Apple Blossom Fete Opens With Coronation in Shenandoah Valley
The 21st annual Ple Blossom Festival opens tomorrow with the coronation of Gret Merrill, national women's skating champion, as queen. Forecasters warn of cool, partly cloudy, frost-prone weather across Virginia and nearby states. officials hope for rain to clear skies. Traffic officials anticipate heavy travel and parade crowds, with special trains and buses aiding access to Winchester.
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Gret Merrill
Shenandoah
Virginia
Tom Baidge
Torrow
Bal- Ge
Winchester England Sends Greetings to Apple Blossom Festival
A cablegram from Mayor Doris Crompton of Winchester England extends hearty greetings and good wishes for the Apple Blossom Festival. Her daughter Shirley Crompton acts as a festival princess and attended Rotary and Lions events before a luncheon with the Rotary board and wives.
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Winchester
England
Doris Crompton
Shirley Crompton
Miss Crompton
Rotary Board of Directors
George Washington Hotel
C. R. Anderson
Earl Shades Donate $3900 to Winchester Memorial Fund
Mr and Mrs E Earl Shade donated 3900 to the 850000 Winchester Memorial hospital building drive. The gift creates a memorial in the hospital for Laura E Shade and Doris E Sartelle. Unit 324 semi private room with bath is allocated for the memorial.
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E. Earl Shade
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Greater Winchester Memorial Hospital
Laura Ethel Shade
Shade
Doris E. Sartelle
Bath
Shade Equipment Co
Banquet Planned for Winchester Bowlers and Guests
Banquet plans are set for May 7 at 6 30 p m to entertain 200 bowlers and 150 guests at the George Washington hotel with dancing to Kern Windle's band after dinner. Trophies from the current season will be presented, on display at Johnson's jewelry store. Dr Allen Hawthorne will be toastmaster. Regular bowlers get tickets from their captains, guests from Gordon McKillwee at the Health Center.
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Winchester
VPI Alumni Banquet May 14 in Winchester
Annual reunion of the Northern Virginia branch of the VPI Alumni Association set for 7 p.m. May 14 at Sarah Zane hall Winchester. President Samuel D. Preston announces officers will be elected and Chancellor John R. Hutcheson will give an address.
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Northern Virginia
VPI Alumni Assn
Sarah Zane Hall
Winchester
Samuel D. Preston
John R. Hutcheson
Virginia Tech
Grace Church To Get Loudoun Street Property
A circuit court decree transfers 288 Loudoun St property to Grace Lutheran Church trustees to convert into The Godfrey Miller Home for aged women within six months. The trust includes 4375 cash. donors include Ben and Mrs. Davis and Joe Miller. The five acre tract near Handley is split to fund the home, with proceeds or remaining land handled by executor William C. Miller.
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Elliott Marshall
Loudoun St
Grace Lutheran Church
Margaretta “Gertie” Miller
William E. Eisenberg
Grace Church
Miss Miller
William C. Miller
Margaretta Miller
Handley
S. Stewart St
Handley Board of Trustees
Tennyson Ave
Godfrey Miller
Harry A. Schmidt
Eugene B. Cooper
Boyd H. Hamman
Ben Davis
Joe P. Miller
Ralph P. Yount
Mr. Eisenberg
Harry Benham
Tom Brenneman Dies Suddenly Radio Host
Hollywood reports the death of 47 year old radio star Tom Brenneman who collapsed from a heart attack after breakfast before leaving for his studio. His wife Billie Dunn described a thud and findings in their Enrico bedroom as more than 600 fans gathered at a restaurant for his broadcast were shocked by the news.
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Hollywood
Tom Brenneman
Billie Dunn
Encino
Governor Calls Attention to Weeks
Richmond report notes Gov. Tuck highlights National Cotton Week May 17 to 22 and National Fraternal Week May 9 to 15. The item appears amid brief regional notices with a short line on watch repairs.
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Richmond
Tuck
Apple Queen Gretchen Merrill Reveals Apple Binges in Paris Visit
Boston born Miss Merrill, 22, crowned Paris Creation Queen, discusses apple binges eating 5 to 6 apples at a time. She comments on her White House visit, Paris fashion, skating season end, and potential future in modeling or movies.
