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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1927
Page
4
A newspaper brief notes a 1927 sentiment urging restraint with a proverb from Proverbs and a St Just quotation about keeping cool to command respect and peace.
An evocative fragment mirrors Walt Whitman’s poem The Last Invocation. The speaker pleads for gentleness to unlock doors and let the soul glide free, while acknowledging strong mortal flesh’s hold. The tone is intimate and contemplative about release and mercy.
Four young Bolivian men were condemned for the murder of the former president. One man was executed by lot after two weeks in prison, while the others faced no further punishment. The piece notes Bolivia’s method avoids wholesale executions yet maintains capital punishment as a deterrent.
The American Legion auxiliary plans a one day Forget-me-not sale on Armistice Day, November 11, to benefit the Oteen chapter No. 3 of Disabled American Veterans. The group, about 550 members, relies on the sale for most funding and helps cover emergencies by funding half the salary of a service officer and providing wreaths for fallen veterans.
The piece notes Mrs. Grayson sailed to Europe aboard a luxury liner, ending the fear that Dawn would threaten nerves. It questions whether Miss Ruth Elder piloted the plane, suggesting a male co pilot may have guided the crossing and highlighting Paris excitement over Miss Elder’s notoriety rather than the feat itself.
The speaker notes the burden of supplying wreaths and flags for fallen soldiers buried at Asheville government cemetery. He recalls funerals for isolated men and suggests supporting the Forget-me-nots fund despite modest monthly costs. The piece frames veterans’ care as a communal duty and questions costs and profits amid war’s toll.
Dr Frank P Gaines new Wake Forest president will speak at 2 30 this afternoon at Green Street Baptist church in High Point The event follows his earlier visit and rising local interest after his election confirmation voiced by Rev H T Stevens pastor of Green Street Church inviting the public to attend.
Captain Hawthorne Gray died in Tennessee after his balloon ascent reached 43 000 feet. Doctors concluded suffocation caused by an accidental cut in his oxygen tube. His body was found in a field. no signs of violence were observed.
The fragment notes that while interplanetary journeys tempt speculation, real barriers loom if stars came nearer. It reflects on the vast distances and the speculative nature of human space navigation.
The Red Cross evolved from a wartime skeleton into a permanent public relief body in peacetime. It acts in disasters and for individual aid, with the nation relying on its judgment and generosity across regions during crises. New England can request nationwide support through this organization.
Essay traces how American towns transformed over twenty years from quiet, detached hubs to busy, modern centers. It notes loss of old virtues, rise of modernization including radios and theatres, and argues progress brings new values and better living despite discomfort. A Chicago husband slayer confession closes the piece.
A newly enlisted U S marine Douglas Catchim may testify in the grand jury probe of jury tampering linked to Harry F Sinclair and agent Henry Mason Day. Catchim’s subpoena followed his recent assignment at a naval base after federal agents shadowed jurors in the Fall Sinclair oil conspiracy case.
The reader dismisses famine fears and ironizes about an imagined industrial depression, urging optimism and suggesting keeping money in a solid bank as prudent financial advice.
If all engineers who hope to profit from Mississippi river flood protection succeed, valley residents would bear costs for 650 years. This line underscores the long-term financial burden imagined by critics of the plan.
Chamorro and Moncada visit the state department to discuss presidential bids while Nicaraguan politics stirs. Citizens expect a clash for the presidency between Charlie Dawes and Jim Reed. In the South Seas, Steril teams explore large crabs that harvest coconuts and pry out meat through eye-like holes.
The Oklahoma editor who inherited a quarter of a million dollars is cited as another example of how a field the newspaper offers young men.
The King of Arabia reportedly owns 24 wives and recently purchased a car. The quip suggests his wisdom would be tested if one of the wives were to drive it.
An alarm clock frightened a student into jumping from his bed, resulting in his death. The incident sparked calls to abolish such alarm clocks.
Plans for the Northwestern Welfare Association gathering have been finalized with speakers from Duke University, Greensboro, Raleigh, and other areas. The program includes two sessions at the Sheraton hotel with luncheons, dinners, and a violin performance, plus welcome remarks by Mayor W. A. Davis and local officials.
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