Campbell Endorsed by City Democrats as Acting Postmaster
City Democrats endorsed Carl T. Campbell for acting postmaster to succeed W. Nelson Page, who retires Sept. 30. The panel, requested by Congressman Burr Harrison, considered Campbell, James H. Taylor, and Louie R. Yancy. Campbell, a 1929 Handley graduate, joined the post office in 1934 and is a World War II naval veteran with multiple commendations. He is a lifelong Democrat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Democratic Committee
Carl T. Campbell
W. Nelson Page
Burr P. Harrison
Campbell
James H. Taylor
Louie R. Yancy
Taylor
Yancy
Holsingers
Noble Pierce Jr
Handley High School
Atlantic
Pacific
Ranger
Essex
Lexington
Yorktown
Air Group Nine
Margarite
Wohlford
John S. Wohlford
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Presbyterian Church
Valley Football Oscials Assn
County Issues Permits for Four New Dwellings
County last week issued building permits for four houses and a warehouse with a total projected cost of 24 900 dollars. Listings include P. W. Boyd in Winchester for a six mile from here five room brick bungalow on Middle Road cost 6000. H. W. Shanholtz on S Kent Street for a three room frame dwelling near Senseny Road cost 1500. Albert B. Pingley R 3 Winchester for a five room brick veneer semi bungalow opposite Pingley’s service station on Route 50 cost 5500. R C Clem of Stephens City for a five room frame bungalow in the northeast section cost 6000. A K Wingert and Harold Wingert 21 West Cork Street for a concrete block warehouse 60 by 40 feet on North Kent Street extended cost 5000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. W. Boyd
Winchester
Middle Rd
H. W. Shanholtz
S. Kent St
Senseny Rd
Albert B. Pingley
Pingley
R. 50
R. C. Clem
Stephens City
A. K
Harold Wingert
W. Cork Sc
N. Kent St
Parkers
Cameron St
Five Day Virginia Forecast and Local Notices
Five day Virginia forecast Sept 4 to 8 shows temperatures slightly above normal with fair conditions. Scattered light showers likely Monday or Tuesday. Garbage collection altered Labor Day Sept 6 with pickup moved to Sept 9. Public notices include price reductions at Winchester Food Lockers and various local ads for poultry selling and beauty shop specials. Nottingham Kennels offers boarding for dogs and cats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Faulkner Investment and Residence Properties
Winchester
M. C. Fleet
Lee
GRAY
W. Boscawen
St. Phone
Nude Brunette Taken on Roof at Capitol Library
Capitol police seized a nude woman on the fourth floor ledge of the Senate law library. The 30 year old described brunette tossed small coins from her purse before being contained. She identified herself as Dorothy P. Smith of Malone New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Capitol
Senate Law Library
William J. Broderick
Capitol Police
Dorothy P. Smith
Malone
N. Y
Walter
Walter 8. Linscott
Senate
Linscott
Stephens City to Organize Town Government for New Term
Stephens City council prepares for a two year term starting Sept 1 at the regular meeting Tuesday night in the Baptist drug store building. Mayor W Lomax Parker, re elected for a second term, and five of six council members were sworn in Monday. the youngest, Wm K Lemley, left for Oklahoma to pursue an engineering course. A replacement for Lemley will be elected Tuesday. The agenda includes clerk treasurer appointments and the creation of a police justice court. Lemley is WW2 veteran of the Navy and son of Mrs E L Lemley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephens City
Baptist Drug Store
W. Lomax ‘Parker
Julian D. Steele
Wm. K. Lemley
Stillmore
Okla
Oklahoma A & M College
Lemley
C. M. Terault
James Galladay
David Petrie
A. R. Marks
H. C. Racey
Police Justice Court
Parker
Oklahoma
E. L. Lemley
Pacific
Bishop Jackson Dies During London Visit at 64
The Rt. Rev. John Long Jackson D D head of the Louisiana Diocese died at his sister in law's Kernstown home after a heart attack. He had recently returned from London where he fell ill during the Lambeth Conference. Born in Baltimore he enjoyed a long ministry including Towson St Pauls Em manual Emanuel Charlotte and was bishop since 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Bishops
Protestant Episcopal Church
John Long Jackson
Louisiana
Louisa M. Crawford
Kernstown
Frederick County
Winchester
Christ Church
Jackson
New Orleans
Robert H. Manning
Lambeth
Lambeth Palace
Archbishop of Canterbury
London
Eng
City
Virginia Theological Seminary
Alexandria
Towson
Baltimore County
Old St. Paul's,Church
Baltimore
Emmanuel Church
Harrisonburg
Val
St. Martin’s Church
Charlotte
N. C
West Coast Strike Marks Labor Milestone
The West Coast maritime strike tests Taft Hartley powers as the national emergency period ends. CIO Longshoremen led by Harry Bridges advocates hiring halls seen as key issue, with wage talks shaping the dispute and possible government injunctions by NLRB counsel Robert Denham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Hall
Washington
Truman
Congress
Robert N. Denham
Denham
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
John L. Lewis
Southern Coal Producers Assn
International Typographical Union
West Coast
CIO
Harry Bridges
Great Lakes
City weighs meter receipts fund to ease traffic and parking
Winchester officials study a 133 page Traffic Survey from 1947 proposing a special traffic control fund from meter receipts to support off street parking. The report details weekday parking patterns and overtime penalties with no immediate one way street plan.
