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
Mar 13, 1950
Page
3
Florenz Hinz details the secrecy and delicate timing of selecting Queen Shenandoah and her court. The process involves guarded interviews, potential refusals, and tight embargoes until official announcements appear in papers and press outlets.
The article details the queen elect for Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester preparing for coronation. It notes fittings, gowns funded by the festival, state escorts, and busy schedule including parades, pageants, and a grand Friday parade with two hundred thousand onlookers.
In a voice mixing skepticism and whimsy, Hal Boyle notes the era of firm certainties is gone as experts clash and marvels multiply. He jokes about space rumors and backward birds while urging caution and a moratorium on marvels until society catches up. The piece blends social commentary with light, humorous anecdotes.
Baltimore market notes show steady produce with small price upticks for apples and sweet potatoes, along with firm eggs and butter. Cattle and hogs in Baltimore and Chicago face light receipts but higher quotes for slaughter steers, heifers, and certain weight classes. calves and sows mixed, with buyers cautious and markets variable.
The New York stock market rose only modestly with gains slightly ahead of losses. Steel, motor, rail, aircraft, airline and utility shares showed limited movement while leaders included General Motors U S Rubber J I Case Boeing Admiral Emerson Philco Zenith American Telephone American Smelting Allied Chemical GE Childs Santa Fe Sinclair American Airlines and J Manville. Decliners included Kennecott Copper Eastman Kodak and A Philp Morris.
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.