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 7 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 17, 1931
Page
8
Sue waits for Jack while chasing a noon news reel at a theater. She becomes overwhelmed by longing, imagining starry night seas and a distant meeting. Back home she sobs, then excuses her emotions as mere overexcitement and returns to preparing for a party.
A brief note describes water appearing when a knock came at her door, suggesting a water-related disturbance or leak at the residence. No further details on location, timing, or involved parties are provided in the readable text.
A white book distributed to French deputies on August 17 1917 purportedly shows an agreement between the Athens government and the Central Powers. It contains documents on a German Bulgarian incursion into eastern Macedonia and a letter from German minister Count von Mirbach to Greek premier M Skouloudis claiming military necessity for German Bulgarian entry to secure transit through Rupel Pass. It says the Entente accused Skouloudis of deceiving them.
In Whitesburg Kentucky the Thornton Baptist church at Mayking held its annual footwashing rite amid a communion service. More than a score of ministers and several hundred residents from white mountain settlements attended the ceremony reflecting a practice dating to about 1781 initiated by John Taylor in Kentucky’s Blue Grass region.
Sixty former college athletic heroes have ascended to presidencies of colleges and universities nationwide, reflecting a trend of athletes transitioning from sports to academic leadership. The list includes notable names guiding higher education institutions into new eras of governance and public engagement.
A dense listing shows NBC and CBS affiliates with hourly programs from 5:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. on August 17. Names include Mary & Bob, Henry, Kate Smith, Paul Whiteman, and Smith Ballew Orchestra, with numerous station crossovers and joint broadcasts across WBEN, WWR, WSAI, WJAR, WRC, and WGN among others.
The listing shows dense hourly radio programming with many stations and orchestras. Entries include names like Guy Lombardo, Fletcher Henderson, Seft Lown, Bobby Meeker, and Ann Leaf at the Organ, with multiple stations such as WABC WJZ WFBL WMAL and WOR. Also notes technicals like W2XAB with 2750 ke and W2XCR 2000 ke, reflecting early experimental broadcasting.
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.