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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1940
Page
6
The 1940 Chrysler showcases easier handling through auto choke and spark control, a reworked steering gear, and the removal of floor gear levers. Fluid Drive minimizes clutch use and gear shifts, giving steady engine control and smoother starts, with Gate City Motor Company at 115 South Wrenn Street as local dealer.
Dearborn Mich June 22 Ford Motor Company reports 1940 Mercury 8 production through May 31 at 74 833 units surpassing all of 1939 70 869. Daily rate about 350 cars as Mercury quickly climbs among top selling models. English Motor Company is listed as local Mercury dealer.
The American Legion hosts its 22nd Annual State Convention with several thousand attendees including Auxiliary and 40 & 8 members. War talk pervades remarks as leaders comment on France and global tensions while local weddings fill Auto Row.
George Edwards notes mixing news from Auto Row and town happenings. Patty Garrett returns from Jackson North Carolina reporting peanut crops. Dave Neill wins a Detroit Pontiac trip in a salesman contest. Tom English and Bob Jester from English Motors feature briefly. Leon Webb just married. a new traffic light at Montlieu Avenue and North Hamilton Street prompts a safety reminder to obey stop signs.
The High Point Boys Club will open its swimming pool Tuesday morning for the summer. Children of all ages will be accommodated with a registration test and ability rating. A safety gate will separate younger swimmers to a shallow area and the pool will operate daily from 8 a.m. with a posted schedule.
David Weilder, 17, this year’s Nebraska Boys State encampment governor, vetoed the budget bill after legislators slashed all appropriations except their own salaries. If he reaches the real governorship he would face a similar scrutiny of fiscal priorities.
The Medical Research Council of London reports that young drivers of motor vehicles are more liable to accidents than older men, highlighting age as a factor in road safety.
Detroit June 22 Special describes a pedometer like device used to measure slow spring action in 1940 Plymouths. Chrysler pioneered comfort studies linking body design to car motion to reduce fatigue. Tests use vibration meters recording subtle motions including sidesway for hundreds of miles daily.
Edward Smithwick of Detroit has been named Champion Safe Driver of the United States in interstate transportation by the National Safety Council. He drove 1,222,000 miles without an accident for Automobile Shippers, Inc., on routes including Detroit Evansville St. Louis and Kansas City.
A year-round program of exhaustive tests both on the road and in the lab brings finer materials and improved designs. The result is the American motor car continuing to offer the biggest money's worth of any commodity in the world.
A check for 1 110 005 appeared in the morning mail and unsettled the clerk staff. Bank officials said an employee intended to issue a 5 check on a protective machine but hit extra keys by mistake. GIRL RESERVE ADVISERS MEET. Chapel Hill report notes six Southern states attended the first regional conference for Girls Reserves advisers with program methods and workshops.
Britain ranks first in scrap iron and steel imports, edging out Japan which traditionally tops the list, while Italy follows. On Reunion Island in Africa a ten year plan begins to cultivate Cinchona bark to establish a quinine industry.
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