Winchester Memorial Hospital fund drives public support
A two week public campaign to raise eight hundred fifty thousand dollars for Winchester Memorial Hospital opened with 250 volunteers and leaders at the George Washington hotel. John Rosenberger cited overcrowding and limited facilities, urging contributions to build the expanded hospital and benefit the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Memorial Tal
George Washing
John Rosenberger
Theospital
Publc
Johney Arthur
P. W. Boyd
Andrew J. Bowen
Winchester
Grove White
George H. Smith
C. Ridgey White
Garland M. Canter
Clarke County
Arthur
Smith
White
Canter
O. M. Swimley
Clearbrook
Charles W. Berton
T. E. Dorton
Kernstown
Fred J. Larrick
Middletown
Lorraine Marker
Opequon
Fred C. Braithwaite
Gainesboro
Charles E. Bassard
James W .Golladay
Stevrens City
F. Strother
White Hall
Rs. A. C. Randolph
Upperville-Middleburgares
Russell Hook
Gore
Ronald S Wilsor
Quitrents on 6392 Acres in 1777 Fairfax District
The document notes a 1777 quit rent bill for 6392 acres valued in pounds shillings and pence. It instructs payment to Colo Angus MacDonald, with his receipt to discharge the obligation. Also visible are an employment notice for a seamstress at Elsie Kay Shoppe and a clearance sale advertisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ISDE
Colo Angus MacDonald
Pairfax
Elsie Kay
S. Braddock
Nine to Graduate At Gainesboro Week of May 23
Gainesboro high school announces graduation week activities starting May 23 led by Principal Fred Braithwaite. Nine diploma candidates will receive diplomas with Rev. Robert A Whitten delivering the annual sermon. The senior class includes Thelma Lamp Betty Braithwaite Ruth White Charles Taylor Juanita Omos Charles Hurley William Davis Robert Luttrell and Charles Largent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gainesboro High &School
Fred Braithwaite
Robert A.whitten
Congregational Christian Church
Skyline Caverns
M. J Pease
The
Farm Bureau
Thelma Lamp
Betty Braithwaite
Ruth White
Charles Taylor
Juanita Omos
Charles Hurley William Davis
Robert Luttrell
Charles Largent
Stephens City Debates Time Change and Local Amendments
Stephens City officials discussed time standards with mixed EST DST usage and did not adopt fast time. A county board decision was urged for any official time shift while the council approved R 11 widening and heard sanitation and charter updates. New ordinances are planned for the next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephens City
County Board of Supervisors
State Highway Department
State Health Department
Shenandoah County
General Assembly
Couple Domiciled In Twin-bed Apartment In Divorce Case
Los Angeles May 11. Movie actor George Stone must not annoy or molest his blonde wife Marjorie pending trial of their divorce suit. Mrs Stone, living in the same twin bed apartment, must stay away. Court orders they remain together due to housing. Stone to pay $40 weekly alimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
George Stone
Marjorie
Berryville Retail Merchants Elect Pine President
George Pine, Pine's drug store proprietor, is elected president of the Berryville Retail Merchants Association. C. A. Herbert becomes vice president, E. J. Jackson secretary treasurer, with E. W. Gosnell and Oscar Ramsburg as two year directors and Fiddie Wisecarver and W. E. Owens as one year directors. The group includes Clint Newcomb and others. several local businesses plan to join. The organization meets at the Fire hall with Mayor Leonard Bell presiding. A July 30 closing for Perryville show and 5 30 pm summer hours were set. Members agreed no officer may serve again, except for directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Pine
Pine’s Drug Store
Berryville Retail Merchants Assn
C. A. Herbert
E. 3. Jackson
E. W. Gosnell
Oscar Ramsburg
Fiddie Wisecarver
W. E. Owens
Clint Newcomb
O. M. Kaye
O. Pitze
VFW Post Plans Stone Memorial for War Dead
Winchester VFW Post 2123 voted to erect a stone memorial for World Wars I and II dead with an estimated cost of 2000 dollars. A site is unanswered while a committee led by Richard Eddy studies prices and Vermont marble as a preferred material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Vfw
Richard Eddy
W.W. Baker
Roy Ear
Eiday
Vermont
Post
Winchester - Frederick County War Memorial
Elmer Lauck
Douglas Butler
City Park
Five Day Weather Forecast for Five Cay Virginia
The outlook calls for temperatures two to four degrees above normal from Wednesday to Sunday. Showers are expected Wednesday and Thursday with cooler spells then giving way to warmer conditions over the weekend. Total rainfall expected between half and three quarters of an inch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cay
Virginia
Soft-spoken Virginian Is Mom to Pirates
In Pittsburgh a Lynchburg, Virginia widow, Mrs. V. W. Daniels, opens her 22 room home to nine Pirates players after a housing shortage. She cooks for the team and broadcasts games by multiple radios, earning the nickname Mom from Danny Murphys, Chesney, Hopp, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pirates
Pittsburgh
Pttsburgh Pirates
Danny Mur
Augh
Bob Chesney
Johnny Piddle
Johnny Hopp
Elmer Riddle
Forrest Main
Stan Rojth
Grady Wilson
Don Gutteridge
V. W. Daniels
Mor
Lynchburg
Bucs
Daniels
Basl
Ddanies
Mrs Katherine Glass Greene Succumbs at Home
Mrs Katherine Glass Greene 82 widow of Henry Raynor Greene died at home 411 N. Oude St Winchester after a long life. She was daughter of Col William Wood Glass I and Nannie Campbell Glass of Winchester with surviving relatives including sister Mrs William B Davis and brothers Thomas R Glass W W Glass II and J Woods Glass. Also surviving are a step daughter Mrs Arthur R Franklin and step-son Harry J Green with nephews and nieces named. She was a longtime member of Loudoun Presbyterian church ran a Winchester girls seminary and authored historical works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Glass Greene
Henry Raynor Greene
N.oude St. Loe
William Wood Glass I
Nannie Campbell Glass
Winchester
William B Davis
Thomas R Glass
St. Augustine, Fla
W. W. Glass II
J. Woods Glass
Nowata Okio
Arthur R. Fran
Purebred Cattle Show and Sale Set for Saturday
Northern Virginia Livestock Producers Assn Inc sponsors a tri breed sale and show featuring about 60 purebred cattle at Farmers Livestock Exchange Saturday. The event includes a show and judging starting at 10 30 am and a sale at 2 pm with consignments from Clarke Frederick Loudoun Shenandoah Warren and Fauquier counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Virginia Livestock Producers Assn. Inc
Farmers Livestock Exchange Inc
Clarke
Frederick
Loudoun
Shenandoah
Warren
Fauquier
Annefield
Berryville
Aspen Dale
Delaplane
W. H. Gold
Winchester
Highlands
Round Hill
Little River
A. N. Miller
Oatlands
Red Gate
Millwood
R. R. Renalds
Timberville
A. Scmmaripa
Boyce
Paul Adams
Middleburg- Dinwiddie
Middleburg
Ernest F. Keller
Toms Brook
Oliveboy Stock
Charles Town
Cliny Rogers
Stillhouse Hollow
Hume
Carroll Campbel
E. A. Dudley
Staunton
Fearnley
White Post
William H. Logan
Woodstock
Harry L. McCann
Albert G. Robinson
Clearbrook
H. Earl Wright
F. L. Bentley
Penn
State College
George Washington Hotel
I. Fred Stine
Mt. Dalton
Brecksburg
County Holds To Standard Time
Fre derick County board of supervisors voted unanimously to stay on eastern standard time. The move aligns with state law for county city cooperation. Winchester kept daylight saving time starting May 2 and the board adopted the reference law in Russell precinct effective Nov. 10. A building permit ordinance for projects costing 500 or more passed third reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C E. Garber
Grover Teets
Frederick
T. S. Cooper
G. H. Richard
Commissioner of Revenue
Clarke Delegates To Be Chosen May 24
Clarke County Democratic committee set May 24 as the mass meeting date to choose three delegates for the state convention in Richmond. Chairman Ralph N. Dorsey urged attendees to contact him before 6 p.m. on the mass meeting date. Also listed: help wanted for well drilling equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke County
Democratic Committee
Moore
Frederick County
Virginia
County Court House
Winchester
Richmond
Vir
Chrysler Strike Set to Begin at 9 A.M. Tomorrow
The United Auto Workers announced a 9 a.m. start for a walkout by 75,000 Chrysler Corp. workers in protest of unresolved wage demands. Government mediators continued talks with company and union officials to avert a broader strike across 16 plants, as Norman R. Matthews outlined plans for the union’s national Chrysler conference and potential further negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
United Auto Workers
Chrysler Corp
Norman R. Matthews
National Uawcio Chrysler
Matthews
UAW
Chrysler
Banker Einaudi Elected President of Italian Republic
ROME May 11 The 74 year old banker economist Luigi Einaudi was elected first president of the Italian republic tonight with a majority of the 900 votes in parliament. A Christian Democratic backed independent, he led as ballots tallied while rival Einardi withdrew after shifting party support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Luigi Einaudi
Einaudi
Einardi
Christian Democratic Party
Bank of Italy
Carlo Sforza
Christian Democrats
Ex alcoholics to Tell Of Their Recovery At Meeting
Winchester residents announce a Tuesday night Alcoholics Anonymous meeting at 8 p m in the Royal Crown building Millwood pike with personal recovery stories. Speakers will include AA figures from Washington Silver Spring Chevy Chase and Arlington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Alcoholics Anonymous
Howard James
Royal Crown Building
Millwood Pike
A. A
Washington
Silver Springs
Chevy Chase
Arlington
World Federalists May Organize Clarke County Chapter
World Federalists plan a Clarke county chapter with a meeting at 8 p m Monday at Mrs. Kenneth Gilpin’s home in Boyce. Dr Samuel F R Levering will speak. introduced by Mrs Donald S Wison organizing chair for Northern Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke County
World Federalists
Kenneth Gilpin
Boyce
Samuel FR. Levering
Donald S. Wison
Northern Virginia
Winchester
Railroads Run As Usual with Army as Boss
Army Secretary Royall said the government running the railroads will name a union management advisory board. He reported normal operations and lifted bans on perishable shipments while unions pressed wage demands and awaited Royall’s proposals to ease the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army
Royall
Pentagon
Arthur J. Glover
Switchmen’s Union
David B. Robertson
Glover
Alvanley Johnston
White House
Ile
Rail Management
Bossermans Join Mrs. Smith In Hospital Gift
The Bosserman families of Winchester with Mrs. Clark Smith donated 3100 toward Winchester Memorial Hospital’s 850000 building fund to establish a bed in unit 310 and a four bedroom in the expanded hospital. Mrs. Smith is sister of the senior Mrs. Bosserman and widow of Clark Smith, former Clerk of Corporation Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Bosserman Sr
W. H. Bosserman Jr
Clark Smith
Winchester
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Bosserman
Smith
Corporation Court
Senate Bill Proposes 18YearOld Reserve Training Plan
The Senate Armed Services Committee today approved a volunteer plan to train 18 year olds as a reserve for the military. The measure aims to train 161000 volunteers while drafting 19 to 25 year olds, replacing universal draft notions and awaiting final talks with Secretary Forrestal. House action backed a 70 group air force with a watchdog committee to monitor all armed services programs and report monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Armed Services Committee
Senate
Lot
Royall
Defense Forrestal
Forrestal
Capitol
House
Truman
Gurkey
R-Sc
Apia
Sen
Byrd
Dva
Gurney
Sen. Saltonstall
Rmass
U S Desires Decent Dealings With Soviet Union
President Truman voiced the American bid to Molotov for decent and reasonable relations as a reaffirmation of US policy not to threaten the Soviet Union. The note to Molotov May 4 may or may not be an invitation to discuss settlement of postwar differences. The State Department disclosed Smith’s message to Molotov and its two main points stressing peaceful aims and no hostile designs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Molotov
United States
Soviet Union
Walter Bedell Smith
Smith
J. Truman
Radio Moscow
Russia
Apete Malotov
SS Posal
State Department
Steelworkers Seek 10 Percent Uplift in 1948 Wages
The CIO steelworkers open a convention in Baston to press for a near ten percent rise in annual production and wages. Leaders including President Philip Murray condemn what they call deceptive 1946 production boosts and denounce efforts to freeze wages while profits soar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baston
CIO
Secord
Body Found in Locked Hotel Room Identified
The 36 year old Mrs. Sthleen Lynch Harris was found dead in a locked hotel room with two bullet wounds. Police say she was last seen Saturday night and a diary described her as distressed. Funeral services are set for 2 p m Wednesday at Brown funeral home in Martinsburg with interment at Rose Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown Funeral Home
Martinsburg
Sthleen Lynch Harris
Cnet
Moorefield V. Va
Homer B
Damie Baldwin Lynch
Hagerstown
George Lynch
Fred Lynch
Marove
W. Va
Woo 'Row Lynch
Pear) Siler
Eana Hinton
J. Thomas Boyd
Harris
Curtis Harris
Woodrow Lynch
Chambersburg
Lynch
Harri Employes
Boyd
Omops Funeral
Roseas
Ceme
Broken Relations Cause for Divorce
In London on May 11 Justice Finnemore granted a decree nisi of nullity to Mrs Mildred Grimes after ruling her husband Walter Grimes’ practice of coitus interruptus amounted to wilful refusal to consummate the marriage. The couple wed in September 1948 and Walter Grimes did not contest the action. The judge contrasted this with contraception practices, noting differing legal interpretations from the House of Lords.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Donald Leslie Finnemore
Mildred Ellen Grimes
Walter Edward Grimes
Finnemore
House of Lords
Britain
Earthquake Shakes Peru and Chile in Early Morning
A violent earthquake struck the Peru de partment of Arequipa at 3 55 a m. Strong tremors were also reported from Arica in northern Chile. The blast prompted warnings and brief notices across the region as relief and safety measures were initiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Peru
Requipa
Arica
Chile
Also Mentioned on This Page
Everard Kidder Meade
Bill
Gerard B. Lambert
Carter Hall
Carter Burwell
Col
Nathaniel Burwell
Lord Fairfax Sterling
Margaret L. Hodgson
Pine
VFW Post
H. E. Shirley
Stephenson, Va
Vr Svoo
Bossermans
U. S
Riteway Cleaners
Jewel Box
Recreation Park
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!