Plans Set for First Unit of Grand Parade at Apple Blossom
The article details final preparations for the Trail of the Js at the Apple Blossom Festival with Dr. Lewis M. Allen as chief marshal and Dr. George H. Heist as chief foot marshal. About 1,000 men will form the first division led by Allen aboard a horse, with 16 drum and bugle corps already applying. Prizes totaling 900 dollars await the best veterans musical organization and other top entries, plus a 150 dollar International Correspondence School scholarship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Cather
Lewis M. Allen
Cameron Street
George H. Heist
Heist
W. Aaker
Dr. Allen
United States Army
Festival Committee
W. A. Baker
Edward C. Goss
George Grim
J. P. Hayley
Tarentum
American Legion
Baker
Legion
Hershey
Penna
Bedford
Fairmont
W. Va
International Correspondence School
Veterans of Foreign War
Princess Elizabeth’s Ninth Birthday Noted in Portrait
A new portrait of Princess Elizabeth Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, daughter of the Duke and Duchess of York, appears as April 21 marks her ninth birthday. The child is granddaughter of King George and Queen Mary of England.
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Elizabeth Alexandra Mary
Duke and Duchess of York
King George
Queen Mary
England
Fairfax Club warned as complaints mount in court
In Police Court Judge Donald Weems warned the Fairfax club to correct alleged conditions or the rooms would be locked. Sprint and Morris Patton faced assault and battery charges from Comrade Carpenter after a Thursday night dispute during a card game described as a light game. Carpenter, not a member, joined the club visit, threatened others, and later a stairway scuffle occurred as Carpenter tried to reenter.
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Donald Weems
Fairfax
Ashby Sprint
Sprint
Morris Patton
Comrad Carpenter
Carpenter
Weems
Patton
Fairfax Club
Tragic Oil Truck Crash Kills Driver Near Annapolis
An oil truck owned by J. G. Zingdorf and son crashed into a telephone pole four miles from Annapolis on the South River road. Douglas Jones, 11, rode with driver Parker Simpson who burned to death. Jones escaped with burns and was saved by farmer John Connell. Simpson’s wife Dorothy Simpson visits San Pedro, California. The tank carried 199 gallons of kerosene. a 300 gallon capacity vehicle.
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Annapolis
Parker M. Simpson
Douglas Jones
South River Road
John Connell
Connell
Simpson
J. G. Zingdorf
Jones
Parker
Independent Fire Company
Clinic To Be Held April 27 For Cripples
The District Nurse Association sponsors an orthopedic clinic for crippled persons on Saturday April 27 from 9:30 am to 1 pm and 2 pm to 3 pm near the Court House. Dr Robert V Funsten of University Hospital Charlottesville directs the event offering free examinations and advice for children and youths with deformities.
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Nurse Association
Association
Court House
Robert V. Funsten
University Hospital, Charlottesville
Father shoots and kills two children in La Grange Park
William Gardner, chief teller at First National Bank of Chicago, shot and killed his daughter Rita Jane 20 and son Gerard 14 in their La Grange Park home. His other son Kenneth 17 was wounded as Gardner, claiming insanity, tried to kill all. The family slept through the attack except Kenneth.
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Chicago
William Gardner
First National Bank of
Elsa Gardner
Kenneth
Chief Jones
Hinsdale Sanitarium
Jones
Gardner
la Grange Park
Donald
Rita Jane
S. V. A. Student Awarded the Pershing Medal
Washington April 22. Secretary Dern today presented seventeen student soldiers with the John J. Pershing medal for achievement in military education. Among the honorees was John Franklin of Overbrook California a Shenandoah Valley Academy student in the third corps area C. M. T. C.
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Washington
Dern
John J. Pershing
College Military Corps
Army Corps
John Franklin
Overbrook
Pac
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Winchester
Third Corps
Liquor Trial Opens in Roanoke Virginia District Court
In Roanoke a large group of Virginia attorneys gathers for the opening of a federal liquor case. The indictment charges 34 individuals and one corporation with violating internal revenue laws through liquor activities in Franklin County. The trial likely spans weeks with heated testimony from witnesses such as Thomas Cundiff and John Rosser, and includes names like Charles Carter Lee and Samuel O White among the defendants.
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Roanoke
Virginia
United States District Court
Internal Revenue
Franklin County
Sterling Hutcheson
United States
Eastern
Frank 8. Tavenner, Jr
Western District
Joseph C. Shaffer
Wytheville
Ninth District
John W. Carter
Danville
Stephen D. Timberlake
Staunton
J. Brady Allman
B. A. Davis
B A. Davis
Rocky Mount
T. X. Parsons
S. R. Price
T. Warren Messick
Dalton Dillard
Herbert Dillard
Hareean County
Wickersham Commission
Cundiff
Thomas Cundiff
State Penitentiary
Frankin County
John Rosser
Lynchburg
Charles Carter Lee
Comonwealth
Samuel O. White
Edgar A. Beckett
David A. Nicholson
Notice to Apply for Apple Blossom Festival Special Officers
Citizens seeking employment as special officers for the Apple Blossom Festival should apply at once at the office of C. W. Hollis Chief of the Winchester Police Department. The notice is dated April 22.
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C. W. Hollis
Winchester
Public Sale of 14 Registered Polled Shorthorn Bulls
Shenandoah Valley Polled Shorthorn Breeders Assn announces a public sale featuring 14 registered polled Shorthorn bulls. The event is set for Tuesday April 23 at 1 PM. Breeders, buyers, and cattle enthusiasts are invited to attend.
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Shenandoah Valley
Skeleton of missing Gladys Lawson found at Zimmerly haunted house
Lancaster prosecutors say bones found at Dr H E Zimmerly’s Mechanics Grove farm belong to Gladys Lawson. Dr. Zimmerly, 67, held on narcotics charges with bail set at 10000 dollars. Indictment expected at the June grand jury.
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Dr. Zimmerly
Lancaster
Paul A. Mueller
Gladys Lawson
H. E. Zimmerly
Mechanics Grove
Mueller
Mitchell Carroll
Franklin and Marshall College
Louisa Keasley
J. W. Rice
Bucknell University
Zimmerly
Price
Erie
Lawson
Richard Parker
Blanche Stone
Park Team prepares for season opener vs Paramount Cabbies
Daily practice sessions for the Park baseball team mark the final prep week before the season start on Saturday. Burke and Eaton practiced in the battery, boosting team spirits as fans encountered rain during trips to Front Royal and surrounding Shenandoah county.
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Paramount Cabbies
Hagerstown
Burke
Eaton
Front Royal
Double Tollgate
Winchester
Shenandoah County
Byrd Guests Over Easter Sunday
Senator and Mrs. H. F. Byrd and Miss Westwood visited Mrs. R. E. Byrd on Amherst street for Easter. They returned to Washington to remain until Congress adjourns.
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H. F. Byrd
Westwood
Byrd
Richard Byrd
R. E. Byrd
Amherst Street
Washington
Byrd Speaks On The Forum Hour Tonight
Senator Harry F. Byrd of Virginia will address the National Radio Forum at 10 30 p m over a NBC WRC network. The 30 minute talk will analyze proposed Agricultural Adjustment Administration amendments said to expand the secretary of agriculture powers and related bureaus.
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Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
National Radio Forum
Washington Evening Star
National Broadcasting Company
WRC
Washington
Byrd
Secretary of Agriculture
Senate
Cooperation Urged For Apple Blossom Festival
Winchester appeals for help to raise the final 3900 dollars needed to reach a 10000 goal for the Apple Blossom Festival. The drive urges small contributions from residents and out of town supporters to fund the two day event drawing thousands of visitors and promoting the apple industry. Local and distant contributors are listed including Rustic Tavern Rhodes Drug Co and J C Penny Co along with several manufacturers and firms from Washington and Maryland.
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Winchester
Rustic Tavern
Rhodes Drug Company
C. and P. Telephone Company
J.C. Penny Co
John M. Steck
Mary Cather
Southern Inn
Teachers Meet Saturday on Apple Blossom Parade Plans
Frederick county school principals and one room teachers are urged to attend a 10 oclock meeting Saturday April 27 at the county courthouse. Final instructions for the Apple Blossom Festival children's parade will be discussed and attendance is urged or a representative may be sent. President Robert E Ayler notes teachers are finishing thousands of costumes for the parade on May 2.
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Frederick County
County Court House
Robert E. Ayler
Frederick County Teachers’ Association
Ayler
Formosa Earthquake Toll Reported by Rengo and Asahi
Reports from Tokyo and Washington reveal death tolls and devastation from the Formosa quake. Officials say thousands killed or injured, with Naiho and Koryu towns left in ruins as army doctors and nurses rush aid to the destroyed island.
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Tokyo
Asahi
Toyohata
Formosa
Naiho
Natho
Koryu
Ryoritsu
Chikunan
World News at a Glance
Des Moines Milo Reno hopes for a political union of Huey Long Father Coughlin and Townsend. Senator Long says Roosevelt cannot win more than one to four percent in the Southern states. Gardner kills his daughter and a son in a fatal shooting. Roosevelt to name this week the organization for the four billion works program. Parker Simpson dies in an oil truck fire after a crash in Annapolis. Formosa earthquake horrors loom as thousands die or injured. Britain France Italy protest Lithuania over German treatment in Memel. Danubian conference postponed to early June.
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Des Moines
Milo Reno
Huey Long
Charles Coughlin
F. E. ‘Townsend
Washington
Long
Roosevelt
Chicago
William J. Gardner
Annapolis
Parker Simpson
Formosa
London
Great Britain
France
Italy
Lithuania
Memel
Rome
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