Senator Proposes Tax Reform on Mortgages and Bank Deposits
Caswell's senator introduces a bill to cap real estate mortgage and bank deposit taxation at 50 cents per hundred, arguing the current levy taxes assets at face value and forces double taxation on small properties. He cites Idaho as an exemption contrast and urges a careful revision of North Carolina's tax method rather than full exemption. The proposal aims to reduce the tax bias against savings and mortgage investments while encouraging state securities investment, though it stops short of a full solution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caswell County
Senal
North Carolina
Wilson
Idaho
Senator Wilson
Carolina
High Point News Fragment August 18 1924
A fragmented newspaper page from August 18 1924 features jokes and sayings including reflections on life and death, wisdom with age, and humorous lines about money, marriage, and fashion. It lists departments and advertising notes and includes a Ben Franklin quote and a verse about mortality.
Daily Poem and assorted notices mix in old paper
A fragmentary page shows a humorous poem about a busy mother and daily doorbell interruptions, followed by stray sentences referencing law offices, a Chicago murder case, and a German Ruhr occupation note. Names, dates, and clear context are scarce, with incomplete quotation marks and scattered topics.
France’s Finance Crisis Drives Reparations Stand
The piece argues France must secure at least 30 billion gold dollars from Germany to cover obligations and warns US readers about France’s hidden finances. It cites Dr. Branson’s observations on secrecy in French government accounting and the influential role of business elites in Paris. A separate accident near High Point injures a child, highlighting tragic road risks and the cost of reckless speeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reichstag
London
France
Versailles
Ruhr
E. ©. Branson
North Carolina University
Dr. Branson
Herriot
Highway Tragedy Leaves Asheboro Family in Loss
An Asheboro family on a wet road suffered a deadly car crash one week after a routine drive. Investigators describe the scene and outline ongoing inquiries into the incident. No further details on injuries or identities are provided in the readable text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
Sorrell Urges Continued Growth at First Baptist
Rev C Russell Sorrell preached at First Baptist High Point urging balanced progress beyond material expansion. He praised the city’s ten year rise and urged action and thought across all life aspects to fulfill God’s will for the people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
C. Russell Sorrel
East Green Street
High Point
Sorrel
Southland
Sorrell
Preacher Urges Duty and Sacrificed Service to World
At High Point the speaker urged worshippers to remember they were created and redeemed to render service to the world. He emphasized gospel preaching, salvation of the lost, and Christ’s program for the church, calling for wholehearted surrender and sacrifice. He warned that God entrusts this work to His people and that failure would mean the work remains undone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Sorrell
Jesus
Father
Mr. Sorrell
Warrants Issued For Local Man In Collision Case
High Point police issued a warrant for Homer Walton a white man connected with a Hudson speedster collision with a Ford in Greensboro last Thursday night Walton who said he rode in the Hudson admitted being in the car but did not own it and police report the owner is a High Point man Mrs Ben Benson of Denton a passenger in the Ford sustained minor injuries and Walton remains at large as authorities pursue the case through Greensboro channels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Greensboro
Homer Walton
Walton
Ben Benson
Denton
Hudson
Davis Backed as Friend of Labor by Hall
Richmond Va Aug 18 John W Davis democratic presidential nominee is a true and tried friend of labor says John Hop kins Hall Jr state Commissioner of labor and former federation president in a formal statement supporting the West Virginian Hall notes 101 labor friendly acts under Wilson and cites Wil son and Wilsons labor record to back Davis endorsement The statement asserts Davis acceptance speech confirms past acts and promises a fruitful future for the masses
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
John W. Davis
John Hopkins Hall, Jr
The
Federation of Labor
West
Organized Labor
LaFollette
L. E. Tinsley Takes AP Telegraph Spot in High Point
L. E. Tinsley of Atlanta has arrived in High Point to become Associated Press telegraph operator in The Enterprise building. He succeeds B. J. Harrell, who resigned after more than a year in the post. Harrell will visit relatives in Monroe and Charlotte before heading to Rhode Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Tinsley
Atlanta, Ga
High Point
Associated Press
Enterprise
Mr. Tinsley
B. J. Harrell
Monroe
Charlotte
Harrell
