Grant Renamed City Manager and Watts as City Solicitor
Winchester council unanimously reappointed L. Grant as city manager, naming Dabney Watts city solicitor, Taylor Barr chief, and fire wardens Bernard Groves R. B. Brown Raymond Campbell and Howard Hart. Grant, a Handley graduate and longtime public servant, begins his 11th year Jan 1. Woodstock Lane Sewer funding approved at about 16500 for Frederick Ave and omitted streets, debated over cost versus benefit and broader bond plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Grant
Gray Ave
Winchester
Dabney Watts
Taylor Barr
Fhe
Bernard Groves
R. B. Brown
Raymond Campbell
Howard Hart
Grant
Handley
Water Department
Ing
International City Managers Assn
Virginia
American Waterworks Assn
Lucille Clevenger
Stephens City
J. P. Carbaugh
Virginia Grant
Madison College
Woodstock Lane
Frederick Ave
Percy D. Miller
W. P. McGuire
McGuire
J. Lee Miller
S. Lee
Hunting Licenses In Demand on Eve Of Squirrel Season
Virginia forecasters predicted cloudy cooler weather as the squirrel season opened. City and County clerks reported a steady flow of hunting license applicants and hardware stores noted strong shell sales. County Clerk Lee Whitacre said 201 licenses were issued yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Lee Whitacre
Saylor Captures 26th Pennsylvania Seat In Special Election
In Johnstown and across three western Pennsylvania counties, Naval veteran John P. Saylor won the 26th district special election, defeating Mrs. Robert L. Coffey Jr. by a wide margin as GOP gains challenged the Truman administration’s Fair Deal. Returns showed Saylor leading 57,037 to 48,168 with strong support in Cambria, Indiana, and Armstrong counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnstown
Pennsylvania
John P. Saylor
Iwo Jima
Truman
Saylor
Robert L. Coffey
Congress
Coffey
Cambria
Indiana
Armstrong
Robert L. Coffey Jr
Cambria County
Young Coffey
Harve Tibbett
Washington
Guyeorge Gabrielson
Rep
Leonard Hall
New York
GOP
Congressional Campaign Committee
Britain Keeps Devaluation Hopes Quiet At IMF Meet
At the World Bank IMF gathering in Washington British officials show no intent to devalue the pound amid pressure from World Bank President Eugene Black and IMF head Camille Gutt The British aim to ride out the dollar shortage while seeking longer term balance measures The fund maintains a lending ban to Marshal Plan linked countries and Britain may seek repeal of that rule
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
World Bank
International Monetary Fund
Britain
Eugene R. Black
Camille Gutt
Crafford Cripps
The
Exche
Quer
Black
Gutt
Czechoslovakia
Postoffice Bus Survey Seeks Winchester Route Feasibility
A survey in Winchester tested the idea of a highway postoffice bus service between Harrisburg and Winchester. H. T. Wolfe led the study for the Railway Mail Service with final action pending at Washington. If approved, the bus would run via Carlisle Shippensburg Chambersburg Waynesboro Hagerstown Funkstown Boonsboro Keedysville Sharpsburg Baker Center Martinsburg Inwood and Bunker Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Harrisburg
H. T. Wolfe
District 6
Division 15 Railway Mail Service
Carl Campbell
Postoffice Department
Washington
Cumberland Valley
Carlisle
Shippensburg
Chambersburg
Waynesboro
Hagerstown
Funkstown
Boonsboro
Keedysville
Sharpsburg
Baker VA Center
Martinsburg
Inwood
Bunker Hill
W. Va
Clearbrook
Pennsylvania Railroad
Hti
Adenauer Nominated West Germany Premier
President Theodor Heuss formally nominated Dr Konrad Adenauer as chancellor of the new West German Republic. Adenauer aged 73, head of the Christian Democratic Union, was chosen after informing party leaders as a courtesy gesture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonn
Germany
Theodor Heuss
Konrad Adenauer
Adenauer
Christian Democratic Union Party
Legion Post Gets New Commander in Winchester
Robert Baker was installed as commander of the Conrad Hoover American Legion post, aiming to make the Winchester unit the largest in Virginia. The post ended the year with 854 members, second only to Roanoke, as 250 Legionnaires attended the meeting and oyster supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Baker
John S. Solenberger & Co
Conrad Hoover
Charles Zuckerman
Robert Manuel
Kenneth Patton
Carl Campbell
M. B. Clowe Jr
Roy Wickes
E. T. Clark
William Cain
William Louthan
International Chief To Visit Lions Here in February
Winchester Lions heard Walter C. Fisher of Queens ton Ontario International president will visit February 14 for the club’s 25th birthday celebration. A Lions broom sale by the blind to fund sight conservation and public works was announced with displays of handmade items and a breakfast sale kickoff at the George Washington hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Lions
Walter C. Fisher
Queenston
Ontario
Paul Anderson
Handley
Carl Germelman
John Lewis
Bill Thompson
Carl
John
Bill
Robert Pizanno
Joseph Newlin
Virginia Commission For the Blind
Charlottesville
Lions
George Washington Hotel
Cooper
Piccadilly
Loudoun
Lions Sight Conservation Fund
Lewis Appeals To Bank To Force Royalty Payments
John L. Lewis appeals to Cleveland Trust Co to compel James D. Francis to remit past due royalties to the coal miners welfare fund. The bank trustees Holden estate owning majority stock in Island Creek and Pond Creek Coal. Lewis warns of a potential strike if payments are not made, citing a 20 cent per ton royalty funding his $100 million welfare program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John L. Lewis
Cleveland Trust Co
James D. Francis
Coal Miners’ Welfare Fund
Cleveland Bank
Holden’ Estate
Island Creek
Pond Creek
Francis
Lewis
I. F. Freiberer
National Coal Assny
United Mine Workers
UMW
Market St Church Reports Four-Year Growth and Giving
