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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1927
Page
4
The article describes bacon packed in boxes in England, salted but not smoked, releasing moisture and salt. Before smoking, it is scrubbed with a stiff brush, a process deemed unappealing but necessary to keep England’s favorite breakfast dish palatable.
The one hundredth annual session of the North Carolina annual conference of the Methodist Protestant church will be held at the First Methodist Protestant church in Asheboro from November 2 to 7. Dr. A G Dixon and Rev. C W Bates announced the program, with sessions, hosts, and plans for minister and delegate housing. The event marks the centennial of the NC conference and includes election of officers and delegates to the Baltimore quadrennial.
A compact theme note cites Shakespeare on weakness closely bordering wickedness, signaling moral concern and dramatic insight into character failings and ethical tension. The line frames a timeless link between frailty and moral failing, inviting literary reflection.
Poetic reflection contrasts brief life stages with the fixed expectations of genius. The speaker laments aging as a constraint that narrows the roles available for a person to perform, from romantic to wise sage.
A mother claims she received the wrong baby at a Cleveland hospital after a clerical error on the birth certificate swapped male for female. The hospital calls it a clerical mistake, while the mother insists on clarity, noting broader record-keeping issues and the emotional stakes for her child.
A doctor at an Asheville conference predicts average life could rise from 58 to 94 years by 2100. The piece notes longer prep periods for work and compares past tombstone ages, emphasizing progress in reducing life hazards and the impact on notable figures of earlier eras.
A California Mining Bureau report shows small oil firms drilled 391 wildcat wells in two years and found oil only twice, 195 dry to one producing well in 1925 1926. Large companies opened 13 of 15 fields, while small operators had zero success, warning investors against fly-by-night schemes. A London court joke about scrubbing bacon closes the piece.
The passage argues that diseases once afflicting the rich will be restrained and nerve strain ailments addressed as science conquers acute illnesses. It envisions a 94 year average life within two centuries, with some individuals living well beyond a century and a half, pushing elderly ages to unprecedented lengths.
The state inspector forecasts 12 500 high school graduates next spring in North Carolina with 50 to 60 percent entering college this fall. More than 10 000 graduated in 1927 and educators face capacity limits, prompting consideration of a chain of junior colleges to meet rising demand for advanced instruction.
The report notes the Cheka leader demands 24 additional executions, with officials able to shoot in many directions and avoid harming colleagues. It cites domestic concerns and broader implications for Soviet policy, including international repercussion in sports and politics.
A New York critic asserts many contemporary jazz tunes will never die. He suggests local bands should stop trying to murder them and let the pieces endure.
A Long Island man piloted a small plane to reach a dentist's office ahead of pain, aiming to treat severe toothache. The incident highlights improvised air travel for medical access in urgent cases.
The piece honors Chief Justice Taft on his seventieth birthday, noting how privilege did not corrupt him and detailing his career moves from education to high office. It highlights Taft’s independence in judicial appointments, his restraint from partisan rewards, and his ultimate succession as chief justice after Edward White’s tenure.
Winston-Salem report covers Judge J C Orbison of Indiana amid North Carolina appearances defending the Ku Klux Klan's robe and mask while avoiding questions on Klans influence. He criticizes a Hickory Record editor for reporting Klan crimes and urges tolerance against violence from massed ignorance and prejudice.
Enterprise Bureau reports North Carolina will unveil exact six months term costs by county using a new statewide uniform accounting system installed July 1. Dr. A. T. Allen says cooperation from county officials enables detailed, ongoing tracking of school funds against appropriations and balances.
Five Homestead councilmen near Pittsburgh were each sentenced to one year and one day in Atlanta penitentiary on charges of conspiring to violate the prohibitions laws. The case stems from actions linked to anti prohibition efforts and council activity in 1930s era enforcement.
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