Winchester Considers New Natural Gas Franchise Bid
Shenandoah Gas Company prepared to seek a certificate from the Federal Power Commission to build a pipeline to Winchester if awarded the local franchise. Valley Gas and Martinsburg interest exist with Front Royal to decide next week. bonds and stock to finance the $2 million project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Miller
Winchester
James L. Carter
Lynchburg
R. A. Rawson
Washington
Winchester Council
Shenandoah Gas Company
Federal Power Commission
The
Valley Gas Company
Carter
Front Royal
Martinsburg
Martinsburg Gas Co
Virginia Gas Transmission
Service Involved In War Message Testimony Before Senate
Career diplomat John Service testified publicly to the Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee about two top-secret wartime messages from President Roosevelt to Chiang Kai-shek. He denied McCarthy claims that the State Department housed Communist sympathizers and said he was innocent of the Amerasia documents affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Amerasia
John 8
Roosevelt
Chiang Kai-shek
Foreign Service
Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee
McCarthy
Wisconsin
State Department
Service
Valley Shifts To Turkeys In Shenandoah Poultry Area
Virginia Tech specialist D A Livermore notes a shift from broilers to turkeys in the Shenandoah Valley. Coop reports show 13 weeks ending June 3 chick placements down 1 331 000 from 1949, while valley turkey poults hatched rose 45 percent to 1 792 000. National figures show Feb-Apr up only four percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blacksburg
Shenandoah Valley
D. A. Livermore
Virginia Tech
Virginia
West Virginia
Livermore
Dvent of Agriculture
Inspection of Wood School Tomorrow
A dozen men sweep and clean Wood School in Frederick County in preparation for an official inspection tomorrow by school board members Elizabeth Sheetz R. Ayler and others. Architect W Irving Nixon and contractor Charles English will attend to review the $1 million school project and note any changes or additions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wood High
Hank Dodo
G. Co
Charles E. Bass
G. Harry Richard
Clayton BE. Pingley
Fred A. Whitacre
T. Newton Cather
Frederick County School Board
Elizabeth Sheetz
R. E. Ayler
Will E
W. Irving Nixon
Charles English
Windup
All English Construction Co
School project notes and personnel changes at Handley
The piece lists John Boyd time-keeper and soon Roanoke bound to help on Burlington Mills addition at Vinton. G B Parker and M Saunders previously involved at the school. Fifteen to twenty laborers worked finishing, with two truckloads of desks and chairs from the State Penitentiary delivered and placed. Bidder shipments urged to release immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Boyd
National Ave
Handley
Roanoke
Burlington Mills
Vinton
Boyd
G. B. Parker
Berryville Carpenter
Itenden
M. Saunders
Industrial Department of the State Penitentiary
Ayler
Nationwide Rail Tie up Possible
A nationwide rail tie up looms as the AFL Switchmen's Union set a strike date against five major lines and two unions near freedom to strike July 15. Carriers reject wage reports while unions threaten action. no strike date yet for trainmen and conductors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Rock Island
Western Pacific
AFL Switchmen’s Union of North America
Great Northern
Chicago Great Western
Denver and
Rio Grande Western
Emergency Board
F. H. Nemitz
W. P. Kennedy
Presidential Board
Truman
Arthur J. Glover
Convicts Begin Paving Route 12 Through Boyce
A Virginia state convict camp moved into William Fenton's woods near Pigeon Hill on Route 12 to start paving a nine mile stretch from Route 50 at Waterloo to Berryville. The project includes a 110 foot right of way and relaying Route 12 to remove curves, with plans to connect to Route 340 to Charles Town and eliminate grade crossings along the corridor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyce
William Fenton
Pigeon Hill
Old Chapel
Berryville
Ising
Waterloo
Bath County
J.M. Casey
State
Greenway Ave
Rt. 12
Baptist Church
Rt. 50
Norfolk & Western Railway
Luray
Charles Town
W. Va
Plane Crashes Near Hampstead in Thunderstorm
A Marine Corps night fighter plane crashed near Hampstead North Carolina during a heavy thunder squall. Two Marine airmen are missing and search efforts are underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Marine Corps
