24 Dec 1937
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1937
Page
1
The piece urges a joyful Christmas grounded in faith and charity while noting wartime strain. It praises simple home celebrations, warns against excess, and calls for sacrifice for those in need, especially the hungry and suffering, as communities seek hope and renewal. Local policy and tax notes appear amid reflections on civic duty.
A religious reflection wishing readers joy and peace this Christmas season. The text praises divine light and happiness born at Bethlehem and extends blessings to all who serve a higher purpose.
A Valdosta Times piece urges temperance and charity during Christmas, advocates tax exemptions up to two thousand dollars for homeowners, notes racial impacts on taxation, and discusses national arms trends. It cites Rivers plan for state financing and warns against disarmament complacency while calling for readiness.
A Savannah laboratory founded by Dr. Charles Herty, aided by the Chemical Foundation, may close on January 1 unless Georgia and other sources provide about sixty thousand dollars annually to sustain its future. The piece notes industry leaders Henry Ford and Lammot du Pont urge tax stability and investment to spur growth, while stressing the need to keep the southern research open.
Georgia approves a homestead exemption allowing up to two thousand dollars on homes and three hundred dollars on household goods. The public wonders how many taxpayers will benefit and how it will affect state revenue.
The text reflects on the pleasant preparations for Christmas, noting the spirit of giving. It acknowledges that giving can become excessive and lose meaning to some, yet remains a lively, uplifting sentiment of the season.
League of Nations figures show world armament costs at twelve billion dollars this year, a rise from 1936 and about double 1932. The seven major powers increased military spending over 80 percent in five years, with armed personnel rising from six million to at least eight and a half million.
Washington observers note fading repeal talk for corporate surplus and capital gains taxes as the Van denberg Bailey Byrd group urges revision. They argue production control costs require new taxes, and the ten point conservative manifesto emphasizes revising capital gains and undistributed profits taxes without reductions.
A Twentieth Century Fund study summarized in Facing the Tax Problem argues that future tax fears deter investment more than current tax levels. The quotation notes taxpayers care about possible changes and repeal prospects, influencing behavior beyond present rates. Congress includes conservatives and liberals who resist further tax reductions.
Albany Ga December 24 The board of directors declared the regular semi annual dividend of percent to preferred stock holders of record December 20. Stockholders will receive checks on Christmas Eve. This marks the fifth semi annual dividend since the company organized in 1935 to succeed the Consolidated Loan & Finance Co. Directors named Dan L Gibson J W Bush Carl Neuman and Chas M Jones of Albany and H B Stovall of Leesburg. Mr Jones is president and manager.
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