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 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1951
Page
2
State Highway Patrol orders five whammies to be used across the state as electronic speed timing devices. The devices, proven effective in Greensboro, allow arresting officers to have evidence before court. The piece endorses the move to curb fast driving and reduce accidents.
The piece notes President Truman plans a new federal agency to tackle government scandals while affirming confidence in Attorney General McGrath. It highlights tensions over loyalty cases, Caudle, Service, and the administration’s handling of investigations, citing Democratic skepticism and embarrassment among loyalists.
The article argues Chapel Hill claims education leadership in North Carolina but has endured ten years without a rebuilt high school after the old building burned. It blames town, county, state, and wartime material shortages, insisting the delay is disgraceful and demands legislative action for adequate insurance and prompt replacement.
Senator Edin C. Johnson blasts attorney Wilbur Laroe Jr for accusing loafing at the Interstate Commerce Commission. Johnson, also head of the Western Baseball League, fires a sharp letter defending his staff and mocking apple polishing while noting ICC personnel ages and terms.
A reflective piece argues the film Quo Vadis transcends borders and politics, offering a timeless clash of faith and morality. It champions Christianity born from Judaism, praising its dramatization and moral message amid a chaotic era, while noting critics calling it corny yet true.
The excerpt contrasts early American farming with modern efficiency, noting that nine farm workers fed a household plus a city dweller, versus one farmer feeding four city people and a foreign recipient. It adds a witty remark by Harold Brayman of DuPont and a quip by Lord Bazabton praising balloon travel for its quiet, draft-free nature and sense of mystery.
A 1899 underground power plant near Snoqualmie Falls in Washington state is cited as possibly the world’s first, built to avoid winter freezing with turbines and generators about 230 feet below river level. Other notes discuss underground government buildings planned in Maryland and wartime precedents, plus light columns on friends and birthdays and a reminiscence of Will Rogers and Truman era politics.
New York society notes swirl around Harry Truman, Mrs Lindbergh, Patti Page, and other stars at Casa Nova Sardi’s and lounges. Reports recount Harold Ross’s Stork Club moment, Florence Warner’s Carnegie Medal triumph, and various spats, elopements, and hotel highlights from the year’s holiday season in Manhattan.
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.