Tax cuts in North Carolina show 33 cent reduction
North Carolina tax figures released show an average state tax rate of 1.06 per hundred for 83 counties in 1931, down from 1.39 in 1930. Net reductions include schools and roads, with shifts due to debt service and highway maintenance funding, and governor Gardner lauds the legislature for road funding reform.
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General Assembly
Tax Commission
A Assembly
Gardner
North Carolina
County General Fund
Aviators Plan Air Eagle Hunt Near Fort Stockton
R L Baumgardner and C M Downs, aviators, intend to rid the Joe Montgomery ranch area between Fort Stockton and Marathon of Mexican golden eagles by hunting from an airplane. The birds have damaged sheep and small livestock, nesting in inaccessible crags. A prior successful hunt occurred near Marfa with Clarence Robey piloting.
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Fort Stockton
Tex
R. L. Baumgardner
C. M. Downs
Joe Montgomery Ranch
Here
Marathon
Marfa
Clarence Robey
Sykes Will Preach At Central Friends
Central Friends church invites all to Sunday services with Sunday school at 9 45. Rev Tom A Sykes will address children on Bags of Gold at 11 00 and adults on The Unchangeable Standard of True Riches. Evening talk at 7 30 titled The Power of God Unto Salvation.
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Central Friends Church
Tom A. Sykes
Machine Age Fatal To Faithful Stable Hound
In Pittsburgh a stable dog named Nappy died after the baking company modernized its delivery. The 14 year old hound refused to abandon his long-time stall and died soon after being unable to eat, found in his familiar resting place.
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Pittsburgh
Blind Man Operates Telephone Exchange in Michigan
Samuel A. Denton, 73, has been a skilled operator for over 20 years at a Michigan exchange. Despite total blindness for four decades, he memorizes the switchboard and directs 22 local lines plus two long distance connections by ear and touch.
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Gregory? Mich
Samuel A. Denton
Denton
Archery Green Opens in Paris Sports Suffren
Paris reports a new archery green at Sports Suffren on Avenue de Suffren. The setup levels the ancient sport with modern urban entertainment featuring a sun deck theme and Robin Hood style inlaid green for practice and competition.
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Paris
Fire damages Dodge touring car on East Washington street
A Dodge touring automobile owned by Willis Starr suffered slight fire damage on East Washington street around 6 30 last night. Fire Company No. 1 responded to the call.
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Willis Starr
East Washington Street
Fire Company No. 1
Judge approves of Styles in London sermon on dress
Justice McCare, the bachelor judge, in court remarks that two thirds of dress spending is unnecessary though a new dress or hat brightens a woman's life. He speaks on fashion and prudence in London.
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London
Justice McCares
Lilacs Bloom On Farm As Winter Approaches
In Longmont Colorado lilacs were found blooming on Charles Swanson’s farm while shy violets appeared in Mrs. C A Neff’s flower bed signaling an odd early spring tone as winter nears.
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Longmont
Colo
Charles Swanson
C. A. Neff
Princess Rahme Haidar to present Palestine programs at First Baptist
Syrian author and lecturer Princess Rahme Haidar will visit High Point for several days to present three Oriental programs at the First Baptist church. Her talks, lectures, and moving pictures depict the Holy Land and Palestinian life, with a dramatic rendering of NaamAn and Ruth and Naomi.
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Palestine
America
Rahme Haidar
High Point
First Baptist Church
Ben-Ghassam
Damascus
Rahme
Holy Land
Baalbek
Mount Lebanon
Baal
University of Southern California
Los Angeles
United States
Lucille Burgess
Naaman
Ruth
Naomi
Karmelcorn Store Opens New Stand on North Main
The Karmelcorn Store expands with a new stand at 108 North Main Street. Mrs. J E Rhetts, formerly of Salem Indiana, now operates the home owned pop corn confectionery business. The shop coats large Northern Giant kernels with caramel candy made mainly of sugar and butter and reports early success.
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North Main Street
J. E. Rhetts
Salem
Ind
Pick and Shovel Shortage Threatens Civic Work
Kansas City report notes a critical shortage of picks and shovels endangering plans to employ over 1,000 workers on civic projects. City purchasing agent W. J. Teefey aimed for 3,000 shovels and 500 picks but found only 100 picks and 400 shovels in stock. A rush order to an Ohio firm promised rapid completion with additional labor.
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Kansas City, Mo
W. J. Teefey
Ohio
Montana Hunters Turn To Pheasant Hunting
Helena report says Montana sportsmen increasingly pursue pheasants after stocking by the fish and game commission. About 6,000 pheasants were liberated last year and an additional 9,000 released from propagation plants this season. The climate here is viewed as well suited to the birds.
