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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1929
Page
2
The old Kraut factory in Boone North Carolina will be renovated and enlarged to process 1000 tons of cabbage this season. New vats raise capacity to 500 tons of raw product and farmers are pledged to grow 100 tons at 12 dollars per ton.
J B Franklin of Georgia Baptist Hospital urged the Protestant Hospital association to shift auto accident costs from hospitals to responsible parties or drivers. He proposed strict enforcement of traffic laws, compulsory driver examinations, and health insurance or license fee use to cover accident care. He urged liability rules and penalties to prevent patients from leaving without settling hospital accounts.
The wife of Chicago Congressman Oscar DePriest attended an informal White House tea hosted by Mrs. Hoover, shocking Washington society. DePriest said he was pleased by his wife’s social elevation, while other Southern lawmakers offered little comment. The piece notes sizeable Black presence in Washington with two Black millionaires and several professionals.
A 229 pound wedding cake bound for Colonel and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh arrived in Englewood New Jersey via eastbound air express after leaving Los Angeles. The gift cost about 598 dollars for express service and bakers priced the cake at 500 dollars.
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