Ends 1949 Fight Goes On for Labor League in Virginia
The Minutes of the National Committee for Labor's League for Political Education report on Virginia's August primary shows the anti- Byrd Francis Pickens Miller effort fell short but labor action carried most major cities and three of Byrd’s districts. It warns CIO leaders Petrillo Murray Green and Lewis remain determined to influence Virginia government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Committee For Labor
League For Political Education
St. Paul
Minnesota
League
New York
Pennsylvania
California
Virginia
House of Delegates
Francis Pickens Miller
Virginia Lpe
United Labor
Byrd
James Caesar Petrillo
Philip Murray
William Green
John L. Lewis
F. P. Miller
Miller
CIO
Mr. McVicar Retires After Two Decades of Service
The Winchester community bids farewell to Charles P. McVicar who retires as Commissioner of Revenue after four terms from 1933 to 1945. Appointed in 1930 by Judge Philip Williams, he served with efficiency and impartiality, earning praise from local leaders and the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles P. McVicar
McVicar
Winchester
Philip Williams
Charles W. Trenary
Charlie McVicar
Winchester-Frederick County
Record Christmas Card Output Reaches Billionmark
Final figures from the greeting card industry show 1.5 billion Christmas cards dispatched in 1949. The market is seasonal with half yearly output sold before Christmas and production has trebled over the past decade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ohio
Illinois
Congress to merge appropriation bills into one measure
The piece argues that combining all funding bills into a single measure could curb deficits and reveal total government costs. It notes the need for an informed public to press for economy and highlights Byrd’s challenge of defending multiple fronts versus focusing on one consolidated bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Wall Street Journal
Congress
Senator Byrd
Virginia
Local notices from 1948 recall clerk appointment and estate sale
Mrs. Jack Widmyer was named clerk of the local selective service office serving Winchester and Frederick counties. A 152 acre Willow Lawn estate near Winchester sold for 35000. Others report an engagement, a fatal accident in Baltimore, a serial in the Star, and a theft complaint at the Parkway hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Widmyer
S. Loudoun St
Selective Service
Rouss Ave
Winchester
Frede
George W
Johison
Dorothy Jean
David Fahnestock
Cephas Fahnestock
Sunnyside
James W. Eaton
Baltimore
Washington-Baltimore Boulevard
Halethorpe
Willow Lawn
Valley Turnpike
J. Ashby Sprint
Nancy Bowley Pennypacker
John E. Pennypacker
Star
Daphne
Sam A. Crabill
Parkway Hotel
Boston students head to Cotton Bowl from Winchester for Clemson clash
Four Boston College students traveling to Dallas for the Cotton Bowl to watch their team play Clemson passed through Winchester after leaving Boston Thursday. They planned to finish the 1,900 mile trip tonight. Handley librarian C. Vernon Eddy attended an American Library Association meeting in Chicago. J. W. Smoke near Mt Williams used a tall orange tree as a Christmas tree centerpiece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston College
Winchester
Dallas
Clemson
Boston
C. Vernon Eddy
Handley
American Library Assn
Drake
Chicago
J. W. Smoke
Cantersburg Christmas Hospitality At Locustdale Farm
In 1924 Locustdale Farm hosted a Christmas dinner for poor daughters including Mrs. H C Cave Mrs F R Heise Mrs Fred Olsen and Mrs Fay Clemons. Brucetown Sam Lee narrowly escaped while sawing wood at Rev H L Myerly’s home. Mrs James Mars wife of Salvation Army commandant, received a surprise fifty first birthday party with parlor games and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cantersburg
Locustdale Farm
J. C. Hale
H. C. Cave
F. R. Heise
Fred Olsen
Fay Clemons
Brucetown
Sam Lee
H. L. Myerly
James Mars
Salvation Army
Acheson under pressure as Vandenberg cooperation shown
