Conference on 1930 Auto License Plates Across North Carolina
The Carolina Motor Club and the state motor vehicle department plan conferences next week in Asheville Charlotte Greensboro Raleigh and Greenville to finalize issuance of 1930 license plates on December 16. A. M. Huggins will preside with Sprague Silver and G. A. N. Coppedge attending along with other officials. 47 branch managers and department heads will participate.
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Greensboro
Carolina Motor Club
State Motor Vehicle Department
Asheville
Charlotte
Raleigh
Greenville
A. M. Huggins
Club
Sprague Silver
Revenue
G. A. N. Coppedge
Motor Vehicle Bureau
State Department
Motor Club
Coleman W. Roberts
Albemarle
T. R. Wolfe
Asheboro
Mary H. Brock
D. M. Trollinger
Burlington
W. L
C. L. Walker
Ward Moore
Henderson
Neil Jordan
Hickory
F. G. Harper
High Point
Geo. W. Lowe
Kinston
W. A. Moore
Lenoir
J. L. Cottrell
Lexington
C. S. Leonard
Lumberton
G . McLeod
Monroe
P. H. Johnson
Mr. Airy
D. C. Lewis
Murphy
T. W. Axley
New Bern
Alice Colvin
N. Wilkesboro
W. A. Rousseau
Pinehurst
J. B. Cameron
Reidsville
Statesville
E. B. Quinn
Sylva
A. J. Dills
Tarboro
G. E. Trevathan
Wadesboro
W. L. Teal
Waynesville
R.R. Campbell
Weldon
C. P. Vincent
W. Jefferson
H. C. Tucker
Williamston
J. B. Woolard
Wilmington
Minnie A. Payne
Wilson
S. A. Patterson
Orchard family welcomes fourteenth to three births
In Orchard Iowa a family recounts births spanning fourteen years starting with a baby girl born to Mr and Mrs Leon Clark. Ten years later twins arrived and recently triplets joined the clan.
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Orchard
Iowa
Leon Clark
Buick Pioneer Meeden Reflects On Early Cars At Fort Sam
Lieutenant Barney L. Meeden recalls founding Yuma Arizona's first motor car livery and Buick dealer operations starting in 1905. He describes two cylinder side crank power, 25 mph roadability, six miles per gallon, and the $2250 price that made the Buick a bargain then. He notes adaptive desert travel and his long Buick ownership shaping Buick leadership today.
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West
Barney L. Meeden
United States Army Post Quartermaster
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
Texas
Meeden
Yuma
Arizona
B. L. Meeden
Ariz
Rectifying Tube Weakness in Radio Receivers
An Arcturus Radio Tube Co report in Newark identifies the rectifying tube as the main weakness causing weak distorted reception. The '80 type tube carries the plate voltage and often fails under strain, reducing signal strength. A blue glow signals a tube nearing failure. replacing it is advised when unsure of expert help. Old country dances revived in Scotland.
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Arcturus Radio Tube Company
Newark
New Jersey
Arcturus
Chrysler Drives Four Former Marks To New Records
Chrysler announces four Imperial models broke trans continental and track records. Dr Garnet Manning and wife set Sydney run record from Melbourne, completing 2 577 miles in 3 days 23 hours 27 minutes. Kingsleys set Johannesburg Nairobi best time of under seven days. In Ak-Sar-Ben Omaha race a Chrysler 75 roadster led a seven car field finishing first after 23 000 miles of driving.
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Chrysler
J. W. Frazer
Chrysler Corporation
Perth
Sydney
Australia
Melbourne
Johannesburg
Nairobi
South Africa
Omaha
Nebraska
Europe
Garnet Manning
Manning
Chrysler Export Corporation
Beith
Albury
Frank Kingsley
Kingsteys
Bedan
L. A. Hughes
Mile
Hughes
Kilfinan centenarian beats ill health to reach century
John Murdoch of Kilfinan Scotland defies influenza a year ago, a broken leg two years back, and pneumonia two years ago to arrive at age 100. A native of Kilberry he started work at eight and worked until 92 when failing sight stopped him. He hopes to surpass his grandfather’s 107 record. Italy has American talkies.
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John Murdoch
Kilfinan
Scotland
Kilberry
Radiator antifreeze tips warn motorists in cold snaps
The Industrial Alcohol Institute warns that inadequate antifreeze protection can cause radiator failure when ice forms and blocks cooling. It uses Weather Bureau data to issue warnings via radio and newspapers. A device called the alco tester lets motorists check radiator alcohol levels before freezing weather.
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Industrial Alcohol Institute
Institute
Weather Bureau
Alcotester
Traffic Talk on Emergency Brakes for Safe Driving
The article advises using the emergency brake as a safety tool in traffic and on hills. It explains techniques for waiting at lights and starting smoothly, parking with wheels toward the curb, and stresses keeping the emergency brake in good condition to prevent gear damage.
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Trafic
Books at High Point Library Spotlight Broad Selection
From HALF PINT FLASK by Dubose Heyward to THE LOST ART edited by Dorothy Van Doren and WINDLESTRAWS by Phyllis Bottome the library showcases diverse works. Also featured are TREE NAMED JOHN by John B. Sale FUGITIVE S RETURN by Susan Glaspell BUSINESS AND THE CHURCH edited by Jerome Davis and notes on Japanese banks expanding in Manchuria.
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Dubose Heyward
Heyward
Dorothy van Doren
Mary Montagu
Mary Wollstonecraft
Abigail Adams
Charlotte Bronte
Jane Welsh Carlyle
Jane Austen
Phyllis Bottome
Tree
John
John B. Sale
United States
Optimism For 1930 From AC Spark Plug President
Harlow H. Curtice, president of AC Spark Plug, predicts a temporary dip in business but a better year ahead. He cites high capital costs, agricultural improvements, and rising export sales as positives, noting planned new AC products and a 1930 sales rise despite car output staying near 1929 levels. He mentions a new building adding 42 009 square feet and production of electric gauges aircraft instruments and speed indicators.
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Harlow H. Curtice
AC_ Spark Plug company
Curtice
Federal Farm Board
Mice Spread Pneumonia Said by French Medical Expert
Dr Palier told the French Academy of Medicine in Paris that mice spread pneumonia. He noted Antwerp experiments showing three times more pneumonia in untreated houses than those with care. He warned that cats are enemies to pneumonia because they kill mice, reducing germ spread.
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Palier
French Academy of Medicine
Paris
Antwerp
Belgium
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Buick
ODAY
Detroit
Chrysler Motors
Gate City Motor CO
S. Wrenn St
Jack Burris
Mgr
Italy
P. Chrys
High Point Public Library
Manchuria
Fisher
Marquette
General Motors
Buick Motor Company
Flint, Michigan
Moto McLaughlin-Buick
Oshawa, Ont
Buick and
Geo
W. Lowe, Inc
Willowbrook and
Commerce
Three Mothers
London
England
Iver Heath
France
AC Spark Plug Company
Fut, Michigan
AC Spark Plug Co
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