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Paris
Boston
White House
Miss Merrill
San Moritz
Switzerland
Kernstown Sets $4200 Goal for Hospital Drive
Kernstown launches a general public campaign with a $4200 target to support the Winchester Memorial hospital building fund. The group aims to back enlarging the facility and the nurses room in the new central building, with volunteer leaders T E Dorton and Mrs Charles W Barton steering efforts.
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Kernstown
Winchester Memorial Hospital
W. Nelson Page
T. E. Dorton
Charles W. Barton
Dorton
Methodist Church
Navy overcharged by 30 million on Arabian oil purchases
A Senate committee charged the navy was overcharged at least 30 million during wartime Arabian oil purchases. It blamed the Arabian American Oil Company for avaricious profits and faulted a government lack of responsibility in the deal.
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Washington
Senate
Arabian American Oil Company
Finland Ratifies Treaty with Russia
Finland's parliament approved the treaty of friendship and mutual aid with Russia by a 157 to 11 vote in Helsinki on April 28. The agreement covers defensive cooperation and mutual assistance.
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George W. Kurtz
Mattie W
Finland
Russia
Helsinki
Bridges May Quit As Mine Pension Fund Trustee
Senator Bridges may resign as a neutral trustee of the miners welfare fund if John L. Lewis's pension plan triggers a July 1 coal strike. Lewis called a later meeting of the fund's three-man board to discuss $100 monthly pensions for miners 62 and older with 20 years' service amid a operators’ lawsuit led by Eza Van Horn.
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Washington
Sen. Bridges
R-Nh
Miners’ Welfare Fund
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Bridges
Eza van Horn
Trout Fishermen Obey Laws With One Arrest So Far
Game Warden Earl Cather reported opening day of the trout season drew record numbers with 306 licenses checked on Cedar Creek Paddy Run and Duck Run. A Strasburg man was arrested for fishing before 5 30 a m as anglers lined Cedar Creek to the Shenandoah county line and along Duck Run and Paddy Run. The season limit is 200 fish and runs through July 31.
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Earl Cather
Strasburg
Cather
Cedar Creek
Paddy Run
Duck Run
Rt. 606
Shenandoah County
National Forest
Sullivan resigns as DNC executive director
Sullivan resigned today as executive director of the Democratic National Committee. He said he will become associated with the theater owners of America.
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Washington
Gael Sullivan
Democratic National Committee
Theater Owners of America
Special Auto Parking Regulations Announced by Chief of Police Bayd
Police Chief J Thomas Boyd announced special parking rules for the Apple Blossom Festival. On Thursday no parking after 1 p m on Cameron Monmouth to Piccadilly Baker Cameron to Loudoun Loudoun Piccadilly to Cork area roped off at 1 p m Cork from Loudoun to Kent Clifford from Loudoun to Kent closed for fireman parade units. Friday no parking 7 a m until after the feature parade on Cameron Monmouth to Piccadilly Piccadilly Market to Main Main Piccadilly Cork Main to Braddock Braddock Cork to Piccadilly Piccadilly Braddock to Washington Washington Piccadilly to Germain Germain Washington to Stewart Stewart Germain Handley Blvd no parking any time Stewart to Braddock Handley Blvd. Chief Boyd urged car owners to move vehicles to increase parking space for visitors.
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Marburg
Hagerstown
le T Railway
Front Archer
Washington
Rge
Baltimore-Washington
Charbus
Baltimore and Ohio RR
Baltimore
Pennsylvania RR
Winchester
J. Thomas Boyd
Cameron
Monmouth
Piccadilly
Baker
Loudoun
Picadilly
Cork
Kent
Clifford
Market
Main
Braddock
Germain
Stewart
Handley Blvd
Boyd
Trans-Jordan Troops Enter Holy Land contest
Israeli and Trans-Jordan forces clash near Jerusalem as Haifa reports shelling and Haganah gains at two police fortresses. Bevin affirms Britain will withdraw by May 15 while U S officials fear broader Arab entry into Palestine amid rising violence.
