Junior Attendants Named for Apple Blossom Festival Queen
Mrs. B B Dutton announced the three junior attendants for Queen Shenandoah XIX at the Apple Blossom Festival May 2 3 Jane Sjostrom train bearer Evelyn Cooper crown bearer and Nancy Redd Quarles train bearer Also pictured five more festival princesses Barbara White Norma Hudson Anne Early Nance Bruening and Vivian Ackinson represent Shepherd College Fairfax Hall Junior College Mary Baldwin Stratford College and Wilson College respectively All honorees bring active links to their colleges and local families through May Day Maid of Honor titles and senior class distinctions.
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Barbara A. White
Norma J. Hudson
Anne H. Early
Nance A. Bruening
Vivian L. Ackinson
Jane Sjostrom
Evelyn Cooper
Nancy Redd Quarles
Shenandoah XIX
B. B. Dutton
L. G. Sjostrom
Fairmont Avenue
Evelyn M. Cooper
Clark T. Cooper
Amherst Street
Garland R. Quarles
Graystone Terrace
Sterling Bottoms
St. Petersburg
Florida
Stratford College
Danville
Virginia
Bruening
Miss Ackinson
E. G. Luerlam
Camden
N. J
Wilson College
Chambersburg, Pa
Circle Francais
President Invited To Attend Apple Blossom Festival
Miss Nancy Anderson delivered a White House invitation for President Truman to attend Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester Virginia on May 2 and 3. The invitation was not accepted yet. Truman will be briefed after his return from a Potomac River cruise.
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Washington
Truman
Winchester
White House
Nancy Anderson
Anderson
Clinton P. Anderson
William D. Hassett
Potomac River
Chesapeake Bay
Hassett
Eeacher
Aioe
Tom Baldridge
Winaere
T. Cooper
John M. Steck
Many Places to Turn Clocks Ahead
Daylight saving time starts 2 a m tomorrow in six eastern states and parts of 19 others. Twenty three states and the District of Columbia will not observe the change. States moving to daylight time include New Jersey Massachusetts New Hampshire Rhode Island Vermont and Connecticut. Several states allow local decisions such as New York West Virginia Illinois Minnesota Florida Michigan South Carolina Kentucky Missouri New Mexico Indiana Pennsylvania Tennessee Ohio Louisiana Delaware Oregon Maine and Maryland. Most of Maine will observe daylight time but most of Oregon will not.
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Associated Press
District of Columbia
New Jersey
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode
Vermont
Connecticut
New York
West Virginia
Illinois
Minnesota
Florida
Michigan
South Carolina
Kentucky
Missouri
New Mexico
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Ohio
Louisiana
Delavers
Oregon
Maine
Maryland
Mrs Truman and Party Visit Winchester for Apple Blossoms
Mrs. Harry S. Truman and a party visited Winchester on a Tuesday to observe the apple blossoms and lunched at the Chanticleer Inn.
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Harry S. Truman
Winchester
Chanticleer Inn
Public Sale of Lot at Bartonsville Farm
Auction of livestock implements and household furniture of the late Frank B. Anderson at the Bartonsville area farm on Monday April 29 1946 starting at 10 o clock A M. W E Edwards administrator.
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Frank B. Anderson
Bartonsville
Frost Likely Across Virginia Maryland Tonight
Frost may hit the area as temperatures dip near freezing in interior valleys with diminishing winds. Dr. A H Teske notes frost damage to apples varies by location but substantial crops remain on trees east of the Mississippi. Sunday looks fair and warmer with increasing clouds in parts of the region.
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Virginia
Maryland
West Virginia
A. H. Teske
Extension Articulturist
V. P. IL
Brick County
Mississippi River
Fur Coat Storage and Repair Action at Modern Age Shop
A local notice reports fur coat storage and repair work underway at the Modern Age Shop. The brief cites metal and restoration tasks and frames the project as a routine service in progress during the period described.
No Prospect of Early End to Coal Strike Seen
Reconversion Director John W. Snyder said there is no prospect of a quick settlement to the 27 day old soft coal strike as he met President Truman aboard the Williamsburg. He warned the strike is harming reconversion and offered no tangible hope for an immediate settlement. The report notes steel firms fear plant shutdowns if coal reserves dwindle and mentions labor secretary Schwellenbach continuing talks in Bern on resume negotiations. Eisenhower and Truman discussed draft extension amid House actions.
