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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1928
Page
4
The passage reflects a columnist or observer’s amused detachment toward political theater and public figures, noting neither mockery nor praise as it considers modern political phenomena. It frames commentary as a sideline interest rather than direct polemic.
A reader defends the High Point hospital against claims of fire risk and outside political control. He argues for trained medical governance and warns against foundations influencing medical care, urging a board of medical and lay representatives with safeguards and praising the hospital’s fire protections and accreditation.
A High Point doctor travels the state promoting periodic physical examinations as part of a new department of public health. The push follows the sudden death of Senator Willis, a hopeful presidential candidate, and urges routine checks to extend life and improve health.
Brevard Nixon, a prominent Charlotte lawyer and Smith for President supporter, quits his Methodist church over his bishop’s opposition to the New York governor. The piece warns that clergy active in politics risk turning congregations into tools, bludgeons for statutes, and alienating liberal members.
Count Keyserling of Germany spoke with Richard Crane at Westover near Richmond predicting a cultural shift to the South as wealthy Americans retreat to country estates. He warned of self interest in politics and the power of money, urging Christians to self sacrifice and warning against phoniness in governance.
The sudden death of Senator Willis shocks many and shifts political plans, yet it also provokes a wider concern as middle aged Americans face rising heart risks. Doctors warn the American heart is under strain from a fast paced life, urging calmer living and attention to cardiovascular health.
The Presbyterian congregation holds occupancy of a new building today and will begin services at 11 o clock. The event draws citywide interest as the church adds beauty and better facilities, reinforcing a rising architectural standard and community faith.
A religious columnist recalls common questions and jokes about clergy and church life. He mentions inquiries about his surname relation to Bill Sikes and quips about Jonah and hypocrisy. The piece reflects on familiar chestnuts encountered by ministers.
The Jones Show opens Monday April 2 at Circus Lot ball park under the Police Benefit Fund. The single man act features fleas trained as a fast stepping circus with football juggling windmill and Charleston. Edison Ford guests attended Fort Myers anniversary. Henry Ford shown interest in fleas as power for a 1929 fliv. Twenty shows plus 18 rides mark the midway as families are urged to attend Monday night newsboys visit Joy Plaza.
Opening tomorrow night the High Point fire department hosts the Miller Brothers circus week long event. Features include modern riding devices, numerous side shows with domestic and imported novelties, the autodrome with daredevils, the Follies revue with special lighting, a twenty five person minstrel show with band, the monkey speedway, the fattest boy on earth, athletic arena, and Harry the ossified man whose condition has baffled physicians.
A prepared dish features chilled artichokes, a dollop of Russian dressing, and cheese wafers. The combination emphasizes cool, crisp texture and tangy flavors suitable for light meals or entertaining.
John B E Moore, former Sunday School superintendent and farmer, had a deaf child and another with fits. He was well intentioned but limited in education. His California convention trip became a favorite topic, making him a bore yet a pivotal life moment for him.
In Decatur Georgia attorneys plan to contest requisition for Har Morrow a machinery salesman named in Mecklenburg county indictment for kidnapping. Mrs Ellen Morrow Underwood seeks divorce and alimony while Underwood testified she is not detained against her will.
A London dispatch cites Smyrna reports of a major quake causing 25 or more deaths and injuring about a hundred. Factories collapsed and industrial activity halted as offices and public venues closed. Hundreds camped outdoors amid widespread building destruction, with 86 percent of Tepekeui structures down after a 60 minute sequence.
Mr and Mrs W H Glenn of Laurens were informed their son W H Glenn Jr 17 missing from Riverside Military Academy for over a week is safe in Birmingham Alabama. They were told he obtained employment after leaving the school but details of his work were not provided.
Roughly 250000 people work in Wisconsin manufacturing, highlighting the sector's substantial payroll and economic footprint across the state.
A statistic shows ten percent of the nation’s dairy cattle on Wisconsin farms. In a separate note, the term Gotham was first applied to an old town in Nottinghamshire England.
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