More Princesses Appointed for Apple Blossom Festival
Virginia state senators and others announced additional princess selections for the Apple Blossom Festival. Names include Matylda Ann Reece in the 36th district and Lucille Ware in the 4th district, among others. Parade float entries draw interest from Berryville Chamber of Commerce Massanutten Caverns and Shenandoah Valley groups as director Nelson F. Richards urges early applications. Schools respond with prize incentives. bands plan competitions as Duffey and MclIlwee prepare for large turnout. Norfolk and Western Railway lines up a company float for the event.
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Virginia
Matylda Ann Reece
M. D. Nunnally
Richmond
T. Gray Haddon
Lucille Ware
R. B. Ware
Amherst
J. Belmont Woodson
Marjorie Thomas
R. L. Thomas
South Hill
W. H. Jeffreys
Lucie Edwin Porter
Ruth Williams Porter
Nimrod Hall
Bath County
Shenandoah Valley, Inc
Catherine Powers
Prince Street
Alexandria
Frank L. Ball
Dorothy Belle Cooley
D. T. Cooley
Berryville
Ralph Dorsey
J. H. Funkhouser
Clarke County
Nelson F. Richards
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Richards
Berryville Chamber of Commerce
Massanutten Caverns
Harrisonburg
Winchester
Frederick County
H. S. Duffey
Duffey
West Virginia
Maryland
W. H. MclIlwee
Committee On Bands
Baker
Norfolk and Western Railway
Mbanoke
Berkeley county to send two princesses to 1929 Apple Blossom
The Martinsburg Evening Journal reports Berkeley county will be represented by Miss Charlotte C. McKown and Miss Anne S. Harrison as festival princesses at Winchester. The county selections were made by chamber of commerce and Senator H. P. Henshaw. Both candidates are local residents with Virginian school backgrounds and business training. The paper notes plans for a possible Berkeley queen to be named by West Virginia contingent, with Winchester organizers supporting the idea.
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Martinsburg
W.va
Evening Journal
Berkeley County
Winchester
Charlotte C. McKown
Anne S. Harrison
Chamber of Commerce
H. P. Henshaw
Bunker Hill
McKown
J. C. McKown
West John Street
Miss Harrison
Peyton R. Harrison
West King Street
Miss McKown
Virginia
Eastern Panhandle
West Virginia
Maryland
Hoover Declares May 1 as Child Health Day
President Hoover issued a proclamation designating May 1 as Child Health Day. He urged the nation and all agencies to promote nationwide understanding of healthy childhood and to conserve the health and vigor of boys and girls each day of the year.
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Hoover
Associated Press
Washington
United States
For Sale Windmill or Green Orchard Item
For sale windmill or green orchard in excellent condition with automatic oiler. Also several old gasoline engines available. Apply at Stax office or at it BTRAD.
Midnight Show at Capitol Thea tre features Hometowners
Warner Brothers 100 percent talking picture opens at the Capitol tonight at 11 30 with the stage hit Hometowners starring Richard Bennett Doris Kenyon and Robert Edson. An organ recital by Mr Houde of popular airs accompanies the program along with a comedy.
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George M. Cohan
Warner Brothers
Capitol Theatre
Richard Bennett
Doris Kenyon
Robert Edeson
Mr. Houde
Three Children Die In House Fire In Emporium
A Susquehanna Valley fire in Emporium Pennsylvania killed five year old twins Thelma and Velma Smith and three year old Mary Anne Smith who were asleep in their home. Their father and a 14 year old sister were badly burned while the mother was away at the time. The fire started from an undermined cause.
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Associated Press
Emporium
Thelma
Velma Smith
Mary Anne Smith
Smith
Tests Auto Gas For Airplane Use At Roosevelt Field
Roosevelt Field, N Y. March 27. Martin Jensen took off at 6 01 34 a m to test automobile gasoline for airplane use in an endurance flight of unknown total duration. His aircraft carried 450 gallons of fuel. The sole endurance record of 35 hours was held by the late Lieut Royal B Thomas.
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Associated Press
Roosevelt Field
N. Y
Martin Jensen
Royal B. Thomas
Thornton Goode Sale Promises Livestock and Piano
Notice advertises a sale on April 2 featuring good horses and milk cows and also a fine piano, inviting buyers to attend and bid on livestock and the instrument.
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Thornton Goode Sale
Real values in better used trucks ad and notices
REAL VALUES IN BETTER USED TRUCKS listing 1 114 ton and 2 ton trucks at 1010 Amherst St attributed to John Nixon with date code 3 26 1p 21. Also Easter lilies 1.49 at People s Drug Store and a lost notice for a Buick coach tire and rim between Warrenton and Winchester with reward to William Beverley dated 3 27 1p 2t.
