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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1928
Page
7
Dr. Groyd T. Wilson of First Baptist Church will deliver the second sermon in a series titled The Four Great Truths Ever Uttered with tonight's topic The Greatest Practical Truth. Morning services feature Stirring Up Your Gifts and a special musical program led by Pauline Ausband and Mrs. A. M. Richardson.
Duco color from du Pont brightens rooms and can be used on furniture woodwork bathroom fixtures toys and almost every surface. Choose from shades four rich stains and a clear finish. Easy to apply by brush or sprayer and surfaces dry ready for use by dinner time.
Sunday school meets at 9 50 in usual rooms with Young People and adults in the assembly room for a worship on My Vocation as a Christian Purpose Rev Lester Ballard in charge Morning worship at 11 led by Rev S K Spahr D D Greensbor o theme After Faster Reflections Mae Kirkman plays Canzonetta Rockwell and Marchie Brillante as postlude Dorothy St Clair plays violin offertory Two anthems The King of Love My Shepherd Is and From Every Stormy Wind that Blows Junior church gathering in the assembly room Seventh lesson for Centennary Discoverers Chinese Methodist Protestants Rev Ballard leads Evening service 730 Rev Paul S Kennett to preach Choir sings The Radiant Morn Has Passed Away Organ numbers Berceuse Canzonette Recessional Kinder
Paris reports the smallest man in the French army standing four feet tall and weighing seventy pounds. His surname Lecourt translates to the short one reflecting his stature.
Secretary Hoover rose from a Sierra mining laborer to a London engineer after growing a beard to meet age requirements. He built a global mining career across Australia, China, Burma and the United States, amassing wealth before World War I drew him into public service. He helped defend Tianjin during the Boxer rebellion and later organized loans and operations for multiple mines before WWI shifted his path toward national leadership.
A palatial residence near Havanna named Villa Kitten, built for $90,000 by an American woman, features frescoed walls, tiled inlays, and a room for her 40 cats with miniature baths bearing each cat’s name. It is now occupied by an exiled Mexican journalist.
Fourteen students have completed their degrees at the University of Chicago with eight earning honors. The list highlights academic achievement across disciplines.
Minneapolis Minnesota expands state university curricula with a four year aeronautical engineering program leading to a degree in the field.
There will be a called communication of Numa F. Reid Lodge No. 344 A. F. and A. M. Monday night at 8 o'clock. Work in Entered Apprentice Degree. All Master Masons urged to attend. By order H. C. Massey, Master. W. F. Herndon, Sec’y.
The page lists society offerings featuring vocal solos such as Little Mother of Mine and Passing By, readings including Aunt Doleful's Visit to a Sick Friend, female quartets and duets, and named performers like Mrs. R. L. Waynick, Mrs. Gurney Briggs, and Mrs. H. I. Coffield.
Miss Alice Barbee returned from Raleigh after attending the Colonial Dames hall. Hammett Cecil and family spent the weekend in Raleigh. Vern Stapleton from Tampa visits J. H. Stapleton on Wilkshire. Edwin Lyon's party travels to Charleston to see Magtolia Gardens. Mrs. Lamar Springer visits her brother C. C. Prince in Atlanta. Lucille Myers of Wrexington visits cousins on Church Street. Violet Johnson returns from Magnolia Gardens in Charleston. Albert and Buster Rawley attend V. M. I. dances in Lexington. Charles Blades of Elizabeth City visits Roy Shipman in Roland Park after Florida winter stay.
Bridge enthusiasts are invited to visit Hood System Bank to receive a free perpetual auction bridge score pad. Limited quantity available while supplies last.
The Nanking government imposes a five to eight percent levy on civil employees salaries to raise funds for the military campaign against Peking.
A Stinson Detroiter operated by Tropical Airways initiated the first passenger flight from Tampa to Havana today. Pilot Ralph R. Devore led the trip with passengers including George A. Cassatt H. W. Bivins Frank J. Booth and B. M. Latham aboard to Cuba. No further word has come from the aircraft since it departed.
China has seen a fourfold rise in cosmetic use over the last ten years. Japan stands as the main supplier, followed by the United States, as demand expands across the domestic market.
Mrs. B. T. Hartley of High Point North Carolina endorses Miller's Herb Extract, formerly Herb Juice, as a quick relief tonic laxative that improved her health appetite digestion energy and weight after using four bottles. The Hart Drug Co. serves as headquarters for a company representative promoting the product to thousands.
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