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 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1936
Page
7
A middle aged white woman seeks a child care job. References provided upon request marked as Elizabeth and Enterprise. Dated September 26 2023.
G E Hutchens reports the State Board of Health found a dog that bit two of his dogs last Thursday had rabies. The dog attacked a Negro servant at the Hutchens home on Lexington Avenue before being killed. The owner named on the collar was Fred Clinard now of Mooresville.
Camden county officers hunted two prisoners after they sawed from the county jail and fled in Jailer H A Morrisette s automobile. Herman Lee Weifett 22 and Lee Robinson 26 threatened the jailer with iron pipes, took his keys and drove off. They were later charged with robbery at a nearby roadside inn.
Stock prices rose sharply as France moves to devalue the franc and an Anglo American currency pact boosts optimism. Many issues gained fractions to several points before profit taking trimmed late gains. leaders closed near highs. Volume reached about 900000 shares.
Goldsboro, Sept. 26. Robert Howell, 27, and Miss Ruby Rowe, about 25, were killed when their car overturned on a curve four miles north of the city. Miss Myrtle Rowe, Ruby’s sister, escaped with minor injuries.
Greensboro Sept 26 Special Judge Shaw instructed the jury in a libel case brought by the State of North Carolina to padlock the Lone Star Barbecue stand on the High Point roads as a public nuisance. Defendants are Irvin Davis Roy Hicks and Clyde Smith with property owners J C Watkins and wife. Smith contends the place was orderly under new ownership. The Vending Machine Co and Universal Credit Co were allowed as claimants to items in the case. Other padlocked sites include Brooklyn Inn on Burling ton road and the residence of Mrs Lillie Bruce in Jamestown. Trial in the Brooklyn Inn case is set for Thursday morning. Nonsuits were allowed in related actions and a case involving two estates was settled out of court.
Firemen from company three were called at 11 21 last night to 2108 English street to extinguish a garage fire. The garage was totally destroyed and one of the two automobiles inside was nearly a total loss. The second car was damaged only slightly.
Firefighters from company number six were called at 9 14 this morning to the corner of Park and Kearns streets to extinguish a roof fire. They reported no damage from the blaze and that the cause was undetermined.
Benjamin Rivers a 45 year old Black man was sentenced to be electrocuted January 14 for killing Detective Purse A Wansley during a botched arrest. Judge Mann denied a new trial and allowed the death date to serve as a witness against co defendant Isaac Brown at the next term. The killing occurred as officers tried to arrest them.
Wilson report on September 26 describes police seeking a thief who removed an American flag from the War Mothers Memorial at the fairgrounds. The district American Legion commander vigorously condemned the act, calling it an act of Communism and equating it with treason in war-time and equally bad in peace-time.
A statement asserts the American black bear is no more dangerous to a hunter than a hog of similar size, implying similar risk levels for both animals.
Julio Alvarez del Vayo told the League of Nations that the bloodstained soil of Spain is the battlefield of word war and that future conflicts will be battles between rival ideas democracy versus oppression. He urged hard non intervention and condemned foreign arms used by rebels while denouncing outside support.
Public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the East Door of the Guilford County Court House Greensboro NC at 2 00 P M on October 19 1936. Property located in High Point North Carolina described as 306 Centennial Avenue beginning at an iron stake on Centennial Avenue. Substituted trustee Insured Mortgage Bond Corporation of North Carolina attorney D C MacRae.
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.