Rent Control Likely Abolished In Winchester Soon
G David, deputy housing expediter, said a report after three days of surveying Winchester housing will go to the Washington office to decide action. If adequate housing exists, controls may be lifted. if not, they stay, with local boards to advise and possible reimposition. The last change occurred in May 1949 after a public hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena
Winchester
Frederick County
G. David
Atta
David
Ashington
Te Woods
National Housing Ter
Newton W. Borden
Weadilly St
Nere
Ters
Washington Ice
Washington
Trols
Shooting Trial Slated for Robert Thornton
Robert Thornton, indicted in the felonious shooting of Harris at the Nico lls orchard last Septem ber, faces trial in Frederick. Thornton was arrested in Miami and extradited to Winchester to stand trial. he pled not guilty at arraignment. Police say Thornton fired two bullets into a fellow worker, injuring him in the stomach and leg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Dirtcourt
Robert Thornton
Harris
Miami
Fla
Thornton
Winchester
Kert DeHaven
Robert Woltz
Thorn
Pri
Nicolls
Navigation Lottery Promises Large Prizes in Maryland Scheme
The April 1811 Winchester Gazette front page details the Poto and Shenandoah Rivers Navigation Lottery authorized by Maryland. It lists prizes from 25 000 to 10, with tickets sold by Jefferson Cos Winchester and others. President Jes Simms and directors including Jonah appeal urged public support for financing navigation.
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Winchester Gazette
Poto
Shenandoah
Ndoah
Ate
Maryland
Jes Simms
Theottery
Jonah
Tenance
Jefferson Cos
Winchester
John Bell
Isaac
William Davis
Millwood
Burwell, Esq
White Post
Funston
Front Royal
Thomas
Buck
Mullen
Ensburg
David Wilson
George S. Lane
Martins
Elisha Boyd
David J
Shenandoah Apple Blossom Queen Nominations Studied
The Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival Queen Committee reviewed many nominations for Shenandoah XXIII Queen candidates to preside over April 27 and 28 events. Awards for top letters will be announced early next week, with several public figures and stars proposed as contenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival
Wester Evening Star
Shenandoah XXIII
Alben Barkley
Margret Thors
Veep
C. W. Duncan
May Spicer
Miss Hadley
Mary Miller
Highland Ave
Ruth Kirkpatrick
Peyton St
Charles A. Patteson
Beleview Ave
Princess Margaret Rose
England
Kiwanis to Hear Polar Pilot Speak
Winchester Kiwanis Club meets at the George Washington Hotel at 12:30 p m to hear William H. Kearns a Navy polar aviator who flew near the North Pole and survived a Byrd Antarctic crash. Kearns a Boston native and Amherst Georgetown American University alumnus has written for major magazines and serves in Washington public relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Kiwanis Club
George Washington
William H. Kearns
Kearns
Navy
Arctic Circle
North Pole
Byrd and Wince
South Pole
Mr. Kearns
Explorers’ Club
Explorers Club of New York
National Aeronautic Association
American Polar Society
The
Arctic Institute of North America
Aero Club of Washington
Saturday Evening Post
Coronet
Parade Magazine
Flying Magazine
Skyways Magazine
Boston Globe
Boston
Amherst College
Georgetown University
American University College of Law
Corpus Christi
Secretary of Defense
Washington
Arlington
Virginia Five Day Weather Outlook Forecast
Five day outlook for Virginia shows average temperatures three to six degrees above normal. Mild Thursday and Friday turn cooler over the weekend with rain late Thursday into Friday bringing total precipitation about one third to one half inch.
