Apple Blossom Festival Parade Set as 100000 Visit Winchester
Winchester officials expect 100000 visitors for Fridays Parade of the Pink Petals with peak crowds and full hotel occupancy. Chamber secretary Hardenburg reports overflow rooms remain in tourist homes and nearby areas, as parade routes and reviewing stands are arranged along Gerrard and Germain streets with grand marshal General Devers.
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Winchester
Chamber of Commerce
Henry Hardenburg
Harden
Chester Hobert
Cameron
Piccadilly
Ession
Saar
Cork Street
Hierate Picadilly Street
Washington
Washington Street
Germain
Germain Street
Stewart
Stewart Street
Gerrard
Gerrard Street
Cameron Street
Lewis M. Allen
Jacob L. Devers
Handley High School
Fairfax High School
McIlwee
Parade Notice and Retail Hours In Local Notices
Multiple public notices announce parade participation details for the Firemen's Parade with costume pickup times, shop hours for J. G. Grove Furniture Co on Saturdays, closing notices for Terminal Tavern during the Festival, and openings for Hershey's Drive-In Restaurant and Du Ja Beauty Shoppe with adjusted hours for event days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Grove Furniture Co
S. Loudoun St
Terminal Tavern
Hershey’s
Grand View
Governor Tuck to Crown Queen at Apple Blossom Festival
Governor William Tuck will crown Miss Jean Cartwright Lane queen of the Apple Blossom Festival in a Handley High School coronation at 3 p.m. Thursday. Tuck arrives about 11 a.m. and Miss Lane travels from Winchester with her party. two festival events follow: a 5 p.m. press interview and a 9 p.m. informal party at York's Inn to meet the court. The princesses arrive tomorrow at noon.
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William Tuck
Virginia
William J
Tuck
Miss Lane
Handley High School
Early Virginia anti closed shop law tested predicted
Richmond April 29 An early court test for Virginia s new anti closed shop law was indicated by AFL regional director Paul Smith who said no action is currently planned but the union will contest the act He noted contracts with long standing closed shop provisions are under negotiation and some firms may seek to drop or maintain such clauses The law makes illegal all closed shop union shop and membership maintenance contracts signed after April 30 Governor Tuck Attorney General Staples and the General Assembly question constitutionality especially for interstate industries
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia
Paul Smith
American Federation of Labor
Smith
AFL
Tuck
A. P. Staples
Genreal Assembly
Building Trades
Exploding Gas Blast Levels Home Near Pittsburgh
A Pittsburgh area blast at 5 a.m. destroyed the Wunderlich home in Mt. Pleasant township, felt five miles away in downtown Pittsburgh. Mr. and Mrs. Wunderlich escaped wrapped in sheets. no injuries reported. Neighbor Dean Gibson described a scene of debris and an “ammunition dump” explosion. The couple reportedly detected gas odor before fleeing. The dog remained missing.
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Pittsburgh
Mt. Pleasant Township
Lawrence Wunderlich
Dean Gibson
Wunderlich
Middle East
Gibson
Apple Blossom Festival Tickets On Sale In Winchester
Tickets for the Apple Blossom Festival Parade and Pageant are in the lobby of the George Washington Hotel and Hotel Winchester in Winchester Virginia. Pageant Reserved Seats cost 1 50, Chair Seats 1 25, Parade 1 00 with tax. Mail orders welcome including 15 cents for postage and registration. Also Yord Inn announces on Wednesday April 30 Kibler orchestra will play in the evening with reservations via phone 5314.
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George Washington
Jack
Winchester
Yord Inn
Kibler
Truman Calls For Lower Prices As Nation Reels
President Truman urges businessmen to cut prices and boost production to fight inflation. Forestal, at the U S Chamber of Commerce convention, says strong military power is vital for world peace and commerce. A Steelman prepared message seeks broad planning and efficiency to dispel inflationary pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Truman
Jon R. Steelman
Truman
United States
Big Business and Industrial Organization
Navy Forrestal
United Nations
Forrestal
U. S
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
John R. Steelman
Missing Trans Canada plane believed down Vancouver Island
A Trans Canada Airlines plane with 15 aboard including 12 passengers and 3 crew is missing and believed down near Vancouver Island. Coast guard reports a fire seen near the last known area as investigators search the vicinity. London reports Bevin returning from Moscow and saying he is neither pessimistic nor optimistic about international affairs. An Argentine official notes Col Federico N Smith, former Paraguayan commander, has fled to Clorinda across the Paraguay river.
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Seattle
Trans - Canada Airlines
Vancouver Island
Coast Guard
London
Ernest Bevin
Foreign Ministers
Moscow
Buenos Aires
Col
Federico N. Smith
Asuncion
Clorinda
Paraguay River
Creedon says postwar housing may not be cheaper soon
Boston April 29 Federal housing expediter Frank R Creedon said prices likely will not fall for six years. He warned that waiting for prewar house costs will be a long wait and urged action to address housing affordability now.
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Boston
Frank R. Creedon
Murder suicide case in Bellaire court cites mother and child death
The coroner lists the deaths of a 34 year old mother Mabel Robinson and her baby daughter as murder and suicide in Bellaire Ohio. Sheriff Clarence Duntz says the woman also attempted to kill five other children. Four children hospitalized with one in critical condition. The mother drowned in a creek near her home.
