Faithful Betrayal Quoted in Luke and Raleigh Adage
An arcane citation links Luke 23 31 to a Raleigh adage about guarding life through mindful speech. The brief reflects on betrayal and the moral admonition to restrain harmful words.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1931
Page
4
An arcane citation links Luke 23 31 to a Raleigh adage about guarding life through mindful speech. The brief reflects on betrayal and the moral admonition to restrain harmful words.
Dr. Ottis T. Marshall will visit High Point to lead a first aid institute for industrial workers funded by the Roll Call. The program aims to reduce accidents, train workers in bleeding control splinting and shock management, and may lower liability insurance costs while improving emergency response among police and fire personnel.
The tenth of this month marks the first semi annual tax return for merchants under the gross sales license tax plan adopted by the 1981 legislature. The plan is a skeleton of a broader sales tax proposal defeated in the legislature. The revenue department clarifies taxpayer responsibility by ruling gasoline is not taxed under this provision since it is already taxed, but gasoline stations face related obligations.
C B Bogart deputy revenue commissioner states reports due by the tenth cover six months of business including tires tubes and accessories sold wholesale or retail. Gasoline is exempted from gross sales tax while lubricants and service-station sales must be reported. The piece urges readers to use this guidance and notes public duty and citizenship.
Robert W. Winston speaks at the opening of the thirty-first meeting of the state Literary and Historical association in Raleigh. He urges the region to shed Civil War scars, move forward, and cautions against living in the past. He notes Lee’s birthday is remembered less than Lincoln’s, and discusses states rights as largely abandoned in the South.
An elderly Raleigh Jewish citizen was noted by the local press for always being the first to pay his taxes each year. The piece muses on the symbolic value of timely dues as a mark of freedom and opportunity.
A New York paper notes a fall in tattooing as sailors drift toward merchant ships and city crowds favor clean looks. The shift marks a broader move from rugged seafaring culture to a mechanical age, changing attire and self-image across classes.
Harrison Smith, recent resigning junior partner at Cape and Smith, plans to start his own publishing firm focusing on literature by young American writers. He notes a shift from English to American authors and predicts a rise in quality from home grown writers over the next few years.
Reading through yellowed pages, the narrator lists curious notes from old notebooks. Quotations touch on insanity rates, art movements, and poets, with scattered scores, court records, drawings, and a Langston Hughes poem about jazz and Harlem.
The piece argues for large scale government housing projects in major cities like New York and Chicago as a means to reduce vice crime and misery, create healthier communities, and stimulate the economy alongside road building. It questions why funds for jobs and industry should overlook housing for low income residents.
On the conference final day in London delegates delivered thirty three speeches and concluded with a firm refusal as the roundtable discourse closed.
Firemen in Paris reportedly objected to a prohibition on white wine but authorities played it down as no cause for alarm. The incident shows local tensions over beverage rules without any wider danger.
The piece notes that earning a million dollars remains possible but rare, as accumulating sizable wealth is easier in theory than securing and maintaining a consistent high income. It highlights the sustainability challenge of standing by large earnings.
The Soviets have invited jobless engineers to relocate to Russia for employment, with the likelihood of deployment to the steppes.
An English professor endorses slang usage, promising clearer student comprehension and more relatable instruction for schoolchildren. The move aims to bridge gaps between teachers and learners by incorporating contemporary language in lessons.
The report notes a downturn in fur coat sales affecting promotions for Hudson Seals related positions. Rabbits awaiting advancement face disappointment as market demand weakens and stock levels rise.
Marjoria Rambeau’s new husband Fran cis A Gudger was misidentified by another woman as Richard Francois. The case involves confusion between two men likely connected to the marriage report.
Detroit woman Katherine Bauman sues the city for 10000 alleging a golfer at a municipal course sliced a ball over a fence and fractured her jaw, causing inability to chew food. The suit argues cities are responsible for golfers actions on municipal links.
The article argues that increased taxes are needed and suggests Congress may tax higher incomes more. It uses a playful line about a sock and a pun on “unholy” to critique reform efforts.
Salt River Valley Water Users Association reports Arizona's winter storage at about 254,421 acre feet, roughly double last year's 128,104 acre feet, indicating plentiful reservoir supplies behind large dams.
Denver reports Senator Edward P Costigan of Colorado a quiet voice likely to command attention in the new congress Independents see him as an ally The Democrat won in a normally Republican state A former Republican and Bull Moose founder Costigan later backed Wilsons liberal economic policies
Washington reports Moertrand Snell of New York, stalwart in the Longworth Tilson Snell trio, remains orthodox in tariff views despite backsliding charges. Once rules chairman, he faced accusations of oppressing flood of legislation and gagging federal expenditure bills while GOP rivals note his leadership.
The article portrays Snell as a pugnacious chairman who warns of a treasury drain from extravagant laws. He later tells colleagues the deficit looms as his warning was ignored. Though quiet at times, he mobilizes fully for battles on the floor and fights for causes he deems right.
Snell, a 61 year old bookkeeper turned political figure, served continuously in the house since 1915 and acted as chair when quick action was needed. Observers noted he was close to Speaker Longworth and faced defeats with good humor while remaining active and planning golf in spare time.
Miss Maggie Ensley of Thomasville route 1 died at her home Wednesday at 1 am at age 60. She leaves brothers George and Robert Ensley and sisters Mrs Coy Beck and Mrs Robert Jones. Funeral service was at Zion Reformed church with Rev. S. C. Safrit and Rev. D. C. Cox officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
A group of distinguished Philadelphia sports men including John H Packard III Henry Brazer Harris David Evans Williams Jr Charles J Biddle Percy H Clark visit the Thomasville Shooting Club this week Secluded social ties link Clark to Mary Todd Hunter who wed Nelson Rockefeller, son of John D Rockefeller Jr in early summer last year
Raymond Russell manager of Central Service station and Miss Florence Templeton of Yadkinville were married on Thanksgiving day in Danville Virginia. They will make Thomasville their home.
J Mills Newton of New Orleans stopped over with relatives on Tuesday night while traveling to New York for a short visit before returning home. He is still employed in the U S income tax service.
After 18 years of drought, Thomasville received substantial rainfall on Wednesday afternoon marking the first real rain in over two months and bringing much relief to the residents.
A party of American tourists including several women arrived in Moscow after traveling to Merve on the edge of the Kara Kum desert, famed as the Garden of Eden and Aryan cradle. The region, once reached only by caravan, is now accessible by modern tourist railroad trains and is noted for natural beauty and abundant wildlife.
Forces from two states mobilize as White Towers of Delaware sues White Castle of Kansas in federal court over alleged slogan copying. White Castle counters that White Towers copied its methods in the Hamburgers dispute.
Col. Raymond Robins, gold prospector and social service leader, opened a three day Allied Campaigners for Prohibition meeting in Kalamazoo urging adoption of an economic system like Russia's in the United States. He called the American system obsolete.
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