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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1939

Page

7

Safe Driving class concludes with certificate awards

Safe Driving series ends as Mrs J W McGuinn presents certificates in the municipal council chamber. Students read papers on safe driving and a new two-group schedule is set with sessions 4–6 pm and 7–9 pm. Registration through the desk sergeant at the police stop closes Tuesday. no charge. Norway gains cheap electricity for over 80 percent of residents.

Council Chamber of Theunicipal J. W. McGuinn Upils

War Yet to Form Ambulance Corps

Captain Harold Buckley Willis a Boston architect and World War Lafayette Escadrille veteran said he would lead a volunteer American ambulance corps overseas to France in January. He met Captain Paul Rockwell of Asheville a former American air volunteer. Willis has been in Asheville and Pinehurst collecting funds.

Raleigh Harold Buckley Willis Boston Lafayette Escadrille France Willis Paul Rockwell Asheville America Pinehurst

Auto death of local native near Charlottesville Virginia

Greenwood South Carolina December 16 Andrew B Raser 37 a native of Greenwood county was killed in an automobile accident yesterday near Charlottesville Virginia where he worked for General Electric Company Other notes predict South African diamond interests will buy more cut stones and Italy sent over 18000 piano accordions to the United States in the last year

Greenwood, S. C Andrew B. Raser County Charlottesville General Electric Company South Africa Italy United States

Smart Woman Tailors Image With Perfume To Fit Mood

A fashion feature advises smart women to vary appearance with mood and choose perfumes to match each style. It notes perfumes should be applied to skin not clothing and suggests simple scents for youthful outfits and heavier notes for glamorous looks. It also mentions budget tips for using fragrance daily and for special occasions.

First Flight Anniversary Sparks Wright Memorial Observance

The Wright brothers 1,000 foot flight is remembered 36 years later at Kill Devil Hill with a wreath ceremony and salute. Young pilots from North Carolina and Virginia gather for cross country training under the Civil Aeronautics Authority, while Adolpheus W. Drinkwater recounts the historic event. The Kill Devil Hill Memorial Association preserves the tale and hosts an evening gathering at Fort Raleigh.

Mantec Dayton Wilbur Orville Wright Kill Devil Hill North Carolina Virginia Civil Aeronautics Authority Wrights Drinkwater

Heywood Broun Seriously Ill in New York Hospital

Heywood Broun, 51, columnist and head of the American Newspaper Guild, was hospitalized in New York after a serious pneumonia attack. He was unconscious on arrival at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center and later showed notable improvement by midnight.

New York Heywood Broun American Newspaper Guild Harkness Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center

State Provides Aid to Blind Beggars Under New Law

Dr. Roma Cheek, executive secretary of the Commission for the Blind, says North Carolina now offers blind aid grants under the Social Security Law to beggars with no other support. Most beggars are from out of state or profit from begging, while many blind workers object to the stigma. This week 1 980 checks were mailed totaling 29 531 08 with an average December grant of 14 91 per recipient.

Commission For the Blind Roma §. Cheek North Carolina Cheek

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