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 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1949
Page
10
Peters burg August 29 A E Thomas M'Guire a GOP candidate for lieutenant governor charged he gets no help from the State Republican committee. He said the committee failed to back the Republican primary and the nominees.
He warns that renewed charges and counter-charges across the Atlantic could cause a serious split between Britain and the United States. Such a split would set back the Western World and benefit Soviet Russia's leaders. The warning calls for avoiding this outcome.
TV listings show daytime to late evening programs across stations WNEW WTTG WBAL WOIC and WBAL 7 24 7 15 7 30 8 00 8 30 9 00 9 30 10 00 10 30 with varied programs including Newsweek View s the News Meet the Press and sports recaps.
The H. J. Heinz plant began receiving cider apples this morning and will begin pressing next Tuesday. About 50 workers will be employed initially at Heinz, which pays 50 cents per 100 pounds. Canner prices were not yet announced, with expectations of a forthcoming schedule. Other New York state processors set prices last week. National Fruit is operating full shifts, buying apples at the established price. Shenandoah Valley Apple Cider and Vinegar Co plans to open Sept 6 and commence accepting apples the same day.
The Roanoke chamber of commerce endorses Secretary Louis A. Johnson in his push to reduce military spending. In a letter it praises his stance for substantial economy and notes action to discontinue about 135,000 civilian employees of the armed services.
The highway project, delayed by World War II, aims for completion in 1945 with 6.5 million dollars total cost and 4.5 million already spent. Federal funding covers most of the build, and engineers estimate 80 percent of passenger traffic between Washington, D C and Richmond will use the Shirley route, shaving 3 to 4 miles from the old path.
Radio lineup lists varied daytime and evening programs across networks including News for 15 minute editions, Echoes from Tropics, One Man's Family, Kate Smith, Newsreels, Band of America, and Radio City Playhouse. Listings cover 7:00 pm to after midnight with multiple talk shows, music, drama, and news blocks.
One hundred thirty nine summer degree candidates at the University of Richmond include seventy-one percent veterans of World War II. The record class will receive degrees at commencement exercises Friday, far above last year’s prior high of ninety-nine.
President Truman warns that the Soviet policy hinders recovery and urges European economic cooperation. He notes the need for a sound expanding world economy and highlights that foreign nations demand more from the United States than they can pay for, causing a serious world trade imbalance.
Baldridge of Winchester Virginia, a founder of the Jaycee war memorial fund, has been re elected to a three year term as trustee of the Jaycee WMF endowment. The fund supports patriotic and educational training for young men and honors those who died in World War II. It was announced that 276000 had been paid into the fund.
A model of the war memorial building is on display in Tulsa and will tour national junior chamber state meetings. The architectural contract with the design architects is approved. Joseph Saunders, former state president and national VP, has been engaged as consulting architect. Baldridge, MGM Pictures representative for the Middle Atlantic states, was the first Virginia junior chamber president and a former national junior chamber VP.
After his treason trial Aaron Burr wandered for several years before returning to New York City to resume his legal practice. He married Madame Jamel, a famous wealthy widow, and lived to age eighty.
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.