideal for dancing, bathing and pic
nics.
The dance floor of the pavilion
will be completely re-worked, ail*,
new lighting fixtures installed. In
addition, a board walk will be built
around the lake for the conveni
ence of bathers, and twro modern
bath houses will be erected for
ladies and gentlemen. Suits and
towels will be offered for rent.
Mr. Myriek states he also intends
to build a number of tables and
benches for the convenience of
those giving picnics on the grounds.
The picnic grounds will be free,
and open to the public, however,
the management suggests that
reservations be made in advance
in order that their coming may he
prepared for.
A first-class sandwich stand
will be operated selling light lunch
es, sandwiches, cold drinks and
confections. The stand and bath
houses will be open on Sundays.
Several outstanding dance bands
will be engaged for regular dnaces
throughout the summer season,
according to Mr. Myrick, and the
highest type of order will be main
tained at all times.
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Drug Store
O. GRIFFIN, Mgr.
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PLYMOUTH
REDUCES
PRICES
IF ever there was a time to “look
at All Three” . . . this is it.
Effective today, without change
iin product, Plymouth announces
very substantial price reductions
printed in the box at the right.
Study those figures carefully.
Compafe them w'ith the prices of
Plymouth’s tw>o competitors.
You will see that today you can
buy a big, luxurious Plymouth
with all these advantages . . .
HYDRAULIC BRAKES . SAFETY
STEEL BODY . PATENTED
FLOATING POWER
. . . at a price virtually identical
with the very lowest-priced car
on the market.
For three years now, Plymouth
has set the pace in the low-price
field. Year after year Plymouth
has made sensational gains. It is
the only low-priced car that is
selling more today than ever1 be
fore in the history of the company.
What’s the reason for this tre
mendous growth? It’s siim ply this.
The challenger must be better to
forge so quickly ahead . . . Ply
mouth is America’s best engi
neered low-priced car.
TODAY . . . PRICES SUBSTANTIALLY
REDUCED
STANDARD
PLYMOUTH New Price Old Price Saving |
Business Coupe $485 $530 $45
2-Door Sedan 510 545 35
PLYMOUTH SIX
4-Door Sedan 600 610 10
2-Door Sedan 560 570 10
Business Coupe 540 560 20
Rumble Seat Coupe 570 570
DE LUXE
PLYMOUTH
4-Door Sedan 660 695 35
2-Door Sedan 610 640 30
Town Sedan 695 730 35
Business Coupe 595 620 25
Rumble Seat Coupe 630 660 30
Convertible Coupe 685 705 20
Above are list prices at factory, Detroit. Duplate Safety
Plate Glass throughout at low extra cost. Convenient time
payments. Ask for the Official Chrysler Motors Commer
cial Credit Plan.
Joyner Motor Co.
CHRYSLER and PLYMOUTH
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