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Holy Land
Jerusalem
Abdullah
Jericho
Jerusaem
Haifa
Nahara
Trans Jordan
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Haganah
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Samakh
Wist el Majamie
Jaffa
Irgun Zvai Leumi
Maashieh
Tel Aviv
Jaffe
Irgun
Palestine
Royal Air Force
Arab Jaffa
Egypt
Bevin
London
Britain
Ernest Bevin
House of Commons
Arthur Creeca Jones
General Assembly of the
United Nations
United States
Washington
First Aid Stations Planned for Handley Coronation Pageant
Festival officials say a first aid station will be set near the Handley stadium flagpole during the coronation and pageant tomorrow with a Friendship Ambulance on standby. District nurses will man the Handley station and another at 22 S. Loudoun during the feature parade Friday.
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Handley Stadium
Friendship
S. Loudoun
Stassen Leads Pa Republican Write-in Vote
Harold E. Stassen topped Pennsylvania’s Republican write-in results with 665,273 votes to Dewey’s 59,515 as 6223 of 8262 precincts reported. Edward Martin was third with 37,199, while Stassen swept Philadelphia and Pittsburgh amid large margins. Other totals include MacArthur 12,904 Taft 12,275 Eisenhower 3,952 and Wallace 1,124.
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Pennsylvania
Nebraska
Wisconsin
White House
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Dewey
Stassen
U. S
Edward Martin
Keystone State
Pittsburgh
MacArthur
Taft
Vlenberg
Eisenhower
Wallace
Anti-poll Tax Bill Advances to Senate Floor
The Senate rules committee sent an anti-poll tax bill to the full Senate. Chairman Brooks of Illinois said the measure, already approved by the House on July 21, 1947, would permit a state or municipality to require a poll tax for national elections including president, vice president, and Congress.
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Washington
Senate
Brooks
R-Iii
House
Congress
Sgt Herbert Kline Home from Germany Brings His Family
Sgt Herbert Kline son of Mr and Mrs B W Kline 402 SS Braddock St is on furlough in Winchester after five years overseas. He enlisted in 1941 and served with Gen Pattons army suffering a leg wound. He travels home with wife Emma Myar Strasser a former registered nurse in Germany and their two young children.
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Herbert Kline
B. W. Kline
SS. Braddock St
Winchester
Kline
Patton
Emma Myar Strasser
Germany
National Guard May Get Recruits
Virginia National Guard commanders expect a surge of recruits in two to three weeks due to a probable Selective Service bill. Adjutant General Gardner Waller said the state has fewer than 2000 vacancies under the current guard quota.
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Richmond
National Guard
Virginia
Adjutant General
Gardner Waller
Virginia National Guard
Prosecution of Reds Sought in House Bill
The House Un American Activities Committee approved a bill to criminally prosecute communist officials and expose party members and fronts. The measure would require the Communist Party to register with the Justice Department within 30 days and provide names and addresses of all members from the prior year. Affiliates would register similarly but need not submit membership lists.
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Washington
House UN American Activities Committee
House
Communist Party
Justice Department
Wage Dispute Shocks Nation as Rail Unions Set Strike
A three-rail union strike plan targets 150,000 workers including engineers firemen and switchmen with a 6 am May 11 walkout. The action tests the postwar labor climate and TH Labor Law as executives seek wage gains and new rules amid stalled negotiations with General Motors Chrysler Bethlehem Steel Youngstown Sheet and Tube and United Steel workers unions across the industry.
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Cleveland
Chicago
Group Insurance
Chrysler Corp
UAW
Chrysler
Bethlehem Steel Co
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co
Steel Industry
Steel and Republic
CIO United Steelworkers Union
Tax Evasion Plea May Mean Prison Term
Dr. Ross Harrison of Windsor Farms pleaded nolo contendere in federal court to four counts of income tax evasion spanning 1942 to 1945. Judge Sterling Hutcheson accepted the plea and set May 27 for further action.
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Onne
Ross Harrison
Windsor Farms
Sterling Hutcheson
Hutcheson
SON and Brown
Reserve Seats Now for Festival Pageant
All seats reserved for the festival pageant with no bleachers this year. Get choice seats by reserving now at MOL DEN ELECTRIC Co.
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Molden Electric Co
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