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 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Kings Mountain Herald
Location
Kings Mountain, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1940
Page
8
A newly printed diary of inventor Thomas Edison is presented in the September 8 issue of The American Weekly, illustrated and distributed with The Baltimore Sunday American. The feature promises a human, vitally important portrait of the famed innovator sourced from the newspaper's Sunday magazine partner.
The Designing Department of Nett er Millane held a picnic on Thursday evening at Muddy Fork with friends and spouses attending. The event featured food, music, and dancing after supper, and attendees included Carl Davidson, Me. A try, Clay, Seu, Jack Hollender and their wives, with many others listed.
Washington Friday: Frank W. Davis aged 83 died of a heart attack during the seventh inning rally Cleveland staged in the game with Washington. Bermuda offers to place an air base for U S use may prompt official pronouncement on defense outposts in British possessions. A crash near a crossing halted traffic as San Francisco bound holiday roared by at high speed.
Prof Earl Hostetler of State College Animal Husbandry says cotton by products reduce erosion and gullies in the cotton belt. He notes Southern lag in using these by products for livestock feed, soil fertility, and protein supplements. Cottonseed meal supports horses cattle sheep and swine and aids pork production.
Funeral services for Mrs. Saran Melton Ledford 14 of Dixon were held Tuesday at 4 pm at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church led by Rev J W Predrick II. She died shortly after heart attack. Survived by son Rufus Sanders two stepchildren L B Turner and J H Sanders three dozen grandchildren and great grandchildren. Also noting broader economic reference about wool consumption in national defense era is present in the text.
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.