Miss Bridges of Hancock Named Festival Queen
Maryland selects Priscilla Bridges of Hancock as Apple Blossom Queen after a popularity vote. Eleanor Pittman of Charles Town is runner up. The pageant features a life of the Indians on a 200 foot stage with a roving tribe, wigwams, fires, and the sacred fire dance staged by Middletown with school cooperation.
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Maryland
Ryan
Priscilla Bridges
Hancock
Baltimore American
Eleanor Pittman
Charles Town
W. Va
Colonies
House of Delegates
Virginia
Queen
Hancock, Md
Elizabeth Smith
Keanstown
Anne Harrison
Martinsburg
Irene Stickley
Vaucluse
Thelma Peffer
Strasburg
Jean B. Bricker
Shenandoah
Mary Kline
Julia Reno
Winchester
Nancy Crawford
Mary G. Russell
Elizabeth Hollis
Susan Steck
Dorothy Rhodes
Middletown
Cornelia Gray
Elizabeth Stuart
Philomena Laren
Virginia Hardesty
Summit Point
Ellin Shutt
Kabletown
Eleanor Weaver
Front Royal
Anne B. Kern
Agricultural High School
Weather Too Cool For New Plantings
Week ended in Virginia reports fair plowing and planting progress but temperatures too low for seed germination. Potatoes and garden truck backward. Classified note: for rent a brick building suitable for auto repair, show room, or machine shop. Herman Hable.
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The
Associated Press
Washington
Virginia
Herman H. Hable
Beautiful Seals Aid Apple Blossom Festival Fund
Green or pink and silver seals priced at 50 cents per 100 help finance the festival. Insignia for automobiles available at all stores for 5 cents each. Buy them at participating outlets.
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Insigna
Garber Announces Independent Candidacy for Second Ward
H. B. Garber declares as an independent candidate for Councilman of the Second Ward in the upcoming election on Tuesday June 8. He pledges to discharge duties to the best interests of the city and solicits voter support.
Old Rome Celebrates Massive Anniversary With Working-Class Focus
Rome marks its 2680th anniversary with gaily beflagged streets and ceremonies led by workers rather than the military. Mussolini era pageantry emphasizes the spiritual foundation of a new empire and the start of its realization, with masses parade under red and black flags and colorful proclamations across the city.
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Associated Press
Rome
Mussolini
American Ships Allowed To Visit Bahamas Without Notice
London April 21 The United States may now use Bahama waters without formal notice by American liquor patrol vessels as long as they first call at Bermuda to inform the Bahaman commissioner. Foreign Secretary Chamberlain announced in the House of Commons that the change addresses difficulties in notifying through normal channels for visits to Gun Cay and nearby islands. Sir Austen indicated no agreement exists to extend U S revenue operations into the Bahamas.
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Associated Press
London
United States
Bahaman Waters
Bimini
Bahaman
House of Commons
Chamberlain
Gun Cay
Western Canada Endures Unseasonable Heat Wave
Apr 21 western Canada basks in mid summer heat as prairies record high marks. Winnipeg hits 80 degrees in the shade while Saskatchewan and Alberta enjoy unusually favorable weather, speeding farm work.
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Winreprs
Canada
Prairies
Winnipeg
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Senate votes on Italian debt and farm relief action
The Senate votes on Italian debt as part of today’s agenda while the drys case advances at a prohibition hearing. The House reviews miscellaneous proposals and a House committee continues work on farm relief measures.
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Senate
House
House Committee
MacNider Delivers Speech After Fall From Horse
Col Hanford MacNider former national commander of the American Legion spoke at Delaware Post No. 1 in Wilmington. He delivered a talk on Industrial Preparedness stressing readiness for emergencies and urged making every legion post a community asset. Two hundred new members were sworn in by MacNider following a membership drive.
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Washington
Col
Hanford MacNider
American Legion
Wilmington
Del
Delaware Post
American Legions
MacNider
Gillette Embalmer Joins Funk and Son Firm
M. F. Gillette accepts a position as embalmer with Funk and Son in the city. He is a highly recommended licensed Virginia embalmer, formerly with H. L. Williams of Buchanan, Va. Also mentions Drugs People’s Drug Store. For sale: compressed air tanks suitable for garages. Apply Star Office. Everything Electrical at right prices from Northern Va. Power Co. Phone 3.
