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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1931
Page
3
Brussels reports Belgians celebrate Christmas with notable joy despite money scarcity unemployment and business gloom. The article notes turkey and Brussels chicken as festive staples while mince pies fade and Father Christmas is less prominent than St Nicholas. the Christmas tree only recently gained popularity after the war.
Congress readies a $2 billion Reconstruction Finance Corporation to lend to railroads hit by a sharp downturn. The sector faces $1 billion in maturing obligations, wage cuts, and heavy borrowing costs as lawmakers consider direct treasury borrowing options and rate-increase pooling to support weaker lines.
Noel Coward and Earl Amherst rode second class on the Buenos Aires bound river boat due to wearing riding breeches and khaki shirts. The scene highlights the era’s sartorial expectations aboard travel vessels.
Oklahoma City reports Leopold M Guggenheim estate includes a clause requiring Paul Guggenheim and Mary to live at least 300 miles from their mother. In Washington a testing engineer barked like a dog for half an hour to test trans oceanic telephone equipment for Hawaii service.
Attorney General rules draftsmen and unlicensed architects may label themselves as architectural designers or building designers without violating state laws protecting registered architects. The guidance clarifies permissible advertising terms for non registrants.
G Henry Brown 94 father of Dr J H Brown of Hendersonville and Dr George Brown of Mount Ulla, and brother of Rev B S Brown of China Grove, was instantly killed near his home when struck by a Southern passenger train.
In Rodanthe North Carolina on January 6 the village keeps Old Christmas a twelfth night festival. The feature tradition includes Christmas trees and gift giving with occasional church services. Rodanthe is noted as possibly the only place where this date remains observed.
Texarkana resident H Hannon recounts Booth visiting his father's Wheatville home in 1872 after Lincoln's assassination. He claims money, horse, and introduction letters aided Booth's escape into Indian country and describes wounds, a tattoo removal, and notes from a Bible. Chicago scientists examine a mummy claimed to be Booth.
The Charlotte office of the U S veterans bureau disbursed 18573753 during the first 11 months of 1931 in adjusted compensation and disability payments, J B Pittman director announced. Marion bound over to superior court under 5000 bail after alleged hammer homicide of Berlin Smith. Goldsboro Willie Bell freed from chain gang then stole a state patrol car, re arrested within 24 hours and jailed again.
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