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High Point Enterprise in High Point, North Carolina
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1928
Page
4
Putting City in Politics in High Point Debate
A local candidate Thomas J. Gold promotes amending High Point charter to place city politics on party lines. The Enterprise argues bipartisanship can improve governance, noting party organization is essential, while criticizing current patronage and inefficiency. It favors competent candidates under a bipartisan system to unite the city for its welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Senate
Thomas J. Gold
Democratic Club
High Point
Gold
Nicaragua
Simmons Joins Those Attacking the Klan
The elderly founder William J. Simmons testifies against the Ku Klux Klan, saying he resigned over misappropriation and mal administration. He cites threats to his life linked to Evans administration as part of internal power struggles and notes that external public opposition helped curb the order’s spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ku Klux Klan
William J. Simmons
Evans
Support for Mr. Gold Plan Aims to Strengthen City Governance
The passage advocates backing Mr. Gold to strengthen city governance and mobilize civic forces against perceived mischievous influences in a city where non-partisan control is questioned and politics lingers in local affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gold
Easter Dress of the Countryside Looked at Here
The countryside hereabouts wears its Easter dress with peach blooms in sandhills and maples turning red. Dogwood and redbud bloom as mockingbirds sing, inviting urban folk to escape crowded roads and explore winding sand clay paths near High Point for peaceful country scenery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Threat of Flood Urges Prompt Federal Action
Flood conditions develop along the Mississippi and tributaries risking lives and property. President Coolidge opposes the proposed $325 million flood control appropriation and seeks a more specific use of funds. Despite gaps in the plan, urgency argues for swift forwarding of the work and tolerance of certain weaknesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Coolidge
Mr. Coolidge
Congress
The Lord Is Risen And Our Hope In Jesus
Christian Fellowship column reflects on the resurrection of Christ as a source of victory over sin and death. It emphasizes Jesus as intercessor and life, urges faithful living through his power, and invites readers to share in the Easter hope and eternal life through faith in Christ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ the Lord
Risen
Christ
Jesus
Earth
Jesus Christ
Calvary
Dr. Coffin
God
Jeus Christ
Letters condemn carnival shows and urge Protestant revival
A reader in April 1928 praises Coble and Bowne for moral writing and calls for a city free of carnivals. He argues Christians should denounce sin, cites John 17, and laments church members attending shows. He urges High Point officials to stop carnivals during revivals and fears national decline in Protestant faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Enterprise
Coble
H. Norwood Bowne
St. John
High Point
Why Mr London Opposes No 10 Route Through West Bay
A High Point resident urges routing No 10 highway via West Bay street as the best, most direct and least expensive option. He argues it avoids congestion at Main and Washington and English and Main, supports urban growth, and anticipates objections. He stresses no political motives and a focus on future development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ray
the Enterprise
West Bay Street
High Point
Main
Washington
English
Man Run Over by Ford Coupe in Front of Dry Cleaning Plant
Charles R. Ward, a factory foreman of 808 South Main Street, was injured last night at 7 o clock when knocked down and run over by a Ford coupe in front of the Martin Dry Cleaning plant on South Main Street. He suffers bruises and a head cut and was taken to High Point hospital after ambulance assistance. The driver fled but stopped to render aid before driving away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles R. Ward
South Main Street
Ford
Martin
Yow
Ward
High Point Hospital
Electric Fans Trade Shifts in Global Markets
The Department of Commerce reports American electric fans enter temperate zones as Great Britain holds the largest world share. About 5 million dollars worth were sold last year with Britain 35 percent, the United States 25 percent, Italy 20, Germany 10. Argentina buys about a quarter of US exports, with Canada China Australia Japan and New Zealand also major markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Commerce
