CAR A NECESSITY
Of all the necessities of life American farm women rank the motor-car first. Running water in the kitchen comes second, a sink third, telephone fourth, and radio set fifth,
This was revealed by answers to 10,000 questionnaires sent to American farm women bv the Federation of Women's Clubs.
Nearly four-fifths had cars, onefifth radio sets, over half telephones, and less than one-third had running or pumped water at kitchen sinks. Questionnaires sent to 4,001,581. families in the United States covering both city and rural areas, revealed that in 1926 56.5 per cent, of homes had telephones. 55.7 per cent, motor-cars, 46.2 per cent, gramophones. 40.4 per cent, pianos, and 21.1 per cent, radio sets. In communities of less than 1000 of population the proportion of families owning automobiles reached 60 per cent. In cities with over 100,000 inhabitants, 54 per cent of families had motorcars.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 19 November 1927, Page 13
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148CAR A NECESSITY Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 19 November 1927, Page 13
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