Seventeenth Apple Blossom Festival Admits 35 Bands
District Artillerymen Lending Unit director Henry T. Goode announced 35 bands have accepted invitations for the May 23 festival. Confirmed contributors include the 260th Coast Artillery Band, the McIlwee Municipal Band, Handley High School Band, and Massanutten Military Academy Band. The Handley ensemble will escort Queen Shenandoah XVII, with Williamsburg High School and Woodstock cadets among participants.
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Henry T. Goode
The
Star
260Th Coast Artillery Band
National Guard Armory
Washington, D. C
Harrisonburg
Elkins
W. Va
Northwest District
Washington
Newcomn
Goode
Woodstock
Altoona Division
Pennsylvania Railroad
Gode
Treasury Status April 6 Receipts and Debt Increase
Treasury report shows April 6 receipts of 11.9 million dollars and expenditures of 28.0 million. Gross debt stands at 42.594 billion dollars, increasing by 3.092 million from the prior day.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Virginia Areas Picked for Federal Planning Survey
The State Planning Board and Virginia WPA plan a 73950 local planning survey to aid localities and state-wide studies. About 50 people will be employed for a year with Roanoke County listed as top candidate. local sponsors contribute 22185 and WPA funds the rest.
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Virginia
Rchmond
State Planning Board
Virginia Works Projects Administration
American Society of Planning
National Resources Planning Board
Tennessee Valley Authority
Planning Board
Roanoke County
Planning Commission
Board of Supervisors
E. K. Mattern
County Planning Commission
WPA
Planning
League of Virginia Municipalities
League of Virginia Countil
Alta Vista
Blackstone
Bluefield
Crewe
Falls Church
Farmville
Franklin
Galax
Lexington
Marion
Salem
Andria
Harrisonburg
Lynchburg
Martinsville
Newport News
Norfolk
Petersburg
Augusta
Roanoke
Walter H Blucher
American Society of Planning Officials
Charles W. Shot
United States
Mississippi
Curtain Call: William Faversham Dies in Bayshore Home
Broadway star William Faversham, 72, died in a Bayshore Long Island rooming house. He once appeared opposite Minnie Maddern Fiske and Maude Adams, marking a celebrated stage career.
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William Faversham
Bayshore
L. I
Minnie Maddern Fiske
Maude Adams
Sewer Taxes Held Invalid in Richmond Court Ruling
The Virginia State Supreme Court labeled the city of Richmonds sewer tax on vacant unimproved lots unconstitutional and remanded the case of the Southern Railway Company for further action. The court also upheld a Henrico county injunction preventing Elizabeth C. Dietrick from operating a tourist home on undeveloped land, noting restrictive covenants in development deeds are enforceable.
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Richmond
State Supreme Court
City of Richmond
Hastings Court of Richmond
Southern Railway Company
Richmen
Supreme Court
Circuit Court of
Henrico County
Elizabeth C. Deitrick
Henry W. Holt
Venice
Rotary District 180 Concludes Sessions with Banquet
Hagerstown Md April 9 Rotarians of the 180th district wrapped final business sessions and planned tonight’s banquet. District governor Edward M Elliott of Coudersport Pa and new district head Dr Thomas Bess of Keyser W Va were honored at last night’s governor’s ball. Delegates from Maryland Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia heard Cornelius D Garretson of Wilmington Del criticize government interference with private business noting similar practices by government under a different name.
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Hagerstown
Edward M. Elliott
Coudersport
Thomas Bess
Keyser
W. Va
Maryland
Pennsylvania
District of Columbia
Cornelius D. Garretson
Wilmington
Del
Answers to Today’s Quiz Highlights Puzzling Entries
Answers to today’s quiz reveal several items including Twenty one, Canna Can they, Dies Committee, One hundred and four days, an etymology note on exl, lye’ bris, versus ex lee’bris, and a fact about the main base for Rear Admiral Byrd in the Antarctic, with John Milton among the listed names.
