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 2 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1962
Page
5
Ohio faces a constitutional referendum on Sunday sales amending the ban with a broad list of exemptions. Law and policy clash as courts have wrestled with the work of necessity and charity and two cases sit before the Ohio Supreme Court amid a half‑million dollar campaign.
The Voters Action Association campaigns to defeat a proposed Ohio Blue Law amendment. It would legalize Sunday operation for utilities, newspapers, communications, fuels, prescriptions, milk and more. VAA secretary John C. Mahaney Jr. warns Sunday would lose its day of rest.
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.