Today In History

April 18, 1962 — Stanley’s newest industry, Stanley Manufacturing Inc., is now in full swing, employing more than 40 workers and producing some 3,000 dresses per week with a daily average of 600. The entire […]

April 17, 1890 — There is a family in this county consisting of four brothers, which is an independent community of itself. They make their wagons, their own boots and shoes, shoe their own horses, […]

April 16, 1987 — Luray area residents will not have to venture far from their back yards to reach the beach this summer. If progress continues on schedule, Lake Arrowhead will open for swimming Memorial […]

April 15, 1966 — Major Donald E. Keyhoe, of Luray and Washington, D.C., was one of the guests Monday on “To Tell the Truth” program. The program presents a panel which gives questions to three […]

April 14, 1892 — The bright spring days of the past week called all to their gardens. From sunrise to sunset the “shovel and the hoe” had no reset. All nature seemed alive. Some of […]

April 13, 1961 — Ashby P. Kite, veteran banker of Page County, was honored Friday of last week on the occasion of his 50th anniversary with the Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Stanley. He […]