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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1930
Page
7
The Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival stage crowns Miss Suzanne Pollard as Queen Shenandoah Seventh with oath, royal robe, golden apple, city key, sceptre, and crown. The ceremony features the Queen’s Chorus, Hampshire and Harrisonburg students, and a public homage with cheers of Long live the Queen.
Boyce Virginia brief item reports 26 cent events and mentions Mrs Frank APoweil in a short social or community note.
Mrs Greenvale and family attend Miss Lantz's gathering in Martinsboro while Miss Tuck Vowell returns to Harrisonburg Teachers College after Easter. Travelers and relatives, including Mr and Mrs A L Lowe with Arthur Lee, visit in Shepherdstown and nearby areas. several families visit, return home or host relatives over the Easter weekend.
A dense OCR listing details radio programs by time and station across the eastern United States. It names networks and performers such as Flora Williams, Jameses, Walter Rony, Lannie Ross, and The Troubadour of the Moon, with station call signs including WEAF WJAR WTAG WGY WLW WABC and more across cities like New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh and Cincinnati.
Mrs J Carver visits Grace Cox in Millwood while Mr and Mrs Mee nile and others travel from Takoma Park. Kathleen Thompson returns from Easter with her parents J Simon Thompson. Oscar Carr and family visit Milford Va. Easter egg hunt held by Millwood and Boyce Episcopal Sunday schools. Rev B D Chambers notes mite box total of 476 dollars.
The Union Bank of Winchester calls a stockholders meeting on Thursday April 24 1930 from 9 to 12 for election of directors and to transact other business. Cashier Chas J Summers signs the notice.
Yellville Arkansas is governed entirely by women yet the town’s name predates their elections to office.
The Glee Club of the State Teachers College Harrisonburg Va sang a new hymn "God Save the Queen" at the coronation of Queen Shen VII. Miss Garnett Hamrick daughter of Mrs Sadie Hamrick Winchester and granddaughter of Rev. George W is the composer and author. She is a Handley School alumna and a second year student at the college and holds positions in Aeolian Music Club Scribblers Literary Society and Breeze staff.
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