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 13 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 21, 1959
Page
1
The Labor Department reports July consumer prices rose three tenths of a percent to a record 124.9 percent of the 1947 49 average led by food. The rise affects about one million workers in auto farm equipment and aircraft plants with a quarterly raise of two cents.
In Morganton North Carolina AP four of eight defense attorneys argued before Burke as James C Farthing delivered the charge. Defendants William A Loven and Ben Crison from Burke County faced the case along with others. Witnesses described obtaining TNT and planning to blow stumps or create a loud distraction at a union hall and nearby plant.
Hawaii joins the Union as the 50th state after a 56 year effort led by Hawaiian citizens. Eisenhower proclaims statehood at the White House and a 50 star flag will replace the 49 star banner next July 4. Governor Quinn will take oath in Honolulu, with senators and a House member to be chosen by drawing.
Haiti orders arrest of Port au Prince archbishop Francois Poirier after he ignored a summons to the district attorney. Church sources did not comment. A justice department spokesman cited his criticism of the government for expelling two priests as the reason for the arrest.
Cumberland County recorded its fourth polio death this year. The victim was Air Force Sgt. Eugene A. McKane, 35, of Pope Air Force Base, who died after bulbar polio at Womack Army Hospital Fort Bragg. McKane was from North Adams Massachusetts and left two children. The county total this year reached 21 cases and officials warn the outbreak remains concentrated in one county section.
Raleigh AP reports state superintendent Dr. Charles F. Carroll says there is a continuing shortage of qualified teachers across all levels as schools prepare to open. Elementary positions remain unfilled and total openings may reach 37,000.
A U S intelligence spokesman said Moscow dispatched a Soviet officer to Cuba last May to guide Cuban Communists in penetrating Castro's government. Gen. C P Cabell of the CIA cited Kotchergin's assignment to advise Cuban Communists and noted ongoing Soviet training of Latin American leftists.
Labor leaders and three Catholic governors threaten Kennedy's path to the Democratic nomination. California's Pat Brown Ohio's DiSalle Pennsylvania's Lawrence oppose him, while Tawes of Maryland seeks to keep his delegation uncommitted. Kennedy plans to contest Ohio and Maryland primaries as his strategy.
Steven Rockefeller answers reporters on the Lunde Lutheran church steps where he will wed Anne Marie Rasmussen Saturday. The couple plans a lifelong marriage with the ceremony as a defining moment of their lives.
Stephen Nash, a killer on death row, died in the San Quentin gas chamber after a life of violence and obscure origins. He admitted killing at least 11 men and boys, with no visitors or body claimed, and his case sparked debate over clemency and criminal law. The report notes his notorious history and the governor’s response.
A 1955 car driven by Wallace Gassett veered off the 29-70 bypass two miles south of Lexington and dropped 20 feet into a ditch. Three occupants died on arrival at hospital. two others, Magdeline and Jessie Rice, were listed as critically injured. Relatives identified the dead as Gassett and Edna Rice and Janie Rice.
London AP reports Ingemar Johansson declares it impossible to defend his title against Floyd Patterson with only about four weeks left. He notes insufficient payment and accounting from the first bout and cites a Sept 22 Yankee Stadium rematch as the possible date within contract limits. He plans to meet Jack Dempsey in Morecambe and may return to London Tuesday.
Man named Cody 19 of 317 Albertson Rd stalled his car on a straight track at 10 20 a m as No 36 Cody northbound to Tuttle Body Shop collided with a train. He escaped unharmed after attempting to push the vehicle across the rails while signal lights activated.
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.