Apple Blossom Festival Dates and Coronation Plans
The Apple Blossom Week events run May 3 to 8 with a 10:00 A M band concert at Court House Square. Coronation of Queen Shenandoah XIV at Handley School Stadium occurs 3:00 P M on May 7, followed by a pageant, aerial show, fireworks, and street dances. May 8 features a grand parade, receptions, and the Queen’s Ball at the George Washington Hotel.
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Court House Square
Shenandoah XIV
Handley School Stadium
Handley School
Handley Bowl
Winchester
Admiral Byrd Airport
Handley High School
Boscawen Street
Cameron and
Kent Streets
Piccadilly Street
Cameron Street
Loudoun Street
Cork
Braddock
Piccadilly
Washington
Germain
Stewart
Gerrard
Cameron
George Washington Hotel
Invitations Accepted For Conference To End Strike
Homer Martin is absent as spokesmen selected by workers leaders are not recognized as representatives of the International Union. The conference aims to end the strike with a negotiated settlement.
Conference delays as Hepburn invites GM peace talks in Toronto
A squabble over conferee titles delayed Premier Hepburn's peace conference with General Motors and its 3700 strikers in Toronto. Oshawa leaders Millard and Cohen attend with Hepburn amid disputes over union representation.
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Hepburn
General Motors
Handley High School to Shine Nightly as Tourist Season Peaks
Mayor Winchester lauds Handley High School as Winchester's greatest asset. He notes flood lights will illuminate the school each night during peak tourist traffic, highlighting educational advantages and boosting the city’s appeal.
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Handley High School
Winchester
Festival Contributions Rise With $410 Report
The Apple Blossom Festival fund collects another $410 as part of ongoing contributions overseen by Philip Fowle and the Finance Committee. The list of donors includes Baker's Drug Store, Glover Hill and Co., Hodgson Brown, and F W Woolworth Company, with additional gifts from Southern Inn and Texas Company.
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Philip Fowle
Great Atlantic and
Pacl Company
Baker's Drug Store
Glover, Hill and Co
Liverpool
Eng
Hodgson & Brown
F. W. Woolworth, and Company
Southern Inn
The
Glover, Hill & Co
Dr. W. W. Harloe Called By Death
Dr Walter Weldon Harloe a member of a Winches ter family died at Matoaka West Virginia late last night of a heart attack He was in his sixty third year Born August 23 1874 in Hampshire county West Virginia he was son of the late William Kelso Harloe and Sarah V Kelso Harloe who lived in Hampshire county before moving to Winches ter The death was sudden and unexpected though he had a heart ailment for years
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Walter Weldon Harloe
Winchester
Matoaka
W. Va
Harloe
High View
Hampshire County
William
Sarah V. Kelso Harriet
Winches
Evening Star Carrier Boys Win Cash In Contest
Kenneth Lofton, a carrier boy for the Evening Star, won $25 for his subscription-boosting work in a two month contest sponsored by the paper. Several co workers also earned prizes including Arthur Tinsman Don Rocap Ralph Daugherty Ralph Fansler Richard Shanholtz and James Taylor each receiving $5.
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Kenneth Lofton
Evening Star Carrier Boys
Kenneth
Arthur Tinsman
Don Rocap
Ralph Daugherty
Ralph Fansler
Richard Shanholtz
James Taylor
Hamburger's Specialty Shop seeks experienced sales ladies
Help wanted for ready to wear sales. No applicants without qualifications. Hamburger's Specialty Shop advertises for experienced sales ladies to join its staff.
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Hamburger’s Specialty Shop
Scott Grant Home At 20 South Stewart Sold To Hollie McCormac
The three story brick Scott Grant house at No 20 South Stewart Street sold by Farmers and Merchants National Bank to Hollie B. McCormac Winchester industrialist and financier. The property fronts 185 feet on Stewart Street and 150 feet on Wolfe Street with the town run along the north side. The sale confirms the northeast corner of Stewart and Wolfe as the site.
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South
Stewart Street
Scott Grant
Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Company
Hollie B. McCormac
Winchester
Stewart T
Wolfe Street
Stewart and
Wolfe Streets
Park Pool Plans Move Forward With New Finance Committee
Yesterday the Rouss Park swimming pool committee heard plans and specifications for a municipal pool. Fred Forney announced a new finance committee led by W Nelson Page with R Gray Williams L M Allen C P McVicar and John I Sloat. A Monday 5 PM meeting will continue study and possibly invite the Common Council finance committee to join. The goal is to start construction and have the pool ready for hot weather.
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Rouss Park
Fred Forney
The
Park Association
W. Nelson Page
Mr. Page
R. Gray Williams
L. M. Allen
C. P. McVicar
John I. Sloat
Finance Committee
Common Council
Forney
Handley To Be Illumined By Night Floodlights
City manager Arthur M. Field announces Handley High School will be floodlit each night during the tourist season. Analysis shows summer operation costs are unchanged, with year round lighting possible at 15 to 18 dollars per month in winter.
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Handley High School
Arthur M. Field
Whem
Frederick County Teachers Pay Survey Shows Low Wages
The Frederick County Teachers Association reports a survey finding an average annual salary of 579 dollars for all teachers, ranking 52nd among 66 counties. Statewide averages run higher, with 790 dollars, and the board has approved a 10 cent levy increase earmarked for a 5 percent raise for county teachers.
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Frederick County
Teachers’ Association
R. E. Ayler
O. W. Wake
Middletown
R. A. Wail
Stephens City
Frederick
Franklin
King George
Stafford
Mecklenburg
Russell
Bland
Lancaster
Northumberland
Wake
Board of Supervisors
Aylor
Court Hearings To Close Apr 28
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to close hearings on the Roosevelt Court Bill by April. An initial attempt to close hearings failed and a ten day extension was approved to accommodate those invited to testify. Next week will be devoted to bill opponents with supporters to present evidence thereafter.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Stiff Basque Resistance Slows Spanish Insurgents
On the Franco-Spanish frontier Basque forces slow advances toward Durrango and Bilbao as government and insurgent lines clash. Bilbao factories face seven days of closure due to coal shortages while Basque requests for reinforcements are rejected. Weather hampers operations and northern Madrid Valencia supporters discuss coal and food crises.
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Madrid-Valencia
Hendaye
Durango
Bilbao
Saibi
Pittsburgh
Spain
Juan Antonio Aguirre
Francisco Largo Caballero
Valencia
Largo Caballero
Aguirre
Santander
Two Bank Robbery Suspects Nabbed in New York
Federal agents arrest Joseph Heckl of Brooklyn for involvement with Alfred Power and Robert Suhay in a Katonah bank robbery. Hoover says Heckl acted as a contact in New York and helped purchase a car for the gang in February. In Topeka the gun battle at the post office wounded a federal agent as Power and Suhay were captured. Wayne W. Baker, a young agent, received two blood transfusions after being shot during his first major assignment.
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Washington
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Joseph Heckl
Brooklyn
N. Y
Alfred Power
Robert Suhay
Katonah N. Y
J. Edgar Hoover
Suhay
Power
Topeka
Kans
Hoover
Heck
New York City
Was
Wayne W. Baker
G-man
New York
Valley Bankers Form Committee to Oppose Broad Banking
Officials from Shenandoah Valley banks met in Staunton with about 90 attendees to oppose any congressional move toward broad banking in Virginia. They appointed a nine member committee led by John I. Sloat to coordinate statewide action and plan trips to Washington to lobby congressmen.
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Shenandoah Valley
Staunton
Virginia
Sloat
John I. Sloat
Winches
Dr Tillett To Reopen Shenandoah Valley Academy
Shenandoah Valley Academy trustees announce Dr B D Tillett will reopen the school as a military academy in September for the 1937 38 session. Major Wilbur Thing will be commandant and Dr Carleston F Waite named professor of history and political science. Waite is 29, unmarried, and a 1926 graduate of the Los Angeles Polytechnic Institute.
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Shenandoah Valley Academy
B. D. Tillett
Winchester
T Ttllett
Wilbur Thing
United States Marine Corps
Tillett
Carleston F. Waite
Waite
Los Angeles Polytechnic Institute
Government to Seek Supreme Court Review of Old Age Benefit Ruling
Attorney General Cummins announced the government will seek immediate Supreme Court review of the First Circuit Boston decision finding old age benefits provisions of the Social Security Act unconstitutional. The 4 to 0 ruling stems from a divided opinion with two judges agreeing the title is unconstitutional and one judge dissenting.
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Washington
Cummins
Supreme Court
First Circuit Court of Appeals
Boston
Roanoke Alumni Banquet Set for Woodstock April 29
Roanoke College alumni from nearby Shenandoah Valley counties West Virginia and Hagerstown will meet in Woodstock on April 29 at 6 30 for a banquet called by Miller Ritchie secretary of the Roanoke College Alumni Association Dr Charles J Smith Roanoke College president will speak and a 25 minute campus moving picture will be shown An Upper Valley Chapter may be formed William H Logan of Woodstock arranged the event and all alumni are urged to attend.
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Roanoke College
Roanoke
William H. Logan
Woodstock
Miss Daingerfield Escapes Court Guard in Virginia
Miss Mary Helen Daingerfield heiress to the $800,000 Daingerfield estate escaped last night from the court guard at her home Malvern in Alexandria Virginia. Sanity proceedings were under way with a commission including Judge Wallis and Drs Delaney Latane. The escaped heiress was later seen at Union Station in Washington raising questions of extradition if she sought refuge there.
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Alexandria
Mary Helen Daingerfield
Daingerfield
Edward C. Daingerfield
Union Station
Washington
Virginia
Arthur H. Bryant
Citizens’ National Bank of Alexandria
William P. Wallis
Martin D. Delaney
H. A. Latane
Wallis
Presbytery Spring Meeting Set at Martinsburg Church
Winchester Presbytery schedules its spring meeting at the Presbyterian Church of Martinsburg on Tuesday April 20 at 11 am The Rev James R Graham Jr of China a retiring moderator will deliver a missionary address The presbyterial sermon by the Rev John B Mc Laughlin Shepherdstown WV themed The Temptation of Jesus Other talks by Dr Wilson Jarman Mary Baldwin College and Charles E Albert Davis and Elkins College The ministers annuity fund will be discussed and launched
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Winchester
Presbyterian Church of
Martinsburg
James R. Graham, Jr
China
Graham
John B. McLaughlin
Shepherdstown
W. Va
Jesus
Wilson Jar
Park Association ball players meet for practice
All ball players who will play with the Park Association this season are requested to meet at the Park tomorrow afternoon at 3 o clock for practice. W A Baker Manager. Robt Patton Asst Manager.
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The
Park Association
W. A. Baker
Robt. Patton
Farmers Raising Hogs Advertises Garbage Feed
Farmers wishing garbage for hogs must apply at City quarry at 7 a.m. for the next two weeks from April 14. The notice invites local farmers to submit requests to use waste material as hog feed.
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City Quarry
Fourteenth Apple Blossom Festival Dates Set May 17 18
Festival executives announced the two day Apple Blossom Festival will be Friday and Saturday May 17 18 with Queen Gretchen Bigelow Thomson. Apple Blossom Week will run May 3rd across Shenandoah Valley while a trial Saturday date was favored for higher turnout. Conflicts over policing and nearby events influenced the final choice.
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Shenandoah Valley
Gretchen Bigelow Thomson
How Majors Open Play Ball For 37 Season
NEW YORK April 17 Here is how the major league baseball clubs will open the 1937 season American League April 19 Philadelphia at Washington April 20 Washington at New York Boston at Philadelphia Cleveland at Detroit Chicago at St. Louis National League April 19 Philadelphia at Boston April 20 New York at Brooklyn St Louis at Cincinnati Pittsburgh at Chicago
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Major
Philadelphia
Washington
Boston
Cleveland
Detroit
Chicago
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Ayn St. Louis
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Mixed Weather For Coming Week
Washington forecast says peas outlook from Monday across the North and Middle Atlantic States. Showers expected at week start and again later. temperatures trend cooler early, warmer midday, and cooler toward week end.
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Washington
Monay
North
Middle
Winchester Park Association Meeting Set for April 19
The Winchester Park Association will hold its regular monthly meeting in the City Hall Council Chamber at 8 PM on Monday April 19. All members should attend as the Swimming Pool committee presents findings on the feasibility of building a pool and other important business will be discussed.
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Winchester Park Association
Fred. W. Forney
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