Apple Blossom Festival events and social calendar update
The social calendar lists a packed schedule from Tuesday to Friday including Lions luncheon at the George Washington Hotel with guest Secretary of War George Dern, Queen Shenandoah X coronation and ball events at Handley High Stadium and Winchester venues, plus parades, pageants, and musical recitals. Also notes Old Cabin Tea House reopening, college dances, family visits, and local society notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Virginia
Loudoun Street
Fort Loudoun
Cork Street
Braddock Street
Handley Library
Queen Shenandoah
George Washington
Gale Room
Hotel Druscilla
Jordan Springs
East Piccadilly Street
Cameron Street
Miss Miller Wisecarver Weds Mr. Larrick
Announcement of the marriage of Miss Miller Wisecarver to Mr Lou M Larrick Sunday at 8 am in Braddock Street Methodist Church parsonage South Washington street. The bride daughter of Mrs Emma Wisecarver, long time Northern Virginia Power Co. employee. Groom son of the late Mr and Mrs Joseph Larrick Gainesboro Virginia, newly opened Larrick Cash Grocery on South Braddock street. They will reside at 408 South Braddock street after a wedding trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller Wisecarver
Lou M. Larrick
Braddock Street Methodist Church
South
South Washington Street
E. A. Lambert
Emma E. Wisecarver
Samuel M. Wisecarver
Northern Virginia Power Company
Home Service
Mr. Larrick
Joseph E. Larrick
Gainesboro
Vas
Princesses to Visit Shenandoah Caverns for Evening Tour
Princesses from Maryland Virginia West Virginia and Pennsylvania will tour Shenandoah Caverns at Mt Jackson and attend a planned program tomorrow evening after arriving in Winchester for the festival. They were chosen by thirty two girls schools across four states for the royal court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah Caverns
Mt. Jackson
Southern Inn and Tea Room
West Piccadilly Street
Winchester
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Misses Burch To Entertain At Fete House Party
Misses Elizabeth and Mae Burch entertain at a house party hosted by their parents Mr and Mrs J G Burch Hillcrest near Boyce during the Apple Blossom Festival. Guests include Miss Marian Arnold Trevillian Gloucester Miss Mary Hunter Talman Richmond Miss Carolyn Davis Newport News and Miss Maude Watts Keysville. Virginia Mason Dorsey Charlottesville arrives in Winchester visiting sister Mrs B H Fowle on South Stewart Street during the festival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth and
Mae Burch
J. G. Burch
Hillcrest
Boyce
Burch
Marian Arnold Trevillian
Gloucester
Mary Hunter Talman
Richmond
Carolyn Davis
Newport News
Maude Watts
Keysville
Virginia Mason Dorsey
Charlottesville
Winchester
B. H. Fowle
South Stewart Street
Dorsey
Brown
William Cabell Brown
Protestant Episcopal Diocese of
Virginia
Mrs. DeGrange Rejoins Family After Visit and Local Notices
Mrs. H. Clay DeGrange returns home from Manheim Pennsylvania after visiting her mother Mrs. Esminger who wintered in St. Petersburg Florida. Auxiliary No 2 meeting postponed to May 16 at Brad Dock Street M E Church. Master Julian Kline Jr recovers from illness at Vaucluse. The McDaniels visit Lyda Chapman in Winchester. Secretary of War and Mrs Dern visit for Apple Blossom Festival crown Queen Shenandoah X. Dern to return to Washington. McFadden family travels to Montclair New Jersey for illness of Douglas McFadden. Caroline Hunter returns to Gray Gables after visiting Kennedy family in Columbia. Air mail links Chungking and Shanghai cutting travel to two days. European scientists report fish can change color with background.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Clay DeGrange
South Washington Street
Manheim
Ensminger
Esminger
St. Petersburg
Fla
Mrs. DeGrange
George Dern
Washington
Dern
Shenandoah X
Caroline Hunter
