Handley Firemen Parade Climaxed By Aerial Fireworks
Over 15 groups join the Torchlight Parade at Handley stadium celebrating Our Heritage centennial fete. Four themes guide the show Blessings of God Good Earth Joys of Childhood and Spirit of America with a flag routine on the steps and a medley of marches and songs highlighting national preparedness. The first presentation starts at 10 am with Handley faculty members assisting in costumes scenery and music.
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Handley Stadium
United States
Army
Marine Corps
Boyd
Katherine Pannill
C. P. McVicar, Jr
Handley
Gwendolyn Haynes
Glee Club
W. H. McIilwee
Pot of Gold Returns to Winchester for Third Time
Horace Hartman hosts the Pot of Gold program on Thursday nights with his orchestra. The Capitol will show the event on Friday and Saturday May 2 and 3 along with the film More About Nos us as part of the regular program.
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Winchester
Geal McCoy
Horace Dt
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The
Capitol
Ar Keen
Captol Imanager
Nosus
Britain
Free Company counterattacks propaganda in United States
The Free Company, a group of leading American authors and dramatists, counterattacks the spread of propaganda. James Boyd serves as the naval chairman in guiding the response.
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United S
James Boyd
Naval
Apple Blossom Governor's Day Schedule 18th Festival
Official program for Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival Governor's Day on Thursday May 1 lists events from 9:00 a.m. orchard visits for Queen Shenandoah XVIII and court to coronation at Handley High School Bowl, multiple band concerts, pageant Our Heritage, princess tea, parade, torchlight procession, fireworks and a Benny Goodman concert reception with tickets available at Festival Headquarters and local shops. Governor James H. Price attends.
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James H. Price
Shenandoah XVIII
Winchester Golf and Country Club
George Washington Hotel
Jack Hotel
Southern Inn
Pennsylvania Railroad Band
Altoona
City Hall Pavillion
Mollie Foulkes Lee
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
Municipal Airport
Massanutten Military Academy
Woodstock
Greenbrier Military Academy
Lewisburg
W. Va
V. P. I. Glee Club
City Hall
Winchester
Kiremen
Manner
City Hall Pavilion
Handley High School
Benny Goodman
Winchseter Armory
Festival
Young Men's Sport Shop
Baker’s Drug Store
Hearings Planned on State Government Reorganization
In Richmond on April 30 the Moore reorganization commission announced a public hearing in Richmond on May 23 for public input on state government reorganization. The hearing in the House appropriations room begins at 10 a.m. Testimony should include memoranda. A. Fleet Dillard is handling scheduling. The group aims to draft 1942 General Assembly recommendations.
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Richmond
Moore Reorganization Commission
House Appropriations Committee
State Capitol
A. Fleet Dillard
E. Blackburn Moore
Berryville
Senate
Wytheville
Robert O. Norris, Jr
Lively
Winchester Trial Justice Hears Alcohol and License Violations
In Winchester Court today judge F. L. Largent Jr. handed down fines and license actions. H R Kern Jr of Winchester was fined 100 dollars and costs and had license revoked for a year for driving under the influence. W J Thomas of Richmond fined 50 dollars and costs for peddling without a wholesale merchant license. Mozell Ash colored fined 5 dollars and costs for drunkenness. Alvin Willis fined costs for speeding. Junior Ford colored residing 619 North Market street fined 5 dollars and costs for drunkenness. Preston Jackson colored of 544 North Kent Street fined 10 dollars and costs for disorderly conduct. Eugene Kelley colored of Washington fined 10 dollars and costs for violation of ABC act buying liquor from an unlicensed dealer.
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Winchester
Trial Justice Court
F. L. Largent, Jr
H. R. Kern, Jr
W. J. Thomas
Richmond
Mozell Ash
Alvin Willis
Junior Ford
N. Market Street
Preston. Jackson
Kent St
Eugene Kelley
Washington
Balkans War Damage Seen Mild Outside Warsaw and Rotterdam
Berlin reports by Louis P. Lochner describe Belgrade and Nis damaged but far less than Poland or the Dutch cities. The countryside remains largely intact with few destroyed bridges as German troops advance from Budapest toward Sofia and Greece.
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Louis P. Lochner
Balkans
Berlin
Greece
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Warsaw
Rotterdam
Nis
Stukas
Poland
Budapest
Sofia
Free Festival Concerts and Programs for Downtown
A downtown festival schedule announces free events at the plaza between City Hall and Frederick County Courthouse. Activities include concerts by the Greenbrier Academy Band V P S Glee Club and local high school bands plus a family square dance. Scheduled times span Friday and Saturday with multiple regional bands.
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Frederick County
Laurens Jones
Zceani
Pennsylvania Railroad
Greenbrier Academy
V. P. S. Glee Club
Harrisonburg
Massanutten Academy
Martinsburg
Westminister
Staunton Military Academy
Dallastown
Covington
Coal to Roll From Southwest Virginia in Early Return
Richmond April 30 A surge of soft coal production is expected to resume in southwest Virginia within days lifting 17,000 union miners back to work and reviving coal traffic for railroads hampered by idleness since March 31. Rail officials anticipate deliveries by week’s end as Southern operators resume output with formal approval from industry spokesmen.
