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
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1956
Page
11
Bridge note discusses a classic four spade contract problem. West opens heart eight, South bids one notrump then four spades, declarer later down one but analysis shows four spades can be made with precise defense and timing. The discussion focuses on handling heart leads, trump management, and endplay considerations.
A mixed OCR style crossword puzzle listing across and down clues with numbers, misspellings, and partial words. It presents an incomplete grid of definitions like Weep, Medium of exchange, False god, Passage out, and many others, suggesting a historic puzzle page segment with varied term lengths and cryptic hints.
TV and Radio by Charles Mercer reports ABC hopes a weekly half hour film program about Africa could be ready for the screen by next fall. The plan is in early stages with Cmdr. Attilio Gatti presenting the Africa idea as a long-range goal. Gatti criticizes Hollywood for not doing justice to Africa.
Tension promotes chewing Wrigley Spearmint Gum as a healthful refreshing daily habit with millions adopting the practice and endorsing its benefits.
The document lists a dense wartime era radio network schedule with programs across news, drama, variety, and music. Entries include E.R. Murrow related segments, News & Comment, one man’s family, detective drama, science fiction, Amos and Andy, and Larry Faith Orchestra.
Italian explorer Gatti, long filming Africa, aims to create a pilot series from Kenya Mau Mau country to Lake Victoria. He will return to New York for ABC approval, then lead a 10 technician expedition through Ruanda Urundi, Ituri Forest, Stanleyville, Belgian Congo, French Equatorial Africa, the Cameroons, and South Africa, with air stoppages en route.
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.