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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1937
Page
9
George Ross discusses humorous New York slang for visitors, giving examples like gendarme phrases, phrases for greetings, farewells, and common terms used in Manhattan. The piece notes visitors may misinterpret phrases and face deciphering challenges in Gotham.
The piece sketches quirky New York speech heard in shops and bars. Salesgirls learn New Yorkese young and visitors decode lines like Looks very well on you and Slowily on ya madam. The barroom slang includes This house not owned and Giver air to avert danger.
North Carolina superintendents oppose a bill to make Clyde Erwin both chairman and executive secretary of the state school commission, shifting control of about 24 million dollars in annual school funding to the commission be reduced. They argue the current independent school commission protects schools, teachers, and taxpayers from political influence, preferring budgeting by a nonpartisan board. Montreal leads Quebec in manufacturing value, accounting for 47 percent of the province’s total output.
Wise motorists save expense and inconvenience by using anti rust solutions in cooling systems from the time machines are purchased to prevent oxidation of metal parts.
The document outlines 1936 filing requirements for individuals and couples. It notes thresholds of gross and net income, exemptions of 1000 for singles and 2500 for married households, and options for joint or separate returns with rules on income reporting. It also mentions limits on amended returns after the due date. It then offers unrelated notes on Nova Scotia rat infestations and the Iroquois Confederacy as historical context.
Roberto de la Rosa, goodwill ambassador from Mexico City, addressed the Good Fellows club at the YMCA dinner. He traced Aztec migration, explained Mexican architectural styles, and outlined three types of US students who go to the University of Mexico. He contrasted Mexican and American customs and previewed upcoming school talks.
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