Winchester Post Office History From 1700s to 1970s
Editor notes a long uncertain history of the Winchester Post Office. The piece traces early postmarks before 1770, 1788 local post routes, and the 1792 establishment of the first Federal Winchester post with weekly mail to Alexandria. It lists postmasters from 1792 onward and several sites used for postal operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Floyd Wine
Winchester
Alexandria
Battle-Town
Key’s Ferry
Leesburg
Friay
Winchester City Budget Deficit Trimmed as Revenue Hoped
Winchester Finance Committee reduces a 1.3 million deficit and adds a new revenue line of 20000 from service charges on tax exempt property. City officials expect revised figures at 3 p.m. and plan budget finalization by June 30 for fiscal year 1977.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star
Winchester
Council Finance
James Fleming
Fleming
Richmond
Lakeside Water and Sewer Hearing Postponed to May 12
Frederick County Board of Supervisors postponed the Lakeside Water and Sewer Co hearing to May 12. Ralph Wakeman urged rescinding prior approval for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to expand service beyond Lakeside Estates to include Wakeland Manor. The SCC can act only on the current approved area, and Wakeman noted the company has 126 connections and 300 capacity with full capacity not until 1985.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Virginia Lakeside Water and Sewer Company
Ralph Wakeman
Wakeman
Virginia Lakeside Water and Sewer Co
Wakeland Manor
Lakeside Estates
State Corporation Commission
Water and Sewer Company
S.C.C
Winchester Evening Star May 7 1976 front page highlights
The edition presents local news from Winchester and surrounding areas dated May 7 1976. It covers community events, notices, and brief reports shaping the day’s local affairs.
Wounding Probe After Knife Injury In Winchester Area
Winchester police investigate a knife wound to a 25 year old man Andrew Vincent suffered in the lower left chest and a separate assault on 26 year old Tommy Thompson of White Post. Vincent underwent surgery at Winchester Memorial Hospital and was listed in satisfactory condition. Police say details of where when and how the wound occurred remain unclear as investigation continues. Thompson reported hitchhiking and being assaulted by two unknown subjects near Ward Plaza and Bellview Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Floyd
Winchester
New York
George Washington
Washington
Pennylvania
Philadelphia
Braddock
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Workingman’s Store
Hoover House
Cameron St
Norhwest
J. C Penney, Co
Holliday
Loudoun
Boscawen and
Cameron Streets
N. Kent St
Federal Building
Piccadilly Streets
Post Office
Winchester Post Office
Piccadilly St
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Andrew Vincent
Allen Barley
Barley
Vincent
Tommy Thompson
White Post
Ward Plaza
Bellview Ave
Clarke Board Weighs Courthouse Plans and Taxes Today
Clarke County Board of Supervisors meets at the Courthouse to discuss funding for a new courthouse and potential tax adjustments. Proposed options include a $2.40 per $100 valuation rate, a $400,000 project cost, and financing through $200,000 surplus, a $200,000 loan, or cost cuts and surplus use. The board previously considered a 25 cent real estate tax increase to $2.50, but a smaller rise is under discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Clarke County Board of Supervisors
Board of Supervisors
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U.S
Winchester Advertiser
Adam Heckman
Staunton
Newtown
Stoverstown
Millerstown
New Market
Rockinghamtown
Kerseltown
M., Bartgis & Co
James Smith
Loudoun County
John M' Naughton
J. Peyton
James M. Kinzee
Taylor Richard Smith
Bathtown
Berkeley
Adam Gravely
Vance A
Joseph M Morrin
Marks John M Morrin
Quintin Baillie
Vance
William M Causland
D. Hunter Charles Or
R. M'Gill
Joseph Morrison
John Mark Charles Orrick
John M'Clean
W. M'Cune
Thomas Dunn
Back Creek
Robert Dunn
James Winning
John Erwin
Vance Hazlet Cooper
Ralph Pendry
Wilkin's Ferry
David Mcffammis
Adam Cole
Jeremiah Reed
William Holliday
Alexander Ruthven
John Bushby
Rumney
John Logan
Hamshire
Daniel Or
John Perry
Green Brier
Clare James Knowles
Col. Gamble
Robert Young
Capt. Gamble
Isaac Hanna
William Brice
Carpenter
R. Hanna
Care
Clare
Jean Roan
Humphrey's
Baltimore
Martinsburg
Fredericktown
Messers. Goddard and Angell
Baltimore Journal
Daniel Norton
York
Harley Norton
Timothy Pickering
Norton
Shepherdstown
West Indies
George F. Norton
George Norton
Thomas Robinson
William Davidson
Thomas Roberts
Edward W. Robinson
Henry F. Baker
John Wall
Richard Milton
George B. Graves
Charles Chase
George W. Taylor
Samuel R. Atwell
William Miller
John H. Dean
Bruce Gibson
Richard E. Griffith
Alfred Ferguson
Charles H. Hardy
Bentley Kern
G.H. Kinzel
Shirley Carter
J. William Sibert
Hunter N. Kern
Harry C. Stouffer
Elizabeth Kern
William Nelson Page
Carl L. Campbell
City Finance Committee
The
Valley Association For the Education of
Susan Burke
Shelly Glick
Warren County Schools
Angie Shockley
James Shockley
Front Royal
Miss Glick
Lakeside
By Tom McCabe
Winchester Evening Star
Clarke Board
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