Winchester Apple Blossom Festival Nears Parade and Pageant
Winchester prepares for Apple Blossom events with George Quarles authored pageant The Blessings of God featuring parts The Good Earth The Joys of Childhood and The Spirit of America Firemen's Torchlight Parade begins 7 30 p m from George Washington Hotel to Handley High School grounds Navy Army and Marine displays include World War II era equipment Grand Feature Parade Friday led by General Vandergrift includes five divisions with judges and prizes Disabled veterans and reporters from major outlets attend the festival
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Winchester
Goorge Quarles
America
George Washington Hotel
Cameron St
Baker
Loudoun
Gerrard
Handley Boulevard
Handley High School
Prinesses
Armory
George Washington
Jack Labies
Army
Navy
Marines
Haridley School
Great Britain
East Piccadilly St
Saipan
Okinawa
Marine Barracks
Guam
Pine Motor Co
South Braddock
Cecil Streets
David McCampbell
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington
Newton D. Baker Army General Hospital
Martinsburg
Red Cross
L. M
Martinsburg m
Issac Hoppenstein
Warrenton Military District
Herman Goering
82Nd
B. Beverley Byrd
Normandy
Richard Hockman
Walter Robinson
N. Loudoun
Gail Robinson
Latini
James Huyette
Amherst
Vandergrift
U. S. Marrine Corps
Picadilly
Dyke Sentence Reduced for Grand Larceny Case
Ernest L. Dyke of Hayfield saw his 5 year sentence for grand larceny reduced to one year after new evidence was entered by his attorney H. R. Kern Jr. The case stemmed from stealing a money bag from the Hable Real Estate Office in Winchester Court.
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Ernest L. Dyke
Hayfield
State Penitentiary
Burr P. Harrison
Winchester Corporation Court
Hable
Harrison
H. R. Kern, Jr
Newton D Baker Hospital Patients To Attend Apple Blossom
About 150 patients and attendants from Newton D. Baker General Hospital Martinsburg West Virginia will attend the Apple Blossom Festival Friday. Miss Mary Louise Steele chair of the Camp and Hospital committee announced the plan with Mrs Ethel J Rinker coordinating entertainment and 75 seats plus 44 wheelchair spaces reserved. A convoy of 14 cars two buses and a truck of wheelchairs will depart Martinsburg at 9 am and be met at the Gulf Corporation to escort them to the Handley School campus for a luncheon served by the Motor Corps and Gray Ladies.
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Mary Louise Steele
Newton D . Baker General Hospital
Martinsburg
W. Va
Ethel J. Rinker
Tom Scully
Inchester Red Cross
L. M. Allen
Roy Cather
South Washington Street
Motor Corps
Gray
Earl Clowser
Red Cross Volunteer Services
W. F. Harry
Madeline Myers
W. W. Beattie
Mike Steck
Local Red Cross Leaders Cochair Camp and Hospital Drive
Miss Salome Crisman serves as co chair of the Camp and Hospital committee alongside C F Schenck who chairs the Winchester Frederick county Red Cross chapter and the Winchester Boy Scouts.
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Salome Crisman
Camp and Hospital Committee
C. F. Schenck
Winchester-Frederick County
American Red Cross
Winchester
Local Photographer Displays Natural Color Apple Blossom Photo
Frank Turgeon Jr of Palm Beach Florida, once a Winchester photographer, sent a large natural color photograph of Frederick County apple blossoms to Andrew Bell secretary of the Chamber of Commerce. Bell used the image to decorate the chamber office window after previously receiving the blossoms from Turgeon in Palm Beach.
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Frank Turgeon, Jr
Palm Beach
Florida
Winchester
Andrew Bell
Chamber of Commerce
Frederick County
Bell
Turgeon
Festival seeks restaurant workers to feed crowds
Festival headquarters announced that Tom Baldridge as director general wrote letters to restaurant employees asking their cooperation in feeding crowds during the two day event. The letter urged workers that they, as employees, play an important part in feeding visitors.
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Festival
Tom Baldridge
State Employes in Comparative Analysis Report
State Employes continues analysis of state employment trends from Page 1. It notes patterns, comparisons, and implications for payrolls and staffing, indicating a broader review of civil service and workforce allocation.
Virginia tax and spending compared to state averages
Bradfeya notes Virginia leads in modernizing state government and reports higher employee totals due to unique services and fuller reporting. Per capita tax in 1944 was 26.80 dollars versus a national average of 42.74. per capita expenditures in 1942 were 33.33 dollars compared with 44.61 for all states combined.
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Virginia
Bradfeya
Virginia & Leader
Cen
Sus Bureau
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Amos Shryock
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H. T. Goode
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R. A. Lewis
Arthur T. Ewers
Jane Schneider
Donald Cline
German Radford
Henderson Bailey
Roy
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R. A. Cain
Elizabeth Sale
Jack Sale
Julian Armel
Ed Lewis
L. M. Bell
Mary Headley
Golda Burtner
Thelma Barr
E. T. Snider
William Brown
Charles Ritter
Leonard Wisecarver
Robert Baker
Gerrard Street
Victor Arthur
J. Pinckney Arthur
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Tompated
Clarke T. Cooper
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Miller’s
N. Lowdoun St
Ndbg Hospital
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BAYON
Chenille
Dept “Winchester
Sale! Knebtype
Sport Oxfords
Montgomery Ward
Handley School Playground
Tavern
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