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 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1970
Page
8
A derailment near Melvern Kansas caused explosions of two petroleum tank cars and a fire that wounded a dozen people. Firemen fought the blaze as flames swept across a four block area and destroyed several buildings. AP Wirephoto shows the scene with flames raining down on the neighborhood.
A freight train derailment unleashed LPG tank car explosions raining fire over four blocks in Melvern. Twelve residents injured. two homes church sheds and a bridge destroyed. mayor pegs losses at 200000 dollars as trains pile up and fire trucks rush from Topeka Ottawa Lyndon and Forbes AFB.
Winfield Smoot 35 of White Post had arraignment postponed for a week in Frederick County Court. Attorney Joseph W. White requested a continuance. next Friday at 2 p.m. is set for arraignment. Smoot faces abduction and murder in the July 31 shooting of Beulah Mae Smedley of Rt. 1 Winchester. He is held without bond on murder charges. $10,000 bond set on abduction.
In Sewport News Virginia dignitaries gather for the keel laying of the nations largest carrier at Newport News Dry Dock Co. The event marks a milestone in naval shipbuilding with the big vessel framed by the yard's gantry crane.
The Contemporary Art Gallery Association extends the current exhibit to Aug 2 and will close for four days before opening the fifth show on Sept 2 at 8 p.m for patrons and invited guests. The public viewing begins Sept 3 with no admission fee and the current exhibit runs most days except Mondays 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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.