Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Charleston Gazette in Charleston, West Virginia

We have 4,406,501 pages in West Virginia

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

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!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 25, 1956

Page

12

Weather Bakes Nation. Cool Air Reaches Pacific Northwest

Most of the United States endured hot humid conditions with thunderstorm outbreaks in Illinois Texas Michigan and Montana while cooler air moved in from the Canadian border affecting the Northern Plains Great Lakes region. Rain and flash floods were reported in parts of Ohio and New England as two men drowned in Campbell Ohio during a rescue attempt.

Associated Press Central Plains Atlantic Gulf Coasts Pacific Northwest Canadian Northern Plains Great Lakes Northern Lakes Illinois Texas Michigan Montana Rumford Matte Atlantic City Lansing Spain Mich New England Ohio Campbell Cleveland

Pastor shifts Kanawha church service to beat the heat

A Charleston Gazette report covers Kanawha Presbyterian Church adjusting to hot weather with a 10 am start and shorter program. Dr Bernard Vanderbeek urges moral living, cites a divine moral law and Jesus yoke as guides, while noting many wish to be good yet have fun. The church sits on Virginia Street beside the Daily Mail offices.

James A. Haugh the Gazette Charleston Kanawha Presbyterian Cheosh Bernard Vanderbeek Dr.Vanderbeek Jesus Christ Jesus Kanawha Presbyterian Church Virginia St The Charleston Daily Mail Vanderbeck

Miss Germany Marina Orschel Wins Pageant in Baden Baden

In Baden Baden Germany on June 24 Marina Orschel a 19 year old from West Berlin was crowned Miss Germany after a stage fright influenced by sedatives and champagne. She won with a large vote and received 36 000 marks in gifts including an air ticket to Long Beach California for Miss Universe. She studies classical dance with measurements 47 21 33.

Baden Baden Germany Marina Orschel West Berlin

Try Chilled Soups for Supercoolers

A summer starter feature in July Better Homes and Gardens offers refreshing chilled soup recipes. The article promises taste-tingling flavors to please every family member and invites readers to pick up the magazine where magazines are sold.

Better Homes& Gardens

Pope Pius XII Receives 500 US Service Members

More than 500 U.S. pilots parachutists and sailors slated for Nate Southern European and Mediterranean air sea exercises next week were received in audience by Pope Pius XII in the Vatican Consistory Hall. The group included 150 air force pilots 70 parachutists and 300 seamen.

Vatican City U.S Pius XII Vatican Consistory

120 Years Of Study Proves Universe Expands

A 20 year cooperative study by Mt Wilson Palomar and Lick observatories concludes the universe expands at a uniform rate from a common center based on redshifts in extragalactic nebulae. The researchers Humason Sandage Mayall publish in the Astronomical Journal noting expansion appears to slow over time and that prior UC observations involved fewer data.

Mt. Wilson- Palomar Lick Observatories California

Train wreck at Atocha Station kills nine in Madrid

In Madrid on June 23 a freight train struck a stationary Andalucia mail train at Atocha Station during heavy rain. Nine people died and more than 70 were injured, ten seriously, all victims in the last two coaches of the mail train.

Madrid Spain Atocha Andalucia

Light year distances and cosmic scale explained

The article outlines light-year as the distance light travels in a year, about 186,300 miles per second. It notes estimated cosmic distances, with most stars tens to hundreds of light-years away, and some billions of light-years distant from Earth, illustrating the vast scale of the universe.

Earth

Also Mentioned on This Page

Biond Berlin Pruvo Avis Avis Vint Capitol Street Apa Kanewhs Airport Fred Scott Melrose Mrase Melrose Distillers Corl
Search Courier

Search the Charleston Gazette Today with a Free Trial

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.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Charleston Gazette?

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!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication