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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1927
Page
4
A compact reflection cites a Byron line about life as a schoolboy’s tale and a brief note on time’s passage, framed as a thought for Friday October 14 1927. The note uses a biblical and literary pairing to evoke contemplation of years and moments.
A tenement’s highest casement shelters a pitcher of mignonette sent to a sick basement child. The poem by Henry Cuyler Browne presents a flower pot as a heavenward garden, brightening a family's gloom. The simple gift conveys care and resilience amid hardship.
The famed flyer Lindbergh briefly visits High Point and Greensboro, piloting the Spirit of St. Louis past the city, drawing thousands of spectators. The tour promotes aviation advancement under Guggenheim and showcases public adulation and Youth enthusiasm, with a Boy Scout signaling his arrival.
A party on a nationwide tour targets teens and young people with plans for a new rapid transportation concept. The speakers emphasize nationwide reach and practical demonstrations, seeking broad public support.
The column ridicules Miss Elder and Gertrude Ederle for publicized feats while praising Bellanca’s aviation insights. It then shifts to a satirical denunciation of tolerance and ends with warm autumn recollections of roadside stands, tomatoes, and apple butter, linking appetite to memory.
Real estate professionals from North Carolina plan a two day Raleigh gathering October 25 and 26 with High Point participants and A. K. Moore of Greensboro as president. S. C. Clark of High Point will address advertising sub division and other sessions cover taxes license law and financing real estate. A banquet and tours conclude the program as Greensboro delegates travel onward.
The state allocates 175000 dollars for the Gastonia hospital to treat crippled children with immediate spending on new constructions. Contracts were signed today for the facilities, reflecting a praised fiscal policy and the hospital’s limited endowment already yielding miraculous work.
The Princess Ileana, daughter of Marie and her companion, elopes with a young naval officer attached to the palace. The act mirrors the crown prince's earlier defiance, reflecting growing impatience with royal restrictions and a trend toward mental expansion within the Romanian royal family.
A fragmentary column mocks scientific bravado about evolution and gender traits. It cites Horace Greeley era wit and ridicules claims that women's limbs resemble apes, suggesting the piece critiques pseudo scientific certainty.
Tales of centenarians suggest longevity linked to wine abstinence and avoiding tobacco while some smoke pipes. The mix of habits shows no single path to extreme age.
A young man plays the saxophone for 18 hours and sets a new endurance record. The effort is noted in connection with securing peace by sending the same man to Mexico for diplomatic duties.
President Coolidge wears a fresh pair of spectacles as he considers public advice on handling the four billion surplus. Analysts suggest the administration weigh expert recommendations before acting on the fiscal windfall.
In Wilkes County Judge Stack denounces home brewing and retail sales as unlawful amid reports that home brew materials arrive by carload. A Raleigh trial involved a man charged with making it for sale. the jury acquitted, prompting the judge to order the defendant held for possession. He suspended sentence after warning that home brewing must stop.
A 12 member Norfolk Va party from Guaranty Title and Trust visited High Point as part of a regional investment tour. They arrived by special bus from Charlotte, were hosted at the Sheraton for luncheon, and included officers and directors such as A P Grice president and D H Goodman vice president among others.
A fast moving fire swept through Gilmers building causing extensive damage with flames spreading quickly to engulf the entire store. The blaze is described as one of the fastest burning in the city's history. Reported from Greensboro on October 14.
The Rev. and Mrs. G. L. Reynolds and Misses Irene and Ines Reynolds, with Mr. and Mrs. Leonard F. Honeycutt, returned to the city from Misenheimer after attending the funeral of G. W. Peeler age 78 in Salisbury. Peeler died October 11 after several weeks illness and is survived by nine children, thirty grandchildren and a half brother. Funeral held at Wesley Chapel near Misenheimer with several local pastors officiating. Son-in laws of the deceased served as pallbearers.
The fourth annual meeting of the Chatehean's club of the acaaka North Carolina was moved from Tuesday night October 18 to Wednesday night October 26. Rev. H Norwood Bowne rector of St Mary's said the St Mary's Episcopal church parish house hosts the gathering in this postponed notice.
The district Daughters of America gathering will convene in Piedmont North Carolina at Washington council No. 4 lodge room on Saturday October 15. A 3 PM business session and a 5 30 PM public session are planned with State Councilor Mrs Lote V Hollingsworth of Charlotte and District Deputy Weaver of Greeneboro addressing the night session. All are invited especially Junior Order United American Mechanics members.
New Orleans Oct 14 AP The cotton market opened lower after the Census Bureau reported September consumption of 627 321 bales. December fell to 20 95 and March to 21 23 before a late rally of 9 10 points amid frost prospects in the eastern belt.
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