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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1929
Page
12
A Plymouth Motor Corporation article explains braking differs by speed. At 25 mph brakes can stop quickly, while at 65 mph the same brakes may cause swerving. Hydraulic brakes with equalization reduce this hazard, with tests showing system pressures and safety margins. Have brakes checked for equalization at speed.
A Minneapolis report says the forest fire of October 1918 left six towns scarred, with $30 million in losses and 432 killed. Debris removal finished, communities rebuilt, and Cloquet shines among small cities as new growth follows ash-enriched soil. The blaze followed a drought and a 60 mile gale feeding the fires. Twelve thousand were left homeless, though war events muted the catastrophe’s impact.
The National Association of Real Estate Boards argues that owning a home strengthens credit standing. Experts from Merchants Credit Bureau, Stix, Baer and Fuller, and Birmingham’s Louis Saks Clothing discuss home ownership as a reliable basis for credit, noting equity in real estate signals stability and permanent residence.
Movietone cameras recorded the annual Pike's Peak Hill climb as a stock President Eight set a new record of 21 minutes 43.25 seconds on Labor Day. Glen Shultz drove the car through 154 turns from 9510 to 14109 feet, with dramatic Rockies panoramas and sound. Studebaker dealers offer the film for display through the company in South Bend.
Children at the Royal Westminster Ophthalmic Hospital in London are treated for squints by fitting colored cubes and balls and viewing slides through an instrument. The indirect eye-muscle treatment is described as very satisfactory.
Lieutenant Charles Ewen bailed out from a sinking aircraft between the Hawaiian Islands. He stood in the shallow Atlantic like sea, watched sharks circle as his craft sank. An amphibian plane arrived after an hour and a half, rescuing him five minutes before the wreck went under. He later arrived in Los Angeles.
Sofia AP report says Bulgarian officials deny rumors of a marriage between King Boris and Princess Ileana of Romania. The talks, originating in Romanian press, are dismissed as unfounded as Bulgaria recalibrates alliances after World War I and Queen Marie’s plans for daughters’ marriages.
Toronto reports a clash over setting hymns to jazz to reach people. John Murray Gibbon notes the concept dates back about a thousand years, citing Thomas the archbishop of York as an early jazz hymn pioneer.
A historical remark cites a bishop who urged priests to use sacred words set to popular tunes after the Norman conquest by William the Conqueror to keep the church connected with the people.
Create a small table by adding a board atop a radiator. Attach cleats beneath to secure it and paint to match woodwork. In cottages a cretonne flounce under the board adds an attractive table effect.
Official estimates place the Hungarian corn crop at 75,000,000 bushels, 26,000,000 more than in 1928.
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