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 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1951
Page
3
The Federal Trade Commission in Washington argues that naming fur garments by animal type misleads buyers. Officials say rabbits sometimes imitate other animals and urge accurate labeling. Joseph Vandeweghe of New York cites the rule to demand proper description instead of slang terms.
Charles McNally about 60 told police he was alone in the lobby when a thief snatched a lunch box he mistook for a cash box. The thief grabbed the box and fled, leaving behind a bottle of coffee in the container.
In Calhoun Kentucky two fathers plunged into Cypress Creek to rescue skating daughters. Alton Robertson 47 and his daughter Marie 13 both died Leonard Meredith 37 also attempted rescue but could not save his daughter. The accident happened on Hubert Meredith farm, once Kentucky attorney general.
The Bank of England allows a limited free market for the pound within set fluctuation bands from 10.56 to 10.72 Dutch guilders and 972 to 988 French francs, alongside dollar limits. Banks and approved firms may trade for imports, while speculative activity remains restricted. If the pound weakens or surges, the Bank will intervene to keep quotes stable.
New York quotes show Goodrich up a fractional amount while Goodyear and U S Rubber slip slightly. Advances included Boeing, Radio Corp, American Cyanamid, Dewey Cheese, American Woolen, New York Central, General Motors. Declines feature Montgomery Ward, Philco, American Smelting, Keen Seen, American.
Grain and soy values showing mixed quotes with March and July futures noted. Prices include Corn near 2.64 to 2.65, May soybeans around 3.07, and hog futures with Lard near 14.86 to 16.07 between January and July contracts.
Sears plans to unveil a new automobile on December 20 and begin sales in 19 southern, southwestern and western cities. The car is being marketed by Kaiser-Fraser.
Salable hogs 13 000 with price ranges 17 50 to 18 70 per hundredweight for various weights. cattle 15 000 with prime to high prime steer bids 37 50 to 38 00, bulk cattle 27 50 to 34 50 for quality grades, cows 17 to 24 50, bulls 26 to 30. Sheep 4 500 at 25 to 31 per hundredweight, hogs and calves mixed markets. limited feeders and notes on boxes and boxes wrap. Receipts light with uneven trading, some items steady to firm.
Portland theater scene featured a misstep when actor Young was unable to remove handcuffs during a third act rehearsal and the cast relocated to police headquarters where a captain freed him so he could sign a confession.
Vernie Smith, nearly three, awoke with bandages after doctors in Woodward Oklahoma removed his remaining eye. The boy had previously lost one eye last February in a cancer fight. His family recalls a joyful Christmas party and his mother teaching him to navigate safely with sight.
The text notes that very few people are totally color blind and see only gray. Most color blind individuals have red green deficiencies, with explanations tied to historical references about ships and a partially damaged sentence mentioning a ship bound.
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.