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 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1944
Page
2
A compact table group features nesting chairs and a mobile service table with drawers and shelves. Designed to solve limited-space dining, it uses plastic impregnated plywood chairs without springs for comfort and lightness, with variety of durable wood finishes and heat resistant surfaces.
Investigators tie Private Earl McFarland to the slaying near a park after finding a cigarette, a belt, and a jackknife linked to him. McFarland admitted leaving his barracks with two companions and borrowing the knife, while a Knoxville woman’s death case proceeds with both military and civil authorities to decide where he will be tried.
CHAPEL HILL Oct 7 The 20th annual newspaper institute was set for January 25 26 at the University of North Carolina by the North Carolina Press Association executive committee Plans include a dinner January 25 a luncheon and an open session January 26 with group meetings for week newspaper members in the afternoon A resolution asked for examination of the tax structure of state municipal and county taxes continuous coverage of the event is expected.
German flying bombs struck southern England for the third night in a row. Rescue teams worked amid the ruins of last night’s raid as anti aircraft fire lit the sky. Some explosions were heard inland and casualties occurred while rescuers pulled survivors from wrecked buildings.
At Belmont Park on October 7 a new world betting record was set as 36,005 turf fans wagered 3,618,846 dollars across eight races. The prior record, set at Belmont on May 20, saw 52,000 bettors stake 3,562,771 dollars.
The speaker argues that Republican control of Congress would place Senator Hiram W. Johnson as Senate Foreign Affairs chair and install isolationists in key posts, criticizing Roosevelt’s southern leadership and Dewey’s adoption of New Deal measures during a West Coast tour.
Allied forces surged eastward breaking German lines as Third Army troops seized Fort Driant and moved toward Metz while Seventh Army closed on Le Thillot and Bussang pass. British and Canadian units advanced in Holland and Belgium as air power bombed targets from Vienna to the Rhine front. Over 300 prisoners taken in early advances as German defenses collapsed after relentless bombardment.
American commanders warn loss of several East China air bases prompts rethink of plans possibly including an amphibious strike on Singapore and Malaya. Mountbatten warns of needed landing craft from Europe while Liuchow may fall. air raids press Japanese lines in China as Allies push Burma road and defend India frontier.
A Yugoslav broadcast reports Marshal Tito’s partisans linking with Austrian patriots as Soviet forces push north of Szeged and toward Hodmezovasarhely. Russians seize lines east of the Tisza and threaten Belgrade area, with 150,000 troops possibly trapped along the Belgrade Nis railway.
Fifth Army reports Nazi reinforcements moving from other areas to blunt the American advance. Allied communique notes the enemy failed to stabilize the central sector as American troops push ahead along Highway 65 from Florence toward Bologna. The front northward remains uncertain with possible northern defensive shift. American gains include Lolano area as doughboys seize ground two miles further. Geographical naming of American cities reaches 154 instances in this note.
At Tulsa's hangar No. 2 the Spartan Aero Repair shop starts a one stop service for private planes offering fuel, oil checks, windshields, weather info, and repairs. Captain Maxwell W. Balfour says civilian repair, overhaul, and teaching will create thousands of jobs as wartime plants shift to civilian use.
Mustangs and Lightnings strafed Greece destroying or damaging airfields near Athens and Salonika while blocking air evacuations. The Corinth Canal was cut by two bridges and a blockship as German garrisons weakened. Crete and Dodecanese remained contested with Allied advances on Levitha. Greek famine and disease claimed thousands as Kanellopoulos reached Patras amid a crowd of about 3,000.
Dewey campaigns claim the New Deal risks a corporate state and government control of productive plants. He cites Adolphile memorandum and criticizes Truman ally Hillman, urging a competent, independent government and a government with clear lines of authority.
In Caruthersville Missouri Senator Harry S Truman Democratic vice presidential candidate accuses GOP leaders of demagoguery and deliberate misquotation. He says distorting quotes from Roosevelt to mislead the public risks trust and warns a new administration will speed victory and convert to peacetime work.
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.