Rev. Louis F. Havermale presented Market Street Methodist Church’s quadrennial report at the final quarterly meeting. Membership stood at 633, up 74 percent since 1939, including 155 non-residents. Since 1945 he baptized 46 infants and children and 23 adults, with $42,822 contributed: $24,496 locally and $18,326 regionally. Delegate to Virginia Methodist Conference named as J. A. Stretchberry. reserve delegate Mrs. A. C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Market St
Virginia Methodist Conference
J. A. Stretchberry
A. C
Apples Piling Up Prompts Emergency Market push
H. W. Butler and Bro. packing house reported apples piling up as Single Red Delicious arrive with Double Red still on hand. Appalachian Apple Service, Inc. sent staff across four-state area from Florida to Pennsylvania to find markets for Grimes Jonathan and Delicious crops amid dull demand. City markets to be pursued in 58 cities with ad campaigns. Martinsburg area shipped 14 carloads recently with top prices around 3.25 per bushel for No. 1 Red Delicious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Butler
Bro. Packing House
South
Deep South
Martinsburg
Appalachian Apple Service, Inc
Florida
Pennsylvania
Big Producers’ Cooperative
Grimes
Jonathan
Early de
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Appalachian Apple Service
Acheson Bevin Urge Jap Peace Pact and Unified Policy
Secretary of State Acheson said he and British Foreign Minister Bevin agreed on the urgency of a Japanese peace treaty and hoped for Soviet cooperation. They reviewed European issues and discussed China policy with wide divergence on trade with Communist China, while planning to attend the UN General Assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acheson
Bevin
Washington
Pacific
Greece
Albania
Spain
New York
United Nations General Assembly
Assembly
China
Kren
Britain
United States
Ernest Bevin
U. S
Dean Acheson
Eddy Proposes Doubling Election Officials Pay
The council forwarded a request by Richard Eddy to double the current five dollar pay for election officials. He argued higher pay is needed to attract competent workers as we move toward ensuring accurate voter rolls. The finance committee will also draft a plan to purge the election books, noting about 4000 names may be ineligible. A central registrar for Winchester was discussed but no action or extra city costs were approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council
Finance Committee
Richard Eddy
Board of Elections
Eddy
Winchester
Edd Nated
Auction Sale Estate of Miss Lillian Sheetz
Auction notice for the estate of the late Miss Lillian Sheetz on Thursday September 15 1949 in the auction room at 78 Braddock Street. Catalogued lists available by calling 3524 Headley’s Auction. Also includes a truck for hire service by Apple and Livestock Hauling C M Janney Clearbrook Va phone Winchester 3929.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Sheetz
Braddock St
Headley’s
Apple
C. M. Janney
Clearbrook
Winchester
Browder Roosevelt Meetings Charged in Senate Hearing
Former communist newsman Howard Rushmore testified before a Senate judiciary subcommittee that Earl Browder met secretly with President Roosevelt in 1944 at the White House. He said Browder’s wife, deported in 1940, was allowed back into the United States after intervention by Cordell Hull and Mrs. Roosevelt, with officials later citing pressure from top government figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Earl Browder
United States
White House
Roosevelt
Howard Rushmore
New York Journal American
Senate
Rushmore
Daily Worker
Benjamin Gitlow
Cordell Hull
Browder
Moscow
Canada
State Department
Steel Firms Called To New Conference On Bargaining
Pittsburgh September reports say CIO Steelworkers President Philip Murray urged a joint conference with steel firms and union reps before the September 25 strike truce deadline. Talks follow extended truce and a presidential board plan for company funded insurance and pensions, with mixed acceptance from major producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
CIO Steelworkers
Philip Murray
Ealy
Presidential Board
CIO
United Steelworkers
U. S. Steel Corp
Truman
U.S
Republic Steel Co
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp
Inland Steel Co
U. 8. Steel
U. S. Steel
Teachers of County to Meet September 24
Frederick County teachers convene for a quarterly meeting at 11 a m September 24 in the Frederick county court room Winchester Presiding is Paul D Beable principal Stephens City High School The program includes Dr J W Still head of Frederick Winchester Health District outlining its work and scope T Preston Turner Richmond assistant secretary of the Virginia Educational Assn will discuss the association’s activities Woodrow Wilkerson Richmond State supervisor of secondary education will address public education in Virginia
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County Teachers Alsn
Frederick County Court Room
Winchester
Paul D. Beable
Stephens City High School
J. W. Still
Frederick-Winchester
T. Preston Turner
Richmond
Virginia Educational Assn
Woodrow Wilkerson
Virginia
AT&T Nine Dollar Dividend Policy Faces Virginia Hearings
In Richmond the AT&T dividend strategy came under fire in the Chesapeake and Potomac rate case. D R Belcher, AT&T treasurer, defended the company’s policy of borrowing and stock sales to fund capital while arguing a 7 percent return on equity is needed to sustain growth and attract capital despite high current earnings and a $2700 million equity inflow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co
D. R. Belcher
At&t
State Corporation Commission
Belcher
Norman S. Elliott
SCC
At& T
Virginia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Watts
Groves
Brown
Hart
Campbell
Penna
BY Jack Bell
Gabrielson
AFL
West Germany
Legion Post
Baker
White Sulphur Springs
Havermale
Russia
Browder-Roosevelt
Bulletin
Teachers of County Call
A.t.&t
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!