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Quantico
John W. Snyder
Truman
Snyder
Marine Base
Williamsburg
Potomac River
Pittsburg
John L. Lewis
Schwellenbach
Bern
Lewis
Capital
Dweht D. Eisenhower
Army
House
Eisenhower
United Nations
Washington
Pacific
Channel Swimmer Slater Aims 22 Mile Catalina Swim
Avalon California April 27 a blue eyed blond awaits 19 year old Jimmy Slater as he dives tonight to swim 22 miles from Catalina to the California mainland. Seal Beach residents have posted about 500 dollars to wed Rose Anne Bren 720 if he completes the feat. He leaves Catalina at 8 p m PST hoping to beat Georges Young 48 hour 48 minute record set in 1927.
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Avalon
Calif
Jimmy Slater
Santa Catalina
California
Seal Beach
Slyter
Rose Anne Bren- 720
Catalina
George Young
Appeal Case Set For Monday In Winchester Court
The Winchester Corporation Court is in session Monday at 10 a.m. Judge Burr P. Harri presiding. Rudolph was fined $100 and costs in the lower court and given a 30 day suspended sentence on a charge of driving with the influence of liquor.
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Winchester Corporation Court
Burr P. Harri
Rudolph
Frederick County fruit growers boost labor needs 20 percent
Frederick County Fruit Growers Association members heard from the Prisoner of War Camp Commander that PWs would be available in May with 48 hours notice. Labor needs were estimated 20 percent higher than 1944 due to crop size and labor scarcity. Teske from Virginia Tech noted frost damage and projected a slightly smaller crop than 1944.
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Frederick County
A. H. Teske
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Virginia
Ohio
Illinois
Georgia
Missouri
Teske
I. Pred Stine
Walker Mc. C. Bond
Food Producer’s Council, Inc
Charles F. Sarle
W. C. Jacobs
U. S. Weather Bureau
Washington
Sarle
Jacobs
Clarke Beef Producers Have Good Show Record
Clarke county beef producers posted strong results at the Atlantic Fat Stock Show in Richmond. Oliveboy Stock Farm won first and second in Hereford steers under 900 pounds, selling at 28 and 25 cents a pound. Graham Dougherty’s Woodley Farm took second in Aberdeen Angus over 900 pounds at 30 cents per pound. Annefield Plantations' steer placed third in the same class at 29 cents, with another Annefield animal in Class 1 at 25 cents. Bobby Swecker of Highland county won the grand championship Aberdeen Angus steer over 1,000 pounds. A banquet for about 500 4 H and FFA members followed at Tekine Hotel.
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Berryville
Clarke County
Atlantic
Richmond
J. W. Olcott
Oliveboy Stock Farm
Charles Town
W. Va
Woodley Farm
Graham Dougherty
Aberdeen Angus
Annefield Plantations
W. B. Watkins, Sr
Ed McLaughlin
Bobby Swecker
Highland County
Tekine Hotel
Vatican Radio Reports 50 Die Weekly in Soviet Zone
Vatican Radio cites an eyewitness alleging in eastern Germany’s Soviet zone conditions include disease plunder starvation and rape with 50 Germans dying weekly in camps built for 2000 to 4000. Children suffer while priests provide bread amid no food medicine or blankets and mass transfers displace 5.5 million people westward.
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London
Vatican Radio
Germany
UN Members Hope Gromyko Will Change Stand
In New York on April 27 the United Nations Security Council members pressed for a subcommittee inquiry into Spain amid broad support to investigate whether Spain threatens world peace. Soviet delegate Andrei Gromyko remained adamant Spain is a menace, saying further inquiry would cause delay. Mexico's Rafael De la Colina pushed for adjournment to seek new instructions from home governments.
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New York
United Nations Security Council
Moscow
Andrei A. Gromkyo
Spain
Gromyko
U. N
W. R. Hodgson
Hodgson
Henri Bonnet
Oscar Lange
Poland
Rafael de la Colina
Mexico
Black Market Sugar Supposedly Fueling Franklin County Moonshine
Franklin County agents report large scale black market sugar flowing into bootleg liquor operations. A informant claimed as much as 60 000 pounds of sugar distributed in parts of the county with no disclosed source or shipment method. Authorities said moonshine whiskey prices ranged from ten to six dollars per gallon in affected areas.
