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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1930
Page
17
Mrs. James N. Downey of Detroit Police safety division champions breakfast as a method to cut traffic accidents. She argues a cheerful morning meal and calm home life temper drivers, urges women to model safe walking and avoid back seat driving, citing police anecdotes.
More than 60 percent of the 1928-29 citrus harvest, the largest on record, moved through cooperative channels. California associations moved 71.3 percent of the state's crop while the Florida Citrus Exchange sold 33 percent of Florida's crop.
A Berlin editor replies to a poem titled Why Am I Alive converting the text into a quip. The remark suggests the line was more about sewing in the poem than bringing it to life.
A mahogany tree takes about 300 years to attain full height, indicating unusually slow growth and long maturation in tropical forests.
The article outlines how long-term leases provide fixed rental income for landowners and access to capital for lessees. It notes varied lease types from flat to revaluation leases, cautions about rebuilding clauses, and cites examples from Chicago, Boston, St. Louis, and New York highlighting monumental properties and historic 1817 to 1920s arrangements.
The article details enduring lease practices from 999 year to ninety nine year terms, tracing origins to mythic dates and English law. It notes that long leases provide steady net income as lessees pay taxes, with examples from railroads and ancient Greek and Roman usage. Lord Coke’s view on 1000 year leases is cited as historical caution.
In Paris Pele Mele quotes a joke about audiences and timing. A demographic snapshot estimates global population near two billion with large Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Confucian Taoist, and Jewish communities.
A playful exchange shows a Scoutmaster prompting a Scout with a hypothetical flame incident. The Scout calmly answers to keep cool, illustrating training in composure and readiness.
The United States government will spend two and a half billion dollars on roads in the coming year, with plans extending into 1931. The piece urges towns to anticipate more cars, longer traffic lines, and the need for forward looking laws and enforcement to handle growth and maintain commerce.
Elmer Jenking of the AAA bemoans NC highway sign posting gaps adding that motorists face confusion at junctions between old main routes and new through routes. A survey shows 30 percent of motorists travel NC and 79 percent rate it a favorite for roads and scenery. He cites lack of federal markers and notes Route 196 cutoffs need alignment with federal numbers to aid visitors.
About 24 million schoolchildren ride Ohio school buses each year, reflecting the scale of student transportation across the state and the role of bus services in daily schooling.
Detroit March 15 Chevrolet Motor Company announced a sharp rise in used car sales by its dealer network. Winter sales exceed last winter’s best by over 25 percent with 60 000 cars sold in January and February totals rising 54.4 percent versus last year. Dealers credit public confidence and the red tag O K assurance of reconditioned parts.
In Buen Humor Madrid a man insists his marriage proposal is refused. She responds with insult and threat to oust him via servants if he stays. He asks if that constitutes a refusal, highlighting the social tension in the exchange.
A student asks for a good position after college and a professor replies that the path starts at the bottom and requires wakefulness, reflecting practical guidance from a campus Q and A.
A humor item notes a friend sending a post card dated 1917 and a wry remark that early posting might be expected for Christmas. The exchange plays on postal timing and social habits of the era.
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