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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1937
Page
5
A report notes trained monkeys harvesting coconuts with the owner directing from below while remarking the lamp-shell mollusk remains structurally unchanged since the Cambrian Age, millions of years ago.
Ambl er Pa Dec 24 J Harvey Gravell a stocky gray haired manufacturer who gave a $75 000 Christmas bonus to the wives of his employes yesterday urged a plan for a $250 annual dividend to every voter in the country He outlined a national loan association with eminent domain powers to seize bank stocks abolish private interest collection and distribute interest pro rata to voters The plan accompanies his previous year bonus to workers wives and reflects his wealth theory presented to President Roosevelt Also notes about Benny Goodman Carnegie Hall swing concert and a dog incident involving Rusty the cocker spaniel
John Henry Hammond leads a debate on swing longevity as Le Jazz Hot president. The New York correspondent discusses swing’s growing respect in the music world amid nightly performances and the broader jazz scene.
A historical note states that Saturn’s orbital year is about 30 times longer than Earth’s, reflecting the gas giant’s much greater distance from the Sun and slower orbit.
Panama Oklahoma report notes Walter P. Stanley aged 62 from Evansville Indiana says he is the United States youngest great grandfather. T. J. Barlow reacts that he has held the title since age 56, prompting humorous remarks.
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