Bluefield Drum and Bugle Corps to Parade with New Lighting
The American Legion Junior Drum and Bugle Corps of Bluefield West Virginia led by Cain and Devault plans to join the Firemen’s Review and Apple Blossom parades in Winchester. They have spent about 250 on travel and secured 2000 in lighting equipment for the display. Half the unit are girls and they will perform in miners’ uniforms with electric lighting for the grand feature parade.
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American Legion
Bluefield
W. Va
A. Baker
Élen “Sis” Warden
State of West Virginia
Bluefield Post
West Virginia
Baker
Thea
Gore Trimgold
Eighteen Bands Bid To Lead Grand Feature Parade May 1 2
Eighteen band applications and nine float entries have been received for the Grand Feature parade on May 1 and 2. Winchester Municipal Band will lead the first division under Prof Melsiwe with Handley High School Band escorting the Queen’s float. Floats include General Tire, Lions Club, Appalachian Apple Service, Winchester Cold Storage, and others. bids urged from local businesses and civic groups.
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George T. Barnsley
Watkins G. Hunt
South Boston
Lions Club
Appalachian Apple Service
Winchester Cold Storage
Berkeley Club Bottling and Mfg. Co
Kiwanis Club
Rotary Club
Schenekane Co
Robinson Cold Store
Shorthorn Sale Set for Friday April 18 at Winchester Market
A total of 42 head of purebred Polled Shorthorn cattle are consigning to the Winchester Livestock Market Friday April 18 at 1 o'clock. The lot includes 14 bulls and 28 females. Consigners include Boyer Brothers Waterlick E A Dudley Staunton J M Fish pawn& Son Berryville E F Keller Tom Brook H M McCann Winchester Albert G Robinson Clearbrook and S A Wightman Dutton Va. A judging contest featuring the sale will involve Future Farmer chapters and 4 H Clubs from Front Royal Strasburg Toms Brook Handley Stephens City Middletown and clubs from Frederick and Clarke counties. All animals sold at public auction to the highest bidder with cash terms and registration transfers. Animals TB and Bangs tested and free. Sale conducted by Dunn and Duvall.
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Winchester Livestock Market
Boyer Brothers
Waterlick
E. A. Dudley
Staunton
J. M. Fishpawn
S. A. Wightman
Dutton
Farmer
Front Royal
J. J. Foster
Strasburg- Toms Brook
T. J. Sharitz
Handley
W. R. Legge
Stephens City
Middletown
F. A. Dobbins
Frederick
Clarke Counties
TB and
Bang
Dunn & Duvall
New TB X Ray Book Available for Medical Schools
The Virginia Tuberculosis Association releases a brochure titled Chest X Ray Interpretation With Special Reference to Tuberculosis. It will be distributed to students at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond and the University of Virginia Medical School in Charlottesville. Dr J Burns Amberson Jr of Bellevue Hospital and Columbia University authored the work, provided at no cost to physicians who apply through the association.
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Virginia Tuberculosis Association
Leslie Combs Foster
Medical College of Virginia
Richmond
Walter L. Nalls
Medical School
University of Virginia
Charlottesville
W. E. Brown
Blue Ridge Sanatorium
J. Burns Amberson, Jr
Bellevue Hospital
New York
Columbia University
Gainesboro Finals Set For June 6 Evening Play Next Week
Gainesboro High announces commencement June 6 in the auditorium with baccalaureate on June 1 at First Baptist Church. Fourteen seniors listed for diplomas include Robert Philpott and Nelson Beard. Senior class play Set A Thief directed by Jean M. Shaver debuts April 18 in a Blue Ridge Virginia setting.
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Gainesboro
Pred Braithwaite
Gainesboro High School
E. T. Clark
First Baptist Church
C. B. Larrick
Robert Philpott
Nelsom Beard
Harry Richard
Esther Richard
Harold Larrick
June Unger
Irene Davis
Willis Michael
Bessie Bowers
Lola Mae Unger
Helen Hook
Emogean Fout
Garland Adams
Stanley Biggert
Jean M. Shaver
Blue Ridge Mountains
Virginia
Inquiring Reporter Opinions On Daylight Saving Time
Editor notes limited interviews and invites reader letters. William Stine, Jack Blackburn, Mrs Gordon Mackie, and Dr E W Miller share views favoring more evening daylight and daylight saving. Opinions vary on practicality and impact for workers and communities.
