State Teachers College Students To Parade In Shenandoah Apple Blossom
Harrisonburg students from State Teachers College will march in Winchester for the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival queen parade. About 900 Virginia girls plan to travel Friday April 19 on special trains to Winchester and enter an artistic float as they seek prize money and honors. Greenbrier Military School band may serve as escorts again, led by Captain Beardsworth. The student body voted to attend, promising to keep up with classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Teachers’ College of
Harrisonburg
Samuel Duke
Greenbrier Military School
Lewisburg
Wrenr
W. H. Beardsworth
Winchester
Firemen Parade Planned During Blossom Festival Opening
Officers urge every fireman to join the big parade on the Blossom Festival opener Thursday April 18. The local department leads a separate entry with six to seven bands and over 1000 firemen in line at eight o’clock. Visitors and thousands of spectators are expected as fireworks light the night. Parade order lists South End Hose, Friendship, Charley Rouss, and Sarah Zane Fire Companies with bands between each unit.
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Winchester
South End Hose Company
Friendship Fire Company
Charley Ro
Prayer Meeting Omitted at Braddock Street Church
The pastor Rev. Murray D. Mitchell announced that the Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South prayer meeting will not be held tomorrow night. Members are urged to attend union church services conducted this week.
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Braddock Street
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Union Church
Murray D. Mitchell
Winchester Steam Laundry Curtain Cleaning Ad
House cleaning time. Send your curtains in early. Call 28. 2-22-1p-tf)
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Winchester Steam
Wardensville Fire Destroys Electric Plant and Rail Shops
A blaze in Wardensville Hardy county West Virginia destroyed the Wardensville Electric and Power plant and Winchester and Western Railroad shops early today. Loss around 10000 dollars with little insurance, due to ram e construction and no local fire protection. The town loses electric lights until a new plant is installed.
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Wardensville
Reymann
Great Timber
Hardy County
Reymann Farms
Canadian schooner I'm Alone crew dismissed at New Orleans
Captain Thomas E. Randall and his crew aboard the Canadian schooner I'm Alone were dismissed by the U S commissioner at the district attorney's request. Talbot stated the dismissal does not bar coast guards from firing on rum smuggling craft, an action reportedly directed by the Department of Justice.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Thomas E. Randall
I’m
Coast Guard
Gulf of Mexico
United States
Edmund E. Talbot
Department of Justice
Washington
Maryland Pastor Gets Assignment To Local Charge
The Rev. N. A. Lineweaver of Aberdeen Maryland is appointed pastor of Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church for the coming church year. The announcement was made at the Baltimore Annual Conference session in Washington with Bishop Welch presiding. Neff transfers to Frostburg to replace retiring Dr Nicholson after 50 years in ministry.
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N. A. Lineweaver
Aberdeen
J. Luther Neff
Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Baltimore
Washington
Bishop Welch
Pittsburgh
Lineweaver
Mr. Neff
Frostburg
Nicholson
Charter for Virginia Moe Patents Inc in Winchester
A charter is recorded for Virginia Moe Patents Inc of Winchester. The firm will manufacture fruit cleaners under patents with minimum capital stock of 15000 dollars. A H McIntyre serves as president and general manager, Guy McClain as secretary treasurer, and Dorothy W Green as vice president. they form the board of directors.
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Virginia Moe Patents, Inc
Winchester
A. H. McIntyre
Guy McClain
Dorothy W. Green
Southern Cross Reported Found By Mission Station
SYDNEY April 9 The Southern Cross missing for ten days on an attempt to fly from Sydney to England was reported found on the coast 30 miles southwest of Drysdale Mission Station in Western Australia. Captain Chater urged caution and expressed skepticism about the report's authenticity.
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Sydney
New South Wales
Southern Cross
Charles Kingsford-Smith
England
Drysdale
Western Australia
Chater
Virginia's Comeback Spotlighted In National Geographic
The April National Geographic surveys Virginia’s postwar recovery, its farms and roads, old homes and battlefields. Dr. William Showalter notes wealth growth from 1870 to 1922, discusses industries, parks, and famed products from Smithfield ham to Tidewater oysters, with national park funds cited.
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National Geographic Magazine
Virginia
Jefferson
Little Mountain
William Joseph Showalter
Rockingham County
Appomattox
Mars
America
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Gettysburg
Old Dominion
Shenandoah National Park
National Geographic Society
Smithfield
Lynnhaven
Norfolk
Suffolk
Hanover
Waynesboro
Valley
Piedmont
Hampton Roads
Mayor Shayock On Doran Suspension Statement
The mayor explains actions regarding the removal of Winchester Chief of Police M. A. Doran. He details prior instructions to councilmen and proposed policing rules stressing duty, cooperation, and strict daily beats. He notes councilman approvals and that new rules were published as required by law.
