Descendant of Washington Chosen Queen Shenandoah IX
The Shenandoah Valley festival crowns Miss Helen Ames Washington of Winchester as Queen Shenandoah IX after a two day program. The 18 year old, educated at Sayward and Fairfax Hall, is linked to Washington relatives and Plymouth lineage. The event includes a coronation at Handley High and a grand parade through Winchester with participants from 48 states and DC.
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Washington
Shenandoah IX
Shenandoah Valley
George Washington
Miss Washington
Winchester
Katherine Ames
Marie
Richard Evelyn Byrd
Keystone State
Pennsylvania
North Mountain
Great Valley
Hudson River
Alabama
Virginia
Shenandoah
New Jersey
Kittatinny
Lehigh, Lebanon
Cumberland Valley
Shenandoah-Cumberland-Potomac
Harrisburg
Adams
Cumberland
Frankfork
Lancaster
Waynesboro
Gettysburg
Chambersburg
Carlisle
York
Monroe County
Stroudsburg
Delaware Water Gap
Pocono Mountains
Apple Belt
Helen Ames Washington
Marie Blackburn Washington
Donaldson
Joseph Ames
Helen Donaldson
George L. Washington
Christ Protestant Episcopal Church
Weeks
War Weeks
Shenandoah I
Elizabeth Steck
John M. Steck
America
Eleanor Chiles
Kernstown
Priscilla Bridges
Hancock
Kenneth N. Gilpin
Boyce
Lawrence D. Tyson
Tyson
Mary Wise Boxley
Roanoke
Mary Jo Matthews
Mannington
W. Va
Sussanne Pollard
John Garland Pollard
Patricia Dacre Morton
Morton
Eng
West Virginia
Maryland
Handley High School
Handley Bowl
Garland R. Quarles
States
District of Columbia
Shryock Backs Bigger Water Supply Plan
In a citywide discussion Shryock supports a larger water system funded by a $10,000,000 assessed valuation or by metering and separate budgeting. Winchester now pumps 600 million gallons yearly with a 7.5 cent per 1000 gallon rate, and a price hike to 15 cents would raise about $45,000 annually to cover bond costs.
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Winchester
Ries
Post Office Victor Coca Cola Win at Bowling
Winchester league action at Punk's alleys finished with three matches. Coca Cola edged Post Office 2-1, then defeated Victor Products 2-1. American Legion fell to Pe Virginia Woolen. Five high bowlers listed include Garrett and Woolen 118, Hottel 113, Kiracore 110, Halvosa and Murray.
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Victor Products
Coca Cola
Punk's Alleys
Winchester
Coca Cola Boys
Post Office
American Legion
Virginia Woolen
Garrett
Hottel
Kiracore
Legion
Halvosa
Jar
Murray
Manuel
Miller
Taylor
Hunter
Mooers
Carlysle
Hawthorne
Rainsberger
Kremer
Victor
Gearing
Boone
Dummy
Va. Woolen Co
I Hottel
McKee Legge Es
Va. Woolen
Water supply expansion proposal urged by city leader
Winchester official urges public vote on a new water system after engineers report. He argues growth will occur, increasing needs, taxes, and payrolls, and calls for an ample, pure supply funded with minimal future tax impact. He offers Chamber of Commerce support and signs off as F A Shay.
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Winchester
Chamber of Commerce
Grace Lutheran Church Good Friday Service Planned
Grace Lutheran Church will hold a three hour Good Friday service from noon to 3 pm with the pastor assisted by local pastors and choirs. Attendees may enter or leave at 25 minute intervals. The church invites all community members to participate in worship.
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Grace Lutheran Church
Odd Tropical Tree and its Woolly Capsules
The sandbox tree, native to tropical regions, bears fruit resembling an orange that bursts with a loud report when ripe. It is cultivated for woolly capsules about the size of an orange containing seeds, while John Wesley and Beecher are noted for a quainter remark on the road to heaven.
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Tropics
John Wesley
Heaven
Man— Beecher
Local Scout Troops Report Active Winter Activities
Scout groups across Troops No. 1 to 7 report community service, first aid training, bird feeding projects, and upcoming games and hikes. Members like John Taylor, Douglas Cather, and John Hottle advance in tests and leadership roles as they pursue oath, laws, and patrol duties.
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Jimmie Grove
John Taylor
Douglas Cather
Rouss
Bennie Davis
Stine
Lutheran Church
John Hottle
Charles E. Harper
Sesaraamer Taek T
Mr. Cooper
Cooper
Ous
Scout Cather
Ieee
Life
Robert Harper
Grace Lutheran Church
Scout Robinson
Sumption
William Anderson
John MacMillian
Jones
Forest Jones
Paul Fries
Guthridge
Fries
George Hillyard
Fox Patrol
Scribe
George Guthridge
Prohibition Quip About Sharing Drinks Sparks Laughter
A lighthearted quip notes one advantage of prohibition as a joke about sharing drinks and milkshakes among friends. The line reflects wartime or 1920s era humor on social habits under ban.
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Shryock
Canteal
Iog
F. A. Shay
P. S
Grace Church
Wesley
Frank R. Horton
Boy Scouts of America
the _— Cross
Unemeres
Vom Ee American Legion
Ket of Commerce
Mr. Brown
James Bott
Charles Hurst
Miss Stowers
Red Cross
Norfolk
T: 3
Handley
Lewis Fries
Rudolph Palmer
Carter
Moling & Cather
John Hubbard
Loudoun
Main Street
Loudoun St
Fairmont Ave
W. Cork St
W. Clifford St
E. Piccadilly
Bath
N. Braddock
Cephas Fannaploc
United States
General Accident Assurance Corporation
Fourth
Walnut Streets
Philadelphia
S. O. Turner
Dale
Kent
Wanted—Laundry
North Main St
Amherst St
Herbert Reid
Star Office
Ekmmert’s
Leader Store
T. F. Timberlake
Boscawen St
Wonder’s Apparel Shop
North Loudoun ST
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