Festival Eyes Bloom as City Prepares for Apple Celebration
The city tightens police presence by about 20 officers and plans to swell the force to around 50 as the two day festival gears up. Despite poor blossom prospects, organizers led by Baldridge promise a strong program headlined by Bing Crosby with Queen and Court visiting local orchards if weather allows. Restaurants, stores, and concessions brace for large crowds amid light blossoms and intermittent rain.
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Ae Ains Ne Crece
Baldridge
Bing Crosby
A. B. Groves
Winchester Research Laboratory
Groves
M. K. Shirkey
James Pappas
Winchester Retaurant Assn
Sol Nuger
Committee On
Loudoun St
Nager
Merrill Arived
Kiwanis and Exchange Clubs
York Inn
Army
Flaming Barrier Breaks as Hell Drivers Open Airport Speedway
The Hell Drivers headline the Apple Blossom Festival speedway with 15 events at the Airport track, performing twice daily. The troupe arrives from Columbia and will tour Alexandria Baltimore and Washington next, featuring a 10 man group traveling in eight cars with a stock sedan leap over bus or truck, one car demolished per show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Airport Speedway
Columbia
S. C. Fairgrounds
Alexandria
Baltimore
Washington
Coronation events and Apple Blossom parade schedule detailed
Schedules list whyton events for Shenandoah Valley festival with coronation ceremonies at Handley Bowl and Queen Shenandoah XXI. Activities include pageant at 3 p m, two band concerts, a firemen parade, rain contingency fireworks, Sacred Heart boys club demonstration, Hell Drivers shows, and the Distinguished Guest Stag Luncheon. Cadets, heralds, and court members featured with routes through Winchester to Handley grounds.
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Handley Bowl
Metropolitan Police Dept. Band of Washington
Gary
W. Va
Handley Grounds
Sacred Heart Boy’s Club
Airport Speedway
York Inh
Gen
Hoyt
Vandenberg
Preston Collins
Winchester
Winchester Armory
Johnny Long
Miss Merrill
United States Air Force
Cora Wells
Patetria Garber
Frederick County
Shirley Crompton
England
Massanutten Military Academy
Herald
James Kenneth Robinson
James Roe
Morton Mumma Jr
Is chlorophyll the pigment that makes plants green
The green color of plants comes from chlorophyll but it is more than a pigment. It enables plants to unite carbon dioxide and water to produce sugar and starch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. O.K
May 5 to 29 Sales Directory Listings across Clarke County
A sequence of sale notices lists bidders and locations from May 5 to May 29 in Clarke County using items such as household goods antiques livestock and farm machinery. Entries name sellers and sites including Stephens City Shepherstown Berryville Gainesboro Brucetown Whitacre Wadesville and Swimley with times ranging 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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M. &. Barley Farm
Stephens City
Sam M. Skinner
Shepherdstown
W. Va
Sadie Hamrick
Hattie Stover
National Ave
T. E. P. Clark
Frederick County Court House
Arthur
Cooper
Welltown Pike
W. Wood Baker
Albin
Emma de Haven
Gainesboro
H. M. Stevens
Old Glover House
Buckmersh St
Berryville
F. H. Swimsey
Brucetown
O. W. Dick
Whitacre
Harry Orndorff
Wadesville
Clarke County
M. B. Swimley
Swimsey
Living Library Of Trees Grows Near Washington
A living library of trees is forming on over 400 acres near Washington DC as the Arboretum develops since 1927. It will host 400 to 5 000 woody varieties suited for outdoor growth and research. Public access will come as phases open, with an herbarium library for plant study and winter reference.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Civilian Conservation Corps
Botantsts
Answers to Daily Quiz? Correct responses listed
The page presents ten quiz answers with brief explanations and names. Items include treason execution, Ernie Pyle, Rhode Island's size, Alabama, ee Colman, a directional hint, the year 1940, a 1867 Russia reference, and burning at the stake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernie Pyle
Rhode Island
Alabama
Ee Colman
Gace
Russia
World War II Veteran Fines Not Refundable in Army Court Martial
The Department of the Army states that a WWII veteran who receives an Army court martial sentence consisting only of a fine, with no confinement or time lost, is not eligible for a refund of the fine.
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J.C. A
Department of the Army
Rural Life Sunday Observed by Clarke County 4-H Council
Clarke county 4-H council marks Rural Life Sunday at Duncan Memorial Methodist Church Berryville at 11 a m Sunday Rev R A Craig to preach. Hoyt 4-H member Jack Hardesty, council president, expects 4-H members from seven clubs with parents and friends. Third straight year for union service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke County 4-H Club
Rural Life
Duncan Memorial Methodist Church
Berryville
R. A. Craig
Jack Hardesty
Hoyt 4-H Club
Clarke County Council
World Bank weighs loan to Western Europe for Soviet lumber
The World Bank considers a joint loan to France Belgium the Netherlands Italy and Britain to buy lumber and equipment from Soviet sphere nations. Officials cite easing trade between Western Europe and Eastern Europe and addressing lumber shortages seen as a top need in European recovery efforts. If approved the loan could total about 15 million dollars for equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
World Bank
Europe
Citic
United States
Russia
France
Belgium
Holland
Italy
Britain
Europe Trade Aids Lumber Market Amid Shipping Costs
The report notes Europe could pay up to eighty dollars more per unit, making lumber cheaper to export than buy abroad. The U S would reduce domestic resource drains as supplies travel overseas, easing heavy home demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
U. S
Preconvention Dem split seen in 1860 party divisions
The article recalls the 1860 Democratic split with the Charleston convention failing to nominate, the Northern Democrats choosing Stephen A. Douglas and Herschel V. Johnson, and the Southern Democrats nominating John C. Breckinridge and Joseph Lane at Baltimore within ten days.
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T.M. A
Charleston
Baltimore
Stephen A. Douglas
Ilinois
Herschel V. Johnson
Georgia
John C. Breckinridge
Kentucky
Joseph Lane
Oregon
Annual Earth Rainfall Estimated At 30 000 Cu Bic Miles
A scholarly estimate places the total annual rainfall on Earth at about 30 000 cubic miles. The figure summarizes the vast global hydrological cycle in a single metric for scientific reference.
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Princesses
Consult
Buckley-Lages, Inc
J. F. Barley
M. S. Barley
Cora Barley
Coleman Dunn
Julian Carbaugh and
C. M. Tevault
THE
Miller & Anderson
E.boscawen ST
Virginia
Bucky
Lee Grable
Agiay
John Boyd
Cameron St
Cameron
Baker
Loudoun
Gerrard
Stewart
Handley
Stewart Streets
Coleman
Molden Electric Co., Inc
S. Loudoun St
Living Library of Trees
Joseph Murray
Berryville, Rt. 12
Pigeon Hill
Parts & Service
Trans
Jordan
Holy Land
United Nations
U. N
Palestine
Middle East
Lhasa
Til
Pittsburgh
Tedey
Glaize and Bro
N. Cameron
Growers Supply Company
C. I. Brumback & Sons
PAPEC
Ostermoor
Wba
Winchester Furniture Co
Anheuser-Busch
ST. Louis
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