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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1941
Page
9
The column urges readers to enjoy spring and buy a better or used car from local dealers. It highlights vehicle stock, spring colors, and urges safe driving, noting a fatal crash lesson about drowsy driving and advising naps or breaks. It weaves in personal anecdotes about car sales teams and safety reminders.
Lawrence Clarence Williams, a truck driver for Old Hickory Motor Lines in Thomasville, was arrested and charged with embezzlement for allegedly disposing two pieces of furniture from a truck consignment to a northern city. No bond was set. Williams previously served 14 months on a larceny conviction.
Detroit reports a nationwide used car sale promoted by Dodge dealers aims to continue through month end. Dodge VP Forest Akers notes the early-year promo builds on high new car demand and a trading-down cycle that keeps millions on the road. Horace G. Hderton, Willowbrook Dodge dealer, adds context on local impact.
Durham reports William Blackburn of Duke University elected president of the College English Association for 1941 42 at the annual meeting. He succeeds J D Bennett. Fraser Neiman of the College of William and Mary was named vice president and Miss ...
New York based stewardess Miss Dolores Burke of American Airlines was selected for a 15000 mile lecture tour to speak to high school students about aviation. In a Ford Super DeLuxe she will visit 322 high schools across more than a dozen states, speaking to about 390000 students while traveling six days a week until May. A projector and screen travel in the car for her lectures. English Motor Company of 201 East Washington Street is the locally noted Ford dealer.
Mary Parmenter of Hollins College presided as secretary treasurer at an all day meeting attended by dozens of English instructors from North Carolina Virginia and West Virginia. The autumn meeting will be held at a site to be decided with participants from UNC Virginia Duke Elon Black Mountain Meredith St Marys Mars Hill Sweet Briar VMI Elon and more. The Columbia River fact appears as a separate note stating it travels 1400 miles to the Pacific with 450 miles from source to mouth.
In Knoxville Tennessee on April 19 the five day Appalachian Mills strike affecting about 2000 workers and halting roughly 300000 dollars in army clothing orders was resolved. Mediator Clyde W Deal announced that workers would return to work Monday and the dispute was settled.
Detroit firm executive touts fluid drive as standard since 1929 with broad application across power plants, watercraft, aircraft, navy vessels, and oil drilling. He notes smoother operation, vibration absorption, and efficiency gains driving De Soto sales and defense needs. Taylor-Shore Motor Sales carries De Soto in High Point.
Answers cover game player counts for several sports, child walking age, time difference New York and Los Angeles, author of The Winning of Barbara Worth, definition of gourmand, and a note on average car gasoline use totaling about 690 gallons annually.
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