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Franklin County
ATA
Rumors of Civil War in Manchuria Spread to China
A Tientsin dispatch reports jitters in the port city as rumors of civil war in Manchuria spread across the Great Wall. Short railway disruptions, night shootings, and Marine actions against armed Chinese prowlers are noted. Reports claim Japanese involvement and 2000 shells daily near Szepingkai while Harbin evacuation and disorder are described in Nanking.
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Tientsin
North China
Manchuria
Great Wall
Peiping-Tientsin
U. S
Szepingkai
Cheng Tung-Kuo
Lianb Hua-Sheng
Nanking
Pao
Foreign Affairs
Supreme
National) Army Headquarters
Harbin
Meeting of Big Four Ministers At Critical Stage
Paris April 27 report says the United States seeks to override Russian objections and push Austria to full independence with Austrian sovereignty and internationalized Trieste port facilities. Yugoslavia supports its own claim to Trieste, backed by Russia, while Italy’s sovereignty over Trieste remains a key issue. Decisions on Austria and Italian reparations may shape postwar peace talks with Hungary Romania Bulgaria and Finland.
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Paris
United States
Austria
James F. Byrnes
U. S
Trieste
Adriatic
Italy
Hungary
Yugoslavia
Russia
Moscow
Romania
Bulgaria
Finland
Former GI Guilty of Bigamy in Norfi County
In a Norfi County circuit court, R. H. White testified that a man known as Stone lived with two wives in one house. The first wife invited the second to stay until the child was born, while Stone claimed he believed the divorce was granted and had married the second wife last June. Judge Edward Oast sent the case to a parole officer for investigation before sentencing.
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Stone
Norfi County
R. H. White
Son
Georgia
Edward Oast
U S Marine Recruiters Open Winchester Station
The U S Marine Corps announces a new recruiting station in Winchester at the Post Office building. Gunnery Sgt Daniel Morris and Sgt Harold Co Strickland arrive to lead. hours are 8 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Eligible ages 17 to 25 may enlist for two, three, or four years and qualify for the GI Bill of Rights. Marines Institute offers high school completion.
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U. S. Marine Corps District
Washington
D. C
Winchester
Daniel Morris
Harold Co. Strickland
Morris
Marine Corps Institute
Aanhee Marine
Shanghai
China
Iowa coed vows never to marry a GI in finals
Helen Braden a 20 year old Iowa Wesleyan College senior earns spot in Northwestern University interstate oratorical finals by declaring she will not marry a G I. She says a husband should think for himself not rely on government bonuses and that the real heroes lie buried in foreign soil or at sea. She adds she is not engaged.
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Evanston
Ill
Iowa
G. I
Helen Braden
Iowa Wesleyan College
Northwestern University
Oskaloosa
G. I. Joe
Miss Braden
Notice of expulsion and anniversary program
All members of the group are expelled and to be processed for a Tama meeting on April 29 at 8 p.m. The organization will hold an anniversary program for Marion E. Jenkins, with entertainment planned and time noted in the notice.
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Tama
For Sale Local Investment Pitch Box 53
Local advert seeks buyers for a 25 percent return on investment. Respond with Box 53 care Star. Investment offer appears in a brief classified notice.
Government considers taking wheat from mills and elevators
Washington reports that Secretary Clinton P. Anderson signaled a drastic step may be used to avert overseas shortages. The plan would requisition part of wheat held in commercial channels to speed relief and support exports, with quick action possible despite farm wheat delays.
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Washington
Anderson
Clinton P. Anderson
Minnesota
North Dakota
Acheson
Disappearance Still Unsolved In Saltwater Mystery
The Saltwater’s first mate doubts a man could fall overboard in the night of Bar’s disappearance. A search for Bar’s body and four jade necklaces proved fruitless as 23 teakwood jewel chests valued at about 250000 lie unopened. The French consul sealed the chests and police cannot open them.
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Kee
Banque
Shanghai
Saltwater
Bar
Bark Wanted Ad I A C Oates Seeks Chestnut and Oak Bark
A. C. Oates of Winchester Virginia advertises a bark purchase seeking chestnut and black oak bark. He invites contractors to call his office on North Loudoun Street for a contract.
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A. C. Oates
North Loudoun Street
Winchester
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Mrs. Truman
W. E. Edwards
Special Attention
Evaning
S Whens & i
Clarke Beef
Roxas
New Ae
Greece
Byrnes
U. S. Marine
Marion E. Jenkins
N. G
Bulletin
Vancouver
L. S. Haymaker
White Post
Dry Dept
Pingley
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