First Princesses Named for Apple Blossom Festival
Four young women were announced as the first Apple Blossom Festival princesses for May 2 and 3. Margaret Fitch of Warrenton Country School, Martha Wells of State Teachers College Farmville, Ferne Hughes of Greenbrier College Lewisburg, and Virginia Grant of Handley High School. Each is active in her school and community activities.
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B. B. Dutton
Queen
Margaret Fitch
L. Lindsey Fitch
Warrenton
Martha Cousins Wells
Whitney Wells
Petersburg
Ferne Llewellyn Hughes
Virginia Lee Grant
Noeemomgtidhed
Waksowemen
Miss Wells
State Teachers College
Farmville
Sigma Sigma Sigma
Cotillion Club
Colonado
Miss Hughes
Greenbrier College
Lewisburg
W. Va
Sigma Iota Chi Sorority
Th Glee Club
Miss Grant
Handley High School
British Loan Heads to Senate Floor for Debate
The Senate banking committee voted 14 to 5 to send the proposed 3.75 billion dollar British loan to the floor for debate. Senator Barkley predicted passage by a substantial margin and said action would come early next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Barkley
D-Ky
Senate
Taft
Ohio
Great Britain
United States
Capehart
Capper
McFarland
Dariz
Britain
Handley Seniors Win National Merit Awards in Contest
Handley High School seniors Betty Grim and James Taylor earned Certificates of Merit in the National Administrative Board for Pepsi Cola Scholarships contest. The awards drew from over 27 000 seniors at 6 500 high schools nationwide and were presented in a school assembly.
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Betty Grim
James Taylor
Handley High School
National Administrative Board
E. P. Browning
United States
Miss Grim
Hugh R. Grim
National Avenue
Veterans open Friendship Garage in Winchester
World War II veterans William H. Nagley Eugene Leake and Bruce Carlton Wilson return to civilian work and open Friendship Garage at the corner of Monmouth and Kent Streets in Winchester Nagley located at 242 ee Avenue.
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Winchester
William H. Nagley
Eugene Leake
Bruce Carlton Wilson
Friendship Garage
Monmouth and
Kent St
Nagley
Ee Avenue
Et Ee
Starfe
Emoes
Parade Climax Set For Final Day Of Apple Blossom Festival
Final day May 3 features free Army exhibit at Handley High School and Navy display downtown. A 10:30 pageant reenactment at Handley, noon luncheon for Queen Shenandoah XIX and court, 1 PM grand parade formation, divisions include Army Navy Marine Corps and bands, with concerts, tea dance at Winchester Country Club, street square dance near City Hall, and Queen’s Ball at Winchester Armory at 9 PM with an unannounced name band.
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Tom Baldridge
Baldridge
Army
Handley High School
Navy
Shenandoah XIX
Ralph G. Hengeveld
U. S. Army
American Legion
U.S. Navy
U. S. Marine Corps
Winchester Country Club
City Hall
Winchester Armory
Apple Blossom Queen to Visit Endless Caverns in April
Miss Nancy Anderson of Albuquerque New Mexico will visit Endless Caverns New Market on April 28 as part of the Shenandoah Valley Apple Blossom Festival rites. She will be greeted by a Mountain King on a stalagmite throne and welcomed to a subterranean kingdom of glittering stone. The Queen's party will include festival officials and department heads traveling from Washington with a Virginia State Police escort.
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Endless Caverns
Nancy Anderson
Buquerque
N. M
Virginia
Shenandoah Valley
New Market
Shenandoah
Miss Anderson
Clinton P. Anderson
Tom Baldridge
Anderson
William A. Wright
Virginia Conservation Commission
Baldridge
Mlle. Veverka
Ferdinand Veverka
Shenandoah XII
Good Friday Union Service Planned in Handley Area
At a Ministerial Association meeting at Handley Library the plan was set for a Union Good Friday service at First Brethren Church on April 19. Rev Franklin G. Senger hosts the event with Rev Ronald S Wilson leading the program committee. Major Joseph spoke on the volunteer recruitment program and the union service will become an annual event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley Library
S. L. Flickinger
First Brethren Church
Franklin G. Senger
Thomas J. Hawkins
Inter-Church
William E. Eisenberg
Weather Stays Cold After Clear Skies Last Night
The thermometer fell to 34 degrees with no frost damage reported. Clearing skies allowed fruit blossoms to advance, and growers noted continued ripening and fuller bloom across orchards.
Washington State Festival Queen Receives Telegram Greeting
Miss Nancy Anderson, Queen Shenandoah XIX, received a telegram of congratulations from Miss Elsie Beth Halvorson, Queen of the 27th Wenatchee Apple Blossom Festival. The message expressed continued good wishes for a happy and fruitful reign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Anderson
Shenandoah XIX
Elsie Beth Halvorson
Wenatchee
Washington State
West
Anderson
Winchester Evening Star
Women vote in first prewar Japanese election
Tokyo voters led by a large share of women turnout at 65 to 70 percent. The election marks Japan's first postwar free vote in generations with Conservatives favored to win but no party expected to claim a governing majority in the 468 Diet seats.
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Tokyo
Shinagawa
Diet
$400 Raise For Armed Forces Is Recommended
A House military subcommittee recommended a $400 yearly pay raise for all armed forces members, matching the $400 raise approved for federal workers. Rep Harness proposed the substitute to the Army and Navy plans, with an estimated annual cost of $668 million based on July 1, 1947 strength projections.
