Today In History

September 24, 1987 — Balloons ascended toward the Luray Singing Tower during a special celebration last Thursday of the 200th anniversary of the U.S. Constitution. The ceremony sponsored by the John Rhodes Chapter of the […]

September 23, 1965 — The Luray Bulldogs and the Page County Panthers will meet this Friday night in a District 10 football game, on the Panther’s home field. Starting time is 8 p.m. with a […]

September 22, 1887 — A serious difficulty occurred at Marksville, this county, last Monday evening, between Brad Cliff and Roy Alger. The Courier gathers the following particulars of the unfortunate affair from a gentleman from […]

September 21, 1961 — The Stanley Food Market will open Friday, Sept. 29, in the former Robinson building on Stanley’s Main Street. It will be owned and operated by John M. Dunlap, co-owner and manager […]

September 20, 1962 — James Gander, 40, son of Mrs. Blanche Shaffer Gander and the late Lester H. Gander and a prominent Page County Republican, was named by Judge Hamilton Haas, of the Circuit Court, […]

September 19, 1889 — Two freight trains on the Shenandoah Valley Railroad came in collision at Buena Vista station, last Thursday, making a bad wreck of two engines and a number of cars, killing instantly […]