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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1927
Page
10
P. P. Pilcher, newly elected city manager, took charge this morning as supporters welcomed him to High Point. Mayor Davis spoke of plans for monthly financial statements and reorganizing city departments to improve service and reduce delays.
The St. Mary's Episcopal Church Sunday school picnic is set for tomorrow at the Tar Heel Inn on the Greensboro High Point road. 100 plus members will be transported from the parish house on Far ris avenue at 1 30 in the afternoon with a donated truck from Marietta Paint and Color company.
A Hi-V trip committee meeting will be held at the Y M C A lobby on East Russell Street Wednesday night at 8. Robert Myers chairs with Stuart Clark Henry N Patterson and James Whitener on the committee. About 30 boys are expected to join a trip in mid August visiting Harvard University Bunker Hill Charlestown Navy Yard and the Old South Church as made famous by Paul Revere.
Close house romance note from a magazine snippet shows a couple debating engagement after a proposal. The dialogue hints at reconsideration as one character questions readiness while another acknowledges returning the ring.
A brief line from a theater scene shows a clerk asking about sufficiency of a collar and a Mrs replying with humor about having more than one husband, reflecting light comedy banter in a stage moment.
Tom Alderman Sykes at Central Friends Church denounces insincerity among professing Christians. He cites Malachi 3 10 and Mark 23 23 urging believers to test God by living justice mercy and faith. He warns that mere religious sentiment fails to meet spiritual demands and calls for real reinterpretation of Christ in city life.
High Point Ministers Association arranged July pulpit exchanges and August group meetings at Wesley Memorial church to boost summer attendance. The committee chaired by Rev Ray mond A. Smith will finalize details after a regular meeting.
American star William Tilden began his Wimbledon challenge by defeating G A Pratt of England in straight sets 6 2 6 1 6 0 in the first round, finishing in forty minutes.
A courtroom exchange reveals a man recounting an assault as the judge notes the misdeed. The defendant admits striking the accused spouse twice while defending a need to obtain their own meal. The sentiment hints at domestic conflict settled in a judicial context.
Police in the city continue tagging cars for more than 45 minutes in restricted districts and arresting violators. Chief Gibson says enforcement should rise traffic compliance on Main Street and other areas, with about 20 violators paying court costs this morning.
In a fashion note from Passing Show, the trend shifts away from wearing wrist watches with formal evening wear. The conversation shows BILL expressing satisfaction, noting he never pairs an evening suit with a wrist watch.
Rev Milton Whitener at First Reformed Church declares religion a liberating power not confinement but expression offering a larger life for all ages. He outlines four leadership aspects with Jesus Christ as the guiding force and urges tolerance as diverse views exist. Special choir music accompanied the sermon.
The Comrades of the Springfield Friends church meet tonight at six o clock to hear a report on the lawn fete held three weeks ago to fund church Sunday school room equipment. Plans for future activities and a baseball series with Archdale Friends church will be discussed.
Building permits issued by city inspector A B Horney list J O Morgan as a recipient for a one story five room wooden house at Asheboro and Snow streets valued at 1500 dollars. Morgan also appears for a one story six room wooden dwelling on Newton streets valued at 560 dollars. W M Nance receives a permit for a one story six room brick and stucco dwelling on Montlieu avenue valued at 3500 dollars.
Funeral services for William M. Furgeson were held at 2 p.m. yesterday at South Main M E Church with Rev. W B Davis leading assisted by Rev. O K Ruth and Rev J M Hilliard. Pallbearers from Reption Lodge No. 63 IOOF included George R Henderson and G C Manley. Burial followed at Oakwood Cemetery. Local Junior Order United American Mechanics conducted the services.
Funeral services for Alma Louise Robbins who died at her parents home on Grimes Street were conducted at 2:30 P M yesterday by Rev Milton White ner of the First Reformed church. The service featured three hymns sung by the church choir. Burial followed in Oakwood Memorial Park family plot.
In Vienna President Hainisch awarded Clarence D. Chamberlin and Charles A. Levine Austria’s Gold enes Barenzeichen Der Republic for their trans Atlantic flight from New York to Germany. The pair and their wives, arriving from Munich, were hosted by Chancellor Seipel as crowds gathered outside their hotel and a military guard attended their movements.
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