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Newspaper
Kings Mountain Herald
Location
Kings Mountain, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1948
Page
9
A National Safety Council advisory links festive season drinking to more accidents. It urges pedestrians and drivers to avoid alcohol before heading out, noting drivers have reduced night vision and urging walkers to be extra cautious.
Community notes from Patterson Grove recount church topics led by Rev G C Teague, visits around Taylorsville, memorial service for a soldier, and social calls among families. Local prayer day attendance, study course participants, hospital stays, and youth meeting plans at the church are listed.
The Department cautions against holiday drinking and traffic risks citing 1917 state data. It urges safe walking practices per the National Safety Council and notes a shift in Greene County medical care findings. Also mentions tobacco agronomy with Oxford 26 and pork handling in market hogs.
Raleigh reports the Department of Motor Vehicles warns December traffic risks rise with the holidays. It cites nationwide 3190 traffic deaths in December and NC winter hazards such as darkness and bad weather. The public underestimates driving while drinking as a major accident cause.
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