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Virginia
Permits Granted for Two Dwellings in Frederick County
Frederick County issued construction permits for two new homes. Dornthy Rennie of Robert Street received approval for a $4000 frame bungalow on Jackson Avenue near N Loudoun Street. Mamie B De Haven of Winchester Route 3 plans a Woodchuck Lane house costing $8000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Dornthy Rennie
Robert St
Jackson Ave
N. Loudoun St
Mamie B. DeHaven
Winchester Rt
Woodchuck Lane
VPI Official To Speak Here At Farm Credit Meet
Dr. John R. Hutcheson, president of the VPI Educational Foundation, will address the National Farm Loan Assn of Winchester and Shenandoah Production Credit Assn stockholders luncheon. He will discuss agriculture’s direction after a 10:30 a.m. meeting at Capital Theater with lunch at George Washington Hotel. Hutcheson, a Virginia native, has directed Virginia Extension Service and led VPI as president and chancellor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Hutcheson
V. PI. Educational Foundation, Inc
National Farm Loan Assn
Winchester
Shenandoah Production Credit Assn
Julian A. Everly
Hutcheseon
Buckingham County
Virginia
Clemson
Frederic County
Middletown High School
Extension Service
United States
Dr. Hutcheson
Capital Theater
George Washington Hotel
Hutcheson
Virginia Senate considers tax dodger and bid secrecy bills
A Virginia Senate proposal would criminalize willful nonpayment or falsification of state income tax, with up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine. Another bill would punish disclosure of competitive bid amounts before bids open. A separate measure would repeal a retroactive poll tax provision for new residents, advancing to third reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia
Virginia Senate
E. O. McCue, Jr
Charlottesville
McCue
Comptroller
State Division of Purchase and Printing
House of Delegates
Victor P. Wilson
Hampton
Rey B. Davis
Privileges and Elections Committee
House
C. K Hutchens
Newport News
Finance Committee
Wilson
Robert Waitehead
New Traffic Rules Enforced in Winchester City
Police Chief J Thomas Boyd announced strict enforcement of new parking limits across the city. The rules ban parking within 20 feet of corners on National Ave Loudoun St and Fairmont Ave and introduce one way traffic southbound in Indian Alley from Piccadilly to Cork to improve flow and reduce congestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Langford
Edwin W. Embrey
Elizabeth Taylor
Russell Potts
Royal Pike
Jane Russell
Russ Potts Jr
National Ave
Betty Grable
Frances Priffitt Crisman
W. Monmouth Snt
Gretchen Merrill
Sonja Henie
Mary Holt Johnson
W. W. Glass
N. Loudoun St
B. B. Dutton
Inez C Fries
W. North Ave
Helen Byrd
Rosa Mae Lacham
Boyce
Jacqueline Funkhouser
Wysong
F.S. Ritch
Stewart St
Mary Jo Rallis
E. Piccadilly St
Wilbur M. Krise
W. Clifford St
Daniel E. Leatherman
Elizabeth Arthur
Queen’s Court
J. Thomas Boyd
Winchester
Loudoun St
Fairfax Lane
Peyton
Peyton and
Wyck
Fairmont Ave
Piccadilly
Indian Alley
Cork
Boyd
Council Public Safety Committee
Junior Wins First Prize at Handley High Contest
Marilyn Hamburger a Handley High School junior 16 won first prize in the Virginia Bankers Association contest at the school for her talk Opportunities for Young People on Virginia Farms She received 12 50 and will represent Handley in the county contest Saturday in Handley library Fritz Briggs placed second and Jack Carr third with prizes of 7 50 and 5 respectively Freddie Boulineau and Douglas Jones were finalists judged by Mrs C Irvin Cather Herman Barr and J Kenneth Robinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marilyn Hamburger
M. Hamburger
W. Cecil Sr
Handley High School
Virginia Banker
Virginia
Handley School
Handley Library
Fritz Briggs
Joseph Briggs
Millwood Ave
Jack Carr
Clay Carr
Boyce
Freddie Boulineau
Douglas Jones
Handley
C. Irvin Cather
Herman Barr
J. Kenneth Robinson
Farmers Invited To Attend Meeting At Lup ton Orchard
About hundred invitations were sent to farmers to attend John Deere Day at Lup ton Orchard Service Inc. The annual event promotes fellowship and showcases farm and orchard equipment. Programs begin 10 a.m. with films and a free luncheon at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Deere
Lupton Orchard Service Inc
Mrs Gant to Leave for New York Audition
Mrs Ellen Marie Gant of Middletown a winner of the Winchester Forty and Eight amateur contest will depart Sunday for New York to audition for the Ted Mack radio and television shows. Dr E Hill general chairman of the show committee announced a 7 p m audition on Monday at the RCA building If approved at the audition she will be scheduled to appear on a future broadcast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Marie Gant
Middletown
Winchester
New York
Ted Mack
Br. E. Hill
Gant
RCA
