A Thought Spiritual Quotation Remains Noted
A biblical verse from Daniel 5 27 is cited as a reflection on judgment and human worth. The line notes being weighed in balances and found wanting.
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Daniel
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1931
Page
4
Exemption Cut Seen as Key to Tax Reform Debate
The piece argues the federal income tax exemption should be lowered to raise revenue and curb government costs. It critiques both parties for no plan to cut expenses and wonders if lowering the exemption to 3500 dollars would broaden the tax base, while noting political obstacles in Congress and the appeal of taxing the very wealthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Mellon
America
Uncle Sam
Stockholders Not To Be Preferred Creditors In Tax Payments
The attorney general’s office debunks the idea that bonds bought by surplus fund investors can serve as legal tender for taxes or special assessments. It states that neither bonds nor coupons are lawful tender, and governments need not accept them in place of money when taxes are due or interest payments or retirement dates occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attorney-General
Old Man John Predicts Better Times
John D. Rockefeller Sr speaks at Ormond Beach saying the low mood has peaked and prosperity is near. He notes efforts to promote growth and urges that things will improve, with the bottom of the dip possibly signaling a new upturn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
John D. Rockefeller, Sr
Ormond Beach
Rockefeller's Wording Cited on Market Confidence
The aged oil magnate's phrasing signals what he intends and the business world continues to trust his judgment. While some may find concerns unseen, investors accept his guidance as the market moves cautiously under his influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Rockefeller
Labor backs beer in congress amid prohibition debate
Organized labor spokesmen say workers want a mildly alcoholic beer and that prohibition places a legal brew out of reach. They argue Congress must decide if 2.75 percent beer is intoxicating while politicians face a choice between preserving costly local government systems or reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Organized Labor
Labor
Congress
Southern states show way to economy in government
An editorial highlights North Carolina as an example of political courage in reform. It notes Tennessee Virginia Georgia and North Carolina cutting administrative waste and balancing budgets through streamlined structures, urging voters to support efficient government and tax fairness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Saturday Evening Post
Post
Holland
Texas
Tennessee
Virginia
Georgia
Taking the Blame for Society’s Role in Crime
A 17 year old New York jewel thief who stole $60,000 in gems from a Park Avenue millionaire’s residence is described as a dependent, impulsive youth who supported his family on $13 a week. The piece argues society bears part of the blame for his path from tenements to temptation and calls for recognizing systemic roots behind crime. It also notes Chicago’s Congregational Education Society campaign on liquor laws and prohibition’s ongoing debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Park Avenue
Park Avenues
Chicago
Congregational Education Society
Young Plan Committee Declares Germany Victor in Debt Crisis
Basel based advisory panel warns only debt and reparations adjustments can heal a sick civilization. Germany’s collapse strains global ties and risks bankrupting creditors, prompting calls for generous U S relief to restore economic health.
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Young Plan Advisory Committee
Basel
Switzerland
Germany
United States
Gore Returns to Senate Humor After 10 Year Hiatus
Washington Daybook notes Oklahoma's blind Senator Gore back in action on capitol bill after a decade away. He resumes interruptions with witty one liners that draw laughs, displaying the same husky build and white hair as he motivates debates with concise, brisk humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Plummer
Washington
Oklahoma
Gore
Capitol
Daye
Senate
Notable Senators and Humor Amid Hoover Debates
The passage recalls Pat Harrison poking fun at Senator Fess of Ohio over a call to "sell President Hoover" to the nation, comparing it to a 1928 tactic. It notes Gore’s wit after losing his sight and mentions he was the first blind man to sit in the senate, with Senator Schall of Minnesota later joining him in blindness.
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Pat Harrison
Fess
Ohio
Republican National Committee
Hoover
Gore
Senate
Senator Schall
Minnesota
Return to the Senate After a Lifetime of Belief
A man recalled in the Congressional Record as a boy hearing the record inspired him to seek the Senate. Retired in 1921 he predicted a future comeback and secretly penned the forecast on a card hidden in his desk. Upon returning he had the desk opened to retrieve that card.
