Winchester Honored by Association as Pioneer of Council-Manager Government
Winchester was named among 75 cities in the United States and Canada honored by the International City Managers Association at its 53rd annual conference. ICMA President David D. Rowlands praised communities adopting the council-manager plan, noting Winchester's 1915 adoption and six city managers, led by Wendell Seldon, as of now 15,500 residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Winchester
United States
Canada
International City Managers’ Association
Association
ICMA
David D. Rowlands
Rowlands
Mr. Rowlands
Wendell Seldon
Air Ace Gabreski Plans Retirement From Air Force
Col Francis S Gabreski the top living air ace will retire after 27 years of service. He is credited with destroying 37 percent of enemy aircraft in World War II and the Korean War and has over 5000 hours of flying time. He will be honored at Suffolk County AFB on Long Island and become assistant director of public relations for Grumman at Bethpage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westhampton Beach
N.Y
Francis Ss. Gabreski
Gabreski
Suffolk County Air Force Base
Long Islan
New York
Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corp
Bethpage
Long Island
Babreski
Col
Jack K. Gamble
Maxwell Field
Alabama
Army
Air Force
Slain in Hippieland Tenement Suspect Held for Murder
A 26-year-old man was arrested in connection with the bludgeon killings of Linda Fitzpatrick 18, daughter of Irving Fitzpatrick, and James Leroy Hutchinson 21, in a hippieland tenement boiler room on New York’s Lower East Side. Investigators, 50 strong, questioned over 100 locals as autopsies were conducted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terri Venable
R. E. Venable
Handley Ave
Handley Saturday
Ralph Sherrard
Terri
Jim Hamilton
New York
Greenwich
Linda Fitzpatrick
Irvings
Fitzpatrick
Thelthe Head
Totowa
New York City
New England
James Leroy Hutchinson
Central Falls
R.1
Lower East Side
Elliott M. Gross
No Natives Voted in Kentucky 1792 Election
In Kentucky's first election of 1792 no native Kentuckian could vote as the minimum voting age was 21 and settlement began in 1776 leaving natives unable to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Frankfort
Kentucky
Public Hearings Set Before Winchester City Council
Two hearings are planned for tomorrow at 7 30 p m before the Winchester City Council. One covers a proposed Title Land Subdivision Ordinance to regulate land subdivision and plats with certifications and required plans. The other would amend the zoning map to rezone from B 1 Local Shopping District to M 1 Light Industrial District for Duncan Brothers Tire Co on the east side of S Kent St. A third reading will address amending the Industrial Development Authority ordinance to change its name. Also introduced is a measure to vacate Amherst St from Indian Alley to Braddock St after a council Viewers report found no inconvenience from discontinuing that segment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Duncan Brothers Tire Co
S. Kent St
Industrial Development Authority
Amherst St
Indian Alley
Braddock St
Three Candidates Announced for Zone Governor Post
Three candidates have been announced for the Zone 1 Ruritan post of Zone Governor. The contenders enter the race amid local interest in community leadership and organizational direction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruritan Post
Ruritan
Patient Starts Fire in Locked Mental Ward
A woman patient started a two alarm fire in a locked second floor ward at Duval Medical Center in Jacksonville. Nurses evacuated about 50 patients with no injuries reported. beds were arranged in a lecture hall while the wing was cleared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
Mary Davis
Duval Medical Center
Miss Davis
Also Mentioned on This Page
Matthew Fontaine Maury
Hela
Easy Pus
Lustre
America
THE
Sherwin-Williams Co
S. Loudoun St
Ralph Frye
Round Hill
Les Campbell
Gainesboro
Ruritan Club
Ross Farrar
Back Creek
Lee-Jackson
Cedarville
Clarke County
Shawquon
Stonewall
Hill
Art Jolliffe
David Childs
Tom Rosenberger
Ed Lord
Wendell Dowes
Cedarville District Club
Mr. Barley
Turtle Neck
McC
International
Martinsburg Pike
Temas
C&p
C&p Telephone Company of
Virginia
Nationwide Bell System
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!