Williamsport Plant Outage Sparks Power Shortage
Floods forced the Williamsport Maryland power plant to shut down cutting service to Winchester and parts of Northern Virginia. Crews repair lines after water submerged Millville West Virginia equipment and officials warned power may be temporary as crews work to reestablish supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Potomac-Edison
Williamsport
Northern Virginia Power Company
Hagerstown
Potomac-Edison Company
Evening Star
Johnstown
Millville
W. Va
Shenandoah River Surges Past Johnstown Flood Level
The Shenandoah River stood over 33 feet above low water at Castleman's Ferry by mid afternoon, rising 20 feet since daylight and about 4 feet above the 1870 Johnstown flood mark. Bridges and roads suffered washouts, towns reported heavy damage, and residents fled as waters spread across Route 50 and surrounding areas. Local rainfall totals set March records, with 3.69 inches at Winchester Research Lab and 12.73 inches year to date. No lives reported, but property and highway damage mounted.
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Shenandoah River
Castleman's Ferry
Berryville
Johnstown
Shenandoah
Mountain
J. Frank Galloway
J. T. Lindsey
Shenandoah Valley
Frederick County
Winchester Research Laboratory
W. S. Hough
Cedar Creek
Frederick-Shenandoah County
Middletown
Shenandoah County
G. P. Bozel
Winchester and Western Railway
Long’s
Valley Pike
R. A. Kline and Brother
Baltimore and Ohio
Winchester
Opequon Creek
Bartonville
J. H. Henry
Strasburg
Edinburg
Stony Creek
Robert Dinges
Mt. Jackson
Meem
Strathmore
Mt. Airy
Shenandoah Caverns
Powell's Fort
Back Creek
Gore
Catlett
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Cumberland
City Hall
Red Cross
State Armory
Locust Grove
Georges Creek
Associated Press
Keyser
W. Va
Ridgeley
Fort Cumberland
Hyndman
Pa 15
Wills Creek
Graces Station
Romney
Bedford
Western Maryland Railway Co
Harrisonburg
Chesapeake and Western
Valley
C. and W
Elkton
Keezletown
Hartman Named Recreation Council Head for City and County
C S Hartman was named chairman of a recreation council to plan centers for children and training leaders to administer the program. The committee includes Frank Horton Myrtle Crismore I Fred Stine Leslie D Kline Weston McDaniel Annie Preston Starling and Elizabeth Farrar. Robert K Murray of the National Recreation Association spoke urging a permanent organization and early start after school to reduce juvenile delinquency.
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C. S. Hartman
Helen Shockey
WPA
Hartman
Reational Council
Frank Horton
Myrtle Crismore
Fred Stine
Leslie D. Kline
Weston
McDaniel
Annie Preston Starling
Elizabeth Farrar
Robert K. Murray
National Recreation Association
New York City
Murray
New Jersey
Hisey says death plan, not girl murder
Charles F. Hisey former Edinburg linotype operator on trial for the murder of Virgie Lyttle testified he planned to kill himself rather than kill the 26 year old runner in his Washington DC home last August 20 He described days of drunken confusion and a desire to end his life while denying any intent to murder Miss Lyttle and recounting a spree that led to the fatal shooting.
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Charles F. Hisey
Edinburg
Shenandoah County
Virgie Lyttle
Rittenhouse — Street
Washington
Virgie
Nugen Dodds
Miss Lyttle
Hisey
Aese
WPA Employees Not Solicited in Virginia
The Works Progress Administration informed Virginia workers that no employee will be required to contribute funds to any political party and that support for political candidates is a personal choice.
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Richmond
Works ‘Progress Administration
Virginia
Teachers Study Group Insurance At Frederick Meeting
Frederick county teachers met yesterday afternoon to hear a preliminary report on group insurance. Mr. Murray, representative of the National Recreation Association, addressed the gathering.
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Frederick County
Murray
National Recreational Association
Edith Maxwell Granted Appeal Review in Virginia Murder Case
Edith Maxwell, a 21 year old Wise county school teacher, sentenced to 25 years for her father’s murder, was granted a review today by the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals in Richmond Virginia.
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Richmond
Edith Maxwell
Wise County
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Weathering the flood the old timer recalls steady resolve
MA Winchester notes unprecedented water in streams and widespread damage. He urges community effort to repair bridges highways and homes. The cobbler says storms fires illnesses and troubles are mounting yet the community can endure as in past hardships through work and resilience.
Public Sale Winchester in poeta stock
Public sale notice notes Winchester in poeta stock with reference to an advertisement on page 3. Pages 43 18 21 24 1p 31 link the listing to the local catalog and official notices.
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Winchester
Flood Waters Save Cumberland and Johnstown Trail of Destruction
Heavy rains swelled the Potomac and Conemaugh drainage basins causing widespread floods from Cumberland to Johnstown. National Guardsmen deployed, bridges washed out, rail lines interrupted, power failures, dozens evacuated, and one life reported near Johnstown as towns faced their worst inundation in years.
