75 Years Ago

Herald of Aug. 12, 1948

Martinsburg Borough council advertised for bids to begin construction on the most extensive street rebuilding programs in many years. South Market Street and West Allegheny Street will be repaved, with concrete and black-top being placed over existing brick roads.

Picking crews of the Blue Mountain Cannery were set to start harvesting sweet corn Monday, with the cannery starting operations at noon. Thousands of baskets were distributed to tomato growers this week for regular daily shipments to the Heinz cannery.

Lester Longenecker of Clappertown, with his new self prope...