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Byrd
Ee Antarctic
Denmark
John Milton
Shenandoah Valley Ad Campaign Highlights Automobile Image
Shenandoah Valley Inc promotes the region with a national auto advertisement showing a car overlooking Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. The copy traces historic trails and farmland as it touts the valley's charm, hoping to boost tourism beyond routine chamber of commerce efforts.
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Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
Via
Jackson
Blue Ridge
Shenandoah Valley, Inc
Chamber of Commerce
C. G. Gran
Drownings Are Probed After Fort Story Lake Crash
A board led by Capt. John I. Hincke investigates the accidental drowning of Lieut. R. L. Matteson Eugene Yohey and Private R. E. Miller after a car left a road and sank in Lake Smith near Norfolk. Two other soldiers escaped as three black rescuers pulled bodies from five feet of water.
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Norfolk
John I. Hincke
Fort Story
Lake Smith
R. L. Matteson
Butler
Second Coast Artillery Corp
Eugene Yohey
Berwick
R. E. Miller
Shamokin
Battery A
Second Coast Artillery
Water Works Road
Anthony Alexnavage
Giardville
James W. Truslow
Waynesboro
Truslow
Matteson
Alex Savage
Endless Caverns Sees 18 Percent Tourism Rise in March
Endless Caverns records an 18 percent increase in March attendance over 1939, boosting expectations of a record-breaking tourist season in the Shenandoah Valley. Major E. M. Brown, president of Endless Caverns, Inc., notes the rise as a long-anticipated barometer for regional travel.
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Endless Caverns
Shenandoah Valley
E. M. Brown
Endless Caverns, Inc
Major Brown
Analysis Of Efficiency Farm Tests In Virginia
Twenty five Virginia farms part of an efficiency study from 1931 to 1938 show higher incomes and more labor. The project by Virginia Tech and the extension division aims to balance soils crops livestock and marketing for overall farm efficiency. Engineering gains include erosion control irrigation field reshaping and road and fence upgrades with improved buildings. Agricultural management enhancements improved productivity and living conditions for both owners and tenants.
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Blacksburg
Virginia
J. L. Maxton
Virginia Tech
Bureau of Agricultural Chemistry and Engineering
Virginia Extension Division
Moma Rarel Ae
Handley High to Stage Ladies of The Jury Cast Features Quarles and Joyce
Handley High School faculty return after seven years to perform Ladies of The Jury on April 19. Quarles plays defense attorney Mr. Dale, Joyce portrays prosecutor Van Stye, and Norman Ochs appears as Judge Fish and Steve Brown in the pivotal jury scene. Tickets are on sale from faculty members.
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Handley High School
Stag
Handley System
Dale
Yvette Yett Gordon
Romney Gordon
Norman Ochs
Fish
Mr. Ochs
Steve Brown
Fred Ballard
Cardinal Verdier Dead In Paris
Paris reports the death of Cardinal Jean Verdier archbishop of Paris at age 76. Named Primate of Paris by Pope Pius XI in 1929 he succeeded Cardinal Dubois. Verdier born in Lacroix-Barrez Aveyron was ordained in 1887 and led the St Sulpice institution before 1907.
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Paris
Jean Cardinal Verdier
Cardinal Verdier
Pius XI
Cardinal Dubois
Lacroix-Barrez
Aveyron
St. Sulpice
Cardinal O'Connell Flies From Florida To Boston
Cardinal William Cardinal O Connell archbishop of Boston returns to New York from Florida after illness in Miami limited his travel. William Van Meter resumes work at Georgetown after time spent at home near Valley.
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William Cardinal O'Connell
Boston
New York
Florida
Miami
William van Meter
Georgetown Ty
Valluse
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Massanutten Military Academy
DU Pont House
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John W. Rosenberger and CO
Supreme Court of Appeals
Richmond City
Winchester Star Information Bureau
Victor
Clarke County News Service
Mervel W. Adams Plumbing
E. Piccadilly St
Winchester
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Sanitary
A. F. Rees, Inc
Leesburg, VA
Berryville, VA
Quarles
Joyce
Cardinal O'Connell
Glaize
E. Fairfax Lane
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Cmu
Donald
Northern Virginia Power Co
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