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 12 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 12, 1960
Page
13
A Negro spokesman explains statewide demonstrations focus on drug stores and variety lunch counters because these venues sell goods to Black customers but deny seated service. He notes vacancies exist, yet seating is denied, arguing if they can buy combs and toothbrushes while standing they should be served food sitting down.
The first annual Sweetheart Banquet for Emerywood Baptist Church youth departments was held last night. Theme was Love Makes the World Go Round. Guest speaker Rev Cordell Maddox of Columbia DC, State Royal Ambassador Secretary. Others on program were Bill Black David Lee and Mrs Robert McCall, plans by church youth committee.
Wade A. Mitchell and wife convey two tracts in Alex Wray Subdivision to Vola M. Myrick and wife. Myrick returns two tracts to Wade A. Mitchell and wife. W H Lamb and wife transfer Lot Oak View Acres to Robert F Hiatt Jr and wife. Hiatt and wife convey Lot Golf Crest Development back to Lamb and wife. Henry Johnson York Jr and wife transfer Lot Golfcrest Subdivision to Lawrence R Hedrick and wife.
A Valentine Skating Party will be held at the Roller Rink on N Main Street Saturday night. Proceeds from the event will go to the High Point Heart Fund.
Twenty six William Penn High School students staged a sit in at the Woolworth lunch counter on S Main Street in High Point as part of a statewide peaceful demonstration against segregated food service. The store closed for the day and the nearby Eckerds soda fountain also shut as protests spread to seven North Carolina municipalities with planned actions in Virginia and South Carolina. Adults B Elton Cox Fred Shuttlesworth and Douglas Moore backed the students as organizers while Moore called it a grass roots movement and Cox noted the plan followed other demonstrations. City officials warned of potential legal implications but the youths remained committed to an integrated dining outcome.
The death of 23 year old Jack Gene Carmichael of Route 3 Thomasville after head injuries from a January 13 motorcycle crash on Chestnut Street raises this year’s traffic fatalities to two, matching all of 1959. Carmichael served in the U. S. Air Force and worked for Schoonbeck Furniture. Funeral will be at Pilot View Baptist Church with burial at Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
The weatherman at Friendship forecasts a cold and dreary weekend with a high near 40 on Saturday. Tonight will dip to 25 degrees, two below last night’s 27. Sunday stays cloudy and cold with rain and possible sleet or snow. Today’s high reached 48, down nine degrees from yesterday.
The Carolina Motor Club reports 18 000 plus auto tags sold with 9 000 plates remaining for distribution. Mrs. Thelma Ryan notes sales surge as Feb 15 deadline approaches and urges customers to pre sign insurance declarations to speed lines.
Junior reporter David describes a trip to Amsterdam and Volendam. He recalls a 4:30 p.m. departure from New York, a 10:40 a.m. landing, canal tours, and a guide who explains Amsterdam’s 700 year history, windmills, and Dutch life while noting the iconic dike symbol.
The Midway Motel in Colfax faced sharp municipal criticism in court today over unwed persons registering as a man and wife. Four people appeared, all but one of them involved, in the case alleging false registrations and lax practices at the motel.
Jefferson Standard Broadcasting disputes overlap with WBTV Charlotte as examiner rules out instrument measurements. High Point Television witnesses discuss staffing plans and building needs while cross examination resumes Monday. Separately, motel registration arrests at Midway Motel involve six youths from Winston-Salem Mocksville Yonkers and Columbia with guilty pleas and fines.
A historical notice from Ann Arbor Michigan recalls Abraham Lincoln in a prayer asking God to foster piety patriotism and devotion. The piece credits Hoover Rupert as minister of the First Methodist Church and calls for living up to the cause of liberty.
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.