A Thought on Prayer and Want in Life
A reflective excerpt cites John 16 28 about asking the Father in Jesus name and notes human life as a constant want and prayer, ending with an exhortation to seek.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1936
Page
4
High Point Power Project Receives $2.6 Million PWA Grant
Washington grants High Point $2,595,000 for a hydroelectric plant as the city moves toward owning its electric power. The paper notes uncertainties and potential legal and political hurdles, but calls the grant a major step toward producing the city’s own current and safeguarding its distribution system.
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Arely
Washington
Public Works Administration
High Point
Santa Claus
Power distribution as asset not to be securitized for private financing
The city should not use its power distribution system as security for private financing. The speaker notes High Point is unusually advantaged but warns electricity can both enable hard work and cause damage, so the project remains immense and risky.
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High Point
Chapel Hill
Prominen
Minter
Trinity
Joining Red Cross A High Privilege
The community will support the annual Roll Call on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Red Cross has shown peace time growth in disaster relief veteran service and first aid. A dollar is requested as an investment in community betterment and national service ideals. Join the Red Cross.
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Red Cross
Length of a legislature mirrors a nation's gait
The piece jokes about how long a legislature should be and suggests a Lincoln style humor. It notes Governor-Elect Clyde R Hoey favors a brief session and argues lengthy sessions disturb business while deliberation should ground policies in public welfare.
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Clyde R. Hoey
Salvation Army Plans Boys Clubs in Carolinas
Adjutant R. M. Cowan of the High Point Salvation Army leads a Carolinas wide effort to establish boys clubs across both states. His expertise in boys work and engaging personality aims to channel excess energy into wholesome youth activities.
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Salvation Army
Two
Carolinas
States
R. M. Cowan
High Point
Trailer Takes Mahomet to the Mountain
Salesmen see huge potential in trailers transforming how goods reach customers. Like railroads and cars reshaping sales, trailers remove travel hassles and weather concerns, enabling outreach to distant markets and better display of products as business accelerates.
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Mahomet
Busiess
Just Keep On Keeping On a Call to Steady Faith
An exhortation urges perseverance in living by Christ's way and learning from the past. It contrasts action with belief, praises library efforts in High Point City, and stresses applying literature and religious life to everyday striving for a future victory for God.
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Edward Gibbon
Sir Walter Scott
Leyden
High Point City
Ruskin
University of the Great Unknown
Church of Christ
God
After Thoughts and Pieces From The Messenger Desk
A collage of humorous verse and opinion notes. Reflections on Thanksgiving, Roosevelt era politics and a light anecdote about a frowning youth contrast with essays on kindness and a brief literary reminiscence about O. Henry.
Red Cross and Anghys of Mercy
Disaster response by the American Red Cross described as relentless and comprehensive. It outlines rapid mobilization after earthquakes floods fires and cyclones and invites readers to join with any donation amount.
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RED Cross
Books and city life weave through a diary column
A long reflective column celebrates reading as a vital craft and cites Lincoln and classics like Dickens and Tolstoy. It blends personal anecdotes about Eddie Knox city manager and local townsfolk, touching on finance, public service, and a humorous mobile chat about hymnbooks and church fundraising.
Indian Summer Question Ends With Courtroom Advice
A Cleveland basketball note ponders the idea of Indian summer while Illinois judge offers longevity tips. The counsel includes avoiding court through legal help and, if needed, hiring a lawyer who can help you avoid the chair.
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Illinois
Hartford Woman Arrested After Four Hours in Telephone Booth
A Hartford, Connecticut woman was arrested after spending four hours inside a telephone booth. Police cited public nuisance and the man in the booth rules as the reason for detainment.
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Hartford, Conn
Johnson Camp Ground and the Johnson Home Legacy
The Johnson Camp Ground once drew travelers on the plank road near High Point. Owner Joseph Johnson’s grove near North Main Street became a social hub with campfires, trading, and stories as wagons gave way to modern roads. The nearby 1845 Johnson house preserves colonial charm amid new libraries and Johnson Street memorials.
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Johnson
Johnson Street
Main Street
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