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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1927
Page
4
A speaker decries a regional artistic drought and urges a redefining of expectation and faith. He argues the south must be redeemed by unnoticed people, suggesting Dr. Jones could hasten this transformation if possible.
A 1920s Danville column criticizes the Washington Lindbergh welcome plan as proper for the capital and notes a controversial Bible lecture tour by Rev. M F Ham. The piece highlights tensions with local clergy, antisemitic hints, and debates over Anglo Saxon ancestry during Ham’s Danville appearance.
Rev M Ashby Jones delivered the Raleigh commencement sermon at State College citing Nazarenes as a damning label that limits youths by defining them by parental callings. He urged pity for a boy or girl growing up branded by family vocation.
The passage argues crime is a widespread illness in civilization, likening it to cancer. It notes many theories exist but few proven remedies. It proposes collaboration between police and music publishers to abolish jazz as a potential cure, but questions whether this would yield satisfactory results.
The piece argues three dominant styles influence American architecture with the rise of skyscrapers and set backs signaling a unique national character. It compares regional tastes and notes the future home as equally distinct, then critiques college funding for women and prophet Babson’s religious critique. It cites Nagging wives in Europe and a French judge justifying domestic violence, plus a brief remark on noisy youth at beaches.
A Main Street petition urges city council to raise the 45 minute parking limit to one hour. The writers argue merchants benefit most from curb space and that extended time would aid customers, while conceding a broader public interest should guide any change within reason.
At a national convention in Chicago on June 6 five thousand publishers will hear Michael Hughes declare jazz music a cause of crime. The chief of police argues jazz may incite crime, while noting it may be a secondary factor amid broader investigations into crime causes.
President Poteat bids Wake Forest College graduates seek culture as the durable enrichment of life. He urges building from within and living a life of spirituality and liberalism, praising his own leadership in North Carolina and urging the college to follow his path.
Raleigh May 31 Regul ations governing weights of measures in North Carolina will base on government standards as enacted in 1927. Commissioner William A Graham to appoint a superintendent of weights and measures with enforcement powers, (The article notes inspectors with arrest powers and search and seizure.)
Six building permits approved by city inspector A B Horney total $43 500 with two projects over $12 000 each. Globe Realty builds a two story brick mercantile and office at West Washington and Uplege cost about $12 600. LD C Ragan to oversee a two story eight room brick veneer dwelling on Crest Drive at $12 500. J M S Davis and Son plan a frame warehouse on Trussell Street at $3 600. Crouch to build two wooden houses on East Lexington Avenue costing $4 000 and $6 000 respectively.
Eureka home demonstration club will establish a community library as part of its regular work. The group also plans entertainment features for the summer and aims to foster cooperative work and play to improve the community.
Borneo tribesmen still deem human heads essential for religious rites yet head-hunting is now heavily restricted forcing them to obtain heads by betraying neighbors.
Mrs Lacy H Cable, about 26, died after a Dodge sedan driven by her husband overturned near a bridge on the old Randleman road eight miles south of Greensboro. George W Foushee of Greensboro was in another car involved but escaped injury. Funeral services will be held at Sardis church near Madison, time to be announced.
Commissioner J. Elwood Cox and Engineer J. W. Mills of the fifth highway district are today on a trip, traveling to inspect projects and discuss road improvements. The officials will visit several sites and meet with local officials during the tour.
Cartoonist Jim Williams known for Out Our Way is titled Big Wolf Medicine by the Blackfeet. Big Chief White Cloud decorates Williams during a ceremony in Cleveland.
A notice states that Mr. Cox and Mr. Mills appeared before the commissioners of Randolph Davidson and Alliance counties to discuss road improvements within their jurisdictions. The article notes proceedings are ongoing with these three counties handling the matters.
The Supreme Court ruled that International Harvester Company complied with the consent decree aimed at restoring competitive market conditions in its field. The decision confirmed the company met the terms of the agreement set to address antitrust concerns.
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