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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1931
Page
8
Present rainfall shows trace in the last 24 hours and 2.23 inches for April to date. January to date totals reach 9.52 inches, with 18 year averages for January 2.42, February 1.06, March 3.82, and April 6.99 inches. Excess precipitation to April 1 stands at 2.30 inches. First four months of 1930 recorded 1.55, 0.48, 2.22, and 1.79 inches respectively.
April 25 1930 marked the second day of the Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester with military groups veterans posts and local businesses in a parade. The Trail of the Pink Petals honored Queen Shenandoah VII as Miss Suzanne Pollard was named annual queen at Shenandoah Valley Academy. Over 100000 guests attended the day’s events and the apple fete concluded with the queen’s ball.
War tensions spread as England sends troops to Ireland amid disturbances. A Catholic wedding unites Anna Marie Trier and Lawrence L Bell at Sacred Heart parish house. A leap year dance takes place in Winchester. Martinsburg residents anticipate The Birth of a Nation at Central Opera House, which Winchester cannot host. Health board signals cooperation for local sanitation campaign.
The agent outlines weekly work with juniors and adults across several 4-H clubs in Branson Shenandoah Marvin's Chapel Fairview Middletown Gore and High View. Activities include sewing dressmaking clothing poultry gardening and cooperative program planning with extension committees and local groups.
A special call meeting will be held in Friendship Hall at 8 o clock Monday night April 27. Arrangements for the Firemen s Torchlight Parade on May 5 during the Apple Blossom Festival will be discussed. All members urged to attend. Capt. Fred W. Forney.
Funeral services for Mrs Sarah Catherine Funkhouser were held at her home near Opequon on Wednesday at 11 00 conducted by Rev Allen Jones with Rev Dr F T McFaden assisting. A large number of friends attended from distant towns including Hershberger family Grove family Huffman Long and Brumback among others. Pallbearers were William Long Curtis Funkhouser Newton Long Dwight Funkhouser Lester Funkhouser and Lyle Funkhouser.
Brooks Flickinger of Winchester a William and Mary College sophomore set a new pole vault record at Annapolis Maryland by clearing 12 feet tying a Naval Academy athlete. He previously vaulted 11.6 feet at William and Mary last week to set a college record and also holds a Handley High School mark. He excels academically as well leading his class last semester.
A pithy quotation on hospitality from Mrs. Kirkland praises the virtue among the poor and questions how wealth could ease world woes if the rich contributed their share.
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