Winchester builds permits total nearly a quarter million this year
Winchester permits issued in 1946 reach an estimated 229195, nearing the normal prewar year total. Commissioner C P McVicar notes most active approvals, with oil and gas tanks awaiting council action. Notable items include a 30000 garage on N Loudoun near the Fairgrounds and Oates Ave and several remodelings and new stores along Valley Ave and Loudoun St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
C. P. McVicar
Winchester Commissioner of Revenue
Wa&s
McVicar
Farmers and Merchants Bank
N. Loudoun St
Fairgrounds
Oates Ave
A. C. Oates
Henry P. Kern
S. Loudoun St
Oates
Kern Billiard Parlor
Walter E. Huntsberry
Leslie M. Bell
West
Boscawen
Loudoun St
Piccadilly
R. Gray Williams
Louis Wonder
Valley Ave
B. Shickle
Pledge to India Is Reaffirmed
Britain's cabinet mission reaffirmed the pledge of independence for India if desired. Lord Pethick-Lawrence and Cripps outlined initial talks to set up machinery for Indians to determine full independence while noting possible benefits of remaining in a free association with the Commonwealth. The aim is to arrange interim steps quickly with minimal disturbance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
Britain
London
India
Lord Pethick-Lawrence
A. V. Alexander
Stafford Cripps
Power Company Merger Approved
The State Corporation Commission authorized Northern Virginia Power Company of Winchester to acquire stock and assets of Page Power, Madison Power, and Massanutten Power. The merger involves 1.946 million dollars and possible adjustments up to 50 thousand to Potomac Edison Company, its parent. The company may issue stock to Potomac Edison toward discharging new indebtedness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
State Corporation Commission
Northern Virginia Power Company of
Winchester
Page Power Company
Madison Power Com
Massanutten Powertion
Northern Virginia Power
Potomac Edison Company
Cog Ae
Potomac Edison
Auction Sale Antiques Set For March 28 1946
Auction sale of antiques scheduled for Thursday March 28 1946 at 10 am on South Braddock Street. The notice lists a second auction opportunity and cites page reference 2.23-1p-41 for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Braddock St
Baruch appeals for extended price controls and wage curb
Bernard M. Baruch told a House banking committee that price controls should be extended and wages curbed to combat inflation. He warned NAM proposals to lift controls could end in disaster, urged a high court of commerce, and outlined a 14 point program focusing on greater production and balanced budgets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bernard M. Baruch
House
National Association of Manufacturers
Baruch
Rep
Monroney
Dokla
NAM
High Court of Commerce
House Banking Committee
OPA
Elect Marshall New VMI Head
Major General Richard Jacquel Marshall, 50, a VMI graduate with World Wars I and II service, is elected eleventh superintendent of Virginia Military Institute. He will assume duties May 1 or soon after. Kilbourne becomes superintendent emeritus and lecturer. Marshall, born June 16, 1895, is a descendant of Chief Justice John Marshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Richard Jacquelin Marshall
VMI
Charles E. Kilbourne
Virginia Military Institute
Marshall
VMI Board of Visitors
Richmond
L. W. H. Peyton
Staunton
Gen. Kilbourne
Markham
Fauquier County
Virginia
Weather Rocket Test Sets American Altitude Record at Las Cruces
Dr. Frank J. Malina of Caltech stands beside the ionosphere rocket that reached 230000 feet 4342 miles in a weather test at Las Cruces New Mexico. A parachute attachment returns the 1000 pound 16 foot long device to earth as temperatures are recorded and data released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Institute of Technology
Frank J. Malina
Las Cruces
N. M
International
Northern Virginia Livestock Producers Association Charter Approved
The State Corporation Commission in Richmond approved the charter of the Northern Virginia Livestock Producers Association Inc. March 23. I Fred Stine and others form a committee to discuss plans for a sales pavilion while the group promotes cattle hog and sheep sales and educational programs including stock shows and judging contests for 4 H and FFA members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Virginia Livestock Producers Association, Inc
State Corporation Commission
Richmond
FFA
Stine
David R. Donovan
W. B. Watkins
E. O. Carpenter
J. H. Cunningham
Fauquier County
A. Mackey Smith
Clark County
I. Pred Stine
D. R. Donovan
Berryville
Cunningham
Smith and Donovan
E. Clay Rogers
Winchester
C. C. Funkhouser
Hampshire
Duroc Jersey
Frederick County
Allocation hike boosts Frederick County AAA funds
Douglas B. Haines announced the agriculture conservation program allocation for Frederick County rose from 76150 to 81350. About 71000 of the funds had been used, and farmers not yet contacted were urged to submit farm plans promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas B. Haines
Frederick County
AAA
Haines
For Sale Wood at Oates Lumber Yard
Wood for sale in stove length available at Oates Lumber Yard. Telephone 6414 for arrangements.
