75 Years Ago

Herald of Nov. 10, 1949

In Martinsburg, voters upset tradition by electing the first Democratic burgess in memory and the first woman school director in the history of the borough.

The most serious hunting accident reported in Morrisons Cove this season resulted in the injury of Landis (Pete) Dell of Henrietta, Saturday. He suffered a gunshot injury when a charge hit Dell in the left arm and some of the pellets struck his face, one near the nose. Some of the shots were too deep in the arm to remove, it was reported.

A detour was established between Martinsburg and Williamsburg this week as the...