Car Stolen From Gaines Garland Motor Co
Thieves broke rear window of Gaines Garland Motor on North Main and fled in a new Plymouth. It is the second recent auto theft at a dealer here. Police seek clues to identify the thieves.
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Gaines Garland Motor Company
North Main Street
Plymouth
Garland
English Street
B. L. Pierce
William Penn High School
Washington Street
Standard Oil
Montieuw Avenue
Graduated Franchise Tax Proposal Targets Corporate Gross Receipts
The article discusses a proposed graduated franchise tax based on gross receipts rather than stock or income. Proponents argue it would replace $8.5 million yearly sales tax loss and raise about $12.5 million more, pushing total state corporate tax to roughly $24.1 million to fund school aid and state needs.
Court room notes show varied sentences for street crime
Joe Bassinger drew five months in county jail for an assault with a deadly weapon and was to work on roads with three years execution and $10 costs. Other cases included Lee Sims on abandonment for 12 months with a suspended sentence and weekly payments. Provincial notices mention a tax plan proposing higher corporate levies and new gross receipts taxes for many industries.
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Joe Bassinger
Sims
Odell Brown
F. L. Wilson
T. A. Preddy
Alfred Poe
Vera C. Smith
North Carolina
General Assembly
South Carolina
Brushed aside rumor in 1934 case with Streppone on ladder
Court heard witness Streppone discuss handling a ladder in the Lindbergh kidnapping probe. Fingerprint trials used silver nitrate to reveal marks, with 68 photos and about 125 prints examined. Officials argued over data and footage while the ladder’s custody and processing were debated.
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Streppone
Reilly
Wilentz
Bellevue Hospital
Flemington
Malcolm Weiss
Paul Storstrom
Fisher
Wilents
Arthur J. Koehler
Lewis J. Bornman
Storstrom
Leutenant
Hudson
Sjostrom
Gore
Crime Commission
Louis Kubler
Lindbergh Estate
Kubler
Dr. Hudson
Trenchard
Work relief bill faces close call in Senate vote
The Dole plan failed to pass as a near miss looms over relief measures. The proposal sought consolidation and redistribution of emergency agency powers to a government bureau or corporation, and the phrase relieving economic maladjustments was removed. Final action was deferred until tomorrow.
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Dole
Tomorow
Samuel Becker Visits City Leader in Tailoring Firm
Samuel Becker head of Becker Tailoring of Cincinnati visited the city, meeting with the local staff and addressing a sales staff conference at the Sheraton hotel. E R Clodfelter manages the local branch and Becker funds a city gymnasium and amateur baseball team.
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Samuel Becker
Becker Tailoring Company
Cincinnati
Becker
Sheraton Hotel
E. R. Clodfelter
Life Underwriters Club to Meet at Sheraton Hotel
The High Point Life Underwriters association announces its monthly luncheon for Thursday at 12:80. All members are invited with J. S. Ray, president, presiding.
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Life Underwriters
High Point Life Underwriters Association
Sheraton
J. S. Ray
Council defers action on delinquent children facility
City council delays plan for a local detention home for delinquent children awaiting state legislature action. City Manager Knox supports temporary steps and a colored probation officer while reviewing options at the law committee. The American Business club proposed a detention home but action is postponed.
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E. M. Knox
American Business Club
Knox
American Business Club Committee
Law Committee
Canvass Shows Boom in City Home Improvement Plans
Frank Sizemore of the chamber of commerce reports a citywide canvass shows strong interest in home improvements and new houses. Eighteen owners favor renovations such as furnaces, baths, paint, and wiring while several seek electric ranges and refrigerators. The survey signals a building trades upswing backed by federal credit support and a zoning shift on English Street at Oakwood Court.
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High Point
Frank Sizemore
Chamber of Commerce
Sizemore
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Gaines Garland
Motor Company
New Plymouth
Mad’ Wicked Woman
Jean Parker
Charlies Bickford
Irvin
Katine
Wynne Gideon
Paul Lukas
Ise
Ann Dyorak
George Brent
High Point’s Choice
Palace Theatre
Salem Street
Snichith
Thomasville
Marlene Dietrich
Toda
William Collier, SR
Constance Bennett Franchottone
Moulin Rouge
Black Moon
Jack Holt
Fay Wray
Will Rogers
Canouna TheaTas
Lester
Gloria Stuart
Ross Alexander
Sam Streppone
Bronx
Isador Fisch
Fisch
Posible
Richard Hauptmann
Fish
Kelly
Vilente
Justice Trenchard
Kelley
Federal Housing Administration
Oakwood Court
T” Sone
High Point Perpetual Building & Loan Ass’n
South Main Street
J. W. Clinard
BR. F. Johnson
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