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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1936
Page
2
Fragmentary verse asks what action a mighty Roman leader should take facing sullen hatred as legions march from Gaul to Galilee and distant camps, pondering whether what is here can be crucified.
A Bruce Catton excerpt declares victory over death and fear as mankind marches in the skies singing, freed from loneliness and loss. Calvary’s blindness is cited as the source that raised eternal life upon a cross.
The Methodist Protestant Welch Memorial announces Sunday school at 9 45 a m preaching at 11 a m by the set at 7 30 p m a special program will be rendered.
Sunrise service at a.m. Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. Morning service at 11 a.m. and evening service at 7:20 p.m. There will be no senior Christian Endeavor meeting at 6:30 p.m. this week as that body will lead the sunrise service.
Fragmented OCR reads a scheduled event at 7 30 with unclear context and partial timing details. The readable fragment mentions a time reference but lacks names places or action.
British diplomats warned Adolf Hitler that Germany had not yet rebuilt confidence for new treaties and security. Locarno powers sought a gesture from Hitler such as postponing Rhine fortifications while Anthony Eden sought clarification from Willer on security proposals. France viewed the effort with despair yet some reward in the warning to Germany.
Clash at plant triggers martial law declaration with 26 strike leaders discharged. Since last year sporadic outbreaks have left over 50 injured in rioting and prompted 100 state peace officers to back the plant’s operations. Disputed crowd size cited by managers and union leaders.
Morning service at 11 pastor Miss Clara I Cox will speak on The Reality and Immortality of the Spiritual. Evening program by church youth titled One Day in Palestine. Regular business session set for Wednesday evening with a special program afterward.
Prayer meeting at 7 30 p m Wednesday. Sabbath school next Saturday at 9 30. Home missionary meeting at 10 45. Elder W L Killen to lead devotional about 11 20. Children gather at 3 o clock Saturday for study hour. Missionary Volunteers meet at 4 15 p m.
Oral families from North Montgomery fear floodfronts as the Coosa river at Wetumpka Alabama rises yesterday. Observers say danger of serious damage is abating while three Negro boys drown in a flooded Oc mulgee backwater at Macon Georgia where homes have been invaded.
N C Outlaw was convicted of killing a Dallas police officer. Beard was deemed sane. defense cited brain pressure via X ray. Beard accompanied by a Dallas divorcee who testified about living with him in a Fort Worth apartment. Attorneys have two days to file a motion for a new trial and until term end to appeal. Sentence and execution date await higher court review.
Dwight Beard a 25 year old Caldwell county native charged with murder is sentenced to death in Dallas Texas. Beard previously escaped from North Carolina prison while serving a life term for a 1932 Valdese murder after being commuted from an earlier electrocution sentence by Governor Ehringhaus. He fled during prison construction work with Clarence Peterson who remains in prison. Beard had attended North Carolina State College and worked as assistant secretary at the Raleigh Y M C A before being expelled for stealing.
Wesleyan Methodist church schedules Sunday services with Sunday school at 9 45 a m preaching at 11 a m by the pastor and a 7 15 p m Easter program by the Woman s Home and Foreign Missionary society A Young people meeting is set for 6 p m.
The Faster church services at St Edward's are offered at 8 and 10 o'clock with a music program at the 10 o'clock mass. Benediction follows the last mass and there are no evening devotions. Confessions are heard every fifth Saturday from 7 to 8.
The Church of God lists Sunday events with Rev. B. C. Privett delivering two sermons. Morning service at 11 o clock titled They Have Taken Away My Lord. A children’s program at 6:45 p m precedes an evening sermon The Way Into Salvation at 7 45 by the pastor.
A spate of bomb threats and mailed explosives targets officials and unions across several states. In Luzerne county a package exploded killing Grandfather Michael Gallagher and injuring Don Lehman and Clinton Lehman. Thomas Maloney and family were hurt by another blast. Authorities linked the violence to a disbanded miners union and prior killings. suspects included Thomas Maloney and Alvin Eller, among others.
Dwight Beard, condemned to death in Dallas for killing a detective, wounded Patrolman J. P. Jones during a shootout in Atlanta last November 27. He had evaded capture multiple times since escaping August 27, 1935, from Raleigh Penitentiary where he served a life term for murder.
Easter day at St Marys Episcopal Church with Holy Communion at 7 30 a m and 11 a m sermon. Church school at 9 45 a m. Y P L at 6 30 p m. Holy communion Monday and Tuesday at 10 a m.
Emanuel Lutheran will hold an early service at 6 30 p m with the sermon Resurrection Dawn and a second 11 o clock service titled The Insecurity of Man s Surety The Lord s Supper will be administered and new members received into the church No evening service or other activities are listed.
Bible school sessions at 9 45 a m and an Easter service at 11 a m. A young people's meeting follows at 6 p m with a sermon by the pastor at 7 30 p m. Prayer meeting is set for Wednesday.
Sunday school begins at 9 30 p m with preaching by the pastor at 11 a m and 7 30 p m The Young People's meeting is at 6 15 p m A prayer meeting is held Wednesday at 7 30 p m
Evangelical and Reformed church announces Holy Communion Sunday morning at the new church with no evening service. Christian Endeavor canceled this Sunday. Wednesday prayer service at 7 30 p m. Reformed Churchmen's League meets Thursday at 7 p m. Sunday School Council holds monthly meeting Friday at 7 30 p m with Dr Lindley from High Point College as supper speaker.