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Associated Press
Potomac River
Cumberland
National Guardsmen
Johnstown
Conemaugh
Potomac
Shenandoah Rivers
Washington
Thorey
Harry Nice
Maryland
Pittsburgh
National Red Cross
Mississippi
Maine
Carolinas
Wheeling
W. Va
New York
Binghamtom
Elmira
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Power outage truncates local stories in The Evening Star
The Evening Star reports power loss this afternoon forced omission of several local stories with plans to publish them tomorrow. Radio briefs at 2 pm claimed the Johnstown dam above the city had broken but no confirmation was provided.
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Evening Star
the Star
Johnstown
Local man brings mail to city amid Harpers Ferry floods
Wilbur Johnston of Winchester reports receiving four pouches of first class mail from the Baltimore and Ohio line as Harpers Ferry faces 8 to 27 feet floods on the Potomac. Stores evacuate, post office moves, bridges reinforced, and dam failures feared above Williamsport with a second crest expected.
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Wilbur Johnston
Winchesterffice
Shenandoah Valley
Brunswick
Harpers Ferry
Shenandoah
Weight Bridge
Winchester
Potomac
Williamsport
Jury summons for special grand jury in Corporation Court
Names called for duty on a special grand jury in Corporation Court Thursday morning include H. M. Seabright Jr., Peyton Marshall, Allan B. Gray, B. M. Sullivan, Elmer Hodges, Clarence O. Grim, and Charles H. Harper. A published list outlines cases to be examined.
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Corporation Court
H. M. Seabright, Jr
Peyton Marshall
Allan B. Gray
B. M. Sullivan
Elmer Hodges
Clarence O. Grim
Charles H. Harper
Forced to Vacate Shop Sparks Sale at Winchester Location
Forced to vacate our Hagerstown shop we moved merchandise to Winchester for quick disposal. Entire stock of ladies ready to wear and millinery offered at extremely low prices including 200 dresses reduced to 1.88 and new coats and suits priced to move. Spring hats in felts and straws also on sale at 79c. The Style Shop announces these clearance items with a March 18 date reference.
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Hagerstown
Winchester
Johnstown Struck by 16-Foot Flood Surge in 1936 Disaster
AP report from March 19 describes surging floodwaters devastating Johnstown Pa and Pittsburgh Pa with 11 deaths and millions in damages. National Guard ferried food and medicine while Red Cross moved in. towns across New York and Pennsylvania faced outages and floods.
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Pennsylvania City
Pittsburgh
Red Cross
Colder Weather Slows Turbulent West Fork Flood
The West Fork river crest at 17 feet caused street flooding in Weston West Virginia. Receding water reopened two state highways to Clarksburg and Buckhannon as nearby creeks fell.
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Weston
W. Va
West Fork
Lewis County
Clarksburg
Buckhannon
Court Decrees Carter Estate Settlement Near Stephens City
The Frederick county circuit court under Judge Philip Williams issued a decree in the late B. M. Carter estate settlement west of Stephens City. It orders final payment of 607.56 to William C. Powell as a bequest and directs three other beneficiaries Janet Powell Montgomery Marian Powell and Annie E. Carter to receive one fifth of the residue after Powell’s lump sum and court costs.
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B. M. Carter
Stephens City
Philip Williams
Frederick County
William C. Powell
Carter
Janet Powell Montgomery
Marian Powell
Annie E. Carter
Flood isolates Pittsburgh city in western Pennsylvania
The most disastrous flood in western Pennsylvania history rolls into Pittsburgh flooding downtown and isolating the steel city of about 700,000.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Golden Triangle
Venizelos, Noted Greek, Is Dead
Paris reports Eleutherios Venizelos aged 72 former premier and "father of the Greek republic" died in self imposed exile after a short illness. He helped shape Greek politics before the republic's collapse.
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Venizelos
Paris
Eleutherious Venizelos
Rescue Worker Drowns in James River Rescue Mission
A Lynchburg life saving crew member, Kenith Patterson, drowned when a rescue boat capsized during a mission on the flood swollen James River at Lynchburg. The incident occurred as crews attempted to save others stranded by rising water.
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Richmond
James River
Lynchburg
Kenith Patterson
Senator Byrd Featured On Grange Radio Hour March 21
Senator Harry F. Byrd of Virginia will headline the Grange radio hour on Saturday afternoon March 21. The program, part of the Farm and Home Hour network on NBC, will discuss reorganizing government bureaus for efficiency and economy. Music will be provided by the United States Army Band under Captain Thomas F. Darcy.
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National Broadcasting Company
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Byrd
Washington
United States Army Bang
Thomas F. Darcy
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Fishers Hill
Woodstock
Adam Burnshire
Saka
Southern
Harrisonburg Daily News Record
Conemaugh River
Harry Belinda
Johnston
Bulletin
Valley Division
Toll
South Cameron
P. O. Faulkner
Martinsburg
Reuss Avenue
Pittsburgh City
Senator Byrd
Grange
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