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M. F. Gillette
Funk and Son
Virginia
H. L. Williams
Buchanan
Star Office
Northern
For Rent Six Room Building on South Main
Six room building at South Main suitable for dwelling or business. Apply G. M. Hansbrough at the listed address for details and rental terms.
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S. Main At
G. M. Hansbrough
Fruit Situation Shows No Alarm After Frost In Valley
W. 8. Campfield of the Virginia State Horticultural Society reports the Shenandoah Valley remains hopeful after a severe frost. He notes limited damage to peaches and only slight apple damage, with many buds intact across Augusta, Rockingham, Harrisonburg, Timberville, Martinsburg, Winchester and beyond. Reported temperatures ranged from 18 to 30 degrees, but experts see a potentially good crop if buds recover.
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Shenandoah Valley
Campfield
Augusta
Harrisonburg
Timberville
Martinsburg
Winchester
Blue Ridge
Albemarle
Nelson
French Demand For U S Apples On Increase
The Department of Agriculture reports rising demand for American apples in Paris. For the first time in a month, U S apples reached Paris in good sound condition at reasonable prices, with plans to move apples from refrigerated cargoes at a continental port rather than transshipping from London.
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Washington
Paris
Department of Agriculture
United States
London
Stock Market Drifts Narrowly As Upward Tilt Prevails
New York trading begins with prices moving in a narrow band yet the overall trend shows upward momentum. Cheap money and call loans at 3 percent after renewal at 4 percent spurred buying, lifting stocks where short interests retreated. Railroads lead demand ahead of federal statements in March.
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Associated Press
New York
Local Board of Review to Hear Real Estate Objections
The Local Board of Review chaired by Shirley Carter Herman H Hable and W R Talbot will sit at City Hall from 10 am to 4 pm starting Saturday April 24 to hear objections from real estate owners about five year assess ment increases beginning this year. Owners may file objections with reasons during daily sessions until ample time is provided.
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Board of Review
Shirley Carter
Herman H. Hable
W. R. Talbot
Council Rejects Cutting Local Auto Tax Amid Vote Split
The Staunton Common Council in special session rejected a $3 local automobile license proposal, eight to three, with Henry and Grimm voting yes. Officials debated restoring the $50 physician license tax and passed water and sewer tax measures unchanged, plus a Betsy Ross restaurant $25 surcharge.
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Common Council
Henry
Grimm
Baker
Messrs. Robinson
Patton
Baetjer
McVicar
Bailey
Page
Cooper
Gray
Dr. Anderson
Messrs
Berryville Avenue
Woodland Avenue
Maple Street
Staunton Military Academy
Rouss Spring
Robinson
Piccadilly
Cameron Streets
Betsy Ross
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Harrisonburg
David Hum, Jr
Railroad Company
Committee On Printing
Evening Star
Byrd to Write About Progress in Old Dominion
Governor Harry F. Byrd will write a 2000 word article for the Baltimore Manufacturers' Record detailing Virginia's recent progress. The assignment comes at the editor's request, highlighting the magazine's focus on southern industrial and governmental development.
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Byrd
Old Dominion
Richmond
Harry F. Byrd
Manufacturers’ Record
Baltimore
Virginia
South
Commission On Conservation and Development
General Assembly
Belgian Cannon to Be Dedicated During Festival
Winchester will dedicate a World War I Belgian artillery cannon at City Hall Plaza during the Apple Blossom Festival. The gun, delivered from the Raritan Arsenal, was captured from German forces and returned to Belgian control. Captain Rosenberger said the ceremony will coincide with the festival and that surplus pieces will be given to American parades or posts as prizes.
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Winchester
Adjutant-General'’S Department
Richmond
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Raritan Arsenal
Metuchen
N. J
City Hall Plaza
France
Belgium
John HA. Rosenberger
R. Y. Conrad Post
American Legion
City Hall Square
Rosenberger
Irwin Drug Co Authorized to Dispense Spirits
An order in Corporation Court authorizes Irwin Drug Company Inc to sell ardent spirits on physicians prescriptions and alcohol for scientific medicinal and pharmaceutical purposes or sacramental wine under the 1922 act. William L. Irwin as president and registered pharmacist was bonded $2,000.