Gray Gables
South
Washington Street
Robert Kennedy
Columbia, S. C
Goodrich Safety Silvertown Tire Promises Safer Drives
An advertising plea extols the Goodrich Safety Silvertown tire with Life Saver Golden Ply claiming it resists heat and fabric separation to prevent blow outs. It cites three times longer life on the track, skid resistance, and equal price to standard tires, urging immediate customer adoption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodrich Safety
Silvertown
Goodrich
B. F. Goodric
Savior
Golden Ply Cammer Tire CO
Braddock & Boscawen Sts
Apple Blossom Festival crowds and schedule detailed
Large crowds gathered for the Apple Blossom event with pageantry in Winchester area. Activities included receptions for the queen and court, parades from Handley Library through Sparks to city streets, an aerial show at Admiral Byrd Airport, and two Apple Blossom Balls at George Washington Hotel and Hotel Druscilla.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley High School Stadium
Queen and Court
Harry K. Russell
South Stewart Street
Winchester Fair Grounds
Admiral Byrd Airport
Shenandoah Valley Academy Gymnasium
George Washington Hotel
Jordan Springs Hotel
Winchester Golf Club
Loudoun
Cork Street
West Cork
Braddock Street
Braddock
Clifford Street
W Street
Washington Pairmont Avenue
Pairmont Avenue
Shenandoah Valley
Hotel Druscilla
You Can Have a Lovely Skin Mello Glo Powder Ad
A vintage advertisement promotes MELLO GLO powder with a French process for a lasting finish. It claims to reduce lines and shine without irritation and markets scents and prices at 50 cents and 1 dollar at Baker's Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker's Drug Store
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The
Lions’ Club
First Baptist Church
W. E. Cooper
W. Nelson
Ambherst Street
Paul May
Prancoise May
Shenando
Winchester Fire Department
Winchester Lodge of Elks
Queen Shenandoah X
Courtfield
Harry C. Stouffer
American Legion Post
Geo. Washington Hotel
Old Cabin
Charles Town
Berryville
Herman Huyett
Dorothy Huyett
Elizabeth
Christine Snyder
Summit Point
Shepherd College Fraternity
Theta Sigma Chi
Shepherd College
Shepherdstown
Jimmy DeAngelia
Columbia Recording Orchestra
Hershey
Martinsburg
Hagerstown
Kauffman School
Stephenson
Community League of
Arthur Payne
Mandy
Mose
Jerry Rhyne
Dora Waldeck
Myrtle Morrison
Grace Dove
Kathryn Dove
Douglas Duvall
Charles Duvall
Norbin Philips
Firman Duvall
Mrs. Gordon
Europe
Alexander Gordon
Daddy” Hewitt
Charles Hewitt
Hampton Institute
Hampton
Hewitt
Virginia National Guard
National Guard
United States
Wilson
Bosserman
Nashville College
Grace Elizabeth Bosserman
Walter H. Bosserman
Ward Fairmont College
Nashville
Tenn
Austin
Texas
American Athletic Association of Women's Colleges
Miss Bosserman
San Antonio
Handley High School
Harrison
Anne Spottswood Harrison
W. Va
B. Mitchell Knight
Fairmont Avenue
Miss Harrison
Swartz
Frank Swartz
Catawba Sanatorium
Charles J. Blair, Jr
Charles J. Blair
Danville
Staunton
Miss Miller Wisecarver
Hollywood
Huntsberry
Misses Burch
Miss Dorsey
Auxiliary No. 2
Woman's Missionary Society
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Julian Kline, Jr
Vaucluse
Martin McDaniels
Chevydale
Lyda Chapman
West Clifford Street
Donald McFadden
Montclair
N. J
Douglas
Chungking
Shanghai
China
US Pacent
Stanley
Sr Vint
Ossie Twidd
Lee W. Stanley Central Press
Monogram
S. Main
John
the Commercial & Savings Bank
HUTCH
Lebanon
Sweitzer
Mohawk Valley
Pure Food Store
Boscawen Sts
Anitary
Loudoun St
Loddoun St
K. Soap
Ritter
Phillip
the Royal Club
Front Royal, Va
Safety League
Big Joe
B. & C. Rolls
B. & C. Baking CO
Brown and Cochran
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Winchester, VA
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Whitie
Lovett
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