Washington reports that Senator Vandenberg plans to continue working with the State Department on a nonpartisan foreign policy. The piece notes Acheson aims to improve Capitol Hill relations, appoints Jack McFall to liaison duties, and details intra party GOP tensions over Dewey era strategies and welfare-state opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dean Acheson
Arthur H. Vendenberg
State Department
Michigan
Achesor
Capitol Hill
Vandenberg
John Foster Dulles
Senate
Herbert H. Lehman
U. S
United Nations
Mr. Acheson
3.Mmerfield
Acheson
House
Athens
Pennsylvania Ave
Greece
Mr. McFall
State
Congression
Thomas E. Dewey
Republican Party
National Committee
Guy George Gabrielsur
New Jersey
GOP
Middle
Far West
Axel J. Beck
Sout Dakota
Christman Gabrielson
Valentino the Lover
Hal Boyle weighs Rudolph Valentino as the century’s greatest lover, comparing his sway on men and women to major figures in politics and cinema. The essay surveys other stars like Francis X. Bushman and Clark Gable, noting Valentino’s enduring romance and a gaze into timeless desire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
Rudolph Valentino
Franklin D. Roose
Valentino
Rudy
Boulder Dam
Francis X. Bushman
John Barrymore
John Gilbert
Gilbert
Clark Gable
Tommy Manville
Gary Cooper
Ronald Colman
Charles Boyer
Ore
Bing Crosby
Aly Khan
Farouk
Egypt
Ezio Pinza
Apostle of
Cupid
Rainfall Statistics for Winchester Region 1913 1948
Summary of daily and historical rainfall figures including 24 hour precipitation none and year to date totals 2.18 inches for 1949 and 41.32 inches overall. It lists averages for each month over 1913 1948 and credits Winchester Research Laboratory for the data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Research Laboratory
How's Your I Q Memory Genius and More
A quiz style page lists questions on general knowledge and history with multiple choice style prompts. It asks about the witch of Buch enwald, a prober question on a rotten apple, time conversion, Coast Guard jurisdiction, Senate salary comparisons, historical submarine use, slave ownership by free Negroes, Jack the Ripper notoriety, Queen with six fingers, pedometer function, Washington factories in 1947 and their workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buchenwald
Coast Guard
Department of the Navy, Treasury, Or Commerce
U.S. House of
U. S
Jack the Ripper
London
Rice Appointed To Reserve Board
Lacy I. Rice, Martinsburg attorney and former Berkeley Woolen Co. president, is named to the Balimore branch board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. The note also recalls the first U.S. air mail stamp, a 24 cent issue first sold May 13, 1918 in Washington, D. C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacy I. Rice
Martinsburg
Atorney
Balmore
Federal Serve Bank of Richmond
Rice
At One T
Berkeley Woolen Co
Post Office Department
United States
Washington, D. C
Missing enamel box returns as mystery unfolds
Fran, Betsy Digby, and Henry Sargent confront a stolen box inside the gallery after a storm disrupted routine. Suspicions linger about who sent a fake message alleging illness while the enamel box appears to have reappeared unexpectedly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fran
Henry Sargent
Mr. Sargent
Simond
Marthy
Betsy
Dig
Lem
Myles
Mrs. Betsy
Mr. Lem
Mrs. Digby
Miss Phillips
Betsy Digby
Gene
Emilie Loring
King Fea
Missing painting mystery stretches across Sargent Gallery
Gene ignores the art stash as a burglary unfolds at the Sargent Gallery. A locked cabinet and a missing key complicate the search while insurance and suspects tighten the suspense in Emilie Loring style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene
Fran
Spi
Sargent Gallery, Jr
Sinclair
Blake
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W. Va
Mr. McVicar
Scott
Mississippi River
Pacific
King Fellies Syndicate, Inc
R. J. Scott
Alaska
Ray Tucker
Jack McFall
Jack
Truman-Acheson
Appropriations Committee
Mediterranean
McFall
Gabrielson
M . Truman
Mr. Gathielson
I. Q
Bureau of the Census
Washington, D.C
United States Air-Mail
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