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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1936
Page
4
A quoted passage from I Corinthians 10 88 and a sermon note by Jonathan Edwards discuss Christ's purchase of redemption. It explains two aims of redemption namely a satisfaction to release from misery and a merit to secure happiness for believers.
Still growing from within High Point pursues a sweeping public works program it projects as the greatest in the city’s history. Builders surpass seasonal pauses with winter work, real estate is bullish, and industrial payrolls and employment hit all time highs reinforcing confidence in ongoing growth.
The American Business club presents its ninth annual charity play on Tuesday night. The production promises bigger entertainment value and profits support local causes, while also serving as a venue for amateur performers and a Little Theater group in the community.
Jonathan Daniels urges the North Carolina Association of Magistrates at Raleigh to raise magisterial justice standards during its annual meeting. The Raleigh editor told the gathering that state needs improved justice and fairness in local court operations.
The report urges magistrates to support informal low cost justice courts, insist on high standards, and narrow methods of becoming a justice while curbing the fee system. It stresses that magisterial courts must be free of subversive influence and be respected by the masses to uphold trustworthy government and prevent undermining civil order.
Temperance advocates rally in city churches for a "field day" of speeches led by notable city figures. The piece argues temperance requires active personal effort beyond prohibition and criticizes the failures of prohibition to curb intemperance while urging steadfast temperance and action.
A Glasgow police court ruled on Mrs. I. Lynn’s claim after she found two 20 pound notes. The court awarded 5 percent compensation, deciding honesty is valued at five percent rather than the owner's offer of one shilling per pound.
The city delays final action on a municipal hydroelectric project on the Yadkin awaiting the Buzzard Roost Supreme Court ruling. Yet officials press education of citizens on project details and long term implications, stressing careful light on a plant built for the long view rather than short term gain.
A Southland column praises General Smedley Butler and denounces whiskey as a ruinous force. Dr. Zeno Spence of Goldsboro urged stronger temperance, urging Christians and citizens to oppose alcohol, defend families, and mobilize against the booze menace.
A quirky prose piece presents a writer plotting a mystery to fill space for a column. The narrator references deadlines, editor pressure, and a parade of misfired ideas as he strains to craft a three line ditty and a twisty reveal. A humorous reminiscence of town lore and odd encounters closes the piece.
W A Bivins reflects on Ida Tarbell and Paul Hamilton Hayne stressing that work is a life law and joy in creative labor. He cites fortunes and failures, urging duty well done and a harvest of experience as life moves toward better days.
Contemporary Trends reviews Faulkner’s Absalom Absalom as a peak work with intricate prose and tragic elements set in the South during the Civil War era. It also covers Duff Columbus and other travel and fiction titles, noting themes, presentation, and author approaches across multiple books and authors.
The Massachusetts electorate chose Henry Cabot Lodge Jr to the U S Senate on November 8 while voting 61 of 96 anti oaths lawmakers out of office. The piece notes Curley’s retirement and Massachusetts pride in its historic stance and Websterian self image.
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