Massed bands to headline Apple Blossom Festival finale
About 1750 musicians will form a massed band under Capt. Curry at Handley Grounds after the parade. They will perform five pieces including Our Director and Sousa tunes in a 20 minute concert, part of the Friday festival lineup with multiple public concerts to follow.
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Finday
Gaylen Strance
H Curry
Anii States Army Band
Handley Grounds
Bige
Washington Post
Sousa
the Mall
Goldman
Thunderer
Invercargil
Ithgow
Handley Band
Beleves
Strance
U. S. Army Band
Pt. Curry
Fairmont Toners
E Jefferson HS
Roane
War County Band
Army Band Court
Staunton Military School
Giles Unty
Geant
Washington Metrolitan Police Dept
Gary
W. Va
Metropolitan Police Dept. d
St.akes Benter
USN
Navy
Bender
Washington Police
Rothy Rice
Mount Vernon Relics Purchase Approved by New York Legislature
The 1921 Supply Bill appropriated 20000 for Mount Vernon relics after authentication by Lewis Washington of West Virginia. Items include Washington sword from Frederick, Lafayette pistol, a gold watch chain, first draft of his Farewell Address, and Ashington surveying tools. The relics, verified as authentic, are in the New York State Library archives. The full payment was made to Mrs Washington. Also noted is a Jewel Box softball team event at Rouss Park at 6 pm with manager sign-off.
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Mount Vernon
York
Lewis W. Washington
Ktown
West Va
Washington
Gen.ashington
Frederick
York State Library
Festival Weather Forecast
Thursday is expected warm with light showers. Tonight will be cooler and extend into Friday. No rain is predicted Friday.
English Princess to Represent Winchester at Apple Blossom Festival
Miss Shirley Crompton from Winchester England arrives to represent her city as a princess in the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival. She will attend Lions and Rotary events while staying at the George Washington hotel with eleven rooms booked for the festival entourage.
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Shirley Crompton
Winchester
England
Shenandoah
Miss Crompton
Eng
Duke University
Washington
Ralph Henceveld
C R. Anderson
Crompton
Anderson
Rotary Board of Directors
Chanticleer
Doris Crompton
Suricia Morton
Shenandoah VIII
Betty Edmonds
Brenda Carter
Mother
Yale
Rotary Club
Geoffrey
Duke
Oxford
Cheltenham Ladies College
Gloucester
St. Swithun’s School
George Washington Hotel
Taylor to Address 3rd Party Convention
Senator Clen Taylor, vice presidential candidate on the third party ticket, will address the Virginia Wallace for president committee convention in Richmond on June 26 27, George Elwood stated today as chairman of the Virginia group.
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Richmond
Clen Taylor
Virginia Wallace
George Elwood
Virginia Group
Miss Merrill Visits White House and Winchester
Boston's Gretchen Van Zandt Merrill queen elect of the Blossom Festival travels from Washington to Winchester with a festival delegation. She meets at the White House with Mrs. Truman and receives an invitation to attend the festival events. She plans a Kiwanis luncheon appearance in Winchester and will speak on her skating career and impressions of the Apple country.
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Gretchen van Zandt Merris
National Airport
Washington
White House
Gretchen van Zandt Merrill
Boston
Winchester
Harry F. Byrd
Clarke County
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Miss Merrill
Women’s Word
Sarah Zane
H. Delmer Robinson
Brandy Seized In Raid On Mountain Home
Federal agents and state police seized 42 gallons of apple brandy and 25 gallons of cider from a dwelling believed to belong to Mrs. Montie Payne in Clarke county. The raid occurred late yesterday on Blue Ridge Mountain between Route 50 and Route 7 near Frog Town. Deputy S M Carper said a tip prompted the operation, and Mrs. Payne was released after posting a $500 bond for May 5 appearance.
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Federal Revenue
Montie Payne
Clarke County
Payne
Blue Ridge Mountain
Frogtown
S. M. Carper
Berryville
Steel Net Drops Slightly with Full Dividend Declared
U. S. Steel Corp reports first 1948 quarter net income of 33.96 million dollars or 3.18 per common share, down from 39.23 million or 3.78 in the prior year. Directors declare the usual 1.25 dollar common dividend payable June 10 to holders of record May 7. Also notes final 1947 quarter income of 29.40 million or 2.65 per share.
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New York
U. S. Steel Corp
Senator Vandenberg Signals Western Europe Alliance
Senator Vandenberg suggested the United States may join Western Europe in a regional defense against communist aggression. He argued the U N should expand its peace machinery and regional arrangements, hinting at a military alliance tied to the Rio treaty and the Western European union amid postwar recovery efforts.
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Washington
Sen. Vandenberg
Russia
United States
Europe
Michigan
Stzsin
Vandenberg
America
United Nations
U.n.’S
U.N
Vandenber
Congress
State Revenues Rise In Nine Month Fiscal Report
Washington April 27 Payments into all funds through March 31 totaled 22 874 499 up from 182 484 993 for the prior nine months General fund receipts reached 46 619 346 a gain of 5 882 656 over the year-ago period The biggest rise came from personal and fiduciary income taxes up 2 503 286 from 9 327 003.
