Fashion of This World Passes Away
A brief quotation from Corinthians 7 34 notes that the fashion of this world passeth away, reflecting a spiritual or moral reminder typical of devotional items in the era.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1927
Page
4
Old Masters Echo in Pilgrim's Progress Verse
A Bunyan poem excerpt reflects contentment and humility. The shepherd boy sings in the valley of humiliation praising God as guide. The lines emphasize modest means, spiritual pilgrimage, and enduring bliss across ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bunyan
Young Reynolds Vacation Reflects Moneyed Isolation
The article profiles R. J. Reynolds' heir, a Winston-Salem youth of about 21, who says money restricts a fellow’s freedom. It notes relentless attention from suitors seeking his fortune, claims he has spent about 300000 on Broadway, and suggests his quest for genuine companionship amid wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Reynolds
Reynolds
Winston-Salem
The School Strike in Gary as Racial Tensions Rise
The Gary Indiana high school saw 1200 white students strike over 24 African American students enrolling this year. The piece, citing the Ku Klux Klan as influencing Indiana and Illinois, notes race tensions rise with minority growth and contrasts northern segregation with southern norms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
Indiana
The
Society For the Advancement of the Colored People
Ku Klux Klan
Illinois
California
South
Salem
Racial Tension at Gary School Sparking Possible Concessions
The discussion suggests the Gary case reflects racial prejudice alongside Ku Klux influence. With parents backing the strikers, school authorities at Gary may face pressure to concede to demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
Racial purity debate and birth of mixed heritage concerns
An article fronting a biologist denounces interracial marriage as eroding the nation’s melting pot. It contrasts another claim about smoking mothers and child outcomes, notes the broader claim that racial integrity is rare, and cites historical examples, especially in the Orient, showing diverse lineages behind most peoples.
Federal action targets bootleg prize fight films
Federal authorities disrupt theaters showing illegal prize fight films to avoid interstate transport laws. Arrests follow in California as conspiracies are charged. The law aims to curb cross state screenings, but radio coverage and demand for Tunney-Dempsey boost profits and reduce legal impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Simplicity Marks of Greatness in Rockefeller and Belasco Icon
The piece reflects on John D. Rockefeller, David Belasco, and Al Smith showing childlike simplicity amid power. It praises humane gestures over wealth, notes Rockefeller’s dime gift as affection, Belasco’s soda habit, and Smith’s lack of pose, contrasting with France’s respect for culinary artisans and public figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Rockefeller
New York
David Belasco
America
Rockefeller
al Smith
New York City
Smith
Belasco
Belleau Wood
Potential Murderers in Bootlegger Violence Debate
The Gastonia Gazette calls bootleggers potential murderers amid a Monday morning raid shooting of local officers. It argues many violators are armed and ready to shoot. it urges good citizens to press judges and prosecutors to enforce the law and stop lenient actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Gastonia
Gazette
Atorneys
Belley Unveils Monument to Brillant Savarin
Strasbourg long honored Maitre Cloze for a pastry form. Camembert boasts Marie Herel statue. Belley now pays tribute to Savarin, the philosopher of eating, whose posthumous book on dining made his fame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strasbourg
Maitre Cloze
Camembert
Marie Herel
Belley
Savarin
Prohibition Agents Tighten Bonding for Bootleggers
Prohibition agents emphasize bonding bootleggers through reliable agents who can secure their release. The system relies on trusted officers to back illicit operators, reinforcing enforcement and complicating evasion.
Geese Capture After Escape From Stockyards With Liquor
Chicago police captured several geese that escaped from stockyards and drank liquor spilled from a truck. Some birds did not reach the yards in time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Bargain Sales and Price Fights Stir Odd Country
A peculiar land markets bargain ads and animated price battles, described as unsettling moving pictures. The remark hints at odd commerce and dubious entertainment amid economic hustle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Country
A college handshake reshapes a villain into a gentleman
A film scene shows a football hero at a college greeting a villain with a firm handshake that transforms him into a courteous figure. The moment underscores the film’s theme of redemption through sport and mentorship.
