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 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1962
Page
11
A new rule tightens residency requirements for divorce petitions in Alabama, requiring a bona fide residence in state. Despite the change, many out of state couples have held quick divorces, while courts and bar officials prepare to monitor compliance and ethics.
In Burlington Alamance County a husband shot his wife multiple times in the Mayfair Apartments before turning the gun on himself. The wife died at the scene and a son was critically wounded while another child was unharmed. Police said the sequence began after a threat to the wife and an argument. The shooter died by his own hand, and investigators awaited autopsy results as relatives prepared for the children.
Washington reports the destroyer Noa honors officer Loveman Noa of the Philippine insurrection, born in Chattanooga on Oct 9 1868, a midshipman and surface scout who died near Samar. Also noted is the death of Empress Menen of Ethiopia in Addis Ababa at 71, wife of Haile Selassie I, described as progressive and influential.
AP report from Algiers states France will demobilize 30000 Algerian Muslims in French uniforms. Gen. Gave signals that guarantees to protect French interests in Algeria are acknowledged as the ceasefire moves approach. The cabinet approved the action amid debate on independence rebels and a looming pause in hostilities.
During a Civil Rights Unit hearing police brutality charges were denied. Witnesses testified, and officials maintained that no misconduct occurred amid ongoing scrutiny of police practices.
Police officers denied brutality charges as a South Carolina Civil Rights Advisory Commission heard statements from Abrahams Williams and Haynes about a Christmas Eve arrest. Williams alleges he was beaten and handcuffed while bleeding, with doctors noting no clear injuries. Officers claim Williams resisted and caused the incident during a chase through Darlington streets.
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.