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  "Being Southern", The Commercial Appeal, William Thomas, 1976 October 28 - November 6

  Booklet, "Being Southern", The Commercial Appeal, 1976 October 28 - November 6.

  "This perceptive series by William Thomas, an Ernie Pyle prize winner, answers, with thought and humor, some serious questions about what it's like to grow up Southern."

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  "Sidetreks", The Commercial Appeal's Weekend Living, 1979?

  Booklet, "Sidetreks: Weekend Trips From...The Commercial Appeal's Weekend Living", 1979?

  "These sidetreks taken from the Weekend Living section of The Commercial Appeal are offered in the spirit of a weekend minivacation at a place that can be reached without a great deal of driving."

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  "Sidetreks", The Commercial Appeal's Weekend Living, Issue 2, 1980?

  Booklet, "Sidetreks: Weekend Trips From...The Commercial Appeal's Weekend Living", Issue 2, 1980?

  "This new offering, like the first, is designed to provide mini-vacations for area residents. There are seven new treks in this book, with three retained for the first, because of their wide popularity. Most of the trips call for less than a half-day's driving. The areas recommended are rich in history and others are just good places to go to have a good time and enjoy recreation and entertainment."

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  "Sidetreks", The Commercial Appeal's Weekend Living, Issue 3, 1981?

  Booklet, "Sidetreks: Weekend Trips From...The Commercial Appeal's Weekend Living", Issue 3, 1981?

  "This third offering, like the others, is designed to provide minivacations for area residents. There are 10 new treks in this book. Each trip can make an easy three-day weekend, with most designed for a Saturday and Sunday getaway. Most call for less than a half-day's driving. The areas recommended are rich in history, scenic beauty and places to have a good time and enjoy recreation and entertainment."

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  "Sidetreks", The Commercial Appeal's Weekend Living, Issue 4, 1982

  Booklet, "Sidetreks: Weekend Trips From...The Commercial Appeal's Weekend Living", Issue 4, 1982

  "Each year for three years, The Commercial Appeal has produced a Sidetreks book - collections of short trips taken from the newspaper's Weekend Living Section. In those years, more than 10,000 copies have been sold. Now, in 1982, comes Sidetreks 4. This offering, like the others, is designed to provide minivacations for area residents. Of the 10 trips included in Sidetreks 4, each provides a leisurely three-day weekend trip. Most are designed for a Saturday and Sunday getaway and average five to six hours driving time."

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  Ernie Pyle articles on Commercial Appeal, 1939-1940

  Mimeograph copies of five articles written by journalist Ernie Pyle (1900-1945) between December 28, 1939, and January 3, 1940, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Memphis, Tennessee, newspaper The Commercial Appeal. Between 1935 and 1942, Pyle was a roving reporter for Scripps-Howard who travelled the country writing human interest stories.