Great Britain
United States
Italy
Germany
Argentina
Canada
China
Australia
Japan
New Zealand
Not since the automobeleels came on the road
A Sap’s Fables by Mrs. Nettie Knapp reflects a lonely rural life enriched by rare literacy and a vivid habit of memorizing odd phrases. Her quip about autos reveals how books and cars brighten an otherwise drab existence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nettie Knapp
Choir to sing Olivet to Calvary at Central Friends Church
The Easter cantata Olivet to Calvary by Maunder will be performed tonight at Central Friends Church with the choir led by a chair and assisted by Eva G. Campbell of Guilford College and Chandos Kimrey of High Point. Rev. Tom Alderman Sykes will preach Christ and Victorious Life in the morning service and Arthur E. Fidler will sing Salut D Amour at offertory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgar
Arthur He, Fidler
Bochau
Christ
Olivet
Struscio Parade Blazes Naples Struscio During Holy Week
Naples observes the Struscio parade of clothes along Via Toledo as Easter festivities fill the city. Crowds from all classes dress in finery, shops close for solemnity, and families look forward to engagements and marriages following the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples
Italy
Toledo
Aged woman held for murder in arsenic well poisoning
In Texarkana Arkansas on April 7 63 year old Nancy Lynn and 61 year old Robert Norris were arraigned on charges of assault with intent to murder over an arsenic poisonings in a community well at a Fouke area lumber camp. Five witnesses planned as prosecutors say the pair feloniously poisoned the water sickening 25 workers and families. The Henry Cook and Oline Martin families suffered the most but were expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texarkana
Ark
Nancy Lynn
Robert Norris
Fouke
Goldman
Elam
Lynn
Norris
Henry Cook
Oline Martin
North Carolina targets Smith with rising industrial support
Raleigh April 7 The North Carolina delegation tilts toward Alfred E. Smith as industrial growth and urban influence shift control from rural areas. Observers foresee a pro Smith convention slate, while Bailey’s reform stance sparks renewed Simmons tensions and Baptist church reactions shaping the state’s political future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
North Carolina
al Smith
Bailey
New York
Simmons
Wilson
McLean
Morrison
Simmons Organization
Anti- Smith
Independents
Simmons Machine
Mr. Bailey
Baptist Church
Chicago Campaign Factions Brace for Election Day
Independent civic watchers ready to monitor polls as election machinery head Edmund Ja recki warns of attempts to push fictitious votes. Republican leaders including Col. Frank L. Smith and Gov. Len Small forecast large margins, with Emmerson supporters predicting up to 150,000 in favor and Dems urging strong turnout to gauge strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund K. Jarecki
Atports
Frank L. Smith
United States Senate
Otis Glenn
Smith
Len Small
Robert E. Crowe
Cook County
Chicago
United States
Deneene
Louis L. Emmerson
Small
Colonel Smith
Oscar Carlstrom
John A. Swanson
Crowe
Emmerson
Thompson
Flowers In Capital Are Riotous Now
Washington observes a quiet Easter amid a riot of blossoms welcoming 35,000 visitors. President Coolidge plans to attend First Congregational Church with White House guests Mr and Mrs Frank VY Stearns as Mrs Coolidge visits her mother in Northampton. The day features a sunrise service at Walter Reed, floral displays in city parks, and a memorial service for Senator Jones at the Capitol with eulogies by Bratton Cutting Capper Robison Pittman Walsh Borah. Child attendance at White House lawn Easter eye rolling expected to top 30,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Coolidge
First Congregational Church
Jason Noble Pierce
Frank VY. Stearns
Boston
White House
Potomac Basin
Lincoln Memorial
Capitol
Senate Chamber
Senator Jones
New Mexico
Bratton
Cutting
Capper
Kan
Robison
Arkansas
Pittman
Nevada
Walsh
Montana
Borah
Idaho
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High Point Enterprise
J. P. Rawley
H. A. Cecil Geo, F. Edwards
Co. M. Waynick
Klan
Christian Fellowship
Tom Alderman Sykes
Central Friends Church
High Point, N. CO
Friends Church
Maunder
Raleigh
Juliano
Lorenzo Juliano
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