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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1927
Page
4
The Evening Star and its associated Papers, The Morning News Weekly News and The Weekly Mirror, advertise publishing details and post office classifications as part of their distribution. The items cite publisher Gerry FiCop Byrd and the Chester, Virginia operation with postal handling in Wis- Wa.
The April 29 1927 report extols the fourth Apple Blossom Festival in Lanindux praising Director General H range chair W r and all organizers. It lauds community effort, gratitude to neighbors West Virginia Maryland and Virginia and notes an estimated attendance between 75 000 and 100 000 with newspapers and publicity benefiting the event.
The article recalls 1756 fortification by Colonel Washington and 100 years of fame for Andrew Jackson, noting Winchester graves as human sacrifice testimony. It frames spring in the valley as enduring joy that outlives princes and cadets, calling Apple-blossom time a pageant and a sign of immortality.
Dr H E Hoagland of Ohio State University argues real estate agents should encourage homeowners to upgrade to better homes rather than resist. He notes not every year or two is ideal, but with judgment the practice yields value for buyers and agents and has been demonstrated by many Americans.
A male defendant admits conspiring with his host's wife to murder the host, claiming he was powerless under her dominance. The woman dismisses him as a jackal while blaming easier temptations, and both seek a swift court resolution with hopes the case will soon be forgotten.
In the case of Taylor F Hahn against Myron L Parsons et al a Frederick County circuit court decree orders the sale of a brick hotel on Gerard Street and a dwelling on South Loudoun Street The sale proceeds will be distributed as directed Four commissioners are named to conduct the sale with due notice and a $10 000 bond is required The court found the properties owned jointly by Hahn and Parsons They will be offered separately and as a whole with hotel furnishings sold both separately and with the hotel.
A Springfield Minnesota notice recalls the death of Rodney B Emmart two years ago on April 29 1925. Daughters Margaret Carrie and Annie praise his patience kindness and loving memory while noting the grief of flowers left at his grave. The item also mentions John Schmelz serving as postmaster and a comment on public figures from the Norfolk Virginian Pilot.
The 1927 Apple Blossom Festival showcased a wide committee network led by Executive Chairman W. B Cooper and Director-General H. Clay DeGrange. Secretaries, advisory board members, and numerous department heads coordinated finance budget publicity pageant housing transport greetings and many ceremonial tasks to ensure the season's celebration success.
A fragmentary description portrays the apple blossom festival in the Shenandoah Valley evoking Eden. Observers mention thousands attending in Frederick County and the valley adorned with blue skies, jewels, and flower pageantry amid bands and flower girls.
A newspaper ad urges readers to purify the body with Calotabs as a foundation of health. It promotes a weekly to biweekly cleansing course for several weeks, claiming nature rewards such purification with improved vitality and offers a family package for 35 cents.
Mrs. Fred L. Glaize chairs a society group with Mrs. Hunter Mc Guire Mrs. H. K. Russell Mrs. Lewis Hyde Miss Frances Page and Mrs. Victor Arthur listed as members.
Harrisonburg Virginia April 29 Students at State Teachers College welcomed the Greenbrier Cadet Band touring to Winchester for the Apple Blossom Festival The band performed musical numbers and marching drills before about 600 students prompting a temporary class suspension for the trip to the festival Also notes a local child incident and a quip about a stock hole in a stocking The piece ends with a quip about a mysterious ghost character by Josh Bilngs
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