Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-04-11 | Page 1 | Jobless Family Flivvers through Trials, Triumphs to Oregon Farm

Jobless Family Flivvers Through Trials Triumphs to Oregon Farm United Pr Press CHICAGO April 11 The rusty old flivver with its burden of Sam Ware his wife their six children and andAU andall andall all AU their goods wheezed to a astop astop astop stop in front of a house set back on wide lawns Sam got out Its two flat tires he announced wearily and rolled up his sleeves to mend them The children scampered out on the lawn to romp Mrs Ware sat in the car near tears As a crowd of oC idlers Iders collected Officer Harold ReIlly rushed up to see sec what the trouble was Not much of a R story said Sam Were from Philadelphia I lost my job They evicted us from our home Finally a friend offered us a farm rent free in Springfield Ore 1 if w we 1 could get there So wo we packed up the kids and what stuff we wc had left heft and started out Weve We've got this far A woman joined the crowd as ns Sam started his story She was the wife wile of ot Michael Igoe a Democratic gubernatorial gubernatorial guber I candidate The caravan had broken down in front of or her house Quickly she corralled the six young took them inside and gave them rome of ot her childrens children's toys Officer Reilly went to the station house and collected a purse of 20 from his fellow officers A hotel man gave the family food and lodging for lor forthe forthe the night Today tires patched and faces beaming the Wares were ready once more for the Oregon Orccon Trail