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 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1956
Page
12
There is no single climate in Mexico. Four temperate zones range from tropical to cold, shaped by altitude and rainfall more than latitude. Zones include coastal low lands, 3 000 to 6 000 ft elevations, 6 000 to 10 000 ft elevations, and the tierra helada. The rainy season lasts June to October, with the rest of the year dry.
Virginia officials expect up to 700 miles of the 1000 mile interstate system in the state to be relocated under a new federal aid program. The 10 year plan will provide 23.7 million dollars in year one and as much as 50 million annually later, with priority based on traffic need. Construction could begin late next spring, contingent on funding allocations and the law’s effective date.
The Moscow radio quoted the deputy trade minister announcing immediate price reductions on several consumer items. Cigarettes, toys, vacuum cleaners, cameras, television sets, fabrics and pleasure boats were named with cuts up to 20 percent for fabrics and 30 percent for higher grade cigarettes. No present prices were given.
Claude T. Gore of Clearbrook receives a Certificate of Merit from the Poland China Record Association in Galeburg Illinois for five sows qualifying in Herd Improvement sow testing. Gore’s five sows produced 48 live pigs at 9.6 pounds birth weight and 2.97 pounds average at birth. Three litters were weighed again at 56 days. Agricultural college data show low survival to 2 pounds at birth and 86 percent reach 32 pounds at market weight.
Lawrence Neumann, 28, wanted in the shotgun killings of Max Epstein, Lois Gates, and John Keller, was captured in a Chicago alley after two detectives exchanged shots with a man believed to be him. A nearby resident helped reveal his hiding place on her back porch.
In Buford Georgia an inquiry into mass leg breaking at Rock Quarry Prison was ordered after 27 white and 14 Negro convicts reportedly pounded their legs with 10 pound hammers. A public hearing is planned at the prison, and corrections officials deny abuse while outlining actions and possible punishments for the inmates.
In 1955 studies across 33 states show passenger cars at 52.1 mph, trucks 45.8 mph, and buses 52.6 mph. Over one third of motor vehicle deaths that year were attributed to excessive speed, with speeds increasing in the Central and Western states and decreasing slightly in the Eastern states.
Two thirteen year old boys Dicky Davis and Sherry Bennett of this city rode 30 miles to Woodstock yesterday on bicycles. They reached Woodstock in about three hours and spent the night with Dicky Davis’s grandmother Mrs. D D Davis before returning today.
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.