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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 28, 1927

Page

3

Mrs Gilpin Crowned Queen Shenandoah At Parade Ball

Mrs Gilpin was crowned Queen Shenandoah in a grand ceremony after a day of street parades and school pageants involving 8 000 children from northern Virginia and Brunswick MD. Cadets, heralds and Glee Club singers accompanied the coronation and apple blossom ball at the George Washington Hotel.

Pageheon Baresid Washington Street Schoo Grounds Shenandoah Academy Monticello Guards Rt . Va Royce Amos Shryock Dorothy Elizabeth Stuart Katherine Elton Fauntleroy Allison Cooper Paul Neff Glee Club Harrisonburg State Teachers’ College Charles Benter Navy Band Washington Shenandoah Jone Cumberland Qyveres Virginia Misees Sige Walkenburgh Atin ‘Néblett Fredericksburg Anne Costin Wilkins Eastville Virginia Crocker Clarendon Jean Watts Lynchburg Mary Cornelia Baldwin Norfolk Jaquelin Hix Wise Marguerita Lacy Halifax Elizabeth Hechler Chilhowie Frances Jones Chatham Virginia Amberger Wytheville Katherine Funkhouser White Post Emma Griffith Emmerton Sarah George Charlottesville Katherine Perry Staunton Helen Roulette Dickerson Spout Spring Catherine Jones Martinsville Polly Zimmer Petersburg Alice Vail Ware Williamsburg Marguerite Fenson Richmond Anne Wise Chapin Newport News Frances Wallace Chase City Roberta Cridlin Jonesville Elmah Tperkins Blackstone Mary Monroe Penick Lexingtony Nancy Ryals Masisse Clifton Forge Virginia Lattrell Harrisonburg Ida Jones Tazewell Eliza P. Causey Suffolk Josephine Parrott Roanoke Elizabeth Heath Lovingston Harriet Alexander Caperton Edith Caroline Nesbit Warenton Elizabeth Smith Winchester Virginia Pittman Luray Margaret Olmstead Front Royal District of Columbia Margaret Berry Chevy Chase Frederick County Helen Abel Conley Washington County Jessica Brays Hancock Berkeley County W. Va Margaret Stewart Jefferson County Virginia BE. Shirley Charles Town Pendleton County Mary Thacker Franklin Grant County Kathleen Welton Hardy County Katherine McCoy Moorefield Hampshire County Leary Zeiler Romney Mineral County W Va Frances Bell Keyser Gilpin Wirginia Brunswick United States Navy Handley Grounds Navy George Washington Hotel

Festival Parade Continued with Cadets and Floats

The parade schedule lists cadet bands from Handley High School Shenandoah Valley Academy and State Teachers College Harrisonburg along with floats from groups such as Civil League Garden Club and Woodstock Chamber of Commerce. West Virginia sections feature the Northwestern Turnpike theme and multiple episodes presented by Petersburg Romney Wardensville and others. Senior marshals Ralph Bailey and Grover Schlack lead divisions through Cameron street with specific route guidance.

Handley High School Shenandoah Valley Academy Queen Shenandoah IV District of Columbia Maryland West Virginia D. Virginia Will Dearmont Shriners Richmond Frederick Elks’ Club Loyal Order of Moose American Red Cross George Washington Cork Street Market Cameron Boscawen Kent Ralph Bailey Indian Trail Northwestern Turnpike Betty Ekhardt West Virginia University Morgantown W. Va Martinsburg Chief Killbuck St. Johns Academy Petersburg Franklin Pendleton County Grant County Romney Hampshire County McNeill Rangers Wardensville Moorefield Hardy County Keyser Mineral County Paradise Pendleton Grant Hardy Hampshire Mineral Counties Market (Cameron Clifford Street Monmouth Grover Schlack Clark Hardesty Augusta Military Cadet Band High View Community League

Moone's Emerald Oil Promises Pain Relief and Odor Cure

The advertisement offers Moone's Emerald Oil with a money back guarantee if it fails to end foot pain soreness and odors. It claims rapid relief for aching feet corns and callouses and even swollen or varicose veins with wide druggist availability.

Moone Fady

Community Leagues and Floats Parade Schedule Featured

A fragmented list notes community leagues such as Flint Hill Pleasant Hill and Gore High School Junior Leagues, decorated floats, and participants like Miss Gertrude Miller and various companies. Directions describe assembly routes and marshals for Fifth and Sixth divisions with bands, railroad sections, and public works groups listed among parade entries.