Church Trustees Name Officers After Meeting
First Evangelical Brethren Church trustees elected W P Anderson as president to fill the vacancy created by William A Bailey s death L D Grubbs was re elected secretary and Elmer Hodges treasurer The group approved funding for a furnace installed at a cost over 1800 with most cash paid and a 300 loan interest free by a member
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Evangelical Brethren Church
W. P. Anderson
William A. Bailey
L. D. Grubbs
Elmer Hodges
Autos Damaged In Collision Near Armel School
State Trooper James Kincaid reported two drivers involved were Joseph E. Howard of Philadelphia and Front Royal and John Henry Sargent of White Post. Howard lost control of a 1940 Buick convertible on a curve near Armel school, sideswiped Sargent’s 1941 Ford sedan, and slid into an embankment without overturning. Howard is a construction superintendent at the American Viscose plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Kincaid
Joseph E. Howard
Philadelphia
Front Royal
Armel School
John Henry Sargent
White Post
Howard
Women Army Corps Recruiting Event Tomorrow
The Women’s Army Corps recruiting officer will visit the local Recruiting Station at 3 N Loudoun St tomorrow from 9 p.m. to 5 p.m. Local young women or girls ages 17 through 34 who are unmarried and have a high school education are invited to contact the recruiting officer on that date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Army Corps
WAC
WAF
Loudoun St
Republicans Nominate 1950 Platform Highlighting Liberty vs Socialism
Republicans selected Liberty versus Socialism as their top 1950 campaign issue in a 2 000 word policy statement to Congress. They portray the party as the last defense against an all powerful federal government and call for a balanced budget spending cuts repeal of wartime excises Taft Hartley reforms farm price supports and expanded social security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Berlin Truck Traffic Moves Normal Despite Russian Slowdown
Berlin traffic continued smoothly with officials labeling flow normal and satisfactory. American observers noted the current slowdown campaign by the Russians appeared to have been stalled for the moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Chesapeake & Ohio to lay off 1032 workers Friday
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co announced it will lay off 1032 employees in its mechanical department Friday due to the coal strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
The
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co
Labor To Pay Tax On Profitable Union Activities
Washington report says the Treasury Department urged Congress to require labor unions and also charitable and educational groups to pay the regular corporation tax on any business they operate for profit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury Department
Congress
Phone Strike Postponed As Settlement Discussed
The CIO Communications Workers postpone a nationwide Bell Telephone strike to February 24 to allow mediation and further bargaining. Union leader Joseph Beirne cites public interest and urges intensified talks while warning of potential broader action after March 1 if no agreement is reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cio-Communications
Cyrus
Ching
Beirne
Bell Telephone
Bell System
Electric
Pacific
Southwestern
Mountain States
New Jersey
Joseph A. Beirne
CIO
Reassessment Of Property Begun Today
Winchester begins a four year reassessment of about 5000 parcels with state advisers. P McVicar, appointed assessor, and Claude Wilson join S Reid of the Tax Department as they start field work. The city plans a thorough interior and exterior review and will set tax rates after reassessment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Co. P. McVicar
Elliott Marshall
Claude 8. Wilson
S. Reid
State Department of Taxation
Department of Taxation
Wilson
McVicar
Singers Win Show Awards at Palace Theatre
Singers dominated the amateur show awards Saturday at the Palace Theatre with three cash prizes. First went to Jeanette Lester of 328 Highland Ave, second to Peggy Lewis of 23 E. Monmouth St, and third to Chester Shumaker of Stephenson.
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Palace Theatre
Jeanette Lester
Highland Ave
Peggy Lewis
E. Monmouth St
Chester Shumaker
Stephenson
Henry Little Dies in St. Petersburg Florida
Henry Hugh Little longtime Maritime Law Association member and former Hughes Little and Sewell partner in Norfolk died yesterday afternoon in St. Petersburg Florida. Born January 17 1870 in Markham Virginia he married Annie M Conrad in 1895 she died July 1942. Survived by a daughter and three sons, a sister, a nephew, seven grandchildren, and a sister in law. Graveside services set for Mt Hebron Cemetery Winchester at 3 p.m. Thursday with religious officers.
