Today In History

September 17, 1987 — The Woman’s Club of Luray will celebrate its 50th anniversary this Saturday with special activities at the Luray United Methodist Church. The 2 p.m. program will include a memorial service, scrapbook […]

September 16, 1965 — It was a big evening for Page County Democrats and friends last Friday evening at the Page Valley Fairgrounds. They gathered 1,200 strong in support of Ralph J. Davis and Charles […]

September 15, 1911 — About 500 people turned out to witness the game of baseball on Wednesday between Elkton and the Shenandoah YMCA teams. Again Shenandoah proved themselves too strong for Elkton, for out of […]

September 14, 1961 — An attempted robbery of the Luray ABC store on Thursday night of last week yielded nothing but some cuts and bruises and a few days in the Page County Jail. The […]

September 13, 1962 — According to a release from Shenandoah, a “considerate” thief, who took a new 1962 Chevrolet belonging to Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Comer last Thursday, telephoned Mr. Comer Tuesday morning to tell […]

September 12, 1986 — A state ABC official will evaluate a charge of lewd and disorderly conduct against Boot Hill Sept. 25 in a disciplinary hearing at the Page County Courthouse. In the second week […]