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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1927
Page
4
A reflective excerpt questions the value of charity when acts are performed for public praise. It contrasts true generosity with the desire for visibility and moral virtue as public attention grows. The passage invokes a biblical maxim from Matthew and a Beecher critique on self-advertising.
A compact reflection on death from John Donne’s Holy Sonnets. The speaker dismisses Death as a proud power and asserts that after one short sleep, death itself will die, yielding eternal waking and deliverance.
Greensboro launches a targeted canvass to raise one half of a $50,000 Oak Ridge Institute building fund with High Point later asked for $15,000. A special stock-issuing corporation will funnel donations into a permanent trust as the school, 75 years old, seeks to expand its educational role in a thriving region.
A health authority survey for an American life insurance company argues humanity is growing healthier and longer lived. The report cites past urban faces scarred by disease and lists conditions such as tuberculosis and rheumatic cripples as examples before claiming beauty will be a market drug.
A survey notes the fading traces of a scene and predicts it will be gone in a century. The doctor emphasizes that science improves life’s condition but the true measure is how a person spends the years they have.
The University of Georgia expelled five students involved in publishing a student journal that criticized college policies and especially athletic practices. The article argues for reform and questions the fixation on subsidized athletics, suggesting that graduates should have time between sports and diploma to pursue other pursuits.
A syndicated column notes that infantry will decide wars, with leaders stressing the value of common soldiers over machines. It quotes Howard P. Savage and War Department views, then wryly observes King Solomon’s fictional grandeur and a Presbyterian Moral Welfare editorial on preparedness and Coolidge.
The Rev. F. L. Conrad of Emmanuel Lutheran Church delivers a stirring address urging true religion as defined by James 1 27. He urges visiting orphans and widows, keeping oneself unspotted from the world, and living Christianity in operation through mercy and spiritual guidance.
The general assembly moves toward a tax on amusements with broader implications. If adopted this could set a precedent prompting other state legislatures to seek funding via similar levies.
A report notes Senator Borah returned his pay raise to the government. Concurrently, several ancient Roman ruins suffered damage, attributed to disturbances from Diogenes turning in his grave.
A Raleigh era column discusses a United States Department of Agriculture bulletin showing rising tenancy across North Carolina and nearly half of farms operated by renters. It argues tenants lack incentives for efficiency and cites landlord neglect as harming both tenant and owner, urging cooperative farming and active landowner involvement.
Attendants planned to release University of North Carolina President Dr. Harry W. Chase from the hospital today. He had been admitted recently and was reported much improved.
A letter from a young man named David, paralyzed from the waist down, asks if happiness is possible. Elsie replies with a moral about giving rather than receiving and profiles Norma, a much admired quadriplegic who finds joy by helping others, proving "she lives in triumph."
A compact portrait of Christ’s life arranged by Dr. William FE Gilroy with sketches by Kroesen. The work consolidates biographical moments and key teachings into a readable narrative format suitable for study and reflection.
The murder of Albert Snyder magazine art editor in Queens Village led investigators upstate toward Syracuse as two detectives boarded a New York Central train. Police kept movements secret while expecting a possible arrest today. The report noted new spring woolen frocks with kasha scarfs matching the mint color.
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