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 20 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 13, 1943
Page
2
Washington reports no material shortage for shoe repair but warns against shoe repair runs. OPA cautions rationing may shift after June 15 based on leather and rubber supply. War demand pulls top leather grades, ration aims to prevent hoarding and preserve stock for service needs.
City Transit Company applies for a franchise certificate to operate buses in High Point routing via U. S. 70 Jamestown and Oak Dale Cotton Mill Road to Oak Dale Mill Village and back. Utilities Commission will hold a hearing in Raleigh on February 25, 1943 at 2 30 p.m. Chief Clerk R O Self announces.
The text outlines how to determine useful life for depreciation under federal tax rules. It explains salvage value, formation of basis, and methods of charging off cost over the life of property. It notes special rules for pre and post 1913 acquisitions and depletion for mineral lands. It mentions obsolescence allowances and farm maintenance expenses.
Pvt. Jacob L. Webb former New York playboy and Vanderbilt descendant was arrested at 3:22 a m in a downtown Reno hotel after walking from the Reno Air Base following a hospital escape. He told detectives he traveled by cab from a downtown street corner citing an argument with his father as the reason for his hotel stay.
London reports the RAF struck Hitler's arsenal area in Western Germany overnight and sent formations across the channel before breakfast in an early daylight raid. German radio acknowledges some damage but calls the raid small and nuisance level. Weather was bright with scattered clouds and possible American planes among dawn forces toward Calais.
The text notes that deduction recapture may apply to sums spent in developing property for use if treated as a capital expenditure. It discusses recovery possibilities through loss or exhaustion of value and outlines conditions for allowance.
A Victory Garden advice piece outlines essential then optional tools for small plots. It notes spade or spading fork, steel rake, common hoe, stakes and cord as basics, with trowel optional. It suggests plowing rather than spading where possible to save labor and highlights shared gear like wheelbarrows and sprayers to stretch scarce wartime resources.
Hollywood background profiles Frances Langford and Joan Leslie tracing how a chance moment and a nobody becoming a star changed careers. It recalls how a shy contralto voice reshaped Frances Langford’s radio fame and how Charles Boyer’s unremarkable casting led to superstardom.
After the auction, East led the nine of diamonds out of turn and the director explained South as declarer could treat the card as a penalty or call the suit. South decided it offered no help and asked what lead followed.
In a bridge game East overruled a spade lead by West after West failed to follow a strict lead. The director ruled declarer had no redress, stating the declarer could have avoided the guess by treating the diamond nine as a penalty card or by waiving the penalty.
In a reflective piece, the author recalls William Preston Few’s stance on language and shows a humorous anecdote about the word nice and its origins. The essay also highlights Thomas B. Smith’s post at Seymour Johnson Field and gratitude toward High Point supporters. Booker T. Washington is cited on dignity in labor and the value of applied education for human betterment.
Wartime advice urges keeping tools dry clean and oiled and never outdoors. A separate notice from the City Transit Company asks for a franchise extension of a route from Trinity Village via Highway 62 with a hearing set before the Utilities Commission in Raleigh on February 25 1943 at 2 30 p m Chief Clerk.
A 19 year old draft registrant told the selective service in Washington that his best fitting job would be shooting Japs, the next best fitting job shooting Germans, and the duties of that job shooting Italians. The remarks were disclosed by selective service headquarters.
Washington reports the nation’s rubber stockpile held up better than Baruch committee estimates. The final six months of 1942 saved about 40,000 tons, leaving the stockpile around 420,000 tons. Officials stress completing the synthetic program is key to solving the rubber problem while safeguarding every ounce.
Q and A excerpts cover marriage limits for SPARS members can not marry Coast Guard personnel, storage temperatures affect canned goods vitamin content, dates of tennis in US and first co ed graduation. Answers cite Mary Outerbridge 1874 at Staten Island club and Mount Union College Alliance Ohio.
In Thomasville on February 13 a hearing heard Janie Mae Baxter confront alleged infidelity by her husband Willie Baxter with Florine Moore. Willie Baxter was found guilty of prostitution and assignation with a suspended sentence. Florine Moore also convicted with 60 days. Other defendants included Albert Skeen for assault and Cleola Hutchison for assault with a deadly weapon.
Chicago February 13. Former Senator George W Norris of Nebraska urged complete and utter disarmament of enemy nations to insure future peace at a testimonial rally marking his 40 years in Congress. He warned that insisting on a Versailles-like treaty would sow the seed of another war.
A large colorful butterfly is observed in spring across the United States and Canada. The sighting highlights the species' seasonal emergence and wide geographic range.
A shuffled word puzzle lists Army group insignia and multiple clues across horizontal and vertical entries. It mentions ancient phrases and equipment terms, plus debris of an old newspaper puzzle with many abbreviated or partial entries.
The answer: yes, there are three and four handed versions of gin rummy. These variants expand the usual two player game by adding extra players to the deal and play, altering strategy and partnership dynamics.
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.