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Amherst ST. John Nixon
People's Drug Store
Werrenton
Winchester
Buick
William Beverley
Easter Sale At Batt's Store Promotes Chickens And Cakes
Easter sale advertisement lists chickens eggs cakes and fancy work at Batt's Store on Friday with Ladies Aid event in the Frederick Circuit.
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Batt's
Ladies’ Aid
Frederick Circuit
Fined for Truck Hauling Without a License in Court
Hollis Clowser of Frederick County received a total fine of 55 dollars and 25 cents plus costs in magistrate court for hauling household goods without a license. The case noted a wood load as compensation and prior warnings about unlicensed hauling. James W. Amick, Dorothy Clifford, Irene Clifford, and Grover Crane also faced penalties for liquor selling, disorderly conduct, and drunkenness.
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Hollis Clowser
Frederick County
Clowser
James W. Amick
Fremont Street
Dorothy Clifford
Irene
Grover Crane
Funeral Services Held For Mrs. S. R. Ashley
The funeral for Mrs. May O'Reilly Ashley of Castleman's Ferry Clarke county was held at 2 PM from the Presbyterian Church on South Loudoun street. Rev. F T McFaden assisted by Rev C H Anderson and Rev Luther McFarland led the service with a large gathering and floral tributes. Interment followed at Mount Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers included Charles Edwards Frank Galloway Holmes McFarland Alonzo Thompson John Shanholtz and Mason Alders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May O’reilly Ashley
Stephen R. Ashley
Castleman’s Ferry
Clarke County
Memorial Hospital
Presbyterian Church
South Loudoun Street
F. T. McFaden
C. H. Anderson
Luther McFarland
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Charles Edwards
Frank Galloway
Holmes McFarland
Alonzo Thompson
John Shanholtz
Mason Alders
Frank Hack Signs Contract To Buy W G Hardy Property
Frank N Hack signed a contract to purchase the W G Hardy real estate at the northwest corner of Washington and Gerard streets. Hack plans to add the property to his Washington Pall Mall holdings to create a larger garden and grounds, gaining 125 feet of frontage on Washington and 170 feet on West Gerard. The Hardy frame dwelling will be retained and moved off the premises to a new lot, while Mr Hardy will build a new home at Stewart and Gerard streets on a 115 foot square lot.
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William G. Hardy
Washington and
Gerard Streets
Frank N. Hack
Hack
Pall Mall
Washington Street
Gerard Street
Credit Crisis Peaks Amid Turbulent Wall Street Trading
New York reports the credit crisis may have peaked with brisk price rallies after a 15 percent call money renewal. Banks held at 20 percent to prevent a broader run while bank acceptances declined fractionally, signaling reduced liquidation volumes and cautious investors.
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Associated Press
New York
Call
New York Exchange
Federal Reserve Board
To Hold Silent Service Tonight at Centenary Reformed
The silent Wednesday service will be held tonight at 7:45 in Centenary Reformed Church. An order of silent worship is planned and Dr Flickinger will speak on The Religious Value of Silence.
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Centenary Reformed Church
Flickinger
Elinor Smith Joins Search For Missing Airmen
CURTISS FIELD N Y March 27 The search for a plane that disappeared last Friday with four men while flying from Norfolk continued today with an extra participant a woman flyer Hilmor Smith who flew a Robin plane with Captain Stephen Yancy as observer over south Jersey The missing plane chartered by T Raymond Finucane of Rochester N Y was piloted by Harry Smith of Miami The other two men were Robert Boyd of Portland Maine and Frank Ables of Mineola New York.
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Associated Press
Curtiss Field
N. Y
Norfolk
Hilmor Smith
Stephen Yancy
South Jersey
T. Raymond Finucane
Rochester
Harry Smith
Miami
Robert Boyd
Portland
Frank Ables
Mineola
Rebel Forces Retreat North of Quila in Mazatlan
American Consul William P. Blocker reports rebels attacked Mazatlan but are retreating north of Quila. Telegrams indicate rail and telegraph service to the south to be restored by week’s end. Ambassador Morrow says rebel strength in Sinaloa is 2,000 to 2,500 with no major change in Chihuahua where Gen Calles presses the fight.
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Associated Press
Washington
William P. Blocker
Mazatlan
State Department
Quila
Morrow
Sinaloa
Chihuahua
Calles
Japanese Ship Rescues Crew of Italian Vessel
Wireless dispatches report the Italian destroyer Muggia with about 76 men aboard sank after a storm 150 miles northeast of Shanghai. The Japanese freighter Matsumoto Maru found crew members adrift and on rocks, rescuing officers and sailors.
