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 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1945
Page
2
Mostly cloudy and cool today with light rain possible. Tonight remains unsettled as showery conditions persist. Wednesday looks partly cloudy and warmer. The text then shifts to a historical note on actors in ancient Rome theater often being slaves owned by managers.
The Elliott Company of Goldsboro agreed to pay 2627.02 dollars to the United States during February after an OPA audit found alleged overcharges in wholesale meat sales. Theodore S. Johnson, the OPA Director, said the settlement followed the audit.
Internationally famous mentalist Kirma appears at the Paramount Theatre all week. He offers interactive mind reading on heart business health vocation and more with private questions answered for the audience. A women only morning performance at 10 30 includes a prize drawing for ten free private consultations.
The piece reviews Eisenhower's resumed air and ground operations against Rundstedt's forces, noting German reserves stretched. It outlines Soviet four pronged offensives along the Oder, aiming at Stettin Berlin Breslau and a southern flank toward Hungary, with Kustrin and Frankfurt as key fortress centers protecting Berlin.
The raid on Berlin involved 2 200 Japanese Mosquitos with delayed action bombs from a Satshage Flying Fortress mission. Fire spread through central and western districts while German defenses lagged as reports noted one plane shot down. Aftonbladet could not reach its Berlin correspondent, signaling growing disarray in the capital.
The War Department said that army equipment and clothing saved about 1500 dollars during the war. The figure excludes materials salvaged and repaired overseas by the quartermaster corps.
Moscow dispatches report near hand to hand combat around Berlin outskirts as Zhukov’s army advances along the Oder into Kustrin and Frankfurt. German casualties outrun 20,000 in four days in the Frankfurt Brandenburg region as Red Army seized more river towns and pushed toward the fortress line.
A legislative hearing examined bills to place a soldier and civilian equality on action. Telegrams from church leaders statewide urged unfavored report. Critics said conservation and game divisions fail to protect wildlife and should be divorced from state conservation. About 100 people attended as Senators Currie and Eagles and Representatives Graham and Barber were present. Burgin was absent.
Robert De Brasillach, former editor of Paris Je Suis Partout, condemned in France for intelligence with the enemy, was executed today at 9 40 a m according to a French press agency dispatch relayed by the FCC.
Jane Austen published Sense and Sensibility Pride and Prejudice Mansfield Park and Emma anonymously. The note underscores the era’s publishing conventions and Austen’s early literary anonymity.
General MacArthur signals a swift purge of remaining Japanese as Manila braces for further advances. American forces head toward Pasig River bridges while two critical spans were blown to hinder the attack, as 800 POWs and 550 civilian internees are freed from Bilibid Penitentiary amid harsh conditions.
Virginia Bledsoe, then treasurer for the student summer school funds in 1943, said Meadows gave an unitemized report. She led a mass meeting last summer where students protested the college board's action exonerating Meadows, though denying an insurrection.
The Associated Press reports rising Japanese naval losses with three more admirals confirmed dead since last May. The dispatch notes continuing action and lists officers with earlier casualties, reflecting mounting wartime tolls.
American units on the Third and Ninth Armies breached the Siegfried line with advances near Habsc and Ny Ey, while Patton’s forces pushed into German territory seven miles inside. Heavy fighting continued as pressures mounted on the Rhine frontier.
The federal communications commission accepted nominations and named naval officers including Rear Admirals Zozo a Yosiyuki Kishi. The article notes timing and formal approval of the appointments.
Funeral services are announced for C David Jones age 63 at Stallings Memorial Baptist Church in Salisbury at 4 p m. He leaves a widow formerly Roxie Foil File, a stepson Glenn File, three sisters and three brothers. Also listed are G H Farrington 58 of Kernersville died yesterday. services at Sandy Ridge Methodist Church with burial in the church cemetery. L F Apple 83 of Burlington Rt 4 dies at a son’s home and will be buried at Bethlehem Christian Church after a 4 30 p m service. survivors include three daughters and four sons with numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Spe Wilson received a six month sentence after arrest by Greensboro officers and return to Thom asville for trial. Vernon Medlin of High Point and Thomasville faced three charges drunkenness and violating prohibition laws with options of court costs or 30 day terms. he appealed to the May term with bond set at 200. Dr Robert H Goddard’s rocket research is noted under Clarke University Smithsonian and Guggenheim Foundation auspices.
Supreme Headquarters called the Ardennes offensive a complete feat for the enemy, noting 1,260,000 casualties since D-Day and a strategic error by Hitler. The report described U S First Army reassigned to Bradley’s 12th group and then joined with Montgomery’s command, while Third Army remained with Bra goup. Western front losses totaled 110 divisions with 860,000 prisoners and 400,000 killed or wounded, and German tank capacity was reduced to refit 15 armored divisions.
An advertisement by Mann Drug and druggists touts Tromone as a life enhancing product for men facing aging. The copy claims hormone combinations improve vitality and pleasure, urging readers to follow label directions for use.
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.