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 4 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1996
Page
5
Gasoline prices drift down about 1.63 cents to an average of 130.39 cents per gallon across all grades and taxes according to the Lundberg Survey. Trilby Lundberg notes declines persist despite failed tax relief and oil market shifts, with varying prices at full service pumps.
In central Utah two wildfires burning since the month’s start scorched about 124000 acres of sagebrush and desert scrub. Some 1600 firefighters battled, with about 760 ready to break after days of work. The southern fire was about 90 percent contained, light winds aiding containment as crews prepared to withdraw. About 15000 acres have burned so far.
Geraldine Howell, 66, hauls newspapers over 238 miles on weekday nights and 250 miles on Sundays, totaling about 75,000 miles yearly. She has run the Clarksburg Publishing Co route six days a week for 39 years, braving winter floods and heavy snows. She began at 11 pm and arrives home around 8 am in Elkins, with stories of fires she reported and a decades old murder she witnessed.
Grocery and drug retailers test self scan checkout systems to speed up shopping. Stores like SASI and Price Chopper deploy stations with cameras and scales. clerks assist, while customers scan and bag items. Rite Aid tests SASI eXPRESS in Philadelphia area stores, weighing unscanned items and handling cash transactions with staff support.
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.