Shipping Strike Seen as Battle of Survival
A coast wide walkout paralyzed Pacific ports as 12,000 dock workers and 16,000 seamen faced idle time. Harry Bridges urged members to endure four to six months of picketing while industry groups said survival of shipping hinged on non Communist affidavits for NLRB.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Harry Bridges
CIO
Assn
Pacific American Shipowners Assn
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Bridges
CIO Marine Engineers
AFL
Legion to Seat William Louthan As Commander
William Louthan Jr. will be installed as commander of the local American Legion post at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Sarah Zane hall. He replaces M. B. Clowe Jr., Winchester’s new mayor, with Department Commander Westwood Smithers officiating. Other Legionnaires will attend and a chicken buffet will follow at the post home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Louthan Jr
American Legion
Sarah Zane Hall
M. B. Clowe Jr
Winchester
Louthan
Westwood Smithers
Estate of James H. Myers Valued at 55304
The late James H. Myers, partner in Winchester Dry Cleaning Works, left an estate valued at 55304 per a corporation court appraisement. Appraisers H. Yost, J. R. Kremer and Kert Glaize set personal property at 19804 and real estate at 35500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Myers
Winchester Dry Cleaning Works
H. Yost
J. R. Kremer
Kert Glaize
Driver Pays Fine in Hit and Run Case
James William Wymer of Papermill Rd was fined 55.25 dollars by Police Justice John Rice on hit and run charges. He allegedly struck a parked car on N Kent St owned by Richard Boyd and did not stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James William Wymer
Papermill Rd
John Rice
Wymer
N. Kent St
Richard Boyd
Call Pine Motor Co
City and County Liquor Profits Share Up $9000
The city and county share of ABC profits for the past year totaled a little over $106,000. Frederick County's share reached $55,172, about $5,000 above the prior year, while the city’s share rose about $4,000 though still behind the county. Winchester’s check stood at $51,147.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ABC
Harry McCann
Frederick County
W. A. Baker
Winchester
Middletown Council Set for Monday Meeting
Middletown's new mayor Charles L Wright and six councilmen were sworn in August 25 and will hold their first meeting September 1 at 7 30 p m in town offices. The lineup includes re elected T W Sperry G W Borden G Larrick H M Rhodes and first term appointees T A Sperry and Joseph Inskip. The regular session will precede notices for local fire company and livestock sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Charles Leslie Wright
Lee Whitacre
T. W. Sperry
G. W. Borden
G. Larrick
H. M. Rhodes
T Ainsworth Sperry
Joseph Inskip
Wright
Fred Larrick
South End Fire CO
Harry Rainsberger
Capt
Sarah Zane Fire CO
Loryn M. Crabill
Eduard Benes Dies Co-founder of Czechoslovakia
Eduard Benes died at age 64 at his Sezimovo country home after a stroke. The former president who helped found Czechoslovakia in 1918 and again led the republic faced illness and political upheaval, with his death following the communist coup and the recent death of Foreign Minister Jan Masaryk. The cabinet planned a special funeral session as Premier Zapotocký broadcast the news.