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Bellaire
Kas
Coroner's Office Today
Clarence Duntz
Mabel Robinson
Wellitliana
Britain Defers Palestine Debate Over U N Recommendations
In New York on April 29 the UN Palestine session opened with Britain seeking a fact finding committee and arguing it cannot bear sole responsibility for UN recommendations. Arab delegates pressed for immediate independence, while the US Britain and China favored limiting discussion to the British proposal.
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New York
Iraq
United Nations
Palestine
Britain
League of Nations
Holy Land
U.N. Assembly
Mahmoud Hassan Pasha
Assembly
Oswaldo Aranha
Alexander Cadogan
India
U. N
Russia
Egypt
Brazil
Faris el Khoury
United States
China
Two Virginia Towns Preceded Winchester in Incorporation
A booklet by E. Griffith Dodson notes Williamsburg 1722 and Petersburg 1748 were the first two incorporated towns in Virginia before Winchester. It states Winchester was founded as a town in 1752 and incorporated in 1779, with Alexandria matching that year. The article traces Frederick County ties and early settlements including Hampton, Sut felena, and Alexandria.
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Virginia
Winchester
Commonwealth of Virginia
E. Griffith Dodson
House of Delegates
League of Virginia Municipalities
Col. Dodson
Alexandria
Williamsburg
Petersburg
Frederick County
U. S
Frederickstown
James Wood
Hampton — i Wanteme
Russian papers praise council talks on German problem
Moscow front page editorials in Pravda and Izvestia say the Foreign Ministers Council laid the foundation for solving the German problem. They express optimism about future negotiations, blame the United States for stalled Austrian and German settlements, and stress cooperation among great powers as essential to peace and security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Pravda
Council of Foreign Ministers
Council
Izvestia
Potsdam
United States
George C. Marhall
Soviet Union
Wallace Opens Door to Possible Run in 1948
Former vice president Henry A. Wallace said it is too early to decide on a presidential run and that he hopes the Democratic Party becomes liberal. He warned if the party does not, steps may be taken. He spoke in England and France during a question and answer session with reporters.
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Washington
Henry A. Wallace
Democratic Party
England
France
Truman
Wallace
Liberal Party
Congress
Weather Report Through Sunday
Warm spell continues through Sunday with above normal temperatures. Occasional showers possible midweek and again Friday or Saturday. Temperatures by region range from 51 in the north to 60 in the south, with central around 56.
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Bist Nam
Sunit
Central
South
Apple Blossom Committee Discusses Final Festival Plans
Members of the Apple Blossom Festival publicity and promotion committee meet with Chairman Lamar Keen and Director General Tom Baldridge to finalize plans for the celebration on Thursday and Friday. The group includes Wendell Rearney Henry T Hardenburg Ralph Laron Tom Baldridge Thomas Creedle Lar Keen A Frank Naddeo Gene Mifflin Clowe Jr Rev T J Hawkins.
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Lamar Keen
Tom Baldridge
Wendell Rearney
Henry T. Hardenburg
Ralph Laron
Thomas Creedle
Lar Keen
A. Frank Naddeo
Gene . Mifflin Clowe, Jr
T. J. Hawkins
Senate panel approves $350 million relief for European areas
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee unanimously approved $350 million in relief for five European areas. A state department statement will accompany the bill detailing allocation. Italy Trieste Hungary Austria Poland Greece and China are named as beneficiaries. The panel declined to specify spending locations in the measure. The House resumes relief debates with expected rapid votes on curbs or cuts.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Vandenberg
House
Eaton
R-Nj
Foreign Affairs Committee
Lewis and Mine Workers hold talks toward new contract
Washington April 3 29 In a central issue session John Folie and leaders from the soft coal operators and United Mine Workers meet to seek a new contract to replace the government supervised arrangement. Collisson said both sides will bargain without preconditions as the talks aim to avoid a strike before June 30 when government control ends.
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Lewis
Washington, M
John Folie
United Mine Workers Policy Group
Pril
Jenas Bende
N. H. Collisson
Coal Mines Administration
Erence
Collisson
United Mine Workers
UMW
Senator Marshall Faces Realities Amid Peace Talks
Senator Vandenberg said Secretary Marshall has boldly faced realities and urged timely action toward a European peace, noting progress and remaining differences with Moscow. He cited plans for economic unification of the British and American zones and Greece-Turkey aid, while urging a united program to advance negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Vandenberg
United States
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Secre Marshall
Marshall
Erica
Stait
Cabeinet
Russia
Fren Mnaters Tov Agres
Ceremany
Mareshall
France
EEE
Greece
Turkey
Rae
Connally
Senate
Moscow
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J. G. Grove Furniture Co
Jean Cartwright Lane
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Chamber of Commerce of Leaders
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Cadogan
Apple Blossom
Lewis and Mine Owners
N. H. Collison
Cooper Ee & E
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Snaleal
Commercial Farmers & Merchants
Nationa aBnd
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
I Montaguerie
Braddorek St
Paetee
BUS Co
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