Winchester Garden Tours Extend Thru Wednesday
Virginia Garden Tour Week in Winchester runs today through Wednesday with homes and gardens open. Many sites including Spring Hill Farm Daniel Morgan House and Washington's Headquarters are listed, with proceeds aiding Gunston Hall restoration.
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Virginia
Winchester
Winchester-Clarke County
Amherst Street
City
Joseph A. Massie
Mansfield
H. B. McCormac
Handley Ty
Clarke
Bernyville
George Washington Hotel
Gunston Hall
George Mason
Miss Jean Cartwright Lane Named Queen Shenandoah XX
Reception at Farm House for Miss Lane, heiress to Maryland First Family, as she prepares to reign May 12 Apple Blossom Festival. Notables include former Queen Shenandoah I Mrs J W Arthur and Secretary of Agriculture’s daughter Miss Nancy Anderson, with local and Washington guests and escorts.
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Edward M. Brown
New Market
Jean Cartwright Lane
Shenandoah
Miss Lane
William Preston Lane
Maryland
Shenandoah Valley
J. W. Arthur
Shenandoah I
Nancy Anderson
Agriculture
Clinton P. Anderson
Washington
D. C
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Miss Anderson
Fromington
Endless Caverns
Delmar Robinson, Jr
Ben Dutton
Helen Miller Brown
Dick Rhodes
Dorothy Bryan Lane
Imogene Minton
Bobbie Rinker
Harry May
Mike Welch
Sam Conley
Jeff Laying
Bob Freshman
Bob Bowie
Augusta Military Academy
Burr P. Harrison
Virginia
Misses Brown
Minton
Rinker
Social editor seeks guests for Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester area
Phone lists for Apple Blossom Festival guests requested by hostess groups in Winchester and Frederick County. Social editor asks hostesses to call 3429 early this week to confirm visitors and attendees.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Lesson In English by W. L. Gordon
A compact instructional note explains proper phrasing for experiments and lists synonyms for accomplish attain and perform. It defines apotheem as a short pithy instructive saying and urges daily vocabulary growth with pronunciation guidance.
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W. L. Gordon
Eighty Vets From Newton Baker To See Apple Blossom Festival
Eighty veterans from the Newton D. Baker Veterans Administration Center Martinsburg will visit the Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester Frederick County this Friday. George Sanders chairs the Red Cross chapter announcing the event which expanded from about thirty to eighty due to strong interest. The visit includes a pageant at 10 30 a m a parade in the afternoon and box lunches served by Red Cross canteen volunteers. Escorting guests are Red Cross staff and Grey Ladies with planning by C F Schenck and Mrs Claude Grim. Invitations were sent to Walter Reid Bethesda and Mt Alto hospitals.
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Newton D. Baker Veterans Administration Center
Martinsburg
George Sanders
Winchester-Frederick County
The
Red Cross
Community Service
American Red Cross
Stewart ,Bell, Jr
Neadstad
Handley Case Eyes
L. M. Allen
Roy Cather
Washington Street
Grey Ladies Corps
C. F. Schenck
Claude Grim
Walter Reid Hospital
Bethesda Hospital
Mt. Alto Hospital
Washington
Language Note on Usage and Pronunciation
A compact guide lists common errors and word notes. It covers subject verb agreement, bonhomie meaning and usage, enthuse versus enthusiastic phrasing, spelling pitfalls, and phlegmatic as sluggish and unmoved with cautions on pronunciation.
Planting of First Ornamentals at Virginia Tech Arboretum
Valley farmers and Horticultural Club members L. D. Arnold Jr., C. W. Blackmon, and T. J. Wright shown at Blacksburg as the VPI Student Horticultural Club plants the first ornamental stock in the arboretum of the 230 acre college farm between Blacksburg and Christiansburg. Donated by H. B. Wharton, 50 plus varieties of evergreens and deciduous trees are part of a permanent project planned by associate horticulturist A. G. Smith Jr. About 70 acres will bear ornamentals while the rest will host fruits and vegetables for experimental work. The initial 90 acres were bought in late April 1945. remaining land was acquired by Virginia fruit growers, nurserymen, and the Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs for VPI until funds allow reimbursement.
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Blacksburg
L. D. Arnold, Jr
Winchester
C. W. Blackmon
Timmonsville
S. C
T. J. Wright
Portsmouth
V.pi. Student Horticultural Club
College
Christiansborg
H. B. Wharton
Roanoke
A. G. Smith, Jr
VP.1
Horticultural Department
Virginia Fruit Growers
Nurseymen
Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs
V.P.I
Roadside planning focus at Shenandoah District Garden Club
Mrs H Clay deGrange president of the Winchester Clarke Garden Club spoke to 150 delegates in Woodstock on roadside beautification. She urged coordination with state planning boards, zoning and local commissions to curb commercial clutter and preserve Virginia’s historic roadside character.
