This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1935
Page
9
In York on Aug 7 the New York Times reported arrivals in New York reached a record level in July with a strong uptick in out of town visitors. The dispatch notes rising numbers and mentions the overall positive trend for summer tourism and commerce.
The Simmons Properties seek a permit to build a service station at the corner of English and Finn Streets on Elm Street. A Board of Adjustments meeting will be held at 1 30 p m Thursday August 1935 in the Fire Department office 205 South Street to hear supporters and opponents.
Public sale of real property in High Point NC at 2:30 PM on August 19 1935. Trustee will sell the property described as Lot on Elm Street near Lodhin Place and Alice N Charles corner, 8600 square feet more or less, with taxes and street assessments unpaid. Held under Book 649 page 336 in Gull Deeds. Mortgages W H BERSON trustee.
Notice of foreclosure by trustees under a deed of trust dated October 8 1931 by W Gwems and wife Sarah B Owens. Sale set at the eastern door of Guilford County Courthouse Greensboro on a September date unknown to bid cash on the property described as Hoover Street Beamon Street corner and adjacent parcels. Creditor details and legal rights are listed in the notice.
The report highlights strong retail activity as fall season begins and farm goods flow through major markets. It notes 4,181 out of town merchant arrivals this month versus 3,988 buyers last year and $8,591 in 1930. Analysts forecast a surge in advance orders in coming weeks.
Mandeville W. Zenge a 26 year old Missouri carpenter faced a grand jury in Chicago over a week old death of Dr. Walter J. Bauer a Kirksville Missouri chemistry professor. Prosecutors argued Zenge known as Mr Jones forced Bauer at gunpoint to drive to Chicago where he bound and emasculated him leading to death.
Three year old Amun Jensen described how his mother drowned his baby brother and then tried to drown him before taking her own life. He recalled his mother Mrs Harold Jensen, 24, tossing Bobby into the water and then himself. Ann escaped by clinging to a float. A note to her husband read Goodbye Daddy.
Scores show Asheville and Charlotte, Wilmington 10 to 7, Norfolk 7, Portmouth 7, Richmond 4. National games list Pittsburgh at Chicago and Cincinnati at St Louis, plus Boston at Philadelphia. Only games scheduled.
In 10 innings Boston lost to Philadelphia 4 to 6 while Brooklyn beat New York 3 to 1 Chicago defeated Pittsburgh 2 to 1 and Cincinnati beat St Louis 3 to 1 in extra innings noted.
Baseball schedule lists Chicago at Cleveland Philadelphia at Washington New York at Boston with the day’s matches noted for AL action.
Results yesterday show Newark 10 2 Rochester 3 7 with Syracuse at Toronto in rainy conditions. Teams posted scores amid wet weather affecting play.
Mrs K R traveled by car from Chalk Mound to Corning and through Wabaunsee, Pottawatomie, and Nemaha counties while preparing dough. She kneaded and baked dough along the way, finishing at her mother’s house in Nemaha County.
Fragmentary notes describe a corner location in High Point with a stone marker and mention of a corner and branch survey lines. W Hoover, commissioner, and attorney Guten A Johnson appear in the text.
In Minot North Dakota several young girls reported injuries after encounters with a gray attacker. Six year old Maxine Meliberg was treated for lip and forearm cuts. A truck driver named oe Rud rescued the child. The attacker turned out to be a gray squirrel and was killed.
The article outlines August planting dates for vegetables by lunar phases and recommends magnesium arsenate and pyrethrum sprays for Mexican Bean Beetle and pests. It invites readers to send letters about their success with lunar planting and offers Moon Sign Books as prizes from Llewellyn Publishing.
Two women died in a car fire near Hinesville after a gasoline can ignited following a collision. The victims were identified as Mrs. Mlanche Poore of Charleston and her sister Miss Tinye Demery of Nicholls. A coroner said a driver's license in the car bore Mrs Poore’s name and no inquest was planned unless requested by family.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.