A Thought On Mourning Over Feasting
A note reflects Ecclesiastes chapter seven verse two, suggesting it is wiser to visit the house of mourning than the house of feasting as a measure of life’s priorities.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1927
Page
4
Lindbergh crowds and American hospitality compared
The piece notes Americans lavish time and attention on visiting foreign celebrities and questions if any individual can match Paris and France in Lindbergh style excitement. It contrasts American exuberance with European public display, asking whether Lindbergh's reception could be rivaled by any other personality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Europe
Paris
France
Lindbergh
Olentino
Air show at Sri-City Airport proves safe and popular
Flying at the Sri-City Airport over the weekend drew hundreds of riders with no accidents, as statistics show air travel is not overly dangerous. The new airport sustained strong business, carrying about 450 people yesterday and attracting thousands of spectators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sri-City
Halfway marker debate shifts to Sedgefield site
The paper questions a proposed halfway point marker on the High Point Greensboro highway after measurements show the Sedgefield site lies seven to ten miles from High Point and Greensboro limits and post offices. The author calls the proposal absurd and suggests reconsidering the monument plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point-Greensboro
Sedgefield, Inc
Sedgefield
High Point
Greensboro
Sedgefield Tea Room
City Council weighs choice for city manager post
The council debates selecting a permanent city manager in High Point as a long term professional appointment rather than a temporary fill. Emphasizing merit, pay and professional standards, the piece argues for a qualified leader who can oversee extensive municipal affairs and resist political manipulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Pickett
Council
Muse Festival At High Point To Be Held Here
The third annual music festival and community sing by the High Point high school music department will occur Thursday night at the American theater. The band orchestra glee club and mixed chorus perform with audience singing as the stage is prepared. Lewis L. Stookey directs the event with Andrew O Butler leading the band and Miss Virginia Frank directing the string ensemble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point High School
American Theater
Lewis L. Stookey
Andrew O. Butler
Virginia Frank
Banjo-wielding graduate rediscovered in old photo
A reader recalls an old-fashioned high school graduate pictured with a diploma who appears again, now seen with a banjo in hand suggesting a change from ceremonial achievement to playful, musical moment.
Tornado Damage Hits Missouri Barbershop Front
A tornado tore the front off a Missouri barber shop, prompting questions about whether shaving services can continue. Local officials assess repairs and safety as the barber plans how to proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri City
When a professor touts ten percent intelligence
A jokey reflection notes the paradox of claiming ten percent use of intellect while the speaker himself may not have used more in making the remark. The quip suggests doubt about the statement’s validity and invites scrutiny of hidden assumptions.
Remembering the bobbed hair ban on workers
In the crowd, some recall a time when businessmen suppressed the bobbed hair trend by refusing to hire women who wore it.
What Price Lindbergh Agenst World Diplomacy Flight Hero
The author argues Lindbergh should be retained as a traveling American ambassador at a high salary. He praises the pilot’s epic feat, notes the global goodwill potential, and asserts Lindbergh’s character has won broad admiration since arriving in Paris. The piece emphasizes American pride and public support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Treasury
Roosevelt
United States
Paris
Lindbergh Inspires Aviation Still Yet to Come
Dispatches hail Charles Lindbergh’s feat and its drastic impact on flight. A Brooklyn reader urged the aviator to quit flying and return Charley home, illustrating public concern over dangers of long distance air travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindbergh
Brooklyn
Charley
Prohibition debated by Best and Mencken in Carolina Print
Two Greensboro News commentaries critique prohibition. Tom Best extols a national sobriety ideal while Mencken argues the Volstead era spurred liberty and skepticism of law. Both approve, foreseeing broad support for prohibition, leaving scoffers and bootleggers as only opposed voices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro News
Tom Best
H. L. Mencken
Mr. Mencken
Thomas Jefferson
Sizemore Resigns As Assistant General Freight Agent
Henry D. Sizemore resigns from the High Point Thomasville and Denton railroad company and plans to enter a UNC special course on June 6 after a New York business trip. The notice also covers local incidents, builder permits, Memorial Day closings, a false fire alarm, rain postponing a baseball game, city council at work on a manager, nurse graduation at Guilford General hospital, poppy drive proceeds, and local aviation visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry D. Sizemore
High Point
Thomasville
Denton
Sizemore
New York
University of North Carolina
Bus riders in High Point protest outdated transit plan
A High Point reader criticizes the switch from streetcars to buses, urging the city to secure up-to-date buses and reliable schedules. The writer cites long waits of 20 minutes or a 15 minute walk as evidence of failing service and calls on city authorities and the transportation franchise operators to improve transit reliability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
N. C
the Enterprise
Weather warns small craft from Cape Hatteras to Eastport
Washington May 27 small craft warnings issued across coast from Cape Hatteras to Eastport Maine as the Weather Bureau notes general forecast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Weath
Cape Hatteras
Eastport
Maine
Porridge Served in Scottish Manner for MPs at Commons
Porridge prepared in the best Scottish style each evening for Members of Parliament in the House of Commons.
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House of Commons
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