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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 21, 1930

Page

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Apple Blossom Circus Parade Draws Brunswick and Knoxville Pupils

Hundreds of Brunswick and Knoxville Maryland students prepare an Apple Blossom Circus for the Apple Blossom Festival on April 24. The two schools partner with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad with Miss Jet Stevens aiding, delivering a special train for the parade. Nearly 1,500 children from four town schools will participate in costumes and acts themed around an Apple Blossom Circus.

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Brunswick and Knoxville Richards Brunswick Knox Jet Stevens Baltimore and Ohio Band Maryland Winchester Robin Hood E. Virginia Wenner West Brunswick East Brunswick

Apple Blossom Festival Pledges Urgently Requested

The Apple Blossom Festival authorities announce a large list of pledges for the upcoming expense fund and urge all pledges be paid immediately to cover imminent bills. Checks should be sent to treasurer Clifford Grim. donors include Appleway Cabin Camp, J E Baker, Chambersburg Ice & Cold Storage, Consolidation Coal Co, Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co, Coons Machinery Co, and many others with varied amounts.

Clifford Grim Appleway J. E. Baker Fisher W. Butler W. Butler and Bro., 100.00 Mrs. Sam Cook, 5.00 ‘Chambersburg Ice & Cold Storage Consolidation Coal Co Cash Clarke Stek-O Corp Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co Coons Machinery Co Cc. G. Crawford Capt. E. H. Durell Jos C. Vernon Eddy H. D. Fuller Grasselli Chemical Co., Inc Geo. Ee Garage Good & Company Aerre Sales Corp Dr. Henkel Elizabeth Jones Kelvinator Bohman Co Inc David Lupton Sons Co J. H. Lutton & Sons, Inc Miller & Massey Jno Miller & Co Jno. Nix & Co J. A. Nicodemus Nehi Bottling Co J. J. Newberry, & Co Office Supply Co Pacific Boiler Co David M. Reardon Saslaw & Wexler, Inc Southern, Wholesalers, Inc Jno. M. Steck Shawnee Inn Chas. J. Summers Robert Schultz H. K. Thaw United Paper Co Union Bank Valley Food Co Philip, Williams Frank L. Wolf Winchester Steam Laundry Winchester Hotel Woolworth’s Five & Ten Cent

Ward Company Trims Windows For the Festival

Montgomery Ward on South Loudoun street has a large display for the Apple Blossom Festival. It features enlarged photographs of Queen Shenandoah VII Suzanne Pollard of Richmond and Princess Winchester Miss Mary Greenway Russell, plus festival director-general Nelson F. Richards. The show window is decorated in green pink and white with flowers and illuminated by electric lamps.

Montgomery Ward Company Loudoun Street Shenandoah VII Suzanne Pollard Richmond Mary Greenway Russell Princess Winchester Nelson F. Richards

Centenary Church Sets Meeting For Apple Festival Plans

The Ladies Aid Society and all Centenary Reformed Church members are called to a 8 o'clock meeting tomorrow night to finalize arrangements for the meals to be served during the Apple Bank Festival. The pastor urges full attendance.

Ladies’ Aid Society Centenary Reformed Church

Cleaning House Let Us Help You

An advertisement for Winchester Steam Laundry offers cleaning services with a phone contact and weekly schedule details. Includes dates and hours indicating pickup or drop-off times and a promotional call to action.

Winchester Steam Laundry

Interfered With Officer Faces Jail Over Dog Dispute

Blanton Orndorff of near Mountain Falls was fined 10 dollars and costs for interfering with an officer while a constable attempted to levy on a dog to satisfy a civil judgment. He was jailed if the fine was not paid, and he left to fetch the dog, the case marking a first local use of criminal interference in a civil proceeding.

H. Blanton Orndorff Mountain Falls Orndorff C. E. Clowser Arthur Orndorff Blanton Tavenner Pannett

Ban new line of Axminister by R. M. Swimley

A notice states a new line of Axminister products is to be introduced by R. M. Swimley. The brief item indicates branding activities and a publication date of April move unspecified.

R. M. Swimley

Cooling season sale on refrigerators opens today

The ad promotes a refrigerator sale during hot weather with a display of units for selection. It notes a date span and lists KR M. Swimley as the contact or seller.

KR. M. Swimley

Unfavorable Senate Vote on Parker Nomination

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 10 to 6 against Judge J Parker of North Carolina for the Supreme Court. The panel invited Parker to answer protests before sending the nomination to the full Senate amid AFL and NAACP opposition and talks of withdrawal.

Washington J. Parker North Carolina Supreme Court Senate’ Judiciary Committee Parker Senate Norris Borah Leach Judiciary Committee Borah Idaho Hoover Supreme Bench American Federation of Labor National Association For the Advancement of Colored People

Receivers Deny Woolen Mills Bankruptcy in Virginia Suit

Harrison and Armstrong of Arthur G. Jones Woolen Mills deny bankruptcy and oppose creditors’ petition in U S District Court Harrisonburg Virginia. They contend the mill can operate under receivers and remain paying, with creditors to be paid, while bankruptcy would cost stockholders. Also notes a notice seeking a good home for a young female hound.

