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
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1955
Page
4
Lawrenceville high school business teacher Mary Christmas, in her third year, receives more than her usual greetings as students address her by the festive name Mary Christmas rather than Miss Christmas. She explains the name origin from her grandmothers Grace and Mary.
A two million dollar fire in Lynchburg Virginia wrecked seven stores and damaged two more. Firemen Charles Mitchell N E Smoot and Captain W H Tweedy were injured, Mitchell seriously, as explosions and smoke filled the area. Public Safety Director J H Hoice arranged Roanoke fire aid while crews battled the blaze for hours.
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.