Hampstead
N. C
Truman Would Vote Straight Demo in Ohio
President Truman said he would vote the straight Democratic ticket if he lived in Ohio and expects Ohio to elect a Democratic senator this fall. He spoke at a news conference after meeting Ohio Governor Frank Lausche, who had voiced uncertainty about supporting Taft or Ferguson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Ohio
Mr. Truman
Frank Lausche
Lausche
Robert Taft
Joseph T. Ferguson
White Sulphur Springs
W. V2
Excellent Apple Crop Forecast by Horticulturist Teske
Virginia anticipates its best apple crop since 1946 with a 1950 yield of 10,455,000 bushels per A. H. Teske of VPI. He spoke at the Frederick County Fruit Growers Assn meeting noting hail damage in some areas, scab control, and stronger Yorks plantings with market prospects favorable as Western markets grow. Peach production in Northern Virginia is also expected to exceed earlier estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
A. H. Teske
VPI
Allied Industries
Frederick County
Roanoke
Teske
Mississippi
Walter Amos Dies Here Discoverer of Skyline Caverns
Walter Scott Amos, noted geologist and promoter of Skyline Caverns, died suddenly yesterday in Winchester Memorial Hospital. He helped develop Timberville Mining Co near Timberville, extracting zinc. Born March 14, 1886 in New Matamoras, Ohio, he leaves a widow Maude Hadley Amos, a son Cmdr. Marion E. Amos, three daughters, seven grandsons and two granddaughters. Funeral services at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Kurtz Funeral Home with Mt. Hebron Cemetery interment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Scott Amos
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Amos
Front Royal Road
Winchester
Timberville Mining Co
Timberville
New Matamoras
Francis Marion
Eunice Cessna Amos
Maude Hadley Amos
Marion E. Amos
U. S. Coast Guard
Tom H. Baker
William McMillan
John A. de Haven
Kurtz Funeral Home
Mt. Hebron
Smallest Virginia peach crop forecast for 1945 season
The Cooperative Crop Reporting Service forecasts Virginia’s peach crop at 891000 bushels, about half of 1949’s 1734000 bushels, with frost and freeze damage in the southern counties and hail in Fauquier Frederick Rockingham Albemarle Amherst and Patrick. Elberta variety hit hardest and harvest starts after mid July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia
Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
Fauquier
Frederick
Rockingham
Albemarle
Amherst
Patrick Counties
Two Men Die as Warehouse Collapses in Martinsville
A wall and roof section of an old tobacco warehouse collapsed in Martinsville late yesterday. Two men died while another was critically injured after seeking shelter from a storm. The victims were Lilburn Hubert Carter, 41, of Bassett and Thurmond L. Sigmon, 37, of Koehler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsville
Lilburn Hubert Carter
Bassett
Thurmond L. Sigmon
Koehler
Puzzled Guests Hear Clock Misdirected by City Hall
Visitors in the George Washington Hotel rooms on the southern side are puzzled by Winchester’s city clock atop City Hall. It strikes 9 at night when it should strike 8 and 8 in the morning, with 8 p.m. also misaligned. One guest jokes that parents may be forcing early bedtimes to quiet tired children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washin Hotel
Winchester
City Hall
Dulles Warns Captive World Too Weak for War Now
John Foster Dulles told the American Chamber of Commerce in Tokyo that the captive world of Communism is too weak to seek war. He warned free nations face internal subversion from disciplined Communist minorities while outlining near term U S Asia policy talks with MacArthur Johnson and Bradley. Dulles stressed pursuing international peace by positive action to preserve security and justice in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
John Foster Dulles
State Department
American Chamber of Commerce
Dulles
United States
Asia
MacArthur
Formosa
Japan
Case
Johnson
Omar N. Bradley
U. S
U.S
Okinawa
Philippines
Bradley
Kyoto
Shigeru Yoshida
Washington
Chamber of Commerce
Farmers' Market To Open Here