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Richmond
Virginia
Virginia Coal Operators’ Association
Southern
Washington
State Corporation Commission
Southern Railway
Norfolk
Danville
Manassas
Harrisonburg
Official parade routes for Shenandoah Apple Blossom event
The grand feature parade on Friday May 2 at 2 PM will follow a route from Cameron to Piccadilly to Loudoun to Cork to Braddock to Piccadilly to Washington to Germain to Stewart to Gerrard with a left on Gerrard for judging. The Firemen's Parade starts May 1 at 8 PM and travels via North Cameron Baker Loudoun Gerrard Stewart Monmouth to landley stadium for the fireworks finale.
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Shenandoah
Cameron
Piccadilly
Loudoun
Cork
Braddock
Washington
Stewart
Monmouth
Winchester Festival Parade Plans Highlight Queen Arrivals
Festival officials announce the Queen and court arrive by 6 PM with a continuous parade Friday night. Guests include Virginia Governor Westmoreland Davis and Johnstown leaders. The event features a torchlight parade, coronation at Handley High, Benny Goodman concert, and a 9 PM Queen’s Ball.
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Washington Street
Robert M. Ward
John W. Rosenberger
Washington
Stewart
Germain
Pall Mall
Handley Boulevard
South Cameron
McAlwee
Handley Band
Scort
Virginia
Westmoreland Davis
Johnstown
Winchester Golf and Country Club
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
Defense Priorities Board
Handley High School
Winchester
Benny Goodman
Fresh Turkish Crisis Looms Through Finland Agreement
The Soviet press notes a first warning of German troop movements via Finland under Helsinki authority. London circles hope the Russian transit ban could choke Germany’s supply routes, but some call it window dressing. Mussolini’s command claims British withdrawals in Egypt near the Suez, while Greece sheds 45,000 Imperial troops to other fronts. Plymouth suffers four night raids, Dover and Mannheim bombed, and Italy seizes three Mexican tankers in Genoa as a war reprisal.
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Finland
Helsinki
London
Germany
Egypt
Suez Canal
Salam
Greece
Plymouth
English
Dover
Channel
Royal Air Force
Mannheim
Mexico
Italy
Genoa
Volunteers For Spotting of Enemies Needed
Richmond April 30 volunteers are invited to spot enemy aircraft under a plan by state and regional defense councils. J H Wyse and Frank Bane outline duties, self selection criteria, and deployment to regional councils. Observers may be outside draft age, must be trustworthy, able to stay alert, and report aircraft details to a central filter unit.
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Richmond
J. H. Wyse
State Council
Regional Council
State Capitol
Wyse
Frank Bane
Division of State and Local Cooperation
National Defense Advisory Commission
Bane
Air Force
Virginia Youth Receives Farm Equipment Training Award
Richmond Virginia youth Jesse L Burton will get advanced training in power farm equipment operation and maintenance in Dearborn Michigan under a National Farm Youth Foundation award. Edward Neave of Ivor Virginia will be eligible for a year of training with a local equipment distributor and a 125 dollar monthly salary. The foundation plans further scholarships and an annual 1000 dollar state college award.
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Richmond
Jesse L. Burton
A. Va
Dearborn
Mich
National Farm Youth Foundation
Leslie Brown
Burton
Edward Neave
Ivor
Harry Ferguson
Ferguson-Sherman Manufacturing Corporation
Henry and
Edsel Ford
Bevin Age When He Became MP
The notice states that Ernest Bevin was only 26 years old when he became a Member of Parliament. It identifies Bevin as England's Minister of Labor and notes the early start of his parliamentary career.
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Ernest Bevin
England
Bevin
Answers to the Daily Quiz revealed on page four
A compact list presents ten quiz solutions: monarch at Thermopylae pass, an age, Charles Evans Hughes, New Delhi, Numismatics, Stephen A Douglas, Volstead Act, Lou Nova, two cents, and Xerxes.
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Thermon
Charles Evans Hughes
New Delhi
Numismatics
Stephen A. Douglas
Volstead Act
Lou Nova
Xerxes
Quit Your Skidding Equip Your Car with Silvertown Tires
A vintage automotive ad urges drivers to equip their vehicles with Goodrich Life Saver Silvertown tires for safer skidding prevention and improved road performance.
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Goodrich
Silvertown
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Moore
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Apple Blossom Festival Committee
J. C. Penney Co
J. C. Penney Company
Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
Balkan
Courthouse Plaza
Taylor Barr
W. W. Dellinger
A Stores CO. Inc
Jones Funeral Home
Mper
Beatieni
Thea
John W. Rosenberger and Co., Inc
Imperial We
Valley Pride
B&c Bakery
United Food Stores
Men
General Electric
E. Boscawen
Red Vet Ag
America
Anderson
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