Today In History

September 1, 1962 — The Kiddie Shoppe in Shenandoah, featuring children’s and ladies ready-to-wear, owned by the Shumakes and managed by Mrs. Ruth Croft and assisted by Mrs. Merle Cook, is continuing to operate in […]

August 31, 1961 — A still was captured in the Hollow Run section by Deputies A. Lee Huffman and Wayne Strickler on Tuesday. The apparatus was intact and fresh wood had been piled in the […]

August 30, 1890 — A party consisting of a number of our townspeople visited Stony Man last Thursday, among whom were Mr. W.A. Hawkins and Miss Lillie Sentinen, a guest of Mr. W.M. Fielding’s. As […]

August 29, 1987 — Stuart Johnston maintains he’s trying to preserve a lost art. The Page County Building Inspector claims he’s in violation of state and local building codes. Johnston brings the past to life […]

August 28, 1887 — Mr. Thos. L. Menefee was in town on Monday with specimens of thoroughbred Wyandotte chickens, raised this spring. They were very large, and one hatched April 10 weighing five pounds and […]

August 27, 1989 — The J.E. Morgan Knitting Company is exploring the possibility of purchasing the old Comdial plant in Shenandoah. According to William P. Menefee of the Page Valley Economic Development Council, the company […]