Apple Blossom Festival Parade Promises Huge County Youth Display
Frederick County's twelfth Apple Blossom Festival opens May second with a 10 o'clock start after a 9 o'clock assembly on Cameron street. About 3,000 school children in seasonal costumes march the city aided by high school marshals and multiple bands. R E Ayler leads planning with teachers, parents, and local officials.
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Frederick County
Cameron Street
R. E. Ayler
Frederick
Middletown
Stephens City
Shenandoah Valley
Ayler
Annie P. Starling
G. W. Romp
Quest for Bodies at Riverton Remains Ongoing
Two missing persons case at Riverton continues as investigators search river waters. Swift Current implicated as responsible. witnesses recall fading traces of bodies swept away by swirling currents.
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Riverton
River trip tragedy near Riverton claims four lives
A Shenandoah River boating accident near Riverton yesterday afternoon resulted in the drownings of Mrs. Granville Hockman and three others, including two boys, as a crowd of 700 gathered along the riverbank and one body was recovered by grappling hooks. Rescues of a four year old child succeeded while search for the remaining victims continued.
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Lloyd Cook
Riverton
Mark McIntire
Durston McIntire
Front Royal
Shenandoah River
Granville Hockman
Charles Smearer
Moorefield
W. Va
Hockman
Ralph Lewin
Evening Star
Protests at Hearing Over Rail Line Abandonment
About 150 people filled the hearing room as the Public Service Commission opened testimony on Washington Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railway to abandon service. Bondholders asked for a 60 day stay to file a reorganization and operation plan for the line.
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Baltimore
Public Service Commission
Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railway
Apple Blossom Queen Veverka Welcomed at Winchester Reception
Mrs. R. E. Byrd hosts a 12 30 Thursday reception on Amherst Street for Mile. Veverka and her 33 princesses as diplomats and Virginia officials gather to meet the Czechoslovakian festival queen. Dr. and Mrs. Hunter H. McGuire host the queen after arrival with a 7 30 dinner.
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Shenandoah
Cumberland
Potomac
Winchester
Mademoiselle Veverka
Ferdinand Veverka
Czechoslovakia
R. E. Byrd
Amherst Street
Byrd
McGuire
Legation
Washington
Ferdinand Veverka, Jr
Hunter H. McGuire
Braddock and
Amherst
Thomas B. Byrd
F. A. Read, Jr
B.B. Dutton
J. V. Arthur
J. R. Lindsey
Washington, D. C
Veverka
County Schools To Close Around May 24
Frederick county schools are expected to close the weekend of May 24 or the following week. Superintendent Leslie D. Kline cites the lack of federal funds to extend the term to nine months and notes closings depend on days lost from January storms and Easter holidays. State official Dr. Sidney B. Hall says about three fourths of rural Virginia schools will be closed by around May 10.
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Frederick County
Leslie D. Kline
State Department of Education
Richmond
Sidney B. Hall
Virginia
Sacred Heart Church Supper Announces Thursday and Friday Menu
Thursday and Friday notices list meals at Sacred Heart Church serving sandwiches soup and ice cream separately. The item notes dates and times with a simple parish fundraising supper plan.
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Sacred Deart Church
Mile Nella Veverka welcomed as Queen Shenandoah XII at Endless Caverns
Mile Nella Veverka, daughter of Dr Ferdinand Veverka, arrives in cave setting to be greeted by the Mountain King as Queen Shenandoah XII for the forthcoming Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival. Her party includes Virginia police escort, her parents, brother Ferdinand Jr, and festival officials. Over 1200 spectators gather at the cave entrance to witness the welcome.
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Mile
Nella Veverka
Shenandoah Valley
Veverka
Ferdinand Veverka
Czechoslovakia
United States
Madame Veverka
Washington
Endless Caverns
Virginia
Ferdinand Veverka, Jr
Florence Harris
Fred A. Read, Jr
Winchester
Thomas B. Byrd
Shenandoah XII
Abductor's Life Demanded After Two Year Abduction
Miss McElroy, abducted two years ago and held in a basement dungeon, is pictured in Jefferson City as appeals for the abductor's life are issued following a $30,000 ransom payment for her release.
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Jefferson City
Miss McElroy
Locals Open Baseball Season With Two Wins
Winchester Park wins two games to start the season, 14-7 over Hagerstown and 11-1 against Millwood Athletic Club. Lefty Jewett stars as pitcher and player manager, Duvall adds five hits, Ed Burch has four, and Arthur M. Field helps open the season with remarks and flag ceremony.
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Winchester Park
Park Es
Hagerstown
Millwood Athletic Club
Lefty Jewett
Jewett
Mi ¥Wood
Duvall
Curry
Eaton
Ed Burch
Winchester
Arthur M. Field
Leslie Brown
Bayliss Called To Testify In Leesburg Trial Today
State Officer R E Bayliss, involved in the Old Tom Quesenberry capture, was summoned to testify in the Malone-Hable murder case opening in Leesburg circuit court. Officer George Miller, also part of the arrest, was reportedly summoned as a witness.