Harrison and Armstrong Arthur G. Jones Woolen Mills Company United States District Court Harrisonburg Woolen Mills Corporation

Greenbrier Band Heads to Apple Blossom Festival

The Greenbrier Military School Cadet Band led by Capt. W. H. Beardsworth will leave Lewisburg Wednesday for a four day trip to Winchester Virginia for the Apple Blossom Festival. They will perform at Stuart Hall for Girls and Harrisonburg Teachers College and escort S T C girls in the parade.

Lewisburg W. Va Greenbrier Military School W. H. Beardsworth Winchester Shenandoah Valley W.O. Serber Bridge Pharmacy Clifton Forge Stuart Hall Harrisonburg Teachers Greenbrier

One Accident Is Cause of Another On Pike Last Night

Arthur Fansler of this city paid a 19.25 fine and costs in the county magistrate’s court on a reckless driving charge. He argued the parked auto blocked the roadway and limited his view, leading to a chain crash involving Connie Abrel of Ridgeway West Virginia and a Chrysler driven by Holly Wilson. The Abrel car struck Wilson’s vehicle and careened into a field after colliding with Fansler’s Nash sedan.

Pike Martinsburg Pike Arthur Fansler Fansler Conniet Abrel Ridgeway West A Chrysler Holly Wilson Abrei Mr. Fansler Nash Abrel Wilson

Apple Blossom Festival to Be Broadcast to Admiral Byrd

Westinghouse to send two representatives to witness the Apple Blossom Festival and relay a radio story to Admiral Byrd in Dunedin New Zealand over KDKA Pittsburgh. The broadcast will reach listeners in New Zealand as spring blooms in Virginia.

Admiral Byrd Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company Richards R. E. Byrd Dunedin N. Z KDKA Pittsburgh Yrd Westinghouse Coopany New Zealand America South Polar Byrd Equator

South End Hose Company Plans Firemen's Frolic Parade

Members are asked to meet on Monmouth Street Thursday night at seven o'clock to take part in the Firemen's Frolic Parade. Every member is urged to attend and be on time.

South End Hose Company Monmouth St

Parking Space and Goods for Festival Report

Community notices seek parking space for 50 cars during a festival and request groceries meals and second hand furniture. Produce wanted. Submit details to the listed contact for coordination.

Paralyzed Winchester Man Dies After Old New York Accident

Harry W. Hyde of Winchester, a longtime local figure, died in Florence Alabama after a paralytic illness linked to an old New York City accident. He was about 63, survived by his wife Zila Conner and several siblings, with funeral and interment planned in Florence.

Harry W. Hyde Winchester Florence Ala McFaden F. T. McFaden Presbyterian Church Mr. Hyde New York City Iff Hyde John ‘Poisal Hyde The Valley Female College Old Fort Loudoun Katherine Glass Greene Brucetown Academy

Apple Blossom Festival Set With Navy Band Parade Fun

Radio stations across the United States announce free coverage of the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester Virginia on April 24 and 25. The Navy Band leads two major parades with thirty additional bands, governors and celebrities attending, Queen Shenandoah VII Suzanne Pollard to be crowned amid blossom displays.

Shenandoah VII Suzanne Pollard Josephine Newman Shenandoah County Mary Kathryn Taylor Goochland County Kathryn E. Miller Covington J. W. Seay Eagle Rock Elizabeth Ann Rees Clarendon Olga Lamb Hot Springs Gwendolen Alice Biles Emma Maxwell Harris Lynchburg United States United States Navy Winchester Virginia Shenandoah John Garland Pollard Shenandoah Valley

Packard Club Se Attracts Buyers For Recent Model

Practically new Packard model offered for sale. Contact phone 41 1 at 4 19 lp tf for details.

Queen Shenandoah VII Coronation Opens Apple Blossom Festival

The article details the coronation of Queen Suzanne Pollard as part of the Apple Blossom Festival in Shenandoah Valley. Attendants wear apple green gowns, a diamond crown, and a royal wardrobe arranged by local committees. Military escorts and a Navy Band provide pageantry while Miss Pollard and attendants participate in dances and royal ceremonies drawing large crowds in Winchester.

Shenandoah VII Suzanne Pollard Ornor Hardman Georgia Handley Stadium Bag Il Seandoah Valley Miss Winchester Shenandoah Valley 8. L Clay DeGrange J. Victor Arthur Clark Eeer Frances Peyton B. B. Dutton Carl Massey Edward C. Goss Eugene B. Cooper Mim Pollard Martone Lupton Misses Glass Virginia Steck Suzanne Augusta Military Academy Staunton Military Academy Misslard Georgia Conrad United States Navy Charles Benter Glee Club Harrisonsburg State Teachers Winschester England Miss Pollard

Friendship Fire Co Meeting Notice for Firemen’s Frolic Parade

All Prien Fire Company members are urged to meet at the Fri Hall at 8 this April 21. Members will be assigned to parade positions for the Firemen's Frolic, the last meeting before Thursday's event. Captain Fred W. Forney signs as Captain.

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Ward Company Blanton Orndorff Son Norris and Associated Press Star Evening Star Westinghouse Representatives South End Hose Co Rouss Fire CO W._R. ARMEL Harry Hyde Florence, Alabama New York Fred W. Forney
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