Today In History

April 16, 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 […]

April 15, 1911 — The Board of Supervisors met last week to receive the bids on the Alma bridge. There were eight bids received, running from $11,030 to $15,940. All were referred to the State Highway […]

April 14, 1911 — William Runion was given three years by a jury at Harrisonburg last week for attempting to burn his house at Broadway for the insurance. He had prepared a slow-burning device and after […]

April 13, 1962 — The Luray Ruritans presented their jolly, happy-go-lucky “Womanless Wedding” and “Male Beauty Contest” at Page County High School last Friday evening. As in past performances the audience was kept in animated […]

April 12, 1889 — Little Lillie, the youngest daughter of Jude Brand, met with a painful and what might have been a serious accident one evening last week. In undertaking to leave the sitting room […]

April 11, 1889 — Notwithstanding the beautiful weather of the previous week and the general belief that winter had given place to spring, last Saturday witnessed one of the severest snowstorms ever seen in this […]