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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1928
Page
6
The Wesley Memorial church schedules a 7 30 pm informal entertainment for members and friends tonight. New members since November 1 will be special guests, with H A Millis acting as schoolmaster in a parody of an old district school.
Mrs William Pharr of Belmont is spending the day with Mrs Joe Pell on Elm Street.
A new candidate enters the High Point constable race with George J James of 519 North Hamilton Street connected to Continental Furniture. He has lived in High Point 28 years and is among three candidates, alongside incumbent L Gray and G M Wimberly who announced his bid two days ago.
In Paris Pele Mele a pickpocket confronts a judge insisting he told the police he would not be seen again. The exchange captures a tense courtroom moment as authorities pursue the case.
The 49th annual meeting of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Protestant church debated separating the society from the Board of Foreign Missions with 18 in favor and 13 against. The conference in Baltimore marks the church's 100th anniversary, with plans to present recommendations at next week’s general conference.
Dr. W. F. Powell concludes a revival series at First Baptist church tonight with a sermon titled High Point at the Highest. Earlier, he led a symposium on immortality and cited Jesus resurrection as decisive proof, urging confession and belief to cleanse sins scarlet.
Durham May 11 Organ ized labor will take an active part in state politics before the June 2 primary. The Durham central labor union endorsed M L Shipman for commissioner of labor and plans to open political headquarters in Raleigh Charlotte Asheville Greensboro and Winston Salem. Alfred Hoffman southern organizer disclosed the plans and said labor will back certain candidates. Endorsed candidates include C Brawley for senate F Pleasants and Victor Young for the house.
Rome May 11 The pope’s encyclical titled miser entissimius receptor to be issued this evening covers the reparation owed to the sacred heart of Jesus and does not address church state relations according to semi official announcements.
In New Orleans on May 11 Vanderbilt’s Douglas Cram advanced to the Southern Conference tennis semifinals at Tulane by defeating Tulane’s Chamberlain 6-2 6-0. The victory sets up further clashes in the Tulane tournament.
The pulse rate in a newborn ranges from 130 to 140 beats per minute while in adults it sits around 70 to 75 beats per minute. This contrast highlights the faster metabolism and heart rate of infants versus adults.
Imagination flexibility reliance on self originality and a critical self analysis define success says the coffee and tea room magnate. She started at 40 with $38 and three children, now leading a four million dollar business empire at 60.
A humorous fragment notes an intoxicated man engaging in verbose speech while an affable companion replies in playful, exaggerated fashion with old timey exclamations. The passage reflects light social banter and rustic wit.
In Des Moines James Boltz saved a boy on a street car by placing him on the floor and giving back blows and artificial respiration. A woman on the car attacked Boltz, pulling his hair and gouging his eyes, nearly ending the rescue. Eva Simons, arrested in a raid, offered a Salome dance before Judge Reeve to prove immorality. the judge refused and she was fined $25.
Lynn Massachusetts May 10 A fragment notes Salome danced for King Herod and the narrative ends abruptly leaving the sense of an ancient theatre tale in a modern clipping.
A brief vignette from Passing Show depicts an artist reproaching a model for copying her complexion while the artist defends the work by saying he used rouge in the painting. The exchange emphasizes vanity and artistic deception in a backstage scene.
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