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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1938
Page
21
The 1938 county valuation report lists total real and tangible personal property at 166 331 421 dollars led by Mecklen burg with 138 746 250 dollars. Guilford and Forsyth follow with 164 000 000 and 138 746 250 dollars, reflecting a year over year gain offset by intangible tax shifts.
The report lists real property at 124,821,161 dollars and tangible personal property at 33,185,435 dollars with total assessments. It notes gains from banks and utilities and details valuations by category including railroads, electric firms, and banking associations, plus racial breakdowns of property values.
In Oslo the roof of a small building collapsed during the funeral of Queen Maud, killing one person and injuring seven. The incident occurred as mourners gathered nearby, with emergency crews responding to the scene across the street.
The agriculture department estimates this year’s cotton crop at 12,008,000 bales of 500 pounds gross, down from 12,137,000 bales forecast a month earlier and far below last year’s 18,946,000. Census data show 11,233,157 running bales by December 1, versus 16,175,505 last year. Acreage and yield projections are given with abandonment and past averages, noting a lower lint weight per acre than last year. Carbon is found in Nature in more than 100,000 combinations from Our Savior's church, had been used as a vantage point to watch the funeral cortege for Norway's English-born queen.
Light selling shifted the market from gains to a mixed session with few leaders holding modest gains near midday. Declining tendencies and thinning volume suggested traders anticipate year end tax adjustments, while concerns over the Italo French rate and the weaker pound moderated optimism for a spring recovery.
Reports indicate some counterfeit money in Great Britain holds more silver than genuine Royal Mint issues. Investigations note metal content misleads buyers and raises concerns over authentication and currency integrity.
Laurence Leonard, sports editor of the Greensboro Daily News, addressed the Rotary Club urging support for Duke football and highlighting local high achievers in sports. He predicted strong regional notice during the open basketball season and urged treating Duke as a state symbol to promote unity among North Carolina schools.
A North Carolina football standout praised local teams and predicted Duke will win the January Pasadena game. Attendees at a Rotary meeting included F. W. Patterson of Greensboro and M. H. Perkins of Keene, with visitors from Charleston, Liverpool, and other cities.
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