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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1950
Page
11
A North Carolina discussion notes how public indifference allows drunk driving to persist. It cites limited enforcement, challenges proving intoxication, and rising highway accidents, with statistics on licenses revoked and legal changes. The piece previews a future chemical test topic.
Government owned highway post office service to inaugurate about August 12 linking Fayetteville North Carolina and Florence South Carolina. The route will include Mission McAllen Edinburg Alice Corpus Christi Beeville San Antonio and Victoria Texas. Special cadets and cancellation stamps will be provided.
Air mail service will be inaugurated at Marion Ohio on about September 1 with Route A.M. 2 and the related segment 6 scheduled for late August.
An Atlanta boy choking on gum was rushed to a hospital in a neighbor's truck when the vehicle collided with another car. The impact dislodged the gum, saving the boy's life as he was en route to care.
Public Health Service data show 964 polio cases last week nationwide up from 827, with Texas leading in new cases at 107. Year‑to‑date totals lag behind 1949, though Texas and California top the list for calendar year 1950. Other states report mixed weekly changes as health agencies distribute respirators and hospital supplies.
A Minneapolis Honeywell study offers a home appraisal yardstick. Steps include calculating replacement cost, discounting, deducting depreciation, adding improvements and lot value, and averaging nearby sale prices and rents. Apply a 15 to 20 percent discount to recent comparable sale prices.
Kalama junior high seventh and eighth graders completed an air tour along the Columbia River with a swing over Portland and a stop at Washington Park Zoo. About two thirds had never flown before and a quarter were visiting Portland for the first time, preferring travel to library plaques or encyclopedias.
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