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Associated Press
TORIO
Mugegla
Shanghai
Bob Davis Hon Stories in Valley for Famous Paper
Woodrow Shenandoah County Virginia reports Bob Davis of the New York Sun on a spring motor tour visiting Shenandoah Caverns. The world traveling correspondent plans to write about local color for forthcoming Sun issues.
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Bob Davis
Valley
Famous Paper
Woodstock
Robert H. Davis
The
New York Sun
Shenandoah County
Davis
Sun
Mr. Davis
William T. Dewart
Virginia
Shenandoah
New York
Virginia Hills
Far West
Carson
Nevada
San Francisco
Golden Gate
Journal
Morning World
Frank A. Munsey
O. Henry
Munsey
the Sun
Fannie Hurst
Large Crowds At Braddock Street Services With Dr McFaden
Large crowds attended evangelistic services at Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South where Rev Dr F T McFaden of the Presbyterian Church preached on The Danger of Being So Near and Yet Not Altogether in the Kingdom. The Monday sermon covered The Prodigal Son with call to conversion. Firefighter attendance highlighted one night and Prof W H Mellwee led songs.
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Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
South
F. T. McFaden
Presbyterian Church
Dr. McFaden
W. H. Mellwee
Graf Zeppelin Seen Over Athens During Med Cruise
The Graf Zeppelin appeared over Athens at 7 a.m. on its return to Germany from an eastern Mediterranean cruise. Crowds watched as it flew low over the Parthenon.
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Associated Press
Athens
Germany
Parthenon
Virginia Loan & Thrift Corp Stockholders Meet Notice
The annual stockholders meeting of the Virginia Loan and Thrift Corp will be held at their office on Wednesday April 3 at ten a m for the purpose of electing directors and any other business that may come before the meeting. A S Hott Sec Megr 3 27 30 Apr 1 2 1p 41
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Virginia Loan & Thrift Corp Willi
A. S. Hott
Sec
Megr
Easter Ties Arrive In Complete New Line
Frank Keckley announces new Easter neckwear with a complete stock. Ties priced at 50 cents and one dollar.
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Frank Keckley
Irwin Drug Co. Adds Two Telephone Lines
The Irwin Drug Co. announces two new telephone numbers 1030 and 1031 to improve service. The brief notice lists contact lines and reaffirms the store’s contact options for customers.
Virginia Farm Bureau Convention Set in Harrisonburg
State meeting outlines topics including rural electrification farm organization and cooperation at the annual Virginia Farm Bureau Federation convention in Assembly Hall Harrisonburg. Noted speakers include Dr Julian A Burruss J Frank Porter Governor Byrd Murray Lincoln and Senator J R Horsely with a banquet and sessions scheduled Friday.
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Farm Rouse Farm Organization
Virginia Farm Bureau Federation, Inc
Assembly Hall
Harrisonburg
Julian A. Burruss
J. Frank Porter
Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation
Byrd
Murray Lincoln
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
John R. Horsely
Virginia
John W. Morrison
G. F. Holsinger
Ah Ji
Julian A. Burnruss
Virginia Politics Institute and
College of Agricul Kane
D. C
Harry F. Byrd
J. R. Hirseley
Virginia State Grange
Business Service of
Kingham Cooperative Farmreau, Incorporated
C. VY. Smith
State Postnele Wa
Ohio
Murray D. Lincoln
Nesa
Six Men Get Life Terms for Slaying Merchant
In Baltimore on March 27 six men received life imprisonment in Criminal Court for the killing of Benjamin Williams, a grocer, during a holdup. Named were Big John Harris and Leo Mercer as the shooters, with Cecil Harlin Carol Harper Thomas Greeves and Matthew Kulpa positioned outside the store.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Benjamin Grocer
Big John” Harris
Leo J. Mercer
Cecil Harlin
Carol Harper
Thomas Greeves
Matthew Kulpa
Williams
Marshal Chang Seizes Chifoo With Little Trouble
Marshal Chang Tsung Chang entered Chifoo Shantung at 8 am and took control with minimal resistance. The British sloop Cornflower and US cruiser Trenton moved inshore to meet emergencies. Nationalists retreated after 7 000 defected to Chang following a two day battle east of the city, leaving munitions behind and prompting looting fears.
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Associated Press
Chifoo
Shantung
China
Chang Tsung-Chang
Cornflower
United States
Trenton
Chang
Shantzing
Real Values Used Cars Advertised With Auto Parts Cone
Classified note advertises used cars with real values and auto parts cone available. Limited readable details mention price and contact options.
Easter camcies at Brooks pharmacy and neighbors
Brooks' Pharmacy offers Car Certified seed oats at 85c a bushel. Kepler & Beck advertise wood and kindling, $2.50 per cart load. Glaze & Bro promote similar goods in the same period.
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Kepler & Beck
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