NORWOOD. July 9 — Fred Schaier, 181 Pleasant st, driver for Jack’s Taxi Service, arrived home last night after completing a round trip of 6850 miles to Mexico City, with … Continue reading Five Back From Mexico In 6850-Mile Taxi Trip-This Day In Norwood History- July 9, 1937
Round Trip of 7,200 Miles by Taxi Planned by Spinster Emily Curtis Fisher and Friends-This Day In Norwood History-June 4, 1937
Who says small-town spinsters stay at home? On this day in 1937, the brilliant Emily Curtis Fisher shocked the town and the nation by booking a local Norwood taxi driver for an unbelievable 7,200-mile journey across the American West.