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Corporation Court
Irwin Drug Company, Inc
North Braddock Street
William L. Irwin
Only Five Get- Off Alive From China Massacre
Shanghai reports that 400 guard troops protecting the cabinet offices were killed or wounded by Kuominchun troops before evacuation of Peking. The Northern China Daily News terms it a cold blooded massacre as extremists persuaded commanders to massacre the guard after a student demonstration. Only five escaped alive after being taken beyond the Yellow Temple as machine guns opened.
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Associated Press
Shanghai
Peking
Northern China Daily News
Yellow Temple
Mine Rescuers Fear Death Has Defeated Them
In Quincy California on April 21 rescuers in the Feather River Power tunnel worked after a landslide entrapped six miners. One man, Thomas McDermott, was rescued but exhausted, and Jack Coyne, 45, of San Francisco, was found dead.
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Associated Press
Quincy
Cal
Feather River Power Company
Jack Coyne
San Francisco
Thomas McDermott
Apple Blossom Festival Headquarters Opens at George Washington Hotel
The Apple Blossom Festival opens its headquarters in the George Washington Hotel and invites visitors to inquire by telephone 730. A lost sheath or sheep lined coat notice appears in the Star Office section with contact details.
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George Washington Hotel
Star Office
Barber Slashing Incident In Smith Street Shop
George Savoy a colored resident of Washington living here for years was jailed on felonious assault and resisting an officer charges after attacking George Manuel a well known barber on North Cameron Street with a penknife. Police officer Guthridge intervened and Savoy also attacked the officer before yielding when faced with a revolver.
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George Savoy
Washington
George Manuel
North Cameron Stret
Savoy
Manuel
Guthridge
Mine foreman who saved miners dies after stair fall
John H. McNeil, 60, who led 21 miners to safety after a Jamison Coal mine explosion near Fairmont West Virginia, died from injuries after a fall down three stairs. He and workers were entombed for two days following the blast in January.
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Associated Press
Fairmont
W. Va
John H
Jock) McNeil
Jamison Coal and Coke Company
Here
McNeil
Dempsey Signs For Title Bout In September
World heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey signed articles of agreement with Tex Rickard today for a September 16 championship bout. The site and opponent are to be selected by Rickard, with plans hinted at the Yankee Stadium or Jersey City venues.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Jack Dempsey
Tex Richard
Rickard
New York
Tex Rickard
Jack Dempey
Boyles
Jersey City
Catholics Urged To Take Part In Mexican Politics
In Mexico City on April 21 bishops urge Catholics to participate in elections to influence presidential, congressional and municipal outcomes. A pastoral letter signed by all archbishops and bishops protests constitutional religious clauses and seeks constitutional amendment.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Mexico
671 Acres of Fruit Land Sold Near Luray
671 acres of apple orchards were sold at public auction by DeFord Realty Company to National Park Orchards Inc for 82100. The buyer is a new Page County concern with many former owners as members. The orchard lies just north of Luray.
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DeFord Realty Company
National Park Orchards, Inc
Page County
Luray
Ponzi Sentenced to One Year Hard Labor in Florida
Charles Ponzi a former Boston financial wizard was sentenced by Judge James M Peeler in Jacksonville to one year at hard labor in Raiford state penitentiary for violating Florida business declaration to trust law. He was convicted April 2 and his motion for a new trial was denied. He was given 60 days to perfect an appeal.
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Associated Press
Jacksonville
Fla
Charles Ponzi
Bsoton
Raiford
James M. Peeler
Florida
Peeler
Ponzi
Charpon Land Syndicate
Postmaster in Trouble in Brunswick Maryland
Frank L. Spitzer postmaster at Brunswick is free on bail after arraignment on embezzlement charges. An examination of his accounts showed a shortage of 1700 dollars, prompting arrest by a post office inspector.
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Frank L. Spitzer
Brunswick
Spitzer
Prohibition Hearing Delays as Dry Group Seeks Time
Senate prohibition committee debate intensifies as dry side petitions for more time and cross examination delays. Pinchot attacks enforcement methods while witnesses from prohibition groups and farm groups testify against any Volstead Act changes.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate Prohibition Committee
Reed
Missouri
Effectiveness of Liquor Treaties Limited by Court Ruling
The U.S. Circu Court of Appeals ruled that treaties with Great Britain and others do not extend U.S. territorial jurisdiction. this limits seizure authority of rum runners. Officials plan to bill Congress to write search and seizure rules beyond the four league limit into statute to avert legal obstacles.
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Associated Press
New York
Great Britain
Norway
United States
Washington
Congress
Andrews
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