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William Stine
Burial and local notices from Middleway Apr 15
Mrs J F Ringer was buried in Masonic Cemetery after services at Union Church with Rev Carlton Fox and Rev George Hazel taking part. Several locals are noted visiting relatives in Berkeley Springs Baltimore and Fort Thomas. Protracted Methodist services closed and Rev Hazel now at Leetown church.
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Middleway
J. F. Ringer
Masonic Cemetery
Union Church
Carlton Fox
Episcopal Church
George Hazel
Methodist Church
Robert Goodell
Morgantown
J. R. Ware
Willie Ware
Berkeley Springs
J. M. Shaull
Raymond Jones
Harry Shirley
John Ziegler
Fort Thomas
W. E. Pierce
W. W. White
Ridgeway
D. C. Lyne
R. C. Smith
Winchester
Hazel
Leetown
M. E
Lawrence Nicely
W. C. Nicely
Eight More Frederick County Boys Ordered to Report
Eight Frederick county youths have been called to report in Baltimore on Friday for induction into the U S Army. Names listed include Alfred Weatherholtz Ritz Lunch Room City Francis Pyne Stephens City Harry Clark 401 North Kent Paul Nethers Route 2 Frank Travers Stephenson Wilbur Wiseman Clearbrook Williard Slaton Clinton Md Talmadge Ferrell Vaucluse Questionnaires have been mailed to registrants in the 800-900 order group.
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Frederick County
Baltimore
United States Army
Selective Service Board
Alfred Lee Weatherholtz
Ritz
City
Francis Milton Pyne
Stephens City
Harry Richard Clark
North Kent
Paul Lester Nethers
Frank Wilson Travers
Stephenson
Wilbur Wilson Wiseman
Clearbrook
Williard Lee Slaton
Clinton
Talmadge Franklin Ferrell
Vaucluse
Answers to Today's Quiz Read on Page Four
The page lists ten quiz answers including Trumpet Great Britain Monaco Foch Interstate Commerce Commission Glen Cunningham Vermitages Iowa It sank in the Atlantic Ocean and Thomas Carlyle.
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Trumpet
Great Britain
Monaco
Marshal Ferdinand Foch
Interstate Commerce Commission
Glen Cunningham
Vermitages
Iowa
Atlantic Ocean
Thomas Carlyle
Flying Cadet Week Proclaimed in Winchester April 14 20
Mayor Anderson declares Flying Cadet Week in Winchester April 14 to 20 urging public support. The event aims to recruit eight Winchester applicants for the Army Air Corps out of about 200 statewide, aligning with the National Junior Chamber of Commerce and Virginia Army recruitment efforts.
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Junior Board of Trade
Army Air Corps
Winchester
National Junior Chamber of Commerce
Junior Board
Anderson
Tted States Army
Winchester Junior’ Board of Trade
Third Corps
United States Army
Flying Cadet Corps
Virginia
Virginia State Junior Chamber of Commerce
Fea
Private White Discharged From Walter Reed Hospital
Private Roland White son of Mr and Mrs Luther White of this city has been discharged from Walter Reed hospital Washington where he underwent an appendicitis operation. He is a member of Headquarters Detachment.
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Roland White
Luther White
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington
Headquarters
Moral education urged by Odd Fellows leader
A Tri County Odd Fellows meeting in Virginia heard a call for a national moral education program. The speaker warned that schools fail to teach right from wrong and cited 16 000 of 25 000 children contacted in America never hearing the Ten Commandments. He said Odd Fellowship is an American institution facing a need to train children in moral life.
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Tri-County
Odd Fellows Association
Madison Lodge
United States
Odd Fellowship
America
N.o.of
Virginia
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Caleb Forsyte
Sally Bett
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Mary Lee
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Han
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Granny Kent
Lizzie Tudor
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Lizzie
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Tom Wilson
Ada
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Jack Blackburn
Gordon Mackie
Massachusetts
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Leesburg
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U. S. Army Air Corps
Newark
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Martinsburg
Harpers Ferry
Philadelphia
Baltimore & Ohio
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R. L. Jones
Grand Lodge
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Mr. Woods
Fredericksburg
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Edinburg
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