Fete Parade demands quick action from Winchester makers
Parade director urges immediate decision on floats and decorated autos for the Apple Blossom Festival. West Virginia and northern Virginia entities report strong participation. Martinsburg decorators and Chicago firm representative Mr Burdge assist with designs and displays at Hotel Jack. Continued on Page Two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pesidents
Winchester
Nelson F. Richards
Richards
West Virginia
Burdge
Schack Artificial Flower Company
Chicano
Marrinsburg
Martinsburg
Burds
Hotel Jack
Sinderstood
Burdy
Robnson
Virginia
Robinson
Richarde
Department of Parades
Frederick County
Shriners Invite Attendance at Evening Meeting
Announcement urges Shriners to attend a meeting at 8:00 P M tonight at the George Washington Hotel. Also a sale ad offers a dark blue cape coat for a girl aged 12 to 14, reasonable price, and instructs to apply at Star Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington Hotel
Star Office
Local hard freeze hits upper valley peach crop
Harrisonburg area reports widespread damage as temperatures dipped to twenty five degrees. In Shenandoah County peach blooms show 40 percent damage with some orchards losing up to half the crop. Elkton and Timberville reports vary while Capon Roads records 25 percent damage at Ernest Campbell’s cherry orchard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisonburg
J .A. Garber
Imberville
Elkton
Timberville
Shenandoah Woodstock
Shenandoah County
Taverner and Graveley
Woodstock
Alberta
Buck Hill
Tavenner
Tisinger
Mt. Jackson
Ernest Campbell
Shenandoah Valley
Capon Roads
Handley to Send Judging Team to the F F V Rally
Fourteen Handley High School Agricultural class members, led by instructor W R Legge, depart for Blacksburg to represent the local chapter at the F F V rally. They will compete in judging contests covering beef cattle, hogs, chickens, eggs, fruits and grains, while athletic events and track teams aim for trophies during a three day stay at Virginia Tech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley High School
W. R. Legge
Blacksburg
Future Farmers of Virginia
Raymond Fishpan
Marshall Clevenger
Richard Duvall
Virgil Brown
Chalmers
Stanley Clevenger
James Snider
William Huyett
Holmes Fries
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
State Agricultural College
Handley
Loring Woore
George Flenner
Republicans Call For Defeat Of Entire Virginia Ticket
A Baltimore Sun dispatch from Richmond reports Republicans fear the Byrd program may not win broad support. The key issue is the short ballot and segregation tax amendments on the June 19 special election ballot. Gov Byrd and allies push the changes while opponents warn of power shifted from the people and debate cabinet appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore Sun
Richmond
Virginia
Harry F. Byrd
Thomas W. Ozlin
House of Delegates
Frank B. Buchanan
Byrd
Senate
General Assembly
Provernor
Violators of Parking Laws Face Higher Fines
Violators of the local parking laws continue to be fined in police court. Two violators were fined $3 each today and others may expect no consideration as enforcement continues.
Tourist Loses Wallet in Winchester Restaurant
Ivan Silbey, a tourist, stopped for breakfast in Winchester and left a wallet containing a sum of money on a table. He returned to find it missing and offered a liberal reward for its return to the police headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan Silbey
Winchester
Todee Silbey
Way
Yar
Aunt Mary Stevens Chosen Princess Baltimore at Shenandoah Apple Blossom
Miss Stevens known as Aunt Mary and associate editor of the Baltimore and Ohio Magazine was named Princess Baltimore at the fifth Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester. Born Feb 6 1892 in Davidsonville Md she has long railroading ties and wide writing credits including Interludes and the National Safety News. She is active in multiple clubs and serves in editorial roles for railway publications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Winchester
Miss Stevens
Baltimore and Ohio
Mary
Davidsonville
Miss. Stevens
Thomas EK
Ida Tabbott Stevens
Maryland State Normal School
Western High School
Delaware University
National Safety News
World Traveler
le Voyageeur En France
National Magazine
Blue Pencil
Maryland Gazette
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Iron Horse
Halethorpe
Song of the Capitol Limited
Hunt Mary
Quota Club
Business and Professional Women's Club
National Safety Council
Baltimore and Ohio Women’s Music Club
Baltimore and Ohio Centenary Association
Husbands Warned on Support as Courts Dispatch Road Labor
Domestic Relations Court in Winchester and Frederick County punishes nonsupport with hard labor on state roads. Sentences as short as six months, many longer, and enforced by the State. Some husbands appeal, while wives receive daily state support and child allowances via probation officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Domestic Relations Court
Winchester
Frederick County
Harveys Teyah
Virginia
Virginia Senators Eliminate Fruits From Farm Relief Bill
Virginia senators with aid from Senator Copeland of New York and Senator TA of Washington secure elimination of fruits and vegetables from all provisions of the McNary farm relief bill. The struggle, influenced by Virginia apple growers and New York interests, centered on marketings and equalization fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Virginia
Royal 5
Copeland
New York
C. TA
Senate
Claude A. Swanson
Carter Glass
M. M.neels
West Virginia
Defends Action Of Interior Secretary In Teapot Dome Case
Testimony linked Will Hays to Liberty bonds and Pratt home visits as defense argues for Albert Fall in the Teapot Dome lease dispute. Foster Bain, ex geologist, says Gulf Oil and Pure Oil were objectionable lessees due to Mellon and Dawes influence. Awaited ruling on evidence about Salt Creek drainage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Will H. Hays
Continental Trading Company
John Pratt
New York
Harry Sinclair
Hays
Pratt
Mellon
William Butler
John W. Weeks
Lincoln
Charles Pratt
Mr. Hays
Mrs. Pratt
Albert B. Hall
Teapot Dome
Harry F. Sinclair
Gulf Oil Company
Pure Oil Company
Dawes
Foster Bain
Bain
Fall
Harry S. Sinclair
Jennings Batley
Salt Creek
Albert B. Fall
George P. Hoover
Sinclair
Owen J. Roberts
Pleaded Guilty But Appeals In Liquor Transportation Case
Fred Gray colored was sentenced yesterday in court to sixty days in jail and a $60 fine plus costs for transportation of liquor and has appealed his case. He posted $500 bond for appearance in Corporation Court after officers saw a pint bottle of liqueur fall from his pocket and found two more pints in the automobile, which has since been forfeited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Gray
Gray
Poliemen
Convicted Men Appeal From Winchester Dance Hall Incident
Ronnie Lonas Carl Dunlop and Ward Parsons appealed their sixty day police court sentence for assaulting Frank Patton who runs a southeast Winchester dance hall. Roy Shiner was convicted with them but did not appeal his sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronnie Lonas
Carl Dunlop
Ward Parsons
Corporation Court
Frank Patton
Roy Shiner
Gage
Patton
Winchester
Monoplane Bremen crew stranded on ice bound island
Reports from Greenly Island indicate the trans Atlantic Bremen crew cannot be repaired on the island. Major Fitzmaurice and C A Schiller flew from Natashquan to Murray Bay to join a relief plane with Dr Louis Cuisinier. The Bremen likely will be moved to Halifax aboard the Montcalm after repairs are deemed impossible on site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke Schiller
Dr. Cuisinier
Greenly Island
Murray Bay
Associated Press
Ottawa
Quebec
Bremen
Co. A
Duke
Schiller
Louis Cuisinier
Cuisinier
Murray Ba
James Fitzmaurice
Sectien
Wide Island
B. Gebile
Fitzmaurice
Natashquan
Montreal
Greenly Islands
New York
Junkers
Halifax
Montcalm
Runuski
Major Fitzmaurice
C. A. Schiller
Faher Point
Murray
Clarke City
All Aboard Girls' Show Delights With Varied Numbers
The Girls Athletic Association presents All Aboard a varied show with breezy sailor songs sentimental ballads and lively dances. Highlights include the Ragtime Wrangle with all acts the Bashful Bumble Bee number and a 24 girl chorus in Sweetheart in Every Part. Lou Hollis Al Norton Tom Warren and Beverley Rice star with tickets selling fast at the Empire office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girls’ Athletic Association
Beverley Rice
Lou Hollis
al Norton
Tom Warren
Empire Office
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chicago Artificial Flower Company
Weeady
Staunton
Navy Band
Shriners
Rockingham
Shenandoah
SENG
ORGA
Kiudind In
Mclwaine
Winchester Steam Laundry
Princess Baltimore
Margaret Talbott Stevens
George H. Manning
Will HL. Hays
Liberty Bonds
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