Firemen Parade to Highlight Apple Blossom Festival Night
Some 40 fire companies from Virginia West Virginia Maryland and Pennsylvania are to march the night of May 2 forming the grand finale of the first day of the 17th Apple Blossom Festival. Winchester firemen prepare floats as merchants enter decorated cars while Handley stadium hosts a fireworks display and parade awards.
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Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Taylor Barr
Barr
Winchester
William Argenbright
Mummers
Handley Stadium
Handley Grounds
Council Act on Armory, Taxes, and Sidewalks Action
Common Council moves to open George Washington Headquarters as a civic armory, hears praise for merchant license collections, and instructs sidewalk construction liens after owners failed to install required walks. Miller leads committee to engage historical groups. Bell backs open headquarters. grants for park lease renewal approved.
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Habie
Finance
Frank McCormick
Cannon Ball
Loudoun Street
Common Council
George Washington
Percy Miller
Charles R. Anderson
Anderson
Miller
O. L. Jamison
Lawrence C. Hollis
Bell
Andrew Bell
Chamber of Commerce
Charlies P. McVicar
Baker
Milner Streit
S. Lee Grant
Kennedy Heads Back to London From Paris
United States Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy and secretary Edward Moore planned to fly from Paris to London today. Moore accompanied Under-Secretary of State Sumner P. Welles on his European tour but fell ill with influenza in Paris on the return trip.
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London
United States
Joseph P. Kennedy
Edward Moore
Paris
Moore
Sumner P. Welles
Rome
Welles
Babe Born Minutes After Mother's Death at Hospital
In Baltimore on April 3 a healthy baby boy was born six minutes after his mother, 37 year old Gertie Hollinger, died of a heart and kidney complication. Dr Meyer Schneider performed a Caesarean in the patient’s room delivering the infant weighing 7% pounds, who appeared normal. The Hollingers have other children.
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Baltimore
University Hospital
Gertie Hollinger
Stuart Hollinger
Union Mills
Meyer Schneider
Hollingers
Adoption of Garand Rifle Criticised By Military Leader
Major-General M A Record of the Maryland National Guard testified before a House Appropriations Committee that adopting the Garand semi automatic rifle is a backward step. He argued the M 2 ammunition mirrors 1906 powder and is inferior to Springfield with M 1 ammo. He warned the War Department chose M 2 to fit the rifle rather than build a new 30 calibre Garand.
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Washington
M. A. Record
Maryland National Guard
House
Beckford
National Rifle Association
War Department
Springfield
Powers
R-Nj
Army Plans Large Summer Maneuvers In Northeast
The Army plans a 124000 troop concentration for extended summer maneuvers likely in the Watertown Plattsburg area. If funds are provided, 36015 regulars 8777 National Guard and 660 reserve officers from Pennsylvania Maryland Virginia and West Virginia will take part in maneuvers of the first army.
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Washington
Watertown-Plattsburg, N. Y
Congress
National Guard
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
First
White Again Heads Publicity Department of 17th Apple Blossom Festival
C Ridgely White, former president of the local Junior Board of Trade, is named again to head the publicity and advertising division for the 17th Apple Blossom Festival. The setup includes advance media cooperation, outside advertising, historic bureau, newsreels, photographers, and ladies of the press. Several local organizers are named as staff, with one member from Washington, D C.
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White
17Th Festival
C. Ridgely White
Junior Board of Trade
Tom Baldridge
Mr. White
Ralph Sprinkle
Frank M. Boucher
H. T. Cook
W. Ralph Pifer
Frank Marston
Boucher
Washington, D. C
Baldridge
Britain Claims Raid a Failure in War Update
In Commons, Chamberlain said German lies crumble as Britain blocks Germany with warship escorts and trade pacts. The admiralty reported no damage to the convoy after the raid. German air thrusts tighten the sense of Britain’s supply pinch amid Scapa Flow attack forcing 45 minutes shelter for Orkney civilians.
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Ster Chamberlain
House of Commons
Germany
Admiralty
Scapa Flow
Orkney Islands
Republicans of City Organize Local Convention Plans
Republicans of City organize a district convention set for April 6 and a State convention in Roanoke for May. The article lists delegation members including E P Browning and H Russell Potts with alternates and notes a special meeting by Secretary A C Halvosan on Monday April 8 at 8 PM at the county courthouse.
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Luray
Roanoke
E. P. Browning
E. A. Carper
Charles Buhl Homer Garber
Fred Robinson
Mary Robinson
Ruth ‘Thomas
Elizabeth’ Kern
Grier Potts
Harry Ebert, Jr
H. Russell Potts
A. C. Halvosa
Robert Grim
Fred Sturm
Lee Lamp
Mary Katherine Kern
H. B. McCormac
Leslie Brown
Holmes Carper
E. E. Cuthbert
Norvel Hottle
T. 4. Ritter
J. K. Wheeler
John Scully
Herbert Solenberger
J. H. Yost
Peachy Hockman
R. C. McKelvey
Emory Larrick
Herbert Haines
A. C. Halvosan
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Elm Springs
Stephens City
Woody Carlisle and His
George W. Kurtz
South Main St
Insurance of
Kennedy
Health and Accident Organization
The
Mutual Benefit Health and Accident Association
Omaha
Hubert A. Kerr
Shenandoah
Valley Nat. Bank Bidg
Box
Frank Stout
Babe
Firestone High Speed
Firestone Auto Supply and Service Store
N. Loudoun St
Britain
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Winchester Cold Storage
Apple Storage
C. L. Robinson Ice & Cold Storage
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