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 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1940
Page
7
Sloan warned of grave economic dangers after war, speaking at the tenth anniversary of the Maurice and Laura Falk Foundation. He cautioned that postwar adjustments and world economy realignments could threaten national progress and domestic problems amid defense spending cuts.
Congressman A Willis Robertson is booked to speak at the Clarke Junior Board of Trade meeting in Berryville Virginia on October 22. The event replaces a dinner meeting postponed due to anti infantile paralysis regulations now in force.
Vice President Garner, returning from a lengthy Texas stay, is seen by close friends as likely to keep a strict political silence. He is expected to resume his Senate presiding duties as Congress winds down, with little chance he will address the presidential nomination issues that roiled the Democratic National Convention.
Mrs. Ethel M. Atkins a 29 year old mother of twins was found slain in an unoccupied farmhouse near Horsham Pennsylvania. Police label the crime the work of a maniac as her husband James F. Atkins identifies her. Coroner says death likely occurred yesterday and investigators seek motive and suspect details.
The Winchester Recreation Planning Committee, chaired by W. R. Barney, reports official support from local clubs for a city recreation program. The first city wide meeting is Friday September 27 at 8 pm in the American Legion Building. Free parking will be provided at George Washington Garage.
The Rev J Paul Gruver of Roanoke son of the Rev W F Gruver and former Harrisonburg resident was elected superintendent of the Virginia Conference United Brethren at Keyser West Virginia. He will succeed Rev M J Miller who goes to Dayton Ohio as director of the national church youth department after two years in the post.
A concise presentation of crossword clues with across and down items from couch to public assemblies and mythic deities. The puzzle includes thematic items such as constellations and legendary terms, plus items like malt and chopped meat. an answer grid fragment and distributor credit follow.
Local Markets takes responsibility for any eee errors that may arise. The notice signals accountability and support for customers encountering typing or entry mistakes in their services.
A catalog-like list shows price per barrel for Short Patent Brand and Creamery Butter in 12, 24, 48, and 98 pound bags. Also includes various horse feed, dairy feed, oats, corn meal, scratch feed, broiler mash, and turkey grower prices with scattered OCR artifacts. Distinct items include Per bbl pricing for each bag size and several feed products with prices around 1.80 to 3.00.
Baltimore market notes show mixed livestock pricing with cattle and calves steady to firm for good grades, hogs mostly lower, and light lamb demand. Philadelphia and Chicago reports detail eggs butter flour poultry prices and pork loin declines amid steady cattle and higher hog futures.
Chicago and other cities report minor wheat gains to three month highs amid early weakness. December wheat 80 to 79 cents, May 80, July 77 1/2. corn 58 1/2 to 60 3/4. oats 31 1/2. beans Oct 75, Dec 16, May 79. rye 45 to 49. Other prices listed for bells, barley, and seed grains follow regional quotes.
The bullet riddled body of 18 year old Robert L. Forman, an University of Pennsylvania sophomore known for picking up hitchhikers, was found in the rear seat of his auto along a rural bridle path. Sheriff Albert W Skinner said he was shot at least five times from the right front seat. two .32 caliber shells were found. no gun was located.
German authorities rejected reports that thousands of bodies floated ashore along the English Channel after a gale. British sources offered no comment on a Daily Mail dispatch claiming Germany lost 50 000 to 60 000 picked troops on September 16 during an invasion fleet incident.
Par_e Pi-Gov announced today he will not designate October 16 action day for conscription as a state holiday. He said workers need not lose a day's pay since only a portion will register and urged employers to grant an hour off to eligible men so they may register.
Va livestock market on N Kent Street lists extended sales every Tuesday September 24 1940 with detailed prices. Steers and heifers graded by quality, fat cows and bulls price ranges, veal calves tops and bulk, fresh cows and springers, lambs and fat sheep values, hogs pigs and sows prices, feeder and stocked cattle with feeder and stocker steer ranges and stocker steer per head.
A middle aged New York woman, born, awaited grand jury action on federal charges alleging she was involved in a scheme to clone a steel heiress and threaten to bomb her to obtain $50,000. The case centers on threats and attempted extortion connected to the heiress known as Prick.
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.