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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1931
Page
12
Winston-Salem hosts the 101st annual State Convention with Dr. J Clyde Turner of Greensboro presiding. Hundreds of church members and pastors are expected to attend the two day event starting Tuesday.
Attendance may reach 2000 as the Southern Baptist convention in Greensville outlines missions and Christian education emphasis. The Every Member Canvass runs November 29 to December 6 under Southern Baptist auspices to bolster denominational work, with a banquet for church leaders.
The lesson traces Paul’s journey from Jerusalem to Ephesus where newly baptized disciples lacked Pentecost teaching. It contrasts Christian power with magical practices linked to healing through handkerchiefs and aprons, notes seven sons of Sceva failing to cast out a demon, and describes economic and religious friction as pagan shrines falter and Diana of the Ephesians is defended. It ends urging reading Acts and the Epistle to the Ephesians for fuller understanding.
Frank Graham, tied to a presidential vacancy in 1919, travels with alumni and helps strangers. He shuns comfort to assist others, buys a watermelon, and asks about local children. A tale from David Rankin Barbee recalls his Marine Corps attempt, balloon ascent, and a dramatic parachute mishap ending with praise for his grit.
The Southeastern Commercial College will begin classes Monday at 9 AM above Hood Bank in High Point. J G Isenhour moves executive offices here with plans to draw students from across the state. Prof John Guyton McLeod and Miss Ina E Ratcliffe lead the local staff as enrollment nears thirty with day and night classes offered.
In Orillia Ontario a veterinary surgeon Dr. D R Caley found an injured pigeon inside his office after opening his door for a duck hunt. He treated the bird by setting its broken wing and the pigeon hopped away. A sign over the door displayed his profession.
Walter Dill Scott of Northwestern will speak. President Graham and Miss Kate Graham host a 4 PM informal reception in Graham Memorial. An organ and glee club recital follows at 5 PM in Hill Music Auditorium. The 7 PM inaugural dinner in Swain Hall features Dr. Harry Woodburn Chase presiding with speakers Josiah W. Bailey W P Few E C Brooks Thurman D Kitchin Henry N Snyder Howard Lee McBain and Mrs Julius F Lewis.
Poland launches a national road program covering 2400 miles with a funding outlay of 45 million dollars. The plan targets expansion and modernization of major corridors across the country.
Reports describe a remarkable cure method in Wisconsin by a doctor in Apt 64 1 Right Miteusbos offering free treatment to all who have not found relief. Sufferers are urged to write now with their age to receive the no cost program.
New Orleans bankers and merchants urged a change from Mardi Gras to La Salle for the Chicago to New Orleans air route. The officials sought a name reflecting the city’s status as a major business hub and Mississippi Valley port rather than a festive resort. Rene Robert Cavalier de la Salle is honored in the new designation.
Herbert Long, a San Francisco student living at Kappa Alpha fraternity, was listed as living at the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority in official directory. He sought delivery to his correct address but clerks insisted on directory accuracy, leaving him to call daily amid campus giggles.
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