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 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1930
Page
4
The Evening Star was entered at the Winchester Virginia post office as second class matter on a day noted in the issue. Carried by The Evening Star Printing Co. of Winchester, the publication details appear in the header.
The notice lists subscription prices by mail and by carrier with advance payment terms. It shows yearly, half year, and monthly rates for mail subscribers and yearly, half year, and monthly rates for carrier delivery. The document references a national advertising representative in New York and mentions offices in Chicago.
A clipped newspaper policy notes that The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to use of AP dispatches and local news published within the paper. The item also mentions consolidation with Morning News The Weekly News The Weekly Times and The Weekly Mirror.
A religious text fragment praises Jesus as King eternal and wise God. The prayer exalts the glory and honor due to the divine.
A Richmond Times Dispatch column argues U S naturalization laws unfairly deny citizenship to sailors like Bernt Balchen and John Bugs Holland who contributed to Byrd’s Antarctic expedition. It notes they were aboard a U S ship on unclaimed territory and would gain citizenship only after a congressional bill. Representative Bloom intends to push legislation in the next session, with Virginia lawmakers urged to back the measure.
Albany Evening News jokes about a proposal by the American Foreign Service Association to outfit American diplomats abroad in formal uniforms. The column frets about gold braid, suggests past attire like knee breeches, and mocks the idea that General Dawes would embrace ornate dress, arguing diplomacy can be dignified in conventional clothing.
A statement asserts lomatists will embody American traditions and no referendum is required to settle the matter. The remark emphasizes the representative nature of lomatists and rejects public vote as unnecessary.
Roanoke Times reports Marion Talley hints at returning to the Metropolitan Opera House in New York to re finance after drought devastates her 800 acre Kansas farm. The famed singer left opera years ago for farm life, saying she was tired of it all.
Petersburg Progress Index notes a Turkish invasion of Persia aimed at Kurdish raiders. It mentions a possible Persian war declaration and recalls past U S border incursions against bandits, with commentary on Kurdish persecution of Armenians and looting, urging potential Turkish Persian cooperation to curb Kurds.
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.