Queen Shenandoah recalls first Apple Blossom Festival
Mrs. J. W. Arthur former Elizabeth Steck recalls the 1924 first Apple Blossom Festival. She describes it as hard work yet a civic booster for the community, with the pageant and school training seen as indispensable. The 1924 event, May 3, featured a trimmed float, a white dress, and a secret Queen reveal amid a growing tradition.
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J. W. Arthur
Arthur
The
Star
Elizabeth Steck
John Michael Steck
Mary Cover Steck
Sts
Handley High School
Steck
Richard H. Gray
Robert Gray
Glaize Lumber Yard
Lacy and Arthur Insurance
Rouss Ave
Seddon Lacy
Margaret L. Hodgson
Mrs. Arthur
Market
Cameron
Piccadilly
Main
Cork
Washington St
Washington
Gerrard St
Gerrard
Braddock St
Braddock
Royal Pavilion
Richard Gray
J. V. Arthur, SR
Shenandoah
Mr. Arthur
19 Year Old Girl Dies In Dentists Office Here
A 19 year old girl undergoing dental surgery died after stopping breathing at the office of Dr. Sam Birch in Winchester. She was taken to Memorial Hospital in the Friendship ambulance and pronounced dead on arrival. An autopsy will determine the cause of death. she was born September 18, 1937 and attended Handley School. She is survived by her parents and two brothers.
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Memorial Hospital
Miss Willoughby
Douglass O. Hill
Friendship
Handley
Hugh Willoughby, IV
Dickie Willoughby
Byrd elected chairman of Arboretum advisory group
State Senator Harry F Byrd Jr was chosen chairman of the advisory committee for the Orland E White Arboretum at Blandy Experimental Farm in Clarke County. The meeting included Dr Walter S Flory and university officials as plans for atomic research and self fertile apple varieties were discussed.
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Boyce
Harry F Byrd, Jr
Orland E. White
Clarke County
Blandy
Walter S. Flory
Flory
University of Virginia
Route 50
W. Ralph Singleton
Colgate W. Darden, Jr
Edgar Anderson
Missouri Botanical Garden
Monroe Bush
Old Dominion Foundation
C. H. Lewis
American Rose Society
Henry A. More
Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
J. Churchill Newcomb
Purcellville
E. M. Quillen
Waynesboro Nurseries
Henry T. Skinner
U. S. National Arboretum
Washington
J. Gordon Smith
The
Garden Club of Virginia
Graham F. Blandy
Blandy Farm
Singleton
Brandy Farm
Atomic Energy Commission
Anderson
St. Louis
United States
Blue Ridge Mountains
Bruce D. Reynolds
Dr. Reynolds
Mr. Blandy
Tuilleries
Orme Wilson
Snowstorm Leaves Five Dead in Rocky Mountain States
The spring blizzard dumped heavy snow up to five feet on mountain watersheds, triggering fatalities and flood relief. Denver and Cheyenne closed schools as travel chaos eased. Colorado Springs suffered tree damage and a disaster declaration. Gov McNichols called it moisture for drought relief and officials warned of ongoing recovery efforts.
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Rocky Mountain States
Denver
Jubicant Farm
Cheyenne
Wyo
Rockies
Colorado Springs
Leadville
Colorado Rockies
Steve McNichols
Colorado
Paul Swisher
Colorado Agriculture Commissioner
Fred McKown
Red Cross
el Paso
Dallas Tornado Wrecks City Killing Nine People
A massive Dallas tornado carved a 21 mile path through South Oak Cliff and west Dallas killing nine and injuring hundreds. Rescue crews searched for missing as officials warned of more storms and estimated damages could top tens of millions.
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Dallas
Weather Bureau
Weather outlook with rain and near normal temperatures
Occasional rain southwest tonight with lows 36 to 42 north and 42 to 48 south. Thursday rain expands to east and north with highs mostly in the 40s. Virginia outlook April 4 to 8 calls for near normal temperatures, warmer Friday, cooler Saturday, warmer Sunday. Rain likely Thursday and Friday with precipitation totaling one inch or more.
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Virginia
Eisenhower denies resignation rumors and bounds car speed
President Eisenhower told a news conference he has heard no reason to resign before the end of his second term and that he issued orders limiting his car speed to the posted limit. He dismissed rumors about Vice President Nixon taking over and noted a recent Gettysburg trip involved a conference with Col. Walter R. Tkach. He expressed hope for a tax cut but avoided timing.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Nixon
Gettysburg
Col
Walter R. Tkach
White House
Secret Service Nan
YarboroughWins Texas Senate Seat and Democrats Gain Control
Ralph Yarborough defeated Martin Dies and Thad Hutcheson amid a tight Democratic edge. Yarborough's victory, counted at 310842 to 255016 for Dies and 202721 for Hutcheson, shifts the Senate to a 49 47 Democratic majority. He backs oil depletion credits, opposes federal school aid tied to control, and favors higher income tax exemptions to 800.
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Dallas
U. S. Senate
Ralph Yarborough
Yarborough
Martin Dies
Un-American Activities Committee
GOP
Thad Hutcheson
Hutcheson
Senate
Nixon
Texas Election Bureau
Dies
Searcy Bracewell
Austin Atty
James P. Hart
University of Texas
State Supreme Court
John C. White
Eisenhower
Texas
Rep. Dies
Byrd Urges Cap On Presidential Spending by Congress
Senator Byrd proposes a single package appropriation to cap all presidential expenditures from current and prior years. He argues taxes are high, the budget fragile, and the dollar devaluing, urging Congress to regain spending control with a yearly ceiling and an itemized appropriation expenditure bill.
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Washington
Byrd
D-Vai
Congress
Senate Finance Committee
Humphrey
House Appropriations Committee
Bandit Slayer Of Mrs Carroll Killed in Iran
In southeastern Iran local tribesmen killed Ghaderdad, described as an aide to bandit chief Dadshah, during a two hour gunfight while he attempted to enter Benet village for food. The slaying followed an ambush that killed Mrs Anita Carroll and two Americans.
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Tehran
Iran
Anita Carroll
Miller's Hardware Announces New Phone and Hours
Correction notice states store will open tomorrow 9 to 4 with free delivery service. Miller's Hardware on North Loudoun Street Market, previously Economy Food Store, lists MO 2-8517 for contact.
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Miller’s Hardware
Loudoun ST. Market
Economy Food Store
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