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 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1947
Page
6
Keep COOL and FIT this summer with Dick Meisky. The Employed-Boys program and Boys' softball games will be played at Post Office Playground. Senior Leaders' Club meets Wednesday night at 7 30.
Greensboro dispatch reports Kenneth C. Royall, under secretary of war, arguing democracy and totalitarianism cannot coexist and urging a strong U S defense. He warns of subversion in Europe and America and calls for world wide democracy through production, economic growth, and greater personal freedom.
Lt. Bert A. Hoffman of Salisbury Maryland landed his single seat navy float plane in heavy seas fifteen miles south of Nantucket Island and rescued Ensign Malcolm Sillars of Boston who had ditched his fighter at sea. Hoffman maneuvered twenty minutes to retrieve the pilot and depart with the extra load as waves tossed his light craft. Sillars was treated and discharged.
Winston-Salem residents faced halted transit as 70 Safe Bus drivers and maintenance workers, operated by a Negro owned firm, walked out after a two hour meeting with CIO representatives failed to resolve a dispute over transferring passengers and transfer charges. The service handles about 16,000 fares daily. The work stoppage followed a dispute over whether transfers must be packaged separately after each trip and fees for handling errors. The transfer system had recently begun a two week familiarization period that ended last Wednesday.
Morse launches a five hour plus speech at 5 30 a m EST as Senate debates overriding the veto. Senators Johnson Ives Byrd Kilgore and Taylor rally against the veto while Knowland warns Morse against yielding time. Russell signals support for an override as pressure mounts and labor reforms loom at a crossroads.
London reports government pact to abolish visas for Islandic citizens visiting Britain and for Britons traveling to Iceland. Britain has similar accords with France Belgium Holland Luxembourg Denmark Norway Sweden and Switzerland.
Washington reports a house agricultural subcommittee explored surplus options for potatoes beyond traditional foods. Phillip Talbert praised potato flour for bakery flavor and shelf life and called for consumer education and more research. Dehydrated potatoes for feed, starch, plastics, and alcohol were discussed, with Tampa engineer W R Browne noting two carloads of surplus already dehydration ready.
Raleigh dispatch reports Governor Cherry paroled three inmates. Lemora Williams, convicted in Duplin county in 1944 for second degree murder in the slaying of Jimmy Williams, was sentenced to 12 to 15 years. Also paroled were Plummer Stallings of Vance county for eight months on a larceny sentence and Jerry Dills of Cherokee county for forgery with a two to three year term.
Washington June 21 Two controversial bills reach the White House tonight for possible presidential action. A wool price support bill would extend the program through 1948 and grant authority to raise tariffs or limit imports if foreign shipments threaten price support. A rent control measure would extend federal controls to March 1 1948 and allow rent increases up to 15 percent if landlords and tenants sign a lease through next year. The White House says the president has until midnight July 2 to act on both bills.
Clint Joins 31 of State Road N C was jailed in default of 3000 bond on allegedly embezzling 2400 from his sister in law Mattie Lowe of Hayes. Police say he bought a car for Lowe but did not deliver or return the money. Warrant served here as Lowe was staying at the Il tmore hotel. Hearing set for municipal court Monday.
Large black baby carriage in good condition with contact numbers 22492 and 205 Montheu Avenue Thomas ville. Eight compartment self heating and self cleaning rabbit hatch holding 25 chinchilla rabbits. Price 35. Phone 35460. Large round oak Chief heavy duty wood and coal range new fire box complete hot water tank. 1010 W. Green Street contact 8254.
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.