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Henry Hugh Little
Maritime Law Association of
United States
Hughes, Little and Sewell
Norfolk
St. Petersburg
Florida
Markham
Virginia
Henry Chapman Little
Annie M. Conrad
Winchester
Church of the Good Shepherd
Nathan Bunday
Virginia Beach
D. Conrad Little
Henry C. Little
Darien, Conn
James Mann
A. C. Carson
Riverton
Deilbrooke
Carson
Mt. Hebron
Henkle
Leeds Church
Charles N. Tyndall
Notice to register to vote for April 4 primary
A message from H W Butler Jr seeking friends and voters to register by March 4 for the April 4 primary. It asks those who have moved from the second ward to the first ward and not updated their address to register and help on the 4th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H W. Butler, Jr
73-Year-Old Myers Sentenced Five Years in Winchester Case
Edward W. Myers a 73-year-old former barber who aimed to open a music studio pleaded guilty to a $300 uncashable check case in Winchester. Judge Elliott Marshall imposed a five year penitentiary term after reviewing a long prior record dating back to 1916 and notes from a forgery arrest in Toledo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myers
Corporation Court
Elliott Marshall
Winchester
G&m Music
Marshall
Toledo
Laramie
Wyo
Concert Drive To Begin Monday For Winchester Concerts
Sixth annual membership campaign of the Winchester Community Concert Assn. starts Monday and runs a week. Andrew Babb says 1,000 members sought with Gerald Devlin aiding. HQ at G and M Music Appliance Center. About 700 backed the 1949 50 series ending Feb 22 with Swanholm Melitan tenor. New subscribers may attend the final current concert. No tickets after Feb 18. Officials hope to add an extra concert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Community Concert Assn
Andrew Babb
Thomas W. Hennon
Gerald Devlin
New York
G&m Music Appliance Center
Babb
McCormac Appointed President of Virginia Woolen Co
H. B. McCormac Jr. of 168 Stewart Sr. is named president at the Virginia Woolen Co. succeeding W. V. E. Terhune as chairman, a new post. New officers include L. G. Sjostrom as VP, L. L Rite as VP for labor relations, and A. E. Lewis as secretary and assistant treasurer. Directors reelected include Terhune, Witkin, Boehmer, McCormac, Grim, Sjostrom, Lewis, Goodé, Rice, Williams, Emmert, Hamman, and German Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. McCormac, Jr
Stewart Sr
Virginia Woolen Co
Advance
Woolen Concern
W. V. E. Terhune
New York
L. G. Sjostrom
L. L Rite
A. E. Lewis
William Witkin
J. A. Boehmer
H. B. McCormac
Clifford Grim
Wendell B. Goodé
Winchester
L. L. Rice
R. C. Williams
Allan R. Emmer
Veterans to Meet The Col James C. Baker Camp
United officers of the camp have died since the last monthly meeting. Adjutant Henry T. Rutherford and Chaplain James C. Beatles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James C. Baker
Henry T. Rutherford
James C. Beatles
Board Moves To End Coal Work Stoppage
In a move to prevent a coal strike, a board is urged to conclude its inquiries quickly with a stop strike order possible for 80 days. Coal above ground remains limited and unevenly distributed while industries face supply risks and potential layoffs across railroads and steel mills. Duquesne Light warns its supply could last one week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duquesne Light Co
Pittsburgh
Marriage Licenses Down for the Month
February figures show fewer licenses issued than January 1949 at both offices. County Clerk records indicate 103 to 124 licenses with most applicants from out of town. Of 124, 93 parties listed Pennsylvania addresses while 13 licenses had West Virginia and 10 included Virginia addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bass
Inche
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Virginia
Strauss ber of the Atomic Com and Enersy
Obscure OCR fragment references a Strauss figure connected to an Atomic Commission and energy topics. No clear events, dates, or identities are readable to specify a full news item.
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Eustace
Everard At
Meade
A. C. Oates Lumber Yard
Hillyard
R B. Hillyard & Son
Piccadilly St
Truman
Frank S. Miller
W. Boscawen
Bryan Richard
Mountain Falls
Weather Outlook
Vv. F. W
VPI
Boards of Directors
D. W. Burruss
Shenandoah County
P C. A
P C. A., and “Walker Mcc. Bond of Frederick County and Raymond 8. Balenger
Berkeley County
N. FP. L
Frederick
Clarke, Page, Warren and
Berkeley and
Morgan
Julian A
Mrs. Gant
N.Y
Women’s Army Corp
Henry Little
Eugene Miller
Edward W. Myers
Wege
McCormac
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