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 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1944
Page
4
A Greensboro meeting of the Allied Church League for the Abolition of Beverage Alcohol urges a state wide vote to ban all alcoholic beverages. The group argues against grouping hard liquor beer and wine, urging a step by step approach to alcohol policy rather than sweeping prohibition.
A local minister and columnist debate women ordination and draft, noting 75 percent favor conscription among those questioned and 78 percent of women supporting drafting. The piece cites past resistance to women in the armed services and highlights Gallup survey results on women aged 21 35 for WACs.
A retrospective note extols Time To Time as a vigorous youth that has shaped intelligent public opinion. It lauds the weekly for offering a comprehensive, up-to-date view beyond daily papers and credits it as a pioneer and leader in its field.
Citizens comment on political races, coal strikes, cancer control, traffic patterns, and cultural events. notables include Lee Wilson on garden plots, Ben Ridge on downtown traffic, Mrs. George F E Marshall on Cancer Control Month, LeRoy Collins on a lost basketball game, Raymond Schriber on Welsh coal disputes, and Cpl G W Mathews on Turkish culture at Indiana University.
Washington observers compare the soldier vote bill fight to a kidnap plot as Democratic senators Green and Lucas push a complex plan to harvest soldiers votes. Republicans and others rally around states rights, with multiple bills, 14 meetings, and shifting coalitions signaling a convoluted political battle.
International readers send supportive notes to Walter Winchell praising his citizenship stance and critiquing opponents. Messages from California, Oregon, Virginia, and Washington discuss democracy, press freedom, and political figures with varied humor and concern.
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.