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 4 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1958
Page
12
A Jackson, Wyoming plumbing shop places a humorous ad in the Jackson Hole Guide. The copy reads in part that if a sink or toilet backs up, customers should call, and the shop will sit with them while their husband fixes it.
The State Board of Education approved an additional $100,000 for pupil transportation from Interest on Literary Fund loans. Distribution uses the 1955 census yielding about 20 cents per child, with a $100,000 ceiling. Also approved were changes to junior and senior college accreditation standards, loan approvals totaling $144,000 for four new schools, and tentative approvals for nine projects totaling $1,650,000. Final approvals included Han overs. Lee-Davis High. Ferncliff Elementary. Mount Garland Elementary. Mount Pleasant Elementary. A letter of appreciation was drafted for Thomas C. Boushall, with William J. Story replacing him on the board. Story attended his first meeting.
Life Insurance Association reports 4 percent higher ordinary life sales in the first four months of this year versus late 1957, with April up 3 percent from April 1957 and March down 2 percent. Overall four month purchases are 2 percent ahead of last year.
About 5500 students will receive degrees from Virginia colleges and universities in the next three weeks. The bulk of graduations occur in early June with speakers including Gov. Almond, Dr. Gaines, and Dr. Peale. Virginia Tech tops with 1085 graduates and the University of Virginia next with 875.
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.