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 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1950
Page
5
Ancient wild wheat first appeared on Asian steppes millennia ago, evolving into the grain used today. The discovery traces the crop’s origins and its journey from wild grass to staple food across civilizations.
New York June 14 NBC expands crime and mystery radio offerings with 15 programs, up from three. Veteran shows include District Attorney and The Big Town, with new additions such as Sam Spade and Night Beat. Summer plans feature Bob Hope narrating four Atom and Hydrogen bomb dramas and Sing It Again reshaping prizes for TV and radio.
NBC presents Halls of Ivy at seven, Break the Bank at eight, a Daylight telecast at nine, District Attorney at eight thirty, and Dick Powell drama at nine thirty. CBS offers Mr Chameleon Detective at seven, Dr Christian drama at seven thirty, Groucho Marx Quiz at eight.
The page lists a mix of drama and variety programs across networks. Highlights include Philip Marlowe at 9:00, Lone Ranger at 6:30, Sherlock Holmes at 8:00, and Lawrence Welk at 9:00 on ABC, with MBS and DuMont offerings like Hidden Truth drama and Jury Trials.
A listing of daytime and evening programs for Thursday across MBS. Highlights include a New York Yankees at Chicago baseball game at 1:30 p.m. daylight time, plus shows from Red Foley to Dragnet and FBI In Peace and War, with morning and afternoon program changes noted.
Greece gained liberation from Turkey in 1827 and since then six kings have ruled the modern state. King III is noted as the sixth and current sovereign.
Jesse Binga, who rose from bootblack to bank president, died at 85 after injuries from a fall. Once a leader of Chicago's south side Negro district, his rise and fall mirrored a meteoric career. He founded a private bank in 1908 and the Binga State Bank in 1920, the first Negro bank north of the Mason-Dixon line. The bank failed in 1930 and he was convicted of embezzling 32500, serving nearly three years in Joliet before parole in 1938.
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.