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 17 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 17, 1947
Page
3
A newspaper column reflects on manners across generations, praising courtesy and condemning rude behavior. It cites adults and youth, cites Justice, Les Miserables, and prison systems, and ends with a humorous anecdote about a dog and a gun owner.
Questions ask who served as secretary of state and later chief justice, who first president to seek a third term, and which Lincoln nickname came from his soldiers. Hints on etiquette describe a girl dancing and a today’s birthday horoscope notes retirement, philosophy, loyal friends, and favorable outlook with caveats.
The saying asserts that rulers and civilizations hinge on how well the young are educated. It emphasizes education as a fundamental driver of political and societal outcomes across empires.
John Marshall the renowned American jurist lived from 1755 to 1835. Ulysses S Grant rose to prominence in 1880. The nickname Father Abraham refers to Abraham Lincoln.
WARSAW Poland in 1946 Poland imported textile raw materials valued at 52 million dollars including 41300 tons of cotton 19260 tons of wool 7020 tons of flax 5313 tons of jute 13320 tons of cellulose 761 tons of oakum and 269 tons of rags. The government aims to double 1947 imports and quadruple exports to cover about 60 percent of import costs with textiles exported to Russia France Switzerland the United Kingdom and Norway.
In Charlotte North Carolina a magnetic separator installed in several Carolinas mills removes metal from opened cotton bales. The device, a fire safeguard, trims the danger from metallic sparks and finds nails screws hooks wires and other metal objects in bales.
Eileen Edwards, the English girl who shifted from Arnold Buesing to Theodore Crabtree, calls off the wedding. The 19 year old coal miner Crabtree and Eileen offered no clear reason, saying they remain unsure where they stand after romance developments in West Virginia.
SYLT Germany Former German army barracks on this North Sea island are being rebuilt to house German fishermen and their families evacuated from Helgoland to Schleswig Holstein. Sylt offers similar conditions and they can resume fishing from the New Helgoland. The colony should be ready by summer. The Royal Navy plans to blow up Helgoland defenses soon, though two harbors will remain for sheltering fishermen from storms.
In Berlin schools every fifth day is chocolate day with a two ounce candy bar included in meals. Officials say adults outside schools offered twenty marks per bar to resell them on the black market.
John I. Kinney of 406 East Green Street High Point North Carolina has been elected president of the Anderson College sophomore class following the opening of the final semester. Kinney is active in the Sachem club and the International Relations club and graduated from High Point High School in 1937.
The Allen Jay school reports about 200 percent of its Red Cross quota, though outside city limits. Taylor M. Simpson, 1947 fund campaign chair, announced the submission to local Red Cross headquarters. Mrs. S. L. McFarland led the Allen Jay solicitations.
Corrections by networks delay changes for PM eastern times. Central standard subtract one hour, maintain standard subtract two hours. Relay times may vary by local stations with network supplied listings.
Vice Mayor Charles C. Dail greeted the Hollywood radio program winner as she arrived, delivering an official San Diego welcome to Mrs. Ann Hopfer of Los Angeles. The scene drew a pleased yet surprised reaction from a passenger. Victoria Falls is noted as wider and higher than Niagara.
Elizabeth City NC March 17 an elderly landowner George Pritchard about 70 shot Superior Court Judge C Everett Thompson 65 as he sat with his wife in their home and then killed himself The shooter left a four page letter in his car denouncing lawyers including Thompson The 15 year dispute over land titles triggered the attack Thompson who began serving in 1938 and was reelected in 1946 is survived by his wife one son and two daughters
Two Indian brothers, Bill Locklear 28 of Maxton and Weldon Locklear 17, are held on robbery and conspiracy charges linked to the $9,500 Scottish Bank theft at Pembroke. Bill allegedly confessed. bonds set at 10,000 and 2,000. They were bound over to the U.S. district court opening in Fayetteville.
San Francisco reports new machines reducing labor in pineapples. A truck mounted harvesting device uses a belt boom to catch fruit as workers unload on the belt. A sprout planter and weed control spray cut backhand hoeing. The note also mentions spotted fawn birth in deer.
FASTEETH powder to sprinkle on upper or lower plates secures false teeth firmly without sliding. It leaves no gummy taste and is alkaline to avoid sourness while reducing denture odor. Available at drug stores.
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.