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Montana
Helena, Mont
Fish and Game Commission
Yorktown Sesquicentennial Association Reports $20000 Surplus
The Yorktown Sesquicentennial Association, Inc. in Williamsburg reports a surplus of about $20,000 in its treasury. The funds may support future Yorktown annual celebrations or form a nucleus for a memorial hall fund to be raised at $1,000,000 by the 13 original states.
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Williamsburg
Yorktown
Girl Burglar Reforms
A 17 year old Detroit girl, Beatrice Webster, admitted two burglaries after police traced fingerprints. She said she needed money for her mother and plans to stop crime.
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Detroit
Beatrice Webster
He'd Rather Eat Or Quit Smoking And Drinking
A Cologne humorous note from Lustige Kolner Zeitung contrasts love and restraint. It quotes a fiancé warning that marriage would force him to quit smoking and drinking, while remaining unmarried would spare him from giving up eating.
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Lustige
Kolner Zeitung
Cologne
Phi Beta Kappa Initiations Mark 155th Anniversary at William and Mary
A December celebration at William and Mary College observed the 155th anniversary of Phi Beta Kappa. Six students were initiated into the scholarship fraternity in Memorial Phi Beta Kappa hall, recalling its 1776 Raleigh Tavern founding.
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Williamsburg
William and Mary College
Phi Beta Kappa
Raleigh Tavern
33Year-Old Mule Still Works in Harness Near Mexico
J. K. Weinard, a farmer near Mexico Missouri, still uses his bay mare mule in daily harness work. The mule was purchased as a two year old in 1901 and has served as a work horse for 32 years.
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Mexico
J. KE. Weinard
Weinard
White Swan Mourns Mate At Albuquerque 200
Air S. O. 8S. sought a companion for a white swan after its mate died, fearing a broken heart if the lone bird remained at Albuquerque's 200 event.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Air S. O
Jobless Teacher in Saxony Takes Own Life
Max Schelehahn, a school teacher in Plauen Saxony, committed suicide after a general economy decree led to his dismissal with several hundred other teachers, according to UPI dispatch.
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Plauen
Saxony
Max Schelehahn
Who's New In Congress Pierre South Dakota Bulow
William J Bulow a Democrat with humor becomes South Dakota's new US senator after defeating W H McMaster for reelection He is the state's first Democratic governor and second Democratic senator Known as a storyteller he favors rodeos over royalty and rises from small town lawyer to national office through party dynamics.
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Pierre
William Me Bulow
South Dakota
United States Senate
Bulow
W. H. McMaster
Senate
Mrs. Mary E. Davis Laid To Last Rest
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Davis aged 67 who died at her home 914 Randolph Street Thursday afternoon were held Saturday at Giles Chapel M. P. church in Randolph County. Rev O L Ruth officiated. Pallbearers were J G Robertson J E Willford James Wheels Fred Rice Ben Reagan Joe Gray. Flower bearers were Mary Davis Nellie Davis Winnie Cassell Verna Robertson Susie Robertson Marie Rice Nina Rice Mabel Perry Lily Hill.
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Mary Elizabeth Davis
Randolph Street
Giles Chapel
M. P
Randolph County
O. L. Ruth
Pilgrim Holiness Church
J. G. Robertson
J. E. Willford
James Wheeless
Fred Rice
Ben Reagan
Joe Gray
Marie Davis
Nellie Davis
Winnie
Matton Drug Company to Reopen Monday
The Matton Drug Company on North Main Street will reopen Monday after repairs from a recent fire. The store has been renovated and will offer a new line of articles.
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Matton Drug Company
North Main Street
Bureau Waging War on Home Malnutrition
The Bureau of Home Economics led by Dr. Louise Stanley says malnutrition from drought and unemployment is the main issue. It promotes protective foods and has distributed nearly 3,000,000 leaflets and bulletins in an educational campaign.
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Washington
Bureau of Home Economics
Louise Stanley
Secretary of Agriculture
Steady Decline Reported in Farm Mortgages
Washington authorities note a four year drop in farm mortgage loans. Forty life insurance companies held 1.533 billion dollars in farm mortgage loans as of Sept 1, down from 1.618 billion at end of 1927. Federal land banks held 1.171 billion at end of October, down from 1.197 billion at end of 1929.
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Washington (Lp
Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Federal Land Banks
School Shoes Repair Shop Opens at Cooper Detroit
A shoe repair shop is established at Cooper school in Detroit to remodel shoes for needy children. Cobblers, previously unemployed, have repaired over 1,300 pairs in the past three months and are listed on the Department of Public Welfare rolls.