The Farmers Curb Market will open at 7 a m Saturday with permission from Winchester council to use the Kent Street end of the City parking lot. Mrs J Walter Larrick will open the market, followed by an election of officers for 1950 and a vote on market frequency. Seventy five letters were mailed urging farmers to bring garden vegetables fruit and other farm products to Winchester for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. Fred Stine
Winchester
Kent St
J. Walter Larrick
Gore
Stine
Senate OKs 660 Million Dollar Appropriations Bill
The Senate approved a 660,299,000 appropriation to fund government operations through June 30, the end of the current fiscal year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Rent Control Extension Bill Clears Congress for President
Congress passed a six month extension of federal rent controls with a further option for additional six months. The measure keeps controls on Chicago permanent accommodations and allows counties to decontrol unincorporated areas. President Truman was expected to sign promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Truman
House
Senate
Senate House
Chicago
Demo Governors Invited to Capital
President Truman convened Democratic governors in the capital for a private pep talk at the White Sulphur Springs conference. Ohio Governor Frank Lausche signaled doubt about voting in November, while the group approved resolutions praising Acheson and avoided judging McCarthy era charges. Thurmond and Wright were not invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
Lausche
Taft
Joseph T. Ferguson
Senate
Acheson
McCarthy
R-Wis
State Department
Department
Charles G. Ross
J. Strom Thurmond
South Carlina
Fielding Wright
Mississippi
Widespread Gunfire Sharpens Strike Riots at Enka Plant
In Morristown Tennessee three men were wounded by gunfire during a shift change at the American Enka rayon plant as CIO Textile Workers Local 1054 continued a strike begun March 28. A second burst of gunfire shattered windows at the barge area near the gate. Police deployed 70 patrolmen with gas bombs. initial reports of two deaths proved false as authorities monitored 60 to 75 armed workers outside the main gate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morristown
Tenn
American Enka Corporation
Rayon Producing
CIO
Unico Local 1054
State Highway Patrol
Highway Patrol
Nashville
Sam Neal
W. T. Shelton
Knoxville
Kingsport
Tremendous Increase in Air Freight Shipments Is Forecast
A Virginia advisory study forecasts air freight shipments could rise 72 times by 1955 driven by real potentialities and improved technology, with 18 200 tons a year projected unless freight services by airlines expand and cooperate. The report cites low disinterest by passenger carriers and delays in freight only services as main barriers, noting current Virginia gains and rate comparisons to rail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia
Adviory Council
Slick
United States Airlines
U. S
Advisory Council
Stewart W. Pierce
Senate Votes Delay on Draft Extension and Segregation Debate
The Senate approved a stopgap extension of the Selective Service Act on a voice vote as House action looms. Senator Lucas of Illinois warned time may not permit a longer extension before the current law expires. A proposed mandate on segregated versus mixed units sparked sharp opposition and a procedural showdown in the chamber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate
Democrats
Lucas
Illinois
Congress
Truman
White House
Benator Russell
D-Ga
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marines
Coast Guard
Russell
South
Cordon
Ore
Benton
Mont
Gurney
Watkins
Utah
Maybank
D-Sc
YARD PARTY and Local Ads Round Hill June 24
Community notices list a yard party at Round Hill Community Center on Saturday June 24 from 1 to 6 PM. An offer promotes Kelmor Rabbit meat and a locally delivered chicken roasting service. Jewelry store ad announces price increases for 1847 and Wm Rogers silverware effective July 1, 1950. D A W meeting set for Thursday June 22 at 7:30 PM at the Legion Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Round Hill Community Center
Legion Home
N. Cameron
Wm. Rogers & Son
Clowe’s
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STAR
West Va
Winchester Evening Star
Walter Amos
John Dulles
Oks
Civil Service Commission
Maryland
Uf Corporation
Press
CCC
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Transportation Committee
Robert T. Marsh
First and Merchants National Bank
Charles F. Marsh
College of William and Mary
the Council
Battle
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