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Winchester
M. A. Doran
Police Department
City of
Special Shooting Matches Set For Apple Blossom Festival
Winchester Gun Club to hold two day registered shooting events April 18 and 19 at Rouges Park rifle range during the Apple Blossom Festival. First day starts at 1 pm and second at 2 pm. About $20 in gold will be awarded for high guns. The club reports 90 members and invites other clubs to visit the range with instructors available.
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Winchester Gun Club
Rouges Park
R. Ty. Jones and Co
Gun Club
A. Martin
R. T. Jones
O. Pitcock
H.austin
F. Conley
J. Shine
Kelchner
A. Seabright
F. Pingley
J. Taylor
FE. Cuthbert
8. Haymaker
W. Breckenridge
R. Finfrock
G. McClain
M. Grim
A. Athey
W. Whitacre
R. Haymaker
H. Harmer
F. Whitacre
R. Whitacre
C. Orndorff
Vare Heads to Pinehurst After Stroke Recovery
United States Senator-elect William B. Vare of Pennsylvania travels from St. Lucie to Pinehurst North Carolina after four months of recuperation from a paralytic stroke. He was carried from the train on arrival last December and can now walk alone. He plans a few days at Pinehurst before returning to Atlantic City.
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Associated Press
Fort Pierce
Fla
United
William 8. Vare
Pennsylvania
Pinehurst
N. C
St. Lucie
Here
Ware
Atlantic City
Butler's Packing House Rock-Bottom Prices
Local classifieds advertise Butler's Packing House offers at rock bottom prices with a four by four and one pint pack featuring 60 items.
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Butler’s Packing House
Prices of Apples Show a Continued Decline Overseas
Special to The Star reports April 9 that Liverpool auction prices for barrel stock Apples fell further while boxed apples held steady. Light barreled supplies and moderate boxed volumes, with varying demand across varieties including Virginia Wine Sap and New York Greenings, influenced prices in Liverpool and London. Hamburg auction prices and supply in excess of demand reflect broader overripe Winesaps arriving from the Pacific Northwest.
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Washington
Liverpool
Foreign Service
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Edwin Smith
Bureau
Fiult
Europe
Virginia
U. S
New York
Hood River
Medford
Arkansas
Oregon
Hamburg
Mr. Smith
Pacific Northwest
Victory Post No 4 to Join Blossom Festival Parade
Apple Blossom Festival parade officials announced Victory Post No 4 American Legion Drum and Bugle Corps from Washington DC will participate next week. Additional floats include Northern Virginia Power Company industrial float and Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone artistic float along with Handley High School John W Rosenberger and Co industrial float and a combined Club Leaguex and Chamber of Commerce artistic float. Also a note for two kittens seeking good homes.
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Victory Post No. 4
American Legion Drum and Bugle Corps
Washington, D. C
Capitol City
Northern Virginia Power Company
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
C. L. Robinson Ice and Cold Storage Corporation
Handley High School
John W., Rosenberger and Company
Club Leaguex
Chamber of Commerce
Plans for Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival Set for Tonight
Final preparations for the sixth annual Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester April 18 and 19 are to be reviewed at an 8 oclock meeting at George Washington Hotel. Citizens, committee members, and volunteers are invited to attend and suggest improvements to ensure a successful celebration.
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George Washington
Shenandoah
Winchester
George Washington Hotel
W. F. Cooper
Fouth
EB. O. Burdy
New Artificial Flower Company
Hotel Jack
Chamber of
St. Petersburg
Mrs Cohen Returns Home From Virginia Visit
Mrs William Cohen goes back to Faston Pa after weeks as guest of her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs A J Novick Miss Bright Grove from Blacksburg Va attended Easter dances hosted by the Virginia Polytechnic Institute
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William Cohen
Faston
A. J. Novick
Bright Grove
Blacksburg
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Wanted Twenty horses for parade at fair grounds
West Virginia festival parade seeks twenty saddle horses with bridles for one day at the fair grounds. Animals will be well treated. Call Apple Blossom Headquarters. J. W. Arthur, Director General.
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West Virginia
Copa
Fair Grounds
Apple Blossom Headquarters
J. W. Arthur
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Pacific
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H. L. Bowers
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Irwin Carper
Marcellus Andreson
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