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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1931
Page
5
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The magazine True Stories of Old Winchester and the Valley blends history and tradition into compact narrative form. It highlights stories from Colonial and Revolutionary days, Civil War anecdotes, and ghost tales featuring Winchester families with graceful illustrations and a sympathetic opening by Judge Philip Williams.
The piece extols Virginia apple blossom time and the Winchester festival. It celebrates the welcoming spirit, community effort, and parade spectacle. It notes seven previous celebrations and promises another with growing beauty through cooperation and patience.
By virtue of an execution the Rob ert C. Rogers Company offers at public auction the property of L. J. Hook in Trone Frederick county Virginia at ten o'clock on Tuesday May 12 1931. Included items: threshing machines grain drill mowing machine dump wagons tractors milk cows and various farm implements and equipment.
The message highlights springtime in Virginia as a prime moment to enjoy the Apple Blossom program and its attractions. It notes the event as a must see for visitors and locals alike, with Gerrardstown, West Virginia, mentioned in connection to the celebrations.
Various area schools including Adkins District High School, Handley, Strasburg, Miller, Wardensville, and Valley join a county fete parade forming at Cameron Cork and Cecil streets with heads on Cameron and Cork. Disbanding follows south on Stewart and Gerrard to Washington street as directed by principals. Dressing rooms to be provided at local churches and courthouses.
The excerpt notes Ambassador Dawes backing a silent banquet while Lynchburg News questions the rationale. Mentions Cross Junction Evandale Gravel Springs Friendly Grove Patterson and Valley schools John Kerr School at Cameron and Cork streets.
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