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From: "Nichols, Sharon L." <>
Subject: RE: [ARKANSAS] What were Jitney Cars???
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 12:35:51 -0700


Jitney is an old term for taxis. I know because my great-grandmother never
called a cab or a taxi--always a jitney.

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From: Fran Warren [mailto:]
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Subject: [ARKANSAS] What were Jitney Cars???


Does anyone know what a Jitney was? I've noticed a lot of news items about
them in the 1914 and 1915 newspapers

July 30, 1915
Van Buren Press-Argus
JITNEY LINE TO SHIBLEY AND ALMA

Some of the former Jitney Owners have established a line of jitneys between
Fort Smith and Alma and are being very liberally patronized. The cars are
making three round trips daily, having a regular schedule.

During the busy fruit season that is now on, there will be much use of
Jitneys between Van Buren and Alma, and especially between Van Buren and
Shibley where the Van Buren Fruit Growers' Union is loading peaches.

Fran Alverson Warren
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479-369-2703
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