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Detroit
Cooper School
Department of Public Welfare
Police Commissioner Loses Car Then Pays Tow Fee
Detroit police chief James K. Watkins reported his sedan was towed to the police auto pound for parking violations after he found it missing from a hotel street. He paid the $3 tow fee to reclaim the vehicle.
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Detroit
James K. Watkins
Carthage farmer killed in oil drenched crash
Wayne Gault 27 farmer died when a car pinned him beneath his vehicle in Carthage Missouri. Oil dripping from the crankcase smeared the scene as rescuers fought to help. He was not injured prior to the collision.
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Farmer
Carthage
Wayne Gault
Duke Law School Receives 150 Books from W. R. Perkins
W R Perkins of New York, vice president of the Duke Endowment board, presented Duke University Law School with 150 valuable books.
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Durham
N. C
Duke University Law School
W. R. Perkins
New York
Duke Endowment
Indian Pays Taxes Promptly in Elko Nev
Elko Nevada residents, including Indian homeowners, are among the first to respond to tax due notices. Tax Collector Miller reported prompt payments as the town begins the annual collection drive.
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Elko, Nev
Miller
Hunters Kill Three Albino Deer in Michigan Season
Michigan hunters killed three albino deer during the 1931 season. Ike Low shot a 110 pound white buck on Drummond Island. Louis Cannon killed a white bush near Hovey's Lake, and Rudolph Levalley shot a white doe by mistake.
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Lansing
Michigan
Ike Low
Drummond Island
Louis Cannon
Hovey's Lake
Rudolph Levalley
Many titles on list at High Point Public Library
A new shipment at High Point Public Library adds diverse volumes from Adler to Undset. Highlights include Philip Guedalla Wellington biography and Edgar Wallace On the Spot. Other new titles span Sigrid Undset The Win Orchid and works by Montgomery Bassett Blair Loring Duguid and Roth among others.
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High Point Public Library
Adler
Undset
Philip Guedalla
Wellington
Empoleon
Waterloo
Gestalia
Literary Guild
Edgar Wallace
Sigrid
Set
L. M. Montgomery
Anne of Green Gables
S. W. Bassett
Bayberry
Elizabeth Willis
Lesley
Corbett
Mrs. Soten
BE. N. Blair
Emile Loring
Julian Duguid
Services Held For Miss Estelle Davis At Macedonia Church
Funeral services for Miss Motelle Davis were conducted at Macedonia church near East Bend Saturday at 2 p.m. by Dr. A. B. Conrad and Rev. Mr. Adams. An unusually large gathering attended from here and across the state. Pallbearers included H. W. Daub, W. B. Davis, T. W. Martin, Paul P. Davis, Z. H. L. Davis, and Eugene Miller. Interment followed in the family plot at Macedonia church.
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Motelle Davis
Macedonia Church
East Bend
A. B.conrad
First Baptist Church
Mr. Adams
Miss Davis
Puppy's Foiled Milk Heist In German Police Dog Tale
John B. Wood reports a small German police puppy accessed two quart milk bottles left on a porch after the milkman visit. The pup seized a bottle cap and trotted away, then dropped it midway home. Returning to the porch it knocked over the second bottle and gave up.
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John B. Wood
East Russell Street
Mr. Wood
Changes In High Point Since 1865 Visit Noted
Moore county veteran 78 year old S. T. Parsons, visiting High Point this week with his daughter Mrs. A C McNeill, recalls 1865 trip when he helped transport crippled soldiers. He says High Point then had only a depot and three or four stores and is amazed by its growth.
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T. Parsons
Moore County
High Point
Parsons
A. C. McNeill
B. Y. P. U. to Convene at Trinity Baptist Church Today
The city wide B Y P U will hold a special meeting at Trinity Baptist church this afternoon at 2 30 O clock. Annual officer elections for the ensuing year will be held during the gathering with special music arranged under Argie Wood and Walter E Crissman presiding.
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Trinity Baptist Church
Argie Wood
Walter E. Crissman
Anrapp
Hunters Return From Short Trip With Bounty
Boyd Sausnet Elbert Jarvis and Vernon Johnson returned to the city yesterday from a two day hunting trip at South Creek along Pamlico Sound. The party reported exceptionally good hunting and bagged 14 ducks 17 squirrels and 10 quail.
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Boyd Sausnet
Elbert Jarvis
Vernon Johnson
South Creek
Pamlico Sound
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