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
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1959
Page
3
A nationwide estimate shows 88 percent of households read a newspaper daily, underscoring print advertising strength. The figure highlights newspapers as the most pervasive channel for reaching audiences in daily life and commerce.
Report describes two women fined and jailed briefly as Britain imposes a new law aimed at cleaning up streets and deterring prostitution. Accounts quote one as determined to stop, while others worry about Holloway Prison, with tourists noting a changed West End atmosphere and the shift in the sex trade’s visibility.
A Long Island crash tale recounts how a deaf-mute man Pfaff and his wife drove by a burning home in Olmstead Falls. Pfaff ventured inside, heard one word from a deaf neighbor’s wife, found Scott Bryen in a crib, and carried him to safety as flames trapped them. Scott and his father suffered burns while Pfaff was treated for cuts. The rescue involved gestural signaling and quick action by bystanders and firefighters.
The Transport rolled over and nosed into the ground and exploded. Firemen battled the flaming wreckage for two hours. Among the dead was Capt Fred Jeber hahn, aged 50, of 936 Via Rincon Palos Verdes California.
Condemned inmate Robert E. Chessman and Lawrence Wade, both on automatic death row appeals, appeared before the San Quentin Prison Disciplinary Commission after a Sunday fistfight near their cells. Associate Warden Nelson declined to detail the incident amid ongoing friction between the two inmates. Wade’s death sentence for a liquor-store holdup remains under appeal, while Chessman plans a new bid against his 1947 Los Angeles conviction, with execution set for Oct. 23.
The body of Captain Russell Nelson, 27, of Big Spring Texas and father of three, was found about 12 hours after he parachuted from an Air Force fighter at George AFB. Nelson, a former Air Force pilot and recent Boston University graduate, was identified by officials in New Boston.
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.