Bowman’s resignation as sanitation head rejected by board
Frederick County Sanitation Authority chief James L. Bowman weighs a next move after the board of supervisors, by a 4 to 1 vote, rejected his resignation and urged him to stay. Bowman runs a Stephens City trucking firm and the dispute stemmed from a license requirement for county vehicle licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James L. Bowman
Frederick County Sanitation Authority
County Board of Supervisors
Bowman
Board of Supervisors
Sanitation Authority
Raymond C. Sandy
Dennis T. Cole
Jim
Donald R. Hodgson
J. Robert Russell
Cole
Sandy
Stephens City
Commonwealth
Lawrence Ambrogi
Virginia Safety Association to host Sept 22 seminar in Norfolk
The Virginia Safety Association will hold a full day Occupational Safety and Health Act seminar on Friday September 22 at the Golden Triangle Hotel in Norfolk. Panelists include leaders from Newport News Shipbuilding Reynolds Metals The United Steelworkers of America and government safety offices. For details contact the Winchester Frederick County Chamber at 662 4118 or visit 29 S Cameron St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Safety Association
Forrest E. Jones
Winchester-Federick County
Robert A. Stubblefield
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Joseph E. Nichols
Virginia Safety Association, Inc
Reynolds Metals Company
John Sheehan
United Steelworkers of America
Barry Brown
Michigan Department of Labor
International Association of Governmental Labor
George Guenther
U.S. Department of Labor
Washington, D.C
Middletown adopts ordinances and sets Oct. 12 vote
Middletown Town Council read four proposed ordinances including reducing legal intoxication from .15 to .10, clearing weeded lots, banning abandoned cars by enclosing them, and raising school zone speed to 25 mph. Final action slated for Oct. 12 with two resolutions and new town office hours. Also a Sand Creek battle note recalls 1864 massacre of Arapaho and Cheyenne by U S Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
State Department of Highways
Shawn Drive
Jeanne Piland Plans Recital on Sunday
Mezzo-soprano Jeanne Piland assistant professor of voice at Shenandoah College and Conservatory of Music will present a Sunday recital at 8 p.m. in Armstrong Auditorium. The program features Brahms Poulenc Saint-Saens Debussy Rorem Britten and final selections from Samson et Dalila with Gerald A Brown as accompanist. Cholera killed nearly 400 persons in Indonesia in the first five months of 1972.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanne S
Piland
Shenandoah College and Conservatory of Music
Armstrong Auditorium
Brahms
Poulenc
Saint-Saens
Zigeunerlieder
Indonesia
Leadership School Sept 24 for Sunday School teachers
A six day leadership school for nursery to adult class teachers in Winchester and Frederick County runs 7 30 to 10 p m on Sept 24 25 26 and Oct 1 2 3 at Christ Episcopal Church Parish Hall. The program is led by Rev James Bearss Park Williams and Farley Massey with sessions tailored to participant needs and offered as six independent evenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Frederick County
Christ Episcopal Church Parish Hall
James Bearss
Park Williams
First Presbyterian Church
Farley Massey
Christ Episcopal Church
Robinson warns of public distrust of economic promises
Virginia congressman J Kenneth Robinson told a Warren ton audience that citizens doubt promises of inevitable growth and fear wasteful government programs as he pushes for a federal spending limit. He said deficits persist from a misplaced faith in public spending and urged cuts to popular programs with balanced books as the key to real prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warrenton
J. Kenneth Robinson
Congress
Federal Treasury
Robinson
Virginia
House
Appropriations Committee
County Thistle Committee Meets Monday
Frederick County Thistle Committee plans a 10 a.m. Monday meeting at the County ASCS office 2400 Valley Ave. Attendees include committee members ASC workers and local firms involved in spray materials and application. County Agent John Wolfe and ASC chairman Elmer Venskoske urge farmers to participate to combat the county’s top weed problem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Thistle Committee
County
ASCS
Valley Ave
Frederick County Asc
John Wolfe
Elmer Venskoske
ASC
Kingsdown to Open Winchester Plant Expanding Southeast Reach
Kingsdown, founded in 1904 as the Mebane Company, will build a reinforced concrete manufacturing facility in Winchester as part of a Southeast expansion. The plant adds to five total facilities with distribution through Richmond and other regional warehouses. Howard Shockey & Sons of Winchester is the contractor, and local groups support the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingsdown
Mebane Company
Winchester
Virginia
Ratterman
Richmond
Roanoke
Johnson City
Tennessee
Asheville
Rocky Mount
N.C
Greenville
Orangeburg
S.C
Columbus
Knoxville Tenn
Mebane
Winchester - Frederick County Chamber of Commerce
The
Frederick County Industrial Development Authority
State Division of Industrial Development
Commute Patterns Show Winchester Area Attracts Offsite Workers
Virginia Employment Commission data from the 1970 census show 2 029 residents of Winchester and Frederick County commute elsewhere to work while 2 187 workers from outside enter the area. Shenandoah County sends the most commuters into the city county area with 411, followed by Hampshire 389 Clarke 381 Berkeley 377 and Warren 254. Out commuters favor Clarke County Washington D C and several West Virginia counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Frederick County
Virginia Employment Commission
Clarke County
Washington, D.C
Warren County
Berkeley County
W.va
Shenandoah County
Loudoun County
Jefferson County
Hampshire County
Morgan County
WEC
Chester
Hardy County
Fauquier County
Page County
Farm Market Livestock Prices by Weight and Type
Catalog of hogs veal lambs slaughter cattle and stock feeder cattle with weight ranges and price per hundredweight detailing topweights heavy light and utility categories. Includes hogs veal lambs slaughter cattle stockers and high yielding cows and bulls prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choice & Prime
Utility & Commercial
Canner & Cutter
Cutter
Bishop Goodson Tours Winchester Virginia Visibly Impressed
United Methodist Bishop Kenneth W. Goodson concluded a two hour stop in Winchester during a two day Virginia tour to meet locals at Shenandoah College and Conservatory of Music and address faculty and students. He praised the valley and promised a return visit amid a busy clerical and lay leaders gathering. The entourage included Martha Goodson and several Methodist officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Kenneth Goodson
Winchester
Goodson
United Methodist
David B. Grim
America
Kenneth W. Goodson
Virginia
Shenandoah College
Conservatory of Music
Bishop Goodson
Martha
W. Roland Walker
Alpheus W. Potts
Potts
W. Hewlett Stith
United Methodist Information
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Richard F. Madigan
Sand Creek
Colo
King Brothers Circus
Greenwood Fire Department
Senseny Road
Jeanne Piland
Leadership School
Virginia Valley Group
National Association of Bank Women
Airlie Conference Center
Washington
County Thistle
Chevrolet Division
General Motors Corporation
Dowell J. Howard Vocational School
Red Royston
B & M Chevrolet
Cadillac Corporation
Herbert E. Wells
J.C. Huffman
James L. Givens
R.J. Bugno
Chevrolet Motor Division
Detroit
Mich
Harry Burton
Chevrolet
Baltimore
Win
Bishop
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