Admiral Nimitz crowns Shenandoah XIX in Apple Blossom pageant
Crowds estimated above 10 000 gathered at Handley School for the coronation of Miss Nancy Anderson as Queen Shenandoah XIX by Admiral Chester W. Nimitz. The 19th Festival of the Apple Blossoms celebrated peace with a multiact pageant featuring high school performers, parades, and performances, ending with a National Anthem as 240 high school girls in red white and blue formed.
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Handley School
Shenandoah XIX
Nancy Anderson
Chester W. Nimitz
United States
Shenandoah Valley
Admiral Nimitz
Miss Anderson
Humpty Dumpty
Miss Muffett
America
View Orchards
Clarke County
Formal Sessions of Minister Parley Suspended
Foreign ministers of the four Allied powers suspended formal sessions and will meet informally at Bourg Palace with limited staff. Geor ges Bidault and James Byrnes expressed dissatisfaction with progress on Europe peace treaties while Yugoslavia was linked to Dalmatian islands by British sources.
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Paris
Georges Bidault
Council
Europe
U.S
James F. Byrnes
Four m
Yugoslavia
Adriatic
Florists Close Early At Apple Blossom Festival
The Flower Shop B Smalt s Son announces they will close at noon on both days of the Apple Blossom Festival. Local customers advised to plan purchases accordingly.
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B. Smalts & Son
Auto Licenses Expire at Midnight April 18
City and state license renewals will lapse at midnight April 18 due to an expired registration cycle. Motorists must renew to avoid penalties and ensure vehicle operation. Officials remind residents to check renewal notices and visit designated offices for extensions if needed.
Distinguished Figures Gather for Winchester Festival Parade
Citizens of Winchester and Frederick County view a lineup of national leaders and military figures at the Festival with appearances by Secretary Clinton P Anderson Admiral Richard Byrd Fleet Admiral Nimitz and Gen James Gavin among others. Prominent officials from the Army Navy and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer also attend the event.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Clinton
P. Anderson
A. A. Vandercrift
U.S. Marine Corps
Chester W. Nimitz
S. Devereaux
Wake Island
U. S. Marine Corps
David McCampbell
Navy
James M. Gavin
82Nd Airborne Division
Harold N. Gilbert
U.S. Army
Eisenhower
Manton
Edmore
J. B. Vredenburgh
Jack C. Gault
3Rd Service Command
Donald N. Holmes
Edward E. Robinson
Notice a Relaeant Sunday Closure
A local notice states that Relaeant will be closed all Sunday. The action affects customers and operations for the day. No further details on hours, