Shenandoah Apple Blossom Fete Broadcast Calls Visitors
WRVA Richmond will air a 35 minute program inviting listeners to attend Winchester Virginia for the 16th annual Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival on April 27 and 28. Dr Ridgely White extols Shenandoah Valley beauty and festival features including new costumes, parades, concerts, and the coronation of the festival queen Genevieve Garner at Handley Hall.
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Toilers And Employers In Harmony In Virginia Reply
Virginia labor commissioner Thomas B. Morton praised harmony between employers and workers. He urged cooperation to resolve disputes, promote good living standards, and encourage high quality, community minded firms with fair wages and civic responsibility.
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Coronation and Fireman's Parade Highlight Winchester Festival
The event opens with a coronation led by Virginia Governor James Price and features a grand pageant by Handley Schools. A night firemen’s parade with visiting bands includes a mummers division and children’s contests, followed by fireworks and a queen’s reception dance with Ben Bernie Orchestra. A second day includes another Handley Bowl pageant and a grand feature parade along the Trail of the Pink.
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Ohio River Nears Flood Rampage After Four Die
A Flash Flood in the Ohio river valley forces evacuations across 13 Ohio counties. Four people drown on tributaries spanning Kentucky Indiana Ohio and West Virginia as the river rises toward flood stages. Cincinnati reports 54 feet with forecasts of 58 to 60 feet. relief agencies mobilize across the four states.
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Naational Guard
Slogan King Sir Charles Higham’s Career Beginnings
The late Sir Charles Higham of London was known as the Slogan King. As a youth he came to the United States and entered the advertising business. He later returned to England becoming the principal exponent there of advertising.
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Coronation Ball Opens Two Day Parade Of Pageantry
Director General Tom Baldridge of Warner’s Capitol Theatre hails this year’s parade as superior with new features across military bands, decorated floats and a children’s division. The second day culminates in the Queen’s Coronation Ball with Tom Tucker’s orchestra and Bob Riley’s.
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Cumberland Not Anticipating Flood Waters
Cumberland Maryland April 17. Potomac river near flood stage at 13.4 feet with crest expected soon as rain totals reach .9 inches in the 24 hours and 2.54 inches for April. Wills Creek at five feet remains well below flood level while flood gates at Ridgeley West Virginia opened to speed water flow.
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Treasury Daily Position Shows Debt Jump on April 14
Treasury data for April 14 shows receipts of 6.681 million dollars and expenditures of 22.017 million. Gross debt rises to 40.042 billion dollars, up 1.334 million from the prior day.
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Tornado Toll Rises Across Several States
Rescue workers from a CCC camp aided in relief after devastating tornadoes struck Arkansas Louisiana Texas and Oklahoma. Center Point Church in Arkansas mourns Rev. Thomas West as nearly 200 attended services before the tornado. Capron Oklahoma town leveled with $500000 damage and seven deaths in Haynesville Louisiana.
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Torso murder case widens as arm found in Baltimore sewer
Baltimore police linking a torso murder to a likely expert anatomist while widening the search for the victim identified as a missing Johns Hopkins nurse. An arm discovered in a dry sewer spot supports claims of careful dissection, with experts noting a likely young blonde woman age 18 to 30 who died within 24 hours of the initial discovery.
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Apple Shipments To Foreign Ports From New York
Shipments of apples last week from New York to foreign markets were reported by Inge and Company freight brokers and forwarders. The report lists volumes sent abroad and destinations, indicating active export trade from the port city.
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Inge and Company
Commercial Drivers Are Doing Good
National Safety Council data show commercial drivers improving fastest among highway users. Chief Statistician R L Forney notes public attitude shifting from insults like road hogs to recognition of skill and courtesy, while acknowledging ongoing safety work amid tougher conditions and fewer accidents per 10 000 vehicles.
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Duplication of Washington Inaugural Journey Asserts Modern Flair
Denys Wortman, New York cartoonist resembling George Washington, reenacts the 18th century Mount Vernon to New York voyage in an authentic carriage. Rain forced rubber coats over colonial outfits as the coachman smoked continuously. Wortman meets District Commissioner Hazen in modern dress. The trip ends at the New York World's Fair.
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Van Devanter Is Well At Eighty
Willis Van Devanter, retired from the Supreme Court two years ago, marks his 80th birthday today. Friends report excellent health as he plans to spend the summer on his Maryland farm after leaving his Washington apartment in a few weeks.
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Willis van Devanter
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South Africa Dispatches 500 Police to Southwest Africa
The Union of South Africa ordered 500 police to southwest Africa under sealed orders. The territory, a former German colony, has been administered by South Africa under a League of Nations mandate since World War I.
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Winchester World’s Fair Trip Offers Thrifty Rate
The Winchester Evening Star World’s Tour to the New York World’s Fair costs 18.50 with a round trip B&O ticket. It includes two nights lodging at the Lincoln Hotel for two, two admission tickets, a guided fair tour, NBC Studios visit, bus transfers, and a bus tour across East River bridges. A minimum of 50 signups is required to avoid cancellation. Contact Mr. Baker, B&O local agent.
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Tony Sarg the marionette artist profile
Anthony Frederick Sarg born 1882 in Guatemala, educated in Germany, served as a German Army officer until 1905, moved to London as an illustrator, relocated to the United States in 1915, naturalized in 1921, exhibited and created marionette shows and contributed to decorative work including children's book illustrations.
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