Florida Union Case Returns To Florida Courts
The Supreme Court 6-2 rules that Florida must seek final ruling in a Florida constitutional ban on the closed union shop. Justice Douglas criticizes the district court for not interpreting the new Florida provision, while Justice Murphy argues for timely adjudication of the labor union claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preme Court
Woek
Florida
High Tribunal
Federation of Labor Unions
U. S. District Court
Tampa
District Court
Douglas
High Court
Stone
Murphy
Jackson
Housing chief predicts rapid limits on new building
Washington officials say an order will cap new construction to essential residential and business structures within two days. In Nurnberg a Hess case witness Bohle denies the German American Bund link to the Nazi foreign organization. OPA imposes a four percent price ceiling rise on machinery parts and industrial equipment where steel costs exceed forty percent of selling price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson Wyatt
Mernberg
Rudolf Hess
International Military Tribunal
Bund
Ernest Wilhelm Bohle
OPA
American Sailor Ends Life in Shanghai After Theft Incident
An American sailor, pursued by Chinese police over a jewelry store theft, shot himself in a Shanghai street. He had fled with three diamond rings and was cornered in a blind alley after injuring a Chinese policeman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Waltonites Dinner Reservation at George Washington Hotel
The Izaak Walton League will serve only members who make reservations for the dinner meeting tomorrow at 7 00 p m at the George Washington Hotel. Members should contact Clifford D Grim before 11 am Tuesday March 26 to reserve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Izaak Walton League
George Washington Hotel
Clifford D. Grim
General Eyster names new public relations head
General Eyster, head of U S forces in Europe, appoints a director for the public relations division. He is the son of George Eyster of Charles Town and a Shenandoah Valley Academy graduate who later attended the United States Military Academy at West Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Forces
Ean
Ee Ee Seve
Eyster
Europe
George 8. Eyster
Charles Town
Shenandoah Valley Academy
West Point Military Academy
Truman pledges U N cooperation at first Security Council session
President Truman pledges wholehearted cooperation to the United Nations Security Council in advancing world peace. Secretary Byrnes warns that no nation may take the law into its own hands and disputes must be settled by negotiation or brought before the council. The council convenes at Hunter College in the Bronx with emphasis on readiness to act and continuous function as part of U S leadership in the postwar UN.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Truman
United Nations Security Council
America
Byrnes
Council
Hunter College
Bronx
Security Council
United Nations
Iran
Town Meeting Discusses 3 750 000 000 Britain Loan
Town Meeting Friday in Sarah Zane Hall will discuss whether Congress should authorize a 3 750 000 000 loan to Great Britain. Stewart Bell notes the issue affects local growers and shippers as war revives international trade and benefits may reach the area. Speakers will be announced tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress of the United States
Great Britain
Sarah Zane
Stewart Bell
Senate Committee
Bell
Accuse Railroads of Inefficiency in Testimony
CHICAGO March 25 A P Whitney president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen accused the railroads of operating inefficiently and urged adoption of 45 working rules changes by two mail unions. He claimed 29 proposed railroad changes would destroy beneficial conditions built over 50 years and said the railroads act vacantly not in the public, stockholders, or employees’ interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
A. P. Whitney
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Whitney
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Vepco Agrees to Union Wage Demand With Conditions
Richmond details show Virginia Electric and Power Company willing to meet a 17 12 cent per hour wage increase while attaching conditions. Negotiations at 10 A M included IBEW leaders and company officials amid rising tensions. Governor Tuck warned of emergency measures if power service is disrupted and IBEW threatens a strike starting April 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vepco