Sunday School 9 45 a m Morning worship 11 o clock message by the pastor Resurrection Life Prayer band 3 p m Young Peoples 6 45 p m Evangelistic service 7 45 p m subject The Second Coming of Christ and the Fulfillment of the Promised Resurrection Cottage prayer service 7 30 p m Tuesday Mid week service 7 30 p m Saturday Men's prayer service 7 30 p m
A 36 passenger luxury airliner from Miami bound for Rio and Buenos Aires clipped a fishing boat on takeoff last December as a gust toppled it during landing. Iturbi the conductor and pianist sustained cuts and bruises. Passengers include Mrs Maxwell Rice Norman L Smith Edmund Hayward and others with crew named.
More than half the patents sued in 1931 were filed against by United States individuals and entities with most cases concentrating in New York Illinois Pennsylvania Ohio and California indicating regional distribution of patent litigation among citizens during that year.
Install bright outdoor lighting away from the screen on the front porch to deter insects during summer evenings. Use dawn to dusk bulbs and position lamps to minimize glare near seating.
Morning services at 6 30 a m and 7 30 p m led by Dr C C Weaver presiding elder Greensboro district with special eastern music. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 30 p m.
Easter observances will be held at Wesley Memorial Church with morning and evening services. Dr. W A Lambeth will preach at the morning service on Is Immortality Desirable. Evening topics include The Gospel of the Empty Grave at 7 30. An Easter pageant by the youth follows a 6 o clock supper.
The Highland M. E. church revival continues through Sunday with Rev. E. P. Buck preaching at 11:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m. A Young People’s meeting is set for 6:45 p.m. each day.
The church holds a revival with a 9 45 a m Sunday school and 11 a m and 7 30 p m sermons by Rev Earl Armstrong. A special service for women and girls occurs at 3 00 p m, and the 7 30 p m service Sunday night is the final special revival gathering.
The Christian Science services will discuss Are Sin Disease and Death Real in all churches and Societies of Christ Scientist. Services at 11 a m at 309 North Main Street with a Sunday school at 9 46 a m. Reading room hours are Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 2 until 4 o'clock.
Christian Rast delivers sermon on The Value of the Saved at 11 a m. A Young People’s meeting follows at 5 45 p m with an evening service at 7 30 p m.
The notice announces an 11 a.m. sermon titled The Meaning of Easter. A Young People's Union gathering is scheduled for 6 45 p.m. with a prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 30 p.m.
"Our Lord Is Risen" will be the subject of the morning message. The Lord's Supper is the central part of worship. Bible echo at 9 45. Mr. Cunningham will speak at the evening service. The pastor Dennis Helsabeck will be away for two weeks after Easter attending a church school at Vanderbilt University.
The Intracoastal Waterway from New York to Miami was formally opened with a ceremony at Saccastee bridge seven miles from Myrtle Beach. An aquatic parade followed the speaking program and the unveiling of a bronze tablet. Principal address by J H Moore of Philadelphia. Participants include Major General EB Markham, Senator E D Smith, Representatives A H Gasque and T S McMillan.
Investigators pursue leads in a murder case after Mia Titterton was found bound and strangled in a bathtub. Evidence includes torn clothing fragments, a sash knotted around her neck, and a neighbor’s unsuccessful 11:30 a.m. delivery attempt.
Charleston reported that 17 year old Robert Ashley alias William Brown, an ex convict, signed a complete confession to killing and cremating Joe Byrd, a state penitentiary guard, after an auto theft attempt on March 12 near Columbia. He was captured at Parker's Ferry and details a night of wandering, an axe strike, and subsequent disposal of the body.
Sunday services listed with Sunday school at 9 45 a m and preaching at 11 a m by Dr C C Williamson. A cantata Adoramus Te will be presented at 5 o clock in the afternoon.
At 11 o clock the pastor preaches on the Glory of the Risen Christ and at 7 30 the subject is Some Ret Essentials.
Morning sermon on The Resurrection opposed by The Fatal Refusal with preacher C N Royal announcing services at Green Street. Sunday school at 9 30 and Baptist Training Union scheduled thereafter.
Dr A B Conred, pastor, will preach at the 11 o'clock service on If Christ Be Not Risen What Then and at the evening service on Work Out Our Salvation Special music will be rendered at both services Bible school at 9 45 am and T U at 6 30 pm Worker Council meets Wednesday at 6 15 pm.
Local men attend the Fifth District meeting of the North Carolina Build and Loan league at the Ma hotel in Lexington. John R B Cray of the Mutual Build and Loan association presided, with officers J W Clinard and B F Johnson among attendees from High Point Perpetual Build and Loan.
Thousands arrive in Winston-Salem for Moravian Easter sunrise service set to be led by Bishop Jonathan Piol of the Southern Province. The annual observance gathers Moravians from across the region for the pageantry of Holy Week.
He stated he sprinkled a substance over the back seat and body then struck a match and fired. Healy claimed the pistol fired while in his pocket and the weapon, a stolen one, was found at Ed Mankin's home after deputies traced the gun to Byrd. investigators followed three search parties to Chester and Hawkins and Charli.
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