Lindbergh letters catalog lists vast public interest
Colonel Charles A Lindbergh’s aide releases a catalog of his mail showing 3.5 million letters and 100 thousand telegrams. Offers total about 7 million dollars including a 1 million bid for a staged marriage, thousands of marriage proposals, and three moon-rocket invitations. About 14 thousand gifts and 600 relatives asked for money, with women predominating among letters. Over 10 thousand dollars in stamps enclosed for return postage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury Post
Charles A. Lindberg
Fitzhugh Green
Lindbergh
Motion Picture Corporation
Mayor Forehanded and Family Hold Indianapolis Office
Commentary accuses Indianapolis mayor of corrupt practices act violation with a 30 day jail term and a $1000 fine plus four year ineligibility. He names wife as city controller to keep the office in the family and says her $4000 salary will be donated to charity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Indianapolis
Inidanapolis
Texas
Ferguson
Visit to Thomasville Sparks Baptist Rally Day
The Enterprise notes a Sunday visit to First Baptist Church in Thomasville with Rev. E. M. Johnson of Winston-Salem delivering a sermon from Luke 7 22 on Why Wonder When the Doctor Is on the Job. A planned October 2 1927 $1000 drive at Terra Cotta Church aims to install lights and water for an orphanage and aged home in Gibsonville with the High Point women's auxiliary assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
Thomasville
First Baptist Church
E. M. Johnson
Winston-Salem
Johnson
Terra Cotta Church
Gilmore
Home For
Gibsonville
N. C
Woman’s Auxiliary
High Point Association
Jesus
Good People
Terra Cotta
E. L. Lindsy
Supreme Court upholds prison terms for Schlichters in bank case
The North Carolina Supreme Court, in its third opinion batch, affirms prison sentences for A B Schlichter and O B Schlichter former Bank of Hollister officials. O B gets three to five years, O M Schlichter two to three. The court rules a $12,000 deposit, despite an $8,830 payment, was a suspended execution and the initial judgment stands. The decision also covers other cases including Pridgen vs Gibson and several civil and criminal appeals from multiple counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Supreme Court
A. B
QO. M. Schlichter
Bank of Hollister
Halifax County
Halifax
O. B. Schlichter
Dunn
O. M. Schlichter
Schlichters
Banic
Midgette
M. R. Gibson
Stacy
Wilson
Whitehead
Knitting Mills
State
McFarland
Lee
Schlichter
Hunt
Cooper
Bertie
Pridgen
Gibson
Warren
Clark
Clerk
Outlaw
Mitchell
Heckstall
Johnson
Pittman
Harnett
New Trial
Wade
Lane
Gaskins
Edgeton
Gower
Carter
Johnston
Evans
Swan
Guthrie
Hardison
Norfolk Southern R. R
Pamlico
Morris
Bogue Development Company
Carteret
Ten Hurt As Car Collision Jams Church Street
Ten High Point high school girls were injured when the Overland jumped the curb at a Church Street intersection. Miss Beall was pulled from beneath the front wheel by two bystanders Max Garner and S G Carmichael. Mrs Robbins drove the Studebaker carrying Mrs Teague Miss Teague and two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Overland
Miss Beall
Studebaker
Max Garner
Southern Railroad
Elm Street
S. G. Carmichael
Miss Strowd
Miss Heath
Miss Farrington
Miss Williams
Lepvoir
High Point High School
Books Worth More Than Wars Across Time
Dr James T Wyer argues a set of fifteen decisive books outvalue fifteen decisive battles. He pairs each historic battle with a contemporaneous or near date book, citing Iliad against Marathon Euclid's Elements against Syracuse Aristotle against Arbela Augustine against Chalons Justinian against Tours Divine Comedy against Joan of Arc Shakespeare against Spanish Armada Imitation of Christ against Blenheim Pilgrim's Progress against Pul Town Wealth of Nations against Saratoga Positive Philosophy against Valmy Origin of Species against Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Placid
N. Y
James T. Wyer
New York State Library School
New York Library Association
Creasy
Marathon
B. C
Syracuse
Euclid
Arbela
Aristotle
Metaurus
Plato
Arminius
Varus
Chalons
Augustine
Tours
Justinian
Hastings
Pultown
Saratoga
Valmy
Waterloo
Mexican Federal Troops Face Split Regional Fights
Dispatches report Mexican federal forces engaging rebels in Jalisco and Nayarit with heavy casualties. In Jalisco, two combats near Los Mezquites and Portozuelo claim 34 rebels killed and 14 at Los Mezquites captured including a Catholic priest Sedano who was executed. In Nayarit, troops guard American lives and mines at Amajac near Ictlan Del Rio after embassy warnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jalisco
Los Mezquites
Portozuelo
Father Sedano
Sedano
Alberto Parajas
Francisco Losa
Florencio Zaragoza
Jesus Numez
Ortis Sevila
Amajac
Ictlan del Rio
Griffin banker J C Brooks dies at 71
J C Brooks 71 president of the Merchants and Planters Bank of Griffin died in Griffin Georgia. He also led the Middle Georgia Cooperative Fire Insurance company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Brooks
Griffin
The
Merchants and Planters Bank of
Brooks
Middle Georgia Cooperative Fire Insurance Company
Mountaineer Tom Short Believed to Have Shot Self
In Luray Virginia on September 29 1936 a coroner ruled Essie Buracker 19 was killed by a gun fired by Tom Short the fugitive widower and suspected killer. Deputies withdrew their search noting Short may have taken his own life after firing through Buracker Farm House window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luray
Tom Short
Essie Buracker
E. L. Lucas
Lucas
Page County Court
Short
Buracker
Stanley
Virgin Hammer
Page County
Essie Burather
Ornaments for fall hats and belts feature nature motifs
Ornament designs for the season center on flowers animals and other natural motifs suited for hats shoulders appliques and belts. The text suggests decorative choices highlighting nature inspired patterns.
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