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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1927
Page
4
The 2012 directory lists National Advertising Representatives Frost Landis and Kenn with offices in Brunswick building 250 Park Ave New York and People’s Gas Building Michigan Avenue Chicago.
A meditation contrasts Hebrews 11:1 with Matthew Henry on living by faith. It reflects on belief as substance and evidence and praises those who endure with trust in unseen outcomes.
Walter Scott lines from Coronach in The Lady of the Lake mourn a missing figure. Poem reflects loss as a font of memory reappears in rain. The speaker laments absence and asks how one so swift and wise can sleep in death.
A Lafitte Alabama duel between a city detective and a salesman over a hat wager ended badly when the winner shot six cigarettes from his rival’s lips and received a bullet hole through his own nose. The incident left the victor hospitalized.
The article argues for widening the High Point to Thomasville road to at least 30 feet during rebuilding. It notes the road’s poor condition from heavy traffic and its critical role in the state system, calling for virtual reconstruction and widening during any repair work. It also highlights a State College team’s top finishes in a national crop judging contest and notes individual high scores by team members.
Mrs Margaret Lilliendahl faces an impending trial that weighs heavily on her spirits after a harrowing attack. The case follows a tragic and depressing sequence that has stunned the local community in New Jersey.
A woman recounts a shocking murder of her husband and her possible involvement. She notes she is unusually cheerful despite danger, saying self-defense against murder charges has shifted focus from the tragedy to her safety and truth.
North Carolina State College earns first honors at Chicago event beating sixteen colleges including Midwest schools. The News and Observer notes NC State has claimed the top prize in three of the five years the contest has run.
The piece reports a private conflict in Nicaragua with American Marines supporting the government. After engagements, U S newspapers publish scores while few other details emerge. Rebels near El Chipot fired on planes and the attackers responded with bombs and machine guns, killing four and wounding several, with no American casualties.
Editorial notes alumni demand for coach Wilce’s scalp after a sixth-place finish in the conference with three losses and two wins. It compares Wilce’s past success to Tad Jones’s retirement and revival, then shifts to commentary on companionate marriage and the Ruth Snyder case, ending with a lead into a piece on fur industry growth.
The fur trade expands rapidly in the United States as production climbs from 44 million in 1914 to over a quarter of a billion dollars. The system hinges on independent producers across regions from the Mississippi basin to the Gobi. St Louis acts as a major fur shipping point with methods ranging from mail orders to direct manufacturer sales.
A short note urges readers not to fret about this season’s list as chances are unlikely to miss the same names from last year. The item frames the approach as practical and familiar for the holiday period.
A newspaper reports a third wife charging a man with bigamy. The brief item notes a spouse’s accusation and legal action regarding marital status.
A Baltimore Sun correspondent in Japan describes widespread pessimism among scholars over food, population, race hostility, and corruption. The four year aftermath of the 1923 earthquake fuels fears of poverty, yet American scholars note Japan’s past rapid gains suggest eventual revival despite current dull prospects.
In praise of Charles A. Bennett's The Cult of the Seamy Side in Harpers, the column argues Mencken overstates evil in humanity. Bennett, Yale philosophy associate professor, defends the good in culture, religion, and civility, praising balanced critique over the seamy obsession.
Stanly County farmer H J Whitley claims a record eleven bale cotton crop from nine acres aided by lespedeza Japanese clover used as a soil booster. Whitley credits 300 pounds per acre of fertilizer and nitrate of soda with the dramatic harvests, noting some lint loss from boll weevils but praising the legume’s fertilizing value.
A reader questions whether anyone reads the column and if it has value. The reply defends ongoing departmental work, arguing life is endlessly interesting and both good and bad deserve deeper probing. The piece ponders whether pretension is real or a mask for aspirations and whether civilization reflects humanity’s best efforts.
A brief mused quote questions whether it is right to scrutinize men’s impulses or simply accept life as it is. The speaker named Liles Gatling frames the moral dilemma as a timeless debate on inquiry versus resignation.
Subsidies will be granted to heads of families in Spain who have eight or more children dependent upon them. There are in Italy 10,090 families with ten children or more each.
Prosecutor Taft contends evidence of justification must appear. Defense argues temporary insanity due to alleged misconduct by Franklin L. Dodge Jr. and Mrs. Remus. Witnesses testify Remus showed狂ed behavior after Atlanta prison return. judge eases schedule to eight-hour days as trial approaches conclusion.
A long list of lay witnesses prepared to testify about outbursts suggesting an unbalanced mind in the Remus murder case. William Mueller, longtime intimate of the defendant and caretaker of Remus mansion on Price Hill, was named among the first witnesses.
The Men's Christian League met in the Y M C A building lobby on East Russell Street for a talk by J. D. Suttenfield on The Y M C A s Place in the Community. President W O Corey opened with a telegram from R W Hanlon announcing an upcoming visit to High Point and the program included hymns scripture reading prayer a solo and the benediction.
Official weather bureau records show 24 hour readings ending 8 a m in the principal cotton growing areas and other locations including temperatures and rainfall data for the period.
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