Rhode Island
Coletrane Returns From Pulaski To Rejoin UNC Basebal
W H Coltrane a UNC student returned from Pulaski Virginia where he played independent baseball in summer. He will re enter the university this fall as a senior and Y M C A president. He has pitched for the university team and was a first string pitcher at Chapel Hill. Women fear rates and mice due to rat fleas being plague carriers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Coltrane
Pulaski
Try To Kill Ghost At Gun Club Shoot
High Point gun club hosts a ghost shoot tomorrow at 4 o clock with a $10 prize for the member who kills the ghost. Rivalry centers on Rev Tom A Sykes of Friends church and W A Idol, banker, with plans for a challenge by R B Terry after a Western North Carolina event where he allegedly missed 73 straight shots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Gun Club
M. C. Rowland
Tom A. Sykes
The
Friends Church
W. A. J. Idol
R. B. Terry
Mr. Terry
North Carolina
Rports
Quaker Memorial Meet Near Springfield Observed
The 17th annual Springfield Memorial Association meeting at the old Springfield Friends Meeting house featured a worship service led by Rev. T A Sykes urging practical virtue over inherited faith. Richard J M Hobbs spoke on George Fox, with J J Blair outlining Fox’s visit to America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Annie Armitage Mendenhall
Cleveland
Richard J. M. Hobbs
Greensboro
George Fox
J. J. Blair
America
Faith of Our Fathers
Bennett Held for Seduction Hearing in Mecklenburg Court
Floyd Herman Bennett of High Point is jailed in Charlotte on a seduction charge after a preliminary police court hearing. The kidnapping count was withdrawn but may go to the Mecklenburg grand jury. He faces additional charges of check flashing in Charlotte police court tomorrow as crowds watch proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Herman Bennett
High Point
Superior Court
Mecklenburg County
Charlotte
Queen City
Bennett
Loretta Lawing
Charlotte Loss
Mecklenburg County Grand Jury
Debate on State Assault on Sale of Railroad
A North Carolina debate centers on resisting actions by Atlantic Coast Line and Southern Railway, who bought the state road for joint account. Senators discuss lawyers for bond holders and the administration pushes a port and terminal program amid party contention. A push to fund North Carolina representation at a January 1925 New York exposition prompts a $20,000 appropriation request, while treasury conditions hold legislative appetite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Coast Line
Senate
C. F
Y. V
Josiah William Bailey
Bailey
A. L. Brooks
Greensboro
House
Col. Meekins
McLean
Murphy
Brummitt
Walter D. Siler
D. F. Giles
Elmer Long
Walter Murphy
Morrison
Alf M. Scales
James Yadkin Joyner
LaGrange
Joseph Addison Brown
Columbus
William P. Bynum
East
Ite
Eastern Carolina
North Carolina
New York
Baggett, Boyette and Delaney
North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey
Co. J. Hyde Pratt
The
University
of Western North Carolina, Inc
Treasury
Comfort, laziness, and the hunt for ease in life
Fraulein Puttkamer argues in a Berlin paper that comfort breeds laziness and stalls progress, while discomfort drives effort. The piece, citing Dr. Caroline Hedger, links modern children's restlessness to late bedtimes from radio and cinema and notes how large families may reflect heredity and training rather than birth order. It also reports on Russia's 104th annual Nizhny Novgorod fair, bidding 225 million dollars in trade, with Asiatic alliances seen as likely outcomes. Ojibway trout in the north spawn earlier this year, suggesting an early fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline Hedger
Chicago
Russia
Nizhny Novgorod
America
Chinda
India
Persia
Names John and Mary Lose Popular Status in Births
Birth registration officials across the country report a shift away from traditional names. Parents seek individuality and variety, embracing fashionable labels branded as correct by style-makers, reflecting a broader trend toward unique identities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John and
Mary
Eye defects and body changes in evolution era findings
A survey claims 44 of every 100 industrial workers have defective vision, yet other organs compare favorably. It notes evolving body changes, larger women’s glove sizes, and an hereditary scar on the upper lip linked to prehistoric forerunners, with commentary on armor fitting now.
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M. Waynick
Worth Bacon
Geo. B. Crater
Advt
Mgr
Evan
Tok Hag
Frost, Landis and Kohne, Bruns‘wick
Fifth Ave
People’s.Gas
Michigan
Boulevard
Isawa
Jugoslavia
Artifelal Pait
Germany
United States
Mother Lean
NEA Service, Inc
First Baptists
Green Street
Hall
Davis
LABOR
Federation
City
Coletrane
Ghost
Springfield Memorial Association
Grand Jury
Bsr
Europa
Tras
Manchester
Brig
Fraulein Puttkamer
Berlin
Willie
Grandpa
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