Max Tax and Income Tax Day Tale
A 1971 Los Angeles Times piece recounts the mythic origin of Income Tax Day linked to Max Tax born 1842 in Washington. It narrates his plan to tax salaries, his rise to wealth, and eventual ruin, ending with the 15 April tribute by the Treasury secretary placing a wreath on his grave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Hiram Tax
Washinton
D. C
Maxwel
Max ‘Tax
Max
Abraham Lincoln
White House
IRS
Secretary of the Treasury
Max Tax
Greensboro Area Road Name Changes Scheduled Public Hearing
A Guilford County hearing Wednesday in Greensboro will review proposed street name changes in Jamestown Township east of High Point. The plan aims to eliminate duplicates and place signs at intersections to guide residents and emergency services, with names like Copper Mine Road and Riverdale Road replacing several existing designations. Results will go to the board of commissioners for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Jamestown Township
High Point
Guilford County Administrative
Guilford County Planning Department
Planning’ Department
Kersey Road
Copper Mine
Oakdale Road
River Road
Kivett Drive
Harvey Road
Bundy Road
East Fork Road
Disposal Plant
Bryant Road
Quarry Road
Robbins Road
Riverdale Road
Piney Grove Church
Checker Road
Cashett Sand Road
Cashett Road
Cedarwood
Orchard Road
Violet
Buttercup
Tanglewood
Tangle Road
Nutbush Road
Mayfield Road
Planning Department
Board of Commissioners
Mayor Davis Honored For Ten Years Of Service
High Point officials and residents gathered Friday night for a nonpartisan tribute to retiring Mayor Robert Davis a Republican who will complete nearly a decade as mayor. About 200 attended the Bob Davis Banquet at the Sheraton Hotel as part of Bob Davis Day with many political figures from both parties praising his leadership and service to the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Robert Davis
Bob Davis
Council
High Point Township
Republican Party
Sheraton Hotel
Davis
George Covington
Jost
Carson Stout
Horace. Iiderton
Metcalf
Minnesota
Wrecks Hurt Six In City. Several In Satisfactory Condition
Six people were injured in Friday wrecks with two listed in satisfactory condition at High Point Memorial Hospital. Oliver Taft Pope 29 of Hilburn Drive remained in intensive care after his car left Rotary Drive, struck a utility pole near Creek Side Drive. Mary Jane Workman of Thomasville was admitted after her car ran off East Chester Drive and hit a tree near Riverside Drive. Betty Ann Hughes of Grant Avenue was hurt when William Muse’s car left the road in Floral Garden Cemetery and struck a tree. John Franklin Anderson 50, a State Highway Dept. surveyor, was struck on Greensboro Road while working. James Colbert Winningham was charged with DUI after attempting to pass cars. Damages included $800 to survey equipment. Gary Blaine Poston was thrown 25 feet when his motorcycle hit a dog on Lexington Avenue near Carolina Avenue. Deborah Lynn Grubb was injured hitting a parked vehicle on Manor Drive near Orville Drive and charged with failure to reduce speed. the parked car was owned by Merania Patterson Watson.
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High Point Memorial
Oliver Taft Pope
Hilburn Drive
Rotary Drive
Creek Side Drive
Algo
Mary Jane Workman
Thomasville
Eastchester
Winston-Salem
State Highway Dept
Greensboro Road
James Colbert Winningham
North Drive
Anderson
Winningham
Gary Blaine Poston
Woodrow Avenue
Lexington
Carolina Avenue
Deborah Lynn Grubb
Charles Avenue
Manor
Orville Drive
Merania Patterson Watson
Improvements Top Building Permits 2024 Citywide
Building permit total reaches 402454 with seven business-improvement permits valued at 294499 and four for nut houses at 56500. Additional permits cover fencing, dwelling improvements, repairs, roofing, church and corporate structures, and two new houses. Notable projects include College Heights Baptist Church addition, Piedmont Chemical Industries office building, and W Mickey Body Company office building.
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Freeman Hill
Hil
College Heights
Piedmont Chemical Industries, Inc
Burton Street
Pat Brown
N. Main Street
W. Washington Street
Edward Leyton
W. Broad Street
Darrell Burns
Sandra Drive
Triad Home Builders
Guilford County to hear bond plan for six projects
Guilford County commissioners plan a Monday public hearing on a six item bond program totaling thirty million dollars for schools GTI jail water and sewer lines and waste disposal. The plan totals forty nine point seven million including tax increases and federal aid.
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Guilford Technical Institute
Richard” Maxwell
FB Bodenheimer
John Witherspoon
arc@ll. Witherspoon
Poss ‘Ible
Witherspoon
High -Point
Greensboro
High Point
GTI
Youth bound over in death of Macklyn Lavette Little
Jerry Wayne Allen of 810 Vail Street was bound over to Superior Court on voluntary manslaughter charges in the death of 23 month old Macklyn Lavette Little, daughter of Cynthia Diane Little of Ennis Street. Judge Ed Washington ruled sufficient evidence for trial on manslaughter, bond set at 1000 dollars. Testimony showed the child left with Allen at 10:45 p.m. Feb 7 then taken to High Point Memorial where she died of a brain hemorrhage about three and a half hours before arrival. Autopsy also noted bruises on the child and biting marks.
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Jerry Wayne Allen
Vail St
Superior Court
Macklyn
Lavette- Little
Cynthia Diane
Little
Ennis St. District
Ed Washington
Allen
Lois Joyner
Lawrence Graves
High Point Memorial
Clarence Velat
Velat
Bitrng
James McElween
Gordy Alley
Raeford
Ray) Collins
Amos Street
Lacy B. Crawford
Tate Street
Gladys Fowler
S. Main Street
Lula
M.° Collings of Amos Street, ‘Dorothy Crawford ‘of Tate Street, Robert Tyson
S. Elm Street
Annie McManus
Elm
Graham
Collings
Main Street
Wayne’ Tuggle
Ward Street
Tommy Jones
Steyn Cigle
Grantham
Franklin D. Hatchell
Richardson
Barry “Lynn
Archdale Candidate Mrs Capps Seeks City Council Seat
Mrs Lucille Capps of Archdale filed Friday to run for Archdale City Council from Ward III, becoming the second woman to announce. She opposes incumbent J. J. Warren and joins Doris Spencer on the council ticket, citing opposition to merging with High Point and desires to keep local taxes down.
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Archdale
Lucille Capps
Capps
Kearns Tent and Awning Company
High Point
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CPA
Tina
Lincoln
Lincoln Sai
Einicott
England
Sir Tax
Los Angeles Times
Dale Montgomery
County Board of Commissioners
Coolidge Murrow
John Hawkins
GOP
Fred
Art Richardson
Art’ Richard
Mickey ‘Body Company, Inc
Trinity Avenue
Bond
Guilford Board
Bud M Hawkins
Enterprise
Guilford County
York
N. Hamilton Street
Willie Leroy Robinson
Mangum Avenue
Thomas Earl Cole
W. Lexington Avenue
High Point Enterprise Enstablished
High Point Enterprise, Inc
Church Avenue
N.C
Associated Press
Catter Whlys
Aubeeridion Ian
Focal Oper
Wall Otter
Ing
Ward-Griffith Company Nationat ‘Advartiilag
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