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Prague
Eduard Benes
Czechoslovakia
Sezimovo
Benes
Comunists
Jan Masaryk
Thomas Masaryk
Benese
Czechoslovak Republic
Klement Gottwald
Antonin Zapotocky
James L Byrd Nominated for Naval Academy at Annapolis
James L Berlin Byrd, 17, son of Mr and Mrs Edward P Berlin of Berryville, is named as one of two nonminees for the Naval Academy by aides of Senator Harry F Byrd. A Berryville High School graduate he plans to enroll at Virginia Tech this fall and then pursue the Naval Academy if he passes examinations. His brother Edward Berlin Jr is a senior at Washington and Lee majoring in journalism. Berlin Sr is a Front Royal druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James L. Berlin
Edward P. Berlin
Berryville
Naval Aera
U.S
Harry F. Byrd
Berlin
Berryville High School
Bunks School
Silver Springs
VPI
Naval Academy
Edward Berlin Jr
Washington and Lee
Berlin Sr
Front Royal
Chile Outlaws Communist Party in Move Across South America
Santiago Chile September 3 Chile became the third South American nation to outlaw the communist party Brazil and Paraguay previously did so The law requires removal of all communist names from election rolls abolition of communist publications and closing of party offices The party claims about 50 000 members in Chile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago
Chile
Communist Party
Brazil
Paraguay
Hurricane Heads For Gulf Coast
A hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico strengthened as warnings spread along the Louisiana coast from the Mississippi River to Vermilion Bay. Southeast warnings extended from Mobile to New Orleans and west to Vermilion Bay and Galveston. The center was about 350 miles east of Brownsville and moving north at 8 to 10 mph with expected dangerous winds and tides Saturday morning.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Mississippi River
Vermillion Bay
Gulf of Mexico
Mobile
Ala
Galveston
Brownsville
Texas
Wallace Files As Independent In Arkansas
Henry A. Wallace moved to the Arkansas ballot as an independent after supporters filed a petition. Secretary of State C. G. Hall said he would review the case and verify the Progressive party's non affiliation with communists before moving forward. Wallace spoke to Arkansas followers on Capitol steps amid a crowd including state employees and many Black attendees. Eggs were thrown at his car in Shreveport on the trip, while Louisiana stops produced tomatoes in Monroe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. G. Hall
Wallace
Arkansas
Progressive Party
Communist Party
Hall
State Capitol
Secretary of State
American Legion
Capitol
Shreveport
Little Rock
Mississippi
Louisiana
Monroe
Herriot Called As Schuman Fails To Form New French Cabinet
Paris reports premier designate Robert Schuman gave up efforts to form a government after four days of talks. Gen De Gaulle supporters hoped elections would follow, while Herriot was named by President Auriol as a potential premier but age and political rifts hindered any coalition. Labor unrest and rising living costs fueled widespread strikes and upheaval across France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Robert Schuman
DeGaulle
Schuman
Teadher
Popular Republican Movement
MRP
France
Assembly
Herriot
Radical-Socialist Party
Vincent Auriol
National Assembly
Veaaiday
Lesterday
Waa
Femamans
Marie
Sean
General Code Federation of Labor
CGT
Reckless Drivers Urged to Slow Down for Labor Day Weekend
Virginia state police warn of a busy Labor Day weekend with more traffic, speed, drinking and reckless driving risks. Col. C W Woodson Jr advised all troopers will patrol roads to curb accidents as highway officials expect traffic 10 percent higher than last year. Includes notices for local jobs and public notices amid damaged text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia State
Col. C. W. Woodson
Also Mentioned on This Page
City Democrats
Harrison
Nottingham Kennels
Carter Baker
Stephens City Town Council
Virginia Departmet of
Legion
William Louthan
Care Star
Czech Republic
James L. Berlin Byrd
Annapolis
Gulf Coast
Ark
Henry A. Wallace
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Harold E. Stassen
Albany
Stassen
Detroit
Elbertas
J. H. Hale
Forest Glen
Ardell Moore
Rouss Fire CO
Charlie Rouss Pire Co
Robert C. Leage
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