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 4 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1951
Page
10
In Brooklyn, 47 year old Marjorie Barton, a court clerk, was found guilty of arranging horse race bets outside her courtroom. She faces up to three years in prison at sentencing on June 11. The case ties into a larger probe of gambling and police corruption in the borough.
Clark Gable is sued for divorce by his wife Lady Sylvia Ashley in Santa Monica California. She cites mental cruelty and reveals plans to join an expedition to the South Seas for two museums with Mer and Mrs George Vanderbilt. The couple wed December 20 1949 and have had four marriages between them.
U S Ambassador to Greece John Peurifoy, aboard the Saturnia in New York, rushed to fly back to Athens after a last minute State Department message. The move may relate to Field Marshal Papagos retirement as Greece’s armed forces chief. Peurifoy had been in the U.S. for routine consultations since May 4. His wife and younger son stay in Greece.
The Brooklyn arrival of 49 tons of Gen Douglas MacArthur and Arthur MacArthur’s personal effects from Tokyo marked a homecoming. Mrs James Gibbons, the tutor, led a reception as the family prepared to enroll Arthur in a fall school. The procession included rugs furniture crates and 43 trunks with a cocker spaniel in tow.
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.