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 5 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 10, 1950
Page
5
Fire prevention week in Raleigh opened with a near-miss when phosphorus placed in a bucket at a downtown hardware store produced a small real blaze on the fourth floor. Firemen extinguished the tiny fire after it burned a patch about the size of a man’s hand.
George Kachergis, assistant professor in North Carolina’s Art Department, won the second purchase prize of 300 dollars for Railroad Stop and earned a special mention for Blue Still Life at the fifth Southeastern Exhibition in Atlanta. Awards announced at the High Museum, displays run through October 15 with later showings in Macon Augusta Columbus and Columbia. Kachergis joined UNC in 1949 and previously won the North Carolina Federation of Women’s Clubs Art Exhibition in Raleigh. Mexico leads world silver production with the United States second and Canada third.
Minnie the melder dealt and turned up a four spot in a Canasta hand while Hold-up Harry and Generous George played aggressively. The table saw joker nine nine and two queensmelds with Minnie building toward a canasta in nines. The hand progressed toward disaster due to partner plays, with Jacoby promising further analysis and Q and A in future columns.
New York report from Metropolitan Life statisticians says longevity in the United States is near the global lead. Since 1901 1910 life expectancy rose 16 years for males and 18 years for females. By 1947 Americans were within a year of Australia and about 1 1/2 years of New Zealand, with lower death rates in youth and for several infectious diseases.
Dr. Charles E. Ward of Duke University has been appointed admissions director of the Duke Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. He will oversee graduate applications and determine eligibility for admission to the school.
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.