Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Winchester Evening Star in Winchester, Virginia

We have 3,124,248 pages in Virginia

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

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!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 3 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 30, 1978

Page

9

Man 900 Pounds Moved to Hospital on Improvised Stretcher

Jon Minnoch 36, on a vegetables only 600 calorie daily diet, weighed about 900 pounds and could not leave bed. Firefighters used a plywood sheet and two beds to transfer him from Bainbridge Island home to University Hospital after window removal and a 90 minute move.

Seattle Jon Minnoch Minnoch Louie Marker Marker University Jean Minnoch Minnock Bainbridge Island Hugh Maguire Seattle Fire Department Maguire

Vepco Cuts Off Power for Nonpayment in 1978

In Norfolk 3128 Virginia Electric & Power Co. customers had service shut off in the first two months of 1978 for nonpayment. The figure matches early 1976 totals and is nearly double last year. Salvation Army aid is insufficient to meet demand.

Norfolk Virginia Electric & Power Co Vepco Lee Starkey

Inbreeding Bans Loom Over Kentucky Thoroughbred Breeding

Kentucky orders artificial insemination for all breeding at farms with infected or suspected cases of contagious equine metritis. The move could shut down part of the industry and follows 13 farms already affected. The Jockey Club will meet to decide if AI should be allowed, a ruling that could preserve or end many stud operations.

Frankfort Kentucky Kentucky Agriculture Thomas Harris New York Jockey Club

Also Mentioned on This Page

L. C. Isley George Earl Jumper Virginia Interstate 64 Hampton Jumper Salvation Army Virginia Reynolds Europe Carl Brown Ational Wea Irmal National Weather Service Loudoun Street Star Warren County Front Royal Bank of Clarke Clarke County Bank of Berryville Boyce Member Federal Reserve System Federal Deposi Georgia North and South Carolina Box Springs Capon Valley Furniture Outlet Capon Bridge W. Va B & N Grocery Sos Ches
Search Courier

Search the Winchester Evening Star Today with a Free Trial

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.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Winchester Evening Star?

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!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication