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 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1939
Page
2
Funeral services were held in Statesville for John Austin Stroud aged 65 father of G B Stroud of this city. He died at his home in Iredell County Wednesday night. Stroud was a prominent farmer of the Society Baptist Church community and son of the late Mr.
Mrs Lydia Yates Stroud and family mourn the passing of J. M. Stroud of Turnersburg Township. Surviving are his wife Esther Stroud, three sons J R Stroud G B Stroud L E B Stroud, two sisters Mrs Thomas Garwood and Miss Mary Stroud, and two grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted Friday at 10 in Society Baptist Church with Rev. W L Mc Swain. Interment followed in the church cemetery.
The article details the capture of the City of Flint by the German pocket battleship Deutschland on October 9 in the North Atlantic. A prize crew first took the ship to Tromsø to land rescued British seamen, then sailed to Murmansk where Soviet authorities deemed the vessel unsea worthy and ordered it to depart.
Funeral services for John Valentine will be held at Brooks Memorial Methodist Church Saturday evening. He died at his daughter's home and will be shipped to Saluda South Carolina for interment. He had lived in High Point six years and was active at Brooks Memorial Church. Survived by three daughters Emmet Portee Arzulia Williams Cora Turner and four sons Whitfield Purvis Robert and Harry.
The piece notes early WWI German victories at Tannenberg and Marne, major ship sinkings by U boats, and Baltic naval actions. It contrasts Nazi Poland campaign casualties with Russian losses at Tannenberg and Russian army defeats, while highlighting notable naval feats such as U-29 sinking three British cruisers and royal oak at Scapa Flow.
M. S. Saunders general secretary of the UNC Alumni Association will address a North Carolina alumni meeting in Winston Salem Tuesday night. The event highlights UNC alumni activity in the region.
The fourth state-wide contest honors Jewel Cotton Mill Inc at Thomasville for 244,680 man hours without an accident in group one. Arista Mills Winston-Salem with 432,360 hours in group two. Roxboro Cotton Mills Roxboro with 667,120 hours in group three. Revolution Cotton Mills Greensboro with 1,334,155 hours and one lost-time accident.
French reports claim heightened tensions after a new German air activity. The note praised Congress debate fairness and Roosevelt’s actions, while noting 12 German planes were downed in October, with two peasants lauded for capturing a German crew near the French Belgian frontier.
Charles E. Griffith of New York City spoke at the morning session on making music a school and community resource. He praised High Point’s school music program, highlighted by the senior high orchestra conducted by Virginia Frank, and urged teachers to extend similar programs and urge students to listen to available music broadcasts. The talk stressed long term benefits of music education for church life and civic activities.
In morning sessions Mr. Griffith demonstrated violin pieces to illustrate points then led teachers in group singing, closing with America the Beautiful. Afternoon held departmental meetings for art, business, agriculture, language, science, music and more. Tonight at six the classroom teachers dine with Dr. Julian Miller and at 6:30 the elementary principals dine in the school cafeteria.
Two people died in a Lincolnton hospital fire and several others were listed in fair condition. Survivors include the deceased's widow and children in Lincolnton and Charleston, with a Mrs. Huffstetler among the injured or affected.
Morehead City reporting sheriff says the fatal buckshot shooting of Clifton Snyder in a Stella hunting camp remains unsolved. Deputies found footprints but no usable clues. Snyder, 21, worked for Piedmont Granite and died after hospital treatment. Sheriff Holland and A P Elliott from Winston-Salem were in Carteret County for a deer hunt.
The interstate committee of the YMCA of the Carolinas will meet in Winston-Salem on November 25.
Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with little temperature change. Winds from Hatteras to Jacksonville are northeast to north moderate to fresh, with overcast conditions tonight and Saturday.
Funeral services were held this morning at 11 o'clock for J. Martin McKinnon 80 who died November 1 at his son M. D. McKinnon 109 Welch Street Montgomery county. The Wadesville Baptist Church pastor Rev J. W. Stork led the service with the church choir singing Abide With Me Shall We Gather at the River and Near the Cross. Pallbearers were W. C. Robinson Reuben Morton W. P. Usrey J. R. McKinnon R. L. De Berry and O. H. Ballard. Interment followed in the church cemetery.
In London Supply Minister Leslie Burgin hailed the embargo repeal as an Allied victory. Britain likely to buy machine tools raw materials gun steel and ammunition. Paris papers urged cash purchases while Britain and France weighed new arms supply prospects and cautious optimism followed.
After swift House and Senate majorities for repeal the neutrality program lifts the arms embargo while limiting freedom of the seas for U.S. shipping. Conferees meet to draft a final bill as Congress adjourns the special session awaiting President Roosevelt's signature. Once signed European nations may purchase American munitions and aircraft.
Babson Park Mass November 3 Business runs 25 percent above a year ago and November tops all but 1928. Yet stock prices lag despite good news, signaling worry that Washington may skim profits through taxes. Congress will not raise taxes in an election year.
A Finnish delegation prepares for final talks at the Kremlin as Pravda attacks Western plans and asserts Moscow’s security interests. It claims Finland considered an aid pact and a Karelia base proposal while condemning Finland’s neutrality.
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.