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 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1968
Page
4
Rates listed for City Carrier and Motor Carrier deliveries with pricing for one year six months and one month options. Includes regional variants for Virginia West Virginia and local delivery details dated Wednesday June 19 1968.
The piece contrasts France's 20 day campaign with the United States lengthy process, argues for synchronized primaries near national conventions, and criticizes long campaigns as merciless and costly. It also discusses farm subsidies, noting large recipients and proposed caps to aid small farmers while urging policy shifts to open new foreign markets.
The Star Files notes a likely national apple crop of 94 233 000 bushels, far below 1942’s 126 million. It cites a 1968 estimate near 128 million. Also recorded is the marriage of Miss Marguerite Daughterty to Dr Robert McC Glass at the Presbyterian Manse.
Almost every member of the Chamber of Commerce voted for the candidates for new directors for the general election to be held later. Nominated were William G. Hardy H. D. Fuller R. Gray Williams Dr. H. H. McGuire Shirley Carter C. W. Trenary H. F. Byrd H. C. Sheetz Logan R. Fay S. L. Lupton A. L. Baker A. H. Jackson J. M. Orndorff and R. M. Ward.
Earl L. Douglas compares pruning plants to the trials of Abraham Lincoln Beethoven St Paul and Jesus. He argues hardship shapes character and beauty, noting endurance of denial sorrow and pain as essential to transcendent achievement. The piece ends with a note that the husbandman prunes for a harvest.
Henry J. Taylor portrays the Baltic nations Latvia Lithuania Estonia as victims of Soviet migration and deportation. He claims the Kremlin uses a Volkerwanderung like Nazi genocide to destroy national identity through forced relocation and slave labor camps across the Arctic taigas and Far East.
A letter argues against stricter gun laws asserting criminals will always obtain weapons and registration would not curb crime. It cites Kennedy’s assassination, enforcement gaps, and a strong defense of hunting heritage and the Second Amendment. It warns against eroding civil rights and imagines future losses of freedoms.
A columnist argues that public tolerance for riots and lawlessness is fading as courts and officials take firmer stands. He cites the Supreme Court stop and frisk ruling, draft-conspiracy convictions, and DC riots sentences, warning that political campaigns now face heightened safety concerns and a renewed push for law and order.
Extreme caution with aerosol sprays is urged due to explosion and fire risks. Readers are advised to read labels, vent adequately, discard cans safely, and avoid heat or flames. The column also answers readers on meat-induced headaches, arthrosis, and cold sensitivity with general medical guidance from Dr. Wayne Brandstadt.
A quiz feature asks readers to score their IQ over ten days with daily results. It lists questions about A J Foyt Rodger Ward and Parnell Jones a Supreme Court bench count Tom Sailer and other topics. The piece mixes trivia tasks with scoring guidance.
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.