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H. Clay deGrange
Winchester-Clarke Garden Club
Garden Club of Virginia
Shenandoah
Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs
Woodstock
Christian Church
State Planning Board
Virginia
Pred Schilling
Federation
Avon
Augusta County
F. Wilson Gearing
F. & Tavenner
H. M. Supinger
Hostess Club
Modern Etiquette Q A The aisle procession and invitations
The hostess walks after the usher to indicate seating and guests approach singly. If the father of the bride is deceased, invitations should be issued in the bride's mother's name. The hostess is the first to leave the dinner table when guests are present.
House Plans Global Survey Of Foreign Relief Needs
The Rules Committee backs a 15 member panel to study relief requirements and sources to meet them. Congress delays the relief bill amid disputes over country eligibility and amounts while the State Department lists potential recipients Italy Greece Hungary Austria Poland and perhaps China.
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Washington
Congress
House
House Rules Committee
Rep. Herter
R-Mass
Herbert Hoover
Senate
Greece
Turkey
State Department
Foreign Affairs Committee
Italy
Hungary
Austria
Poland
China
Mrs Feagans Dies at 90 in Clarke County
Funeral services for Mrs Florida Fling Feagans widow of W C Feagans age 90 will be held Tuesday at 2 PM from John H Enders Funeral Home Berryville. Interment at Leesburg Cemetery Rev Fy Teller Palcher will officiate. She died Sunday at Roy Goode Crums Chapel Clarke County. Born February 28 1857 in Loudoun County she was daughter of George W Fling and Susanna Tillet Fling. Survived by sister Mrs Ella V Tyrrell and numerous nieces and nephews.
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Puneral
Florida Fling Feagans
W. C. Feagans
John H. Enders Puneral
Berryville
Leesburg
Fy Ty Palcher
Methodist Church
Clarke County
Feagans
Loudoun County
George W. Fling
Susanna Tillet Fling
Ella V. Tyrrell
Roy
Wilma
Walter
Ashby
Harry Fling
Henry Palmer
Ada Shoemaker
Lula Huff
Mary Rickard
Elizabeth Craig
Ada Saunders
Ethel Shroy
Agnes
Dinner guests fill Mauzy home in Angers with diverse attendees
Angers Store Va April 28 dinner guests included Kathara and Reva Mauzy and Wilford Widlok of Washington DC, Hayse DeHaven and granddaughter, Marquis Stottlemyer and Elsie Miller and Clark Mauzy of Winchester, Paul Unger of Nain, and Charles Clowser family. Berkeley Springs high school held a winner roast at Capon State Park honoring bus driver Vernon Bishop and wife. Miss Emmogene Spielman spent ...
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Berkeley Spring High School
CaCapon State Park
Vernon Bishop
Emmogene Spielman
Last Tuesday Night with EileenDick and Family Notices
The report mentions Eileen Dick and several relatives with travel to New York to visit a brother and seek work. Mrs Joe Bageant and her son Joe Jr stay with Mr and Mrs Harry Bageant. A note of local social events appears with the phrase Often Spaghetti.
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Mr. Joe
Donald Shirley
New York
Joe Bageant
Joe Jr
Mr. Bageant
Mrs
Harry Bageant
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Harold Brown
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Henry T. Hardenburg
Lamar Keen
Ralph Hengeveld
Chester Hobert
James E. Madden
H. B. McCormac, Jr
Eugene Branch
Richard Eddy
Vivian Hershberger
Frances Smith
Andrew Bowen
J. Pinckney Arthur
C. Ridgeley White
Joseph A. Massie, Jr
Clarke T. Cooper
E. C. Stuart, Jr
J. M. Steck, Jr
Roy A. Cather
Victor Constant
James Miller
F. L. Sargent
W. W. Baker
L. G. Sjostrom
W.nelson Page
Frank A. Naddeo
Rich Real
Kendal
Huntsberrys Shoe
L. J. Luby
Miller St
DIAL
Gaunt’s Drug Store
Newton Baker
Valley Boys
Warren
Warren Garden Club
Front Royal
Charles Sprint
Crisman
Braddock St
By Roberta Lee
the Hostess
Photography
Photo Centre
S. Loudoun St
Opposite
Presbyterian Church
Angers
Lovett Bros
Mendelsohn
Cam
N. Main St
Eileen Dick
Commercial & Savings Bank
Federal Deposit. Insurance Corporation
Cc. B. Smalts & Son
National Avenue
Norwood Coffee
the Food Center
N. Loudoun St. Pine
Virginia Window Cleaning CO
E. N. Gekbig
Cather and
Moling
Rene Ee
Timberlake
Loudoun ST
TOY & Novelty Store
N. Loudoun St
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