Stephens City Igh View View Rice Ephens City Ier Flint Hill Pleasant, Hill Hinton Lee Band Ein He High Gore Browntown Aldie Gertrude Miller Northern Virginia Motor Combat Northern Virginia Motor Company

Unclear OCR Fragments Itemizing Brands and Institutions

Fragmentary list mentions Ensemble Mf Brand of Sinens Bonus Flav Moe Fruit Cleaner Swift Co W J Gochenour Water for Orchards plus Marine Corps U S Army Recruiting Corps. No cohesive story or clear event readable.

Ensemble Mf Moe Swift & Co W. J. Gochenour Vn. Marine Corps Army Recruiting Corps

Designer Says Forms Of Women Changeable

Paris designer Edmond Courtot of Redfern explains the mystery of women's figures varying with fashion. He notes that figures shift from sylph to cherub between seasons and that fitted linings differ from year to year despite similar measurements. Courtot says designers push toward more feminine lines.

Paris Edmond Courtot Redfern M. Courtot

Two Visitors Lose Their Money at Apple Blossom Festival

Mr. R. W. Brander of the C. and O. Railroad failed to locate his pocketbook after the Apple Blossom Festival crowd yesterday. It contained valuable papers passes and a good sum. Howard Ullrich of Washington D C also lost a roll of bills from an inside coat pocket. Both men suspect pickpockets in the large crowd.

R. W. Brander C. and O. Railroad Howard Ullrich Washington, D. C

Will Short Skirts Save the Nation

New York April 28 Two prominent Americans argue fashion could decide national fate Carrie Chapman Catt says short skirts will force a rebirth of comfortable healthier attire and challenge the French fashion trust while Sherwood Anderson warns morality hinges on restoring long skirts and condemns censorship in the arts.

New York Carrie Chapman Catt Forum Mrs. Catt Sherwood Anderson Europe

Marriage License Issued to Roy L Fletcher and Bessie I Guardner

A marriage license was issued yesterday at the county clerk's office to Roy L Fletcher son of George and Mrs Fletcher and Bessie I Guardner daughter of T J and Mrs Guardner both residents of Frederick county. Mr Frank Howe and children and Mr O M Howe of Brunswick Md are guests of Mrs Frank Howe's mother Mrs Martha Sanford at her home here.

County Clerk’s Office Roy L. Fletcher George Fletcher Bessie I. Guardner T. J. Guardner Frederick County Frank Howe O. M. Howe Brunswick, Md Martha Sanford

Lifetone Tablets Promise Nervous Condition Relief

An ad urges readers to combat nervousness with Lifetone Tablets claiming to remove nervousness and boost vigor. It touts energy, vitality, and brighter eyes, noting a 72 tablet supply for $1.00 and a refund from Bakers' Drug Store or any reputable druggist.

Bakers Ady

Shriners Restrict Fez Use During Apple Blossom Fest

The Illustrious Potentate issues orders banning fez wear except Wednesday afternoon and evening. No Shriners will be in the parade Thursday unless in uniform from Richmond.

Richmond

Public Sale of Personal Property in Winchester Va

By virtue of an execution I will sell for cash at auction at 10 o clock a m April 29 1927 at Samuel Hanes home Paper Mill Road Winchester Va one organ one drop leaf table and one lounge A J WIGGINTON Deputy Sheriff

Samuel Hanen Paper Mill Road Winchester A. J. Wigginton

Nut Bearing Nursery Tree Ad From Winchester Fair

An exhibit shows a Nut bearing tree in a tub at Winchester Fair last year and nuts displayed in McVicar's Grocery Store window. The ad promotes Sunny Ridge Nursery Round Hills Virginia offering a catalogue with a note on shade and nut cracking by hand.

Winchester Fair McVicar Sunny Ridge Nursery

Guests of Devers and Evans Kin in Harrisburg Visit

Mrs R Hawkins and Kithiesn family members with Hawkins party from Brunswick Md visit the Devers in Harrisburg at North Kent Street. Guests include Mr and Mrs Carroll Evans and son Buddie Jr from Harrisburg and Mr Lewis Heck of Baltimore.

R. Hawkins Ante Ter Ee Kithiesn Vv Hawkins Peas’ Cackins Coffman Burke Brunswick, Md Lewis Heck Baltimore H.‘N. Devers Carroll Evans Buddie, Jr Harrisburg, Pa Samuel Evane North Kent Street

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