A thought on light faith and fame from Osborn
A reflective note contrasts biblical light with vanity. It warns against fame that attracts enemies, urging prudent conduct and measured public life drawn from religious and moral precedents.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1927
Page
4
A Rose to the Living by Nixon Waterman
Poem notes that a living rose is more meaningful than wreaths for the dead. It extols generosity given before the spirit departs and honors the value of timely grace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon Waterman
Returns Doubtful on City Electric Sales Profit
The city of High Point faces questions about the profitability of selling electricity. Officials must assess depreciation on distribution equipment, future replacement costs, and the true net benefits to the treasury after a private company’s ownership change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
North Carolina Public Service Company
Public Service
Casualties of the Hunt Reflect Harsh Firearm Realities
The piece contrasts Civil War era marksmen with modern hunters and notes rising human casualties from improper firearm handling. It argues that today’s hunting days resemble dangerous combat, stressing safe gun practices and critiquing younger shooters in North Carolina for unsafe behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
North Carolina
High Point Leads Soccer Spread Post Victory
High Point high school lost to Greensboro on the soccer field yesterday yet remains well positioned for the state championship. Soccer gains traction statewide as leading high schools adopt the game. High Point is largely responsible for the sport's spread in this city and notes growth in local interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point High School
Greensboro
High Point
Thompson
Soccer Brings Global Talent to Local Field
The text notes seasoned soccer players from a country where the sport is highly popular introduced the game locally. It praises soccer as a valuable addition to the sports program and describes a 22-player, gridiron laid field contest that tests endurance similar to basketball, urging long term regional interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
The Prospering Nation and the Spirit of Thanksgiving
An editorial reflects on gratitude as essential, noting prosperity’s danger of dulling thankfulness. It contrasts modern abundance with the early settlers who faced peril yet labored with lean resources and thanksgiving. The piece argues gratitude arises from capacity, not sermons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Unpaid Pledges Put YMCA Building Fund in Jeopardy
Fred N. Tate appeals to those who pledged to support the YMCA building fund. Directors borrowed to complete the wing relying on those pledges. A large payment on the note is due soon and only unpaid subscribers can avert a crisis. timely payment is urged to prevent the association from bearing the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred N. Tate
Association
Airplane taxis and installment plans in modern transport
A 1920s aviation directory lists over 60 taxi plane operators with forecasts of 1000 plus firms in six months. Muncie and Mason City air taxi rates chart high accessibility at 15 cents per mile, freight 5 cents per 100 pounds, with two passenger options. Also notes Columbia Professor Seligman supporting installment buying as stabilizing and beneficial, contrasting fears of debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Transportation
Commercial Aviation Journal
Muncie
Pioneer Flyers
Mason City
Seligman
Columbia University
Columbia
Lenin’s legacy, ten years of Communism in Russia
The piece recalls Lenin’s grim joke about the followers, noting exile and discredit of Tortzky as he clings to core Communist ideals. It reflects on Russia’s tenth anniversary of Communism, with uncertainty over the meaning and future path of the regime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenin
Tortzky
Russia
Record Rye Crop Grown This Year
Government estimates show a national rye harvest reaching a new high this season. Despite the record, some people claim Americans remain sentimental about agriculture.
Woman seeks $1000 monthly in divorce case
A woman filing for divorce argues she cannot sustain herself on less than $1,000 per month, noting that many others face the same financial hardship and would be unable to live on a reduced income.
Our barber earns universal respect among friends
The town honors its barber as a man who earns every salute and goodwill from patrons and neighbors alike.
Propagandist backs credit for Rusel despite U S business stance
Propagandists claim Rusel deserves credit for good intentions yet no American businessman supports extending credit citing risk and policy tensions. The remark highlights a clash between rhetoric and commerce in current economic debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rusel
Idle Men in the United States Reach Near Million Mark
The report notes that nearly a million men in the United States are idle, excluding college students, highlighting a significant labor market issue and potential economic strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Churchill Guns at Wells and Hypocrisy Compare
The speaker contrasts Churchill firing at H G Wells with remarks on political hypocrisy, noting it as a comment on British politicians and drawing a parallel to domestic politics. The line suggests caution about moral standards in leadership and the ease of calling out duplicity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston Churchill
H. G. Wells
Detective selects Pinchot to hear tampering claim
The Burns detective seeking an honest confidant for his Sinclair jury tampering tale picks Gifford Pinchot, a public servant in Washington who currently holds no office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burns
Sinclair
Washington
Gifford Pinchot
Insurance Men Link Marriage to Personal Crisis Reports
A humorous claim notes that insurance men say marriage lowers personal crisis reports and suggests the reverse: personal crisis reports would reduce marriages. The quip hinges on a causal inversion between domestic life and crisis reporting.