Richmond
Richmond News Leader
Virginia Electric and Power Company
Power Company
J. C. McIntosh
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Tuck
IBEW
Anti-Trust Charges Against Timken Detroit Axle Firm
Attorney General Tom Clark filed a civil action in Detroit charging Timken Detroit Axle Company with anti trust violations. The action targets one of the nation's largest axle and axle forging manufacturers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timken
Detroit
Washington
Attorny
Tom Clark
Timken-Detroit Axle Company
Timken-Detroit Is
Union And Coal Operators Discuss Counter Proposal
Washington March 25 United Mine Workers President John L Lewis led talks with bituminous coal operators on counter proposals but no progress details were released After a 3 1/2 hour session the committees adjourned without disclosing what was discussed Lewis may terminate current contract at midnight March 31 and operators hope to submit counter proposals before then The wage and welfare fund dispute loomed with demands for higher pay and shorter work week amid disagreement over how to fund the health and welfare plan The talks featured unnamed operator associates and a push to grant miners a raise similar to other basic industries while balancing wage and welfare demands
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United Mine Workers Union
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Mihailovic Arrest Ends Guerrilla Hero Era
Gen. Mihailovic, once hailed as a guerrilla hero, was reported arrested as a traitor and war criminal after capture by Yugoslav authorities. Interior Minister Rankovic announced the seizure to parliament, with rumors placing the capture near Vishegrad, amid guarded mountain caves and a vastly reduced force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgrade
Draja Mihailovic
Alexander Rankovic
Tito
Rankovic
Mihialovic
Peters
Vishegrad
German POW Escapes, Is Caught On Stine Farm
A 20 year old German prisoner of war Albert Brischke escaped from the Beverly estate near Cedar Creek Ridge at about 10 this morning and was captured early this afternoon on the Stine farm in the same vicinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Brischke
Beverly Estate
Cedar Creek Ridge
Stine Farm
Padded Inventory Sparks Testimony in Vardaman Nomination Hearing
Attorney Frank E. Williams testified that two former Vardaman associates voluntarily signed affidavits alleging they padded an inventory under coercion by James K. Vardaman Jr. Williams, a St. Louis lawyer, spoke during discussions of Commodore Vardaman's nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Frank E. Williams
James K. Vardaman, Jr
Vardaman
Williams
St. Louis
Commodore Vardaman
Tru
R. J. Thomas Praised by Murray at UAW Convention
At the United Auto Workers gathering, Murray lauded R. J. Thomas, terming him “this great big guy” and denying aims to influence UAW politics. Thomas, seeking a seventh term, defended the union against CIO and AFL attacks while Reuther criticized linkage to the APL as forged propaganda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Thomas
Murray
United Auto Workers Convention
Walter Reuther
UAW
Reuther
Thomas
United Auto Workers Union
AFI
John L. Lewis
U. S
United States
Lewis
Amno
Free Thomas
Phil Murray
CIO
General Motors
AFL
APL
Communist Party
Veterans return to work in Winchester firms list
Veterans who traded khaki for civilian clothes return to work in Winchester businesses. Nat B. Jones at Cagales Covet Names Sue Ker and Anderson Electrical Co. after 1-2 years with 2 months in the Pacific. Teddy Hepner at Grove Furniture Co. after 27 months in the Merchant Marine. Merle Moore now a night clerk and radio with the Winchester Police Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Nat B. Jones
Cagales
Sueker and Anderson
Electrical Co
Exeriew
Pacific
Teddy Hepner
Grove Furniture Co
Merchant Marine
Merle Moore
Winchester Police Deanee
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Bernard Baruch
Marshall New
Livestock Group
Florida Union
Highest Court
Waltonites
Gen. Eyster
Presser
Pingley & Carper
Mihailovic
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