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 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1961
Page
1
Behind the scenes volunteers police ushers nurses makeup staff and press keep the pageant running smoothly. Doormen guard doors a deaf gatekeeper notes the show while motorcycle cops escort last year’s Miss North Carolina and protect the new queen. Lighting and sound crews treat contestants as moving problems to solve in spotlight and acoustics.
West Berlin saw a weekend influx of refugees from the East as thousands prepared to return to Communist rule after a church rally. Marienfelde Camp was crowded with registrations and exits via 18 entry points into West Berlin. Senator Pell toured the camp and heard an East German collective farm manager describe dire conditions, noting renewed refugee movements echoing 1956 Budapest.
Virgil J. Grissom, the second American to reach space fringes, said his capsule sank 16 800 feet in the Atlantic after the emergency side exit hatch fired unintentionally. He noted his hatch was set to fire after a rescue helicopter latched on, and described a brief view of space through a small window before the capsule submerged.
Miss Asheville 19 year old Maria Beale Fletcher won Miss North Carolina at Greensboro with a strong talent display a song and dance. She is a former Radio City Rockette and daughter of a show business dance team. First runner up was Susan Woodall of Roanoke Rapids and other runners up included Ruby Gail Newton Kay Sloan Hobbs and Elizabeth Beel.
The French and Tunisian forces halt offensive operations in the Bizerte area after a U.N. Security Council cease-fire call. Communications disruptions slow orders, and gunfire breaks the pre dawn quiet as both sides hold positions around the city and base.
The United Nations Security Council called for an immediate cease fire in the French Tunisian fighting but failed to reach agreement on steps to end the dispute over the Bizerte naval base. The 11 nation body rejected two rival resolutions seeking direct negotiations, with neither securing seven votes.
A 101 degree crowd of 50 000 to 70 000 gathered at Manassas Battlefield Va for a dramatic re enactment of the first Battle of Manassas Also Friday’s rehearsal had kinks but Saturday’s performance was praised as very realistic by Major General James C Fry Casualties were lighter on the field though many spectators suffered heat exhaustion A spectator from New Jersey collapsed and was airlifted to Quantico Hospital while police counted 50 000 to 70 000 attendees and several minor incidents were reported
The 6th North Carolina Regiment earned praise at Manassas for its performance in the Bull Run re enactment directed by Maj. Gen. James C. Fry ret. The unit merged for a grand entry and joined 75,000 spectators before a Sunday re turn trip by train with Gov. Terry Sanford and Justice R. Hunt Parker among visitors.
National Geographic Society announced a new atomic dating method used by UC scientists showing Zinjanthropus lived about 1.75 million years ago, far older than prior estimates. Leakey fossils from Olduvai Gorge, Tanganyika, include a child skull and bones suggesting even earlier existence and greater brain size than Zinjanthropus.
Pvt. Jerry L. Young 18 from Camp Lejeune robbed First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. of 4359 dollars then was shot by cashier Warren Taylor as he fled toward a parking lot. Young survived surgery, FBI says no charges yet, bank had few customers.
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.