Carolina prints a warning on world unrest from a shipgun ashore
A U S gunboat Asheville landed at Yeunkong to stop Chinese firing on a church mission and withdrew after the disturbance. The piece argues Americans cannot remain aloof as global forces push wealth, trade and politics closer and the world stays unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Asheville
Yeunkong
Kwantung
China
Balkans
Germany
France
Hannibal
Missouri
Four Quarters
Washington
Peking
Moscow
Mexico City
Melbourne
Tokyo
Manila
New England Mills Move South May Shift Southern Politics
The Chicago Tribune argues that relocating New England cotton mills to the South could alter political sentiment there. Mills move south for favorable conditions, but southern industry will not be dominated by New Englanders. the change, if any, may occur in northern voters' minds as they adapt to southern manufacturing realities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Chicago Tribune
New England
South
Tribune
United States
Mason and Dixon Line
Congress urged to build Wrights memorial at Kitty Hawk
Washington Nov 23 Congress will be asked to appropriate bonds for a Wrights memorial at Kitty Hawk to honor Orville and Wilbur Wright. The Kill Devil Hills Memorial association notes national interest spurred by aviation pioneers and lists a wide national roster backing the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Lindsay C. Warren
Kill Devil Hills
Warren
Roanoka Island
Virginia Dare
W. O. Saunders
National Advisory Council
Congressman Warren
Hiram Bingham Conn
Charles G. Dawes
United States
Nicholas Longworth
House
Herbert Hoover
California
Richard Evelyn Byrd
Virginia
Chas. A. Lindbergh
Minnesota
F. M. Simmons
North Carolina
John H. Trumbull
Connecticut
Alfred E. Smith
New York
Angus W. Mc.Lean
A. E. Vick Donahey
Ohio
Lee S. Overman
Harry F. Gugtenheim
Edsel Ford
Michigan
William Randolph Hearst
Finis J. Garret
Tennessee
Ogden L. Mills
Air Crps
War Department
Harry Woodburn Chase
University of North Carolina
John Barton Payne
American Red Cross
Wm. G. McAdoo
Mark Sullivan
District of Columbia
Howard Coffin
S. Yeandle
U. 8
Coast Guard
Edwin A. Alderman
University of Virginia
Joseph Pulitzer
Missouri
A. L. Bulwinkle
George B. Smith
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
Thos. C. Durst
Diocese of
East Carolina
F. Valentine Chappell
John H. Small
Frank Page
State Highway Commission of
A. J. Bowley
Fort Bragg
N. C
State Officials To Hill For The Game
Raleigh men descend on Chapel Hill to witness the North Carolina Virginia football game. Governor McLean brings Virginia governor Byrd as guest. many officials and employees, alumni of the State University, remain at Chapel Hill for the day. The capital moves its operations to the university campus for Thanksgiving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
Chapel Hill
McLean
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Dan C. Boney
Insurance
Stedman Thompson
Revenue
State University
Ratleigh
Y M C A seeks donors as $15,000 pleaded for building loan
In a High Point letter from F N Tate as president, the Young Men's Christian Association appeals for immediate payment of $15,000 in unpaid pledges to cover a large loan used to open the Y building. Directors will pursue collectors and payments to Edgar Hartley at the Y office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men’s Christian Association
High Point
Y. M. C. A. Building Fund
Edgar
Fred N.tate
High Point Young Men’s Christian Association
Duke Interests Plan Two Hundred Million Program
Duke interests plan a two hundred million dollar construction program in North Carolina. The initiative hinges on a pending decision by Piedmont authorities regarding an important application and its impact on the proposed development in Durham and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mont & Northern Railway
Lee
Duke
Southern Power Company
Piedmont & Northern Railway
Southern Public Utilities Company
Haskell C. Davis
Interstate Commerce Commission
Charlotte
Piedmont & Northern
Winston-Salem
Gastonia
Spartanburg
Duke Interests
Durham
North Carolina
Iredell Man Sentenced on Road Offense and Impersonation
Mack Arledge of Iredell county received an 18 month sentence on Mecklenburg county roads after conviction for impersonating an officer. Testimony from Camnie Harwell of near Cornelius described a demand of $50 to dismiss a federal liquor charge, while Arledge claimed to be a federal undercover operative. Deputy prohibition official Ben C. Sharpe testified he knew nothing of him. Arledge was fined and appealed with a $400 bond.
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