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R. E. Bayliss
Tom” Quesenberry
Loudoun
Leesburg
George Miller
Bayliss
Closing Notice Of Bank Confirmed For May 3 At 1 P.M
The Farmers & Merchants National Bank and Trust Co J H Yost cashier Union Bank of Winchester Geo B Bushnell cashier The Commercial and Savings Bank John I Sloat cashier Shenandoah Valley National Bank Harold G Brown cashier announce closing on Friday May 3 at 1 00 P M and will print notice today.
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Farmers & Merchants Nat'l Bank & Trust CO
J. H. Yost
Union Bank OF Winchester
Geo. B. Bushnell
the Commercial & Savings Bank
John I. Sloat
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Harold G. Brown
FOLLOW THE CROWD TO BIG APPLE BLOSSOM DANCES
Local dances at Jordan Springs draw crowds Thursday and Friday nights with music and socializing as residents promote community gatherings.
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Jordan Springs
Pri
Large Chemical Firm Gives $100 To Festival Fund
General Chemical Company of New York donated $100 to the Apple Blossom Festival fund and will send a representative during the festival. Sales manager R F Byrnes will likely be based at the George Washington Hotel to meet growers. The firm, a major orchard chemical producer, serves Shenandoah Cumberland fruit regions and the Pacific Northwest.
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General Chemical Company
No. 40
Rocks Street
New York
Virginia
R. F. Byrnes
George Washington Hotel
United States
Shenandoah-Cumberland
Slaying Attempt on Italian Ambassador Foiled in Boston
In Boston on April 29 police stopped a man in the hall of flags at the State House before Augusto Rosso the Italian ambassador could enter with Governor Curley. Detectives seized a spring dirk in the suspect’s hand. The ambassador is in town for a two day visit.
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Boston
Augusto Rosso
State House
James M. Curley
Rouss Soft Ball Team Meeting Set For Tuesday Evening
All members of the Rouss Fire Company interested in playing on the Rouss softball team are asked to meet at the engine house Tuesday evening April 30 at 730. Paul Carper, Mar. Soft Ball Team. American Modern Beer for the Festival.
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Rouss
Blossom Brand Potato Chips Moisture Proof Cello Pack
Blossom Brand potato chips offered in 5c 10c and 20c sizes in new moisture proof cello pack at all grocers.
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Blossom Brand
Submarine Keel Orders Placed Across German Yards
Berlin reports that orders for a number of submarine keels have been placed with shipyards in Hamburg Stettin and possibly Danzig. It remains unclear if construction has started or if orders await the end of the Anglo German naval program. Hitler irked by Britain’s Geneva stance seeks Azores base discussions.
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Berlin
Hamburg
Stettin
Danzig
Great Britain
Ussess
Azores
Defense Ministry
Malone Family Sues for 9000 Dollar Incurred Injuries
Percy Malone sues in Frederick County Circuit Court for 9000 dollars claiming his daughter Frances, 14, suffered injuries in a March 31 1932 auto collision with Herman H Hable. The suit covers doctors and hospital bills 1500 and alleged loss of services 3500 plus 20 monthly value until she turns 21. It is the third suit by the family in relation to the crash.
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Percy Malone
Frederick County
Philip Williams
Frances Malone
Herman H. Hable
Malone
Corporation Court
Della Malone
Forner
Williams
Hable
R. Gray Williams
James P. Reardon
T. A. Grim
A. D. Rinker
J. Walter Carter
Allen Bond
R. M. Muse
Clinton Johnson
T. O. Snyder
Clark M. Smith
George G. Snarr
Princes Malone
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Frank 8. Tavenner
Woodstock
Snarr
Forest Fires Threaten Property as Sawmill Is Destroyed
Farmers in Frederick mobilized on Saturday to fight forest fires in two fronts north of Chambersville and near Mount Williams. The Cheersville blaze was controlled though a portable sawmill burned. Mount Williams fire was under control at 3 AM but reignited by embers. by 9 AM more men were needed to prevent spread.
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Frederick
Chambersville
Mount Williams
Cheersville
Winchester
Great Fleet 16 in Pacific for War Maneuvers
A six week naval war game starts off the Pacific as 153 ships sail from California in darkness. Admiral Reeves leads the force with decks cleared and radios silenced as submarines, carriers, and cruisers begin a decisive exercise to test readiness and coordination.
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U. S
Pennsylvania
California
Pacific Ocean
United States
Joseph Mason Reeves
Harrising
Bat
Vanes
Blossom Festival Draws Thousands to Valley Roads
Thousands flocked to the valley during a perfect Spring weekend with heavy traffic on Route 50 and Route 11 as visitors toured orchards and endless caverns. Mile. Nella Veverka arrived for the blossom festival amid royal welcome, while observers noted an unparalleled bloom since 1930 due to wet winter snows and heavy spring rains.
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Winchester
West Virginia Line
Nella Veverka
New Market
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