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Washington
House
Rep
Harness
R-Ind
Army
Navy
British Wife Adjusts to Life in Winchester tale from cross Atlantic voyage
An English wife describes adapting to life near Winchester, noting radio ads and clothing sizes while recounting a Queen Mary crossing. She mentions meeting Mrs Young Dunn and the arrival of a second British bride, with her own cabin crowded by women and babies during the voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
States
Queen Mary
Eight Die in Belvedere Street Fire in Boston
Eight persons including three small children perished when a four story Back Bay brick building burned in the early hours. Police identified the dead as Anthony Wassell his wife and their children Suzanne Linda and Peter with Mahar reported among the dead from severe burns.
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Boston
Ani
Belvedere St
Anthony
Wassell
Suzanne
Linda
Peter
Mahar
Belvedere Street
Huntington Street
St. Botolph
Miss Mahoney
Flour Ration Plan Delayed by Wheat Situation
Washington April 10 government weighs a flour rationing order covering bakers and retailers but not consumers. The action hinges on a crop report due at 3 p.m. on April 1 stocks. With low commercial supplies, the nation relies on farm wheat stocks for export and domestic needs until June’s new crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Anderson
Department
Crop Reporting Board
Fire Sweeps Allentown Downtown Killings and Injuries
A general alarm fire raged through six to eight downtown blocks in Allentown Pennsylvania, killing veteran fireman Mark Good when Rialto Theater lobby collapsed. Firefighters were trapped in a basement as a retaining wall gave way, later rescued and rushed to hospitals. Dozens of residents fled buildings using ladders to escape the blaze.
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Allentown
Rialto Theater
Mark Good
Rialto
Allentown General
Sacred Hospitals
Peron Secures Largest Majority in History
Result shows 109 of 158 deputies seats and 26 of 30 Senate seats for Peron as counting continues, highlighting a historic political landslide and strong legislative mandate. Party lists and regional results indicate broad support across key provinces.
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Tory
Day
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Big party at Sarah Zane Fire Hall on Thursdays
Readers are told a weekly event titled a big party at the Sarah Zane Fire Hall every Thursday night. The notice emphasizes regular gatherings and community attendance with a repetitive weekly schedule.
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Sarah Zane Fire Hall
New Episcopal Rector Arrives in Winchester
Reverend James B. Roe from Centerville Maryland arrives to take duties as the new rector of Christ Episcopal Church succeeding Reverend Robert s. Rev Roe recently released from the U S Army Chaplains Corps with rank of major. He comes with his wife and young son and will reside at the Episcopal Rectory at 503 South Washington Street. Sunday services will be conducted by the new rector.
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James B. Roe
Centerville
Maryland
Christ Episcopal Church
Rev. Roe
Rev. Roberts
Nelson
Winchester
Alexandria
Washington
Baltimore
Louisa Crawford
Kernstown
United States Army
South Pacific
Chaplain’s Corps
Roe
Episcopal
S. Washington Street
House Calls for Quick Draft Vote
Draft extension debate intensifies as House race tightens over limits on Army Navy and Marine quotas and service lengths. Senate plans showdown next day with expectation of near alignment with the House proposal.
Berry's Shoe Store to announce in The Evening Star
An advertisement for Berry's Shoe Store hints at a forthcoming notice in The Evening Star. The message references a new style shoppe and dates shown in the fragment.
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Berrys Shoe
Poland asks UN to act against Franco regime
Poland seeks United Nations action against Franco Spain citing threats to world peace and a haven for Nazis and German scientists developing new warfare methods. Ambassador Lange filed the appeal with Secretary General Lie as the Iranian issue looms in the next council session.
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New York
Poland
United Nations
Spain
Oscar Lange
Trygve Lie
Russia
United States
Britain
Iran
Security Council
Council
Great Britain
U. S
Hussein Ala
Tehran
Firouz
Aupeenen
Instruca Aenputy
Abouz
Ala
U. N
Hunter College
Bronx
Lake Success
Ser Che
Vee Een
Andrei A. Gromyko
Lewis and Miners Walk Out on Wage Negotiations
John L. Lewis and a United Mine Workers committee walked out of wage talks with soft coal operators and threatened to stay out until a welfare fund and safety conditions are discussed. The UMW demands include welfare funding and higher safety standards as core terms of a new contract amid a prolonged soft coal shutdown.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Committee
UMW
K. C. Adams
United Mine Workers Journal
Kesman
Lewis
Lwage
International Harvester Strike Ends After Settlement
Washington officials announced a settlement ending the six week strike at International Harvester Co. workers may return to their jobs if ratification proceeds. The deal, not yet disclosed, could influence labor talks at J. I. Case and Allis-Chalmers plants with about 8 500 workers affected in Wisconsin Illinois and Indiana.
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Jhis Washington Frent
J. I. Case Comepany
Wisconsin
Ois
Allis-Chalmers Comppany Laoh
Laporte
Inds
Conciliator Arrives in Winchester to Mediate Strike
Conciliator Albert L. Lohm of the U S Department of Labor arrived in Winchester to meet with mill management and union representatives over the garment workers strike at the Winchester Knitting Mill. John L Warner said there was little change and the conference could be held late today or tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert L. Lohm
U. S. Department of Labor
Roanoke
Winchester
John L. Warner
Truce Seeking Team Heads to Maden for Talks
A truce seeking team departs for Maden on April 10 to pursue negotiations and potential cessation of hostilities. The mission aims to secure a durable pause and establish groundwork for formal dialogue.
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Maden
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Mercury
Peron
Congress
Marine Corps
Armed Services
Anny
Marine
House Committee
Senate Military Committee
U.N
International Harvester Co
Brussels
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