A Period of Grace on Kingsport Taxes and Assessments
The Kingsport Board of Mayor and Aldermen offered tax and improvement district exemption until July 1 1933, waiving penalties and interest to encourage payment. The response has been tepid, with many delinquent taxpayers delaying until the deadline, despite potential savings of up to about 24 percent on taxes and less than 4 percent on assessments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingsport
Tennessee
Kingsport Publishing Company, Inc
Market Street
Ténn
Associated Press
Ists
Spe
Fiereinere
Byron
Board of Mayor and Aldermen
Delinquent taxes face penalties after July first
A moratorium expires July 1 1928 and penalties on delinquent taxes and improvement district assessments resume if payments are not made. The so called bargain period offers a chance to settle, but penalties automatically accrue again and must be paid in full with the delinquent amounts.
Whistle Trouble In Presidential Message Parody
A humorous excerpt from The Press quotes President Roosevelt on whistling in trouble, noting few can whistle tunes others recognize. The Kansas City Times mocks the line and suggests alternate phrasing. The piece shifts to Elimination of the Gold Clause, reporting a New State Supreme Court ruling that gold payments may be satisfied in current funds and noting congressional debate and anticipated Supreme Court responses.
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Roosevelt
Syracuse University
William H. Woodin
Kansas City Times
Premium lessons spark rush for change in city life
The Th cennews notes that after citizens gain several lessons in high fitness, a rush for change is expected. The community watches for shifts in habit and public discourse as people seek better health and civic engagement.
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Cdediocr Spatu
Thcianapoli News
Which Is It President Roosevelt Tells Annapolis Grads Be Human
A fragment from a historical piece notes President Roosevelt urged Annapolis graduates to be humane and competent. It recalls a prior admiral issuing a service order against swearing, highlighting tension between discipline and conduct in the navy.
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Roosevelt
Annapolis
Sgo
Farm couple announces birth of ninth child in brief notice
A brief local item from the Oneida Times notes a farm couple has just announced the birth of their ninth child. No further details about the family or event are provided in the readable text.
Pub Quiz Qs From An Old Newspaper Test
A historical question list covers stars used for time, Ubangi River location, formal address to the President, 1932 NYSE membership, racing stretch meaning, Foley surname origin, woods for guitar necks, US Army officer ranks, country with the raven, condiments, Miller’s Gleaners, Indiana nickname, pools purification rays, location of Coney Island, Philippine island sizes, Will Rogers query, national animal symbols, pen and sword quote, Hamilton burial, 1932 Canadian vehicle output, letter delivery to China, and professor Einstein contact address.
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Miller
Indiana
New York City
Coney Island
Will Rogers
Humorist
Norma Shearer
United States
England
Russia
China
India
Spain
Bulwar Lytton
Alexander Hentilton
Trinity Churchyard
Canada
San Francisco
Seattle
Professor Einstein
General Knowledge Quiz Questions From a Historical Paper
A set of quiz prompts covering law geography religion and history. It asks about common law river boundary Minnesota Wisconsin William Tyndale Mozambique Channel island off Africa County Tyrone location of Chow dogs origin country of the Oise river United States first U S mint and alternate spellings of Tsar or Tzar.
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Minnesota
Wisconsin Boundary Line
William Tyndale
Africa
Mozambique Channel
County Tyrone
River
Oise
U. 5
Inquiries and Answers From a 1930s Quiz Compilation
A reader queries details on St Patrick's Cathedral New York construction dates, the Murders in the Zoo waltz, the Dnieper dam specifications and costs, and the Tuskegee Institute. The responses provide stone laying and dedication dates, the Strauss waltz title, dam dimensions generating capacity and annual output, and Tuskegee’s founding as a coeducational nonsectarian institute for African Americans established in 1851.
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St. Patrick's Cathdral
New York City
Johann Strauss, Sr
Dnieper
Russia
Hwas
Tuskogee Institute
Tuskogee Normal and Indusdustrial’ Institute
Household Measurements promise to cut your grocery bills
A Washington Bureau bulletins urges housewives to use simple measuring tools and basic math to verify purchases and ensure value. It explains how to read meters and scales for food, fuel, and daily necessities, and invites readers to mail a coupon with five cents to obtain the wallet edition booklet.
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United States
Washington
Kingsport Times Burcau
New Yorkt Avenue
Washington,D.c
Importance of Diagnosis to Halt Disease
Dr. Logan Clendening emphasizes diagnosis as the key initial step in medical care. He likens diagnosis to crime detection, detailing history taking as the most vital part, followed by physical examination, laboratory tests, X rays, physiologic methods, and mental assessments to determine disease stage and the patient’s life context.
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Logan Clendening
Washington trust busting fades as policy shifts
Charles P. Stewart notes that after more than four decades of government anti trust efforts, Washington recognizes trusts may never be fully busted. Senator Robert Wagner argues the old system is being replaced by a twentieth century approach, signaling permanent abandonment of the ban on combinations in restraint of trade. Leslie Eichel profiles Newton D. Baker as a leading corporate lawyer shaping post crash policy, tied to Morgan interests and major steel and rubber cases. Lowenthal writes on his new book and Wickersham era ideas, while Hull’s tariff and currency plan gains foreign backing from GM’s Mooney, who warns the US must redefine its creditor role or loosen trade barriers amid lagging investment.
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Charles P. Stewart
Central Press
Washington
DE C
Robert Wagner
New York
Benjamin Harrison
Wagner
White House
Leslie Eichel
Central Press Star
NeWton D. Baker
America
John W. Davis
Baker
J. P. Morgan
Morgan
van Swerinleen
Bethlehem Steel
Youngstown Sheet & Tu
HULL
Cordell Hull
London
James D. Mooney
General Motors
Mooney
United States
Ringers and Measures Quiz From Mixed Q and A
A jumble of trivia covers ringer substitutes in horse racing, Poland’s area, white horses birth color, Akron’s time zone, Aladdin’s lamp tale status, the stone weight, silver coin dates, heifer meaning, and circles as ellipses.
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Poland
Akron
Ohig
England
U. A
Definition of a circle in a plane
Points at a fixed distance from a given center form a circle in the plane. The center is a fixed point, and every point on the circle is equally distant from it.
Outing trousers offered in every style and fabric
A seller promises a wide range of outing trousers to suit both ultramodern and conservative patrons. Options include loose trousers with plaits and four-cut business styles in various colors and fabrics to appeal to different tastes.
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Apriles UK
Tia
W. A. Dixon
Bend St. Inrepart
Tamas
Plymouth Tie
Plymouth
Millis Motor Co
Ishnson City
PARTY
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Opeane
Eukop! Comets
Pajent
Ubangi River
Frederick M. Kirby
Kingsport Times Bureau
New York Avenue
Washington, D. C
New York Stock Exchange
Foley
United States Army
Oliver Locker
Lampson
North St
Westminister
W. L
Clendening
Afforestation Corps
Lowenthal
Max Lowenthal
Wickersham — Anti-Crime Commission
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