Winchester Ordinance Grants Public Electric Franchise 1957
Winchester Virginia Common Council approves a 30 year grant for an electric distribution and transmission franchise. The ordinance allows the holder to place poles wires and conduits on public streets parks and rights of way within the city limits with provisions for arbitration street repairs bonds and undergrounding when required. Bids invited for the privileges by January 14 1958 with enforcement rules and liability clauses.
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Ees
Hersin
Winchester
Virginia
City of
City
Common Council
Common Council of
Light and
Publc
State Corporation Commission
Public Service Corporation
Claude B. Smalts, Jr
Robert 8. Barbour
Robert S. Barbour
Council Chamber
City Hall
Santa Returns to Wall Street with Lighter Christmas Pack
New York firms plan smaller year end bonuses while some big houses replace Christmas payouts with profit sharing. Merrill Lynch stopped Christmas bonuses in 1955 with fiscal year end Feb 28, and Bache & Co plans an after year end distribution after Jan 31. Harris Upham also shifting toward profit sharing.
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New York
Santa Claus
Wall Street
Kris Kringle
Financial
Yuletide
Merrill Lynch
Pierce, Fenner & Beane
Bache & Co
Wall Street Bonus Season Follows Year End Profits
The article notes a year end profit share plan for employees tied to fiscal year results ending August 31. A partner comments that timing around Christmas does not determine bonuses. 1955 proves lavish with record trading volume since WWII and paydays worth millions across large firms.
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Wall Street
Stock Exchange
Airliner Circles Airport 45 Minutes Before Skid
A TWA airliner carrying 81 aboard circled Municipal Airport for 45 minutes due to bad weather and then skidded off a wet runway after landing. The flight originated in Los Angeles and passengers were still strapped in their seats as the accident occurred. Captain Robert W. Brower reported the damage as slight.
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ST. Louis
TWA
Circle Municipal
Los Angeles
Robert W. Brower
Mixed grill method with tomatoes and mushroom caps
Prepare a mixed grill by halving tomatoes and using mushroom caps with fish steaks or fillets. Broil the fish and vegetables together, adding mushrooms in the last five minutes of broiling for a golden finish.
Fairchild Plant in Ranson to Produce Toys and Games
Workmen began assembling machinery at the E. E. Fairchild Corporation plant in Ranson West Virginia after its recent completion. The one story 28000 square foot facility aims to start operations by January 15 and will produce children s toys and games for the U S and Canada employing about 25 locals with plans to grow to around 100. John Bartlett formerly of
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Ranson
W. Va
E. E. Fairchild Corporation
U. S
Canada
Jefferson County
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Barbour
Santa
Bache
Harris, Upham & Co
Ampex
Fairchild
Ranson, W.va
John Bartlett
Molden Electric Co., Inc
Lear
North Loudoun
Newberry
Mohawk
Beneficial Finance CO
Mercue
Big
Wtop-Tv
Channel
Mercury
George
Washington
Loudoun St
Winchester, Va
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