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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1928
Page
4
The Greensboro Record and The Enterprise protest an appropriation by county commissioners to aid a Salvation Army building fund. They argue such spending is illegal and fuels high taxes, urging public opinion to oppose leakage of tax money despite sympathy for good causes.
Guilford College students elected Herbert Hoover president with 114 votes to 87 for Al Smith, a result noted alongside campus calls for protest and a wake Forest club incident. The piece highlights religious and political tensions and youth political awakening on campus.
The High Point drive for Near East relief has been slow with funds mainly covering mailing costs. Rev. T. A. Sykes led the local effort while J. Elmer Long of Durham, North Carolina chaired the state campaign and reported modest progress elsewhere.
The column questions the motive of religious search and urges devotion to Jesus Christ as the central, life-giving force. It contrasts gloomish religion with active fellowship, emphasizes the Brotherhood of Man, and asks readers to seek the Christ with hopeful persistence. It argues the kingdom was worth dying for and calls for practical Christian duty over religious withdrawal.
The article lists donors to a Near East peace financing project including J. Ed Millis $10 Tom A. Sykes $3 Dr Nat Walker $1 Miss Mary Tinnin $5 and C M Hauser $5. It argues funding international understanding is wiser than costly wars and urges restraint and charity to promote peaceful entente.
The note reflects on the Living Christ from a sermon for Saturday April 7. It cites John 14 12 24 and John 14 19, linking Christ living in believers to strength amid suffering and the ability to do the impossible. Prayer asks for sight of the unseen Lord and fellowship in sorrow and victory.
A Philadelphia watchman notes spring’s arrival brings a surge of boys seeking ships and distant journeys. The essay reflects on mobility, liberty, and a craving for broader horizons beyond daily toil. It cites May Day as moving day and argues for greater personal rights and new urban governance concepts.
Evangelists the Rines brothers led a illustrated song sermon on John 3 16 at Main street M K E church. They explained four dimensions of love from God and man with songs and a crayon cross sketch and a colored road to eternal life. A final note invites a cross centered service on The Way of the Cross and a men and boys service tomorrow.
North Carolina agricultural officials join with the U.S. Biological Survey to issue guidance on combating woodchucks. Odum Stewart says the leaflet Wood chuck Control in the Eastern States favors spring gas fumigation using carbon disulphide or calcium cyanide to reduce dens and safeguard crops. County agents to lead organized campaigns with federal support from the Biological Survey.
Entries note Jackson’s capture of St Marks, Florida for Spain in 1818. In 1865 Grant urged Lee’s surrender to end bloodshed. 1887 Bolivian embassy withdrawn from Washington. 1888 Canada ended reciprocity with the United States.
New York led with a second place finish in 1927 and was projected to win again this year. Philadelphia and Washington followed with top two predictions, while Detroit Chicago Cleveland St Louis and Boston showed varied placements across the board.
In Mexico City on April 7 the United States Davis Cup team sought a second round advance in the American zone by winning the doubles match. Captain William T. Tilden and Arnold Jones were slated to face Robert G. Kinsey and Alfonso Unda after two prior straight-set wins.
George Clark notes a strong seating win as Americans expected to triumph. Tilden, in top form, beat Kinsey 6-1 6-2 6-4 while John Hennessey defeated Ricardo Tapia 6-2 9-7 6-1 in the other match.
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