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Washington
Henry G. Gilmer
Commonwealth
Gilmer
Edwards Seeks Site For State Democratic Convention
Richmond April 27 Mayor Horace Edwards state Democratic chairman sought a site for about 3000 attendees for the July 2 state convention. The event was to be moved from the mosque to Gray's Armory or another suitable venue if the date could not shift to avoid conflict with the mosque.
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Richmond
Horace Edwards
Edwards
Gray
Hodgson and Brown
Bond Denied for Woman Held on Murder Charge
Louise Burke 43 of Star Tannery is held without bond after a circuit court grand jury indictment for feloniously killing Paul Berry 25 on April 21. Defense motion to dismiss the warrant was overruled. Commonwealth argues sufficient evidence to warrant grand jury consideration. Witness Katie Jenkins 20 testified for the state as Burke appeared nervous in court and denied the charge.
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Louise Burke
Star Tannery
Circuit Court
Grand
Paul R. Berry
W. Erle Edwards
Newton Borden
Commonwealth
Berry
Borden
Burke
Massie
Joseph Massie Jr
Edwards
Katie Jenkins
Union Leader Urges Truman to Quit Reelection Run
Emil Rieve president of the CIO Textile Workers Union said Truman has failed as a liberal leader and should remove himself from the Democratic ticket. He called it a cruel fact that Truman would handicap the ticket and suggested Eisenhower or William O. Dogulas as alternative nominees.
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Atlantic City
Emil Rieve
CIO Textile Workers Union
Truman
Rieve
CIO
Eisenhower
Democrats
Supreme Court
William O. Dogulas
Five Day Richmond Forecast Warm Period With Showers
Five day forecast for Virginia April 28 to May 2 calls for temperatures five to seven degrees above normal with a warm midweek. Showers are expected Wednesday and Thursday and again Sunday with total rainfall about a quarter to half inch. Also notes a home food sale Wednesday at 10 am at Solenberger's window to benefit the White Hall Mite Society.
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Richmond
Virginia
Solenberger
White Hall Mite Society
White Hall Methodist Church
Apple Blossom Festival finances face shortfall before weeklong fete
Organizers of the Apple Blossom Festival urge public support as four officials appeal to citizens who have yet to contribute. The Finance Committee reports $2896 still needed to meet the 1948 budget despite months of administrative work.
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Finance Committee
Arabs Reported Moving Armor Into Palestine
A Jerusalem report says a Egyptian armored division crossed into southern Palestine at dawn. Cairo sources deny the claim while rumors of an imminent invasion grow. Arab League and Trans Jordan authorities discuss a broader strike as fighting intensifies.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Cairo
Jewish Agency
Trans.Jordan
William Knudsen Dies Former GM Leader and WWII Armaments Chief
Detroit April 27 William Knudsen 69 longtime World War II arms coordinator and former president of General Motors died after a long illness. The Danish immigrant known as a production genius headed the Mammoth rearmament program after leaving GM in 1940 and was promoted from civilian to lieutenant general. He rose from shipyard worker to executive and helped forge Ford related industrial ties early in his American career.
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Detroit
William
Knudsen
America
General Motors Corp
General Motors
Presiden Roosevelt
Stassen May Grab Votes in Washington
Washington dispatch reports growing signs of a stop Stassen movement as Harold Stassen supporters claim they can win a share of Washington GOP presidential nominating votes. They say precincts named delegates to county conventions including Spokane, challenging Dewey’s grip on the May 15 state meeting for 19 delegates to the Philadelphia national convention. Cain and Vandenberg emerge as alternative leaders with talks of clubs forming, while Taft backers predict a Stassen nose dive once Ohio and Oregon results arrive.
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Washington
Stassen
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Spokane
Dewey
Harry Cain
Wash
Gov
Warren
California
Seattle
Tacoma
Cain
Philadelphia
Sen. Vandenberg
Vandenberg
Michigan
Ohio
Oregon
Sen
Taft
Rep
Bender
House
Draft Plan Outlined for 161000 Youths to One Year Training
Washington reports outline of a draft program for 161000 youths aged 18 to 19 to receive one year of training. Gurney and Andrews push universal training. debates rattle over 66 versus 70 air groups and future size of the Air Force.
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Washington
Gurney
R-Sd
Administration
Heipote Ag i
Porte
Rep. Andrews
House Armed Service Ae
Universal
Adrews
Bm Andrews
Defense Forrestal
Edwin C. Johnson
Dcolo
Forrestal
Apple Blossom Window Display at Hillyards
Downtown shoppers are invited to view the Apple Blossom window display at Hillyards on Piccadilly Street. The feature highlights a colorful display of flowers and themed decor opening this week.
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Hillyards
Piccadilly Street
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