Letters Taxpayer Charging Graft
A High Point North Carolina reader alleges a city employee in a responsible post is profiting at taxpayers expense. He claims the official possesses cattle from the City Farm tons of hay wood and porkers butchered and brought to the residence and notes the employee’s son also works at the farm.
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High Point
N. C
the Enterprise
Andy
Earl Williams
Dudley Teen Fatally Shot. Four Injured in Accidents
Total GOLDSBORO Dec 26 Joe Fields 16 of Dudley died from shotgun wounds believed accidental after a playmate discharged the weapon. A coroner's jury will probe the shooting today. W S Lancaster of Pikeville and three African American individuals were hospitalized from automobile crashes yesterday.
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Goldsboro
Joe Fields
Dudley
Fields
Lancaster
Pikeville
Train Crash Kills Five on New York Bound Run
A touring car carrying five men two women and two children returning from a Paw Crest Christmas gathering collided with a train near a crossing. Victims suffered multiple fractures and identification took hours with textile mill officials aiding in confirming names. Ambulances and physicians responded to treat the injured as debris scattered over two blocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thrift
Paw Creek
New York
Train hits car. five dead at Paw Creek crossing
Five people died when a Birmingham Special train struck a touring car at a Paw Creek crossing. Family members arrived as officials identified victims amid delays and unclear details. Authorities cited a blind crossing, side curtains on the car, and uncertainty over who drove.
Pontiff Reaffirms Rome's Central Authority and Marian Dogma
The pope urges diffident churches to return to Rome citing history and the Ephesus crisis as proof of the church's supreme authority. He emphasizes the doctrine of the divine and human natures of Jesus Christ, grounded in scripture and tradition.
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Rome
Ephesus
Jesus Christ
Conference to precede Geneva disarmament talks
Le Temps predicts world and British governments will sponsor a Geneva preconference inviting other great powers. The parley would occur just before the Geneva world disarmament conference, with U S influence deemed decisive in shaping the accord.
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Geneva
United States
le Temps
Government Debt Policy Cites Young Plan Limits
The article argues that governmental debts cannot be fully examined and must proceed on the narrowly limited domain of the Young plan. It notes the constraints of the plan in shaping fiscal actions and outlines implications for policy.
Santa Claus Good 10 Police Dept Christmas Liquor Probes
Twenty charges from liquor law violations were lodged on Christmas Day against nearly twenty defendants as police prepared for Monday court. Judge Lewis E. Teague will oversee a crowded docket, while gifts and stockings of cigars candy and fruit flowed to officers from appreciative supporters.
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Lewis E. Teague
Santa Claus
Coca-Cola Com
Police Gift Exchange Highlights Holiday Tribute
Yow's Funeral Home distributed fruit cakes and Sechrest Koonce Funeral Homes supplied automatic pencils to department members. Chief Friddie received a tie from his men who also gave an electric percolator and a group gift. W. D. Simmons annually honors the police with gifts giving each man hose.
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Pany
Yow’s Funeral
Sechrest Funeral Home
Tha, Koonce Funeral Home
Friddie
W. D. Simmons
Sub-Committee Named to Hold Hearings on Four Percent Beer Bill
A sub committee headed by Rhode Island Senator Metcalf has been appointed to hold hearings after the holidays on a bill by Bingham to legalize four per cent beer. Bidine opposes prohibition and will not open hearings until he finishes a bill modifying the Volstead Act.
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Manufactures Committee
Metcalf
Rhode Island
Bingham
Bidine
Week Weather Outlook for South Atlantic States
Rains are expected Tuesday or Wednesday and again Friday or Saturday. Temperatures rise slowly through the middle of the week and fall at the end of the week, bringing a cooler finish.
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South Atlantic States
First Mercury Dime Issued in 1916
The United States dime with the fasces side and a Mercury figure on the other was first issued in 1916 marking a new design for U S coins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Wealthy French youth Gauchet dies at Paris guillotine
George Gauchet, 20, once rich heir and drug addict, was executed at Santé prison Paris. Crowds in fog watched as he died by guillotine after a swift two minute sentence finishing the murder of a jeweler on Avenue Mozart. Police noted his fall from wealth and influence after gambling and cabaret nights.
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Paris
George Gauchet
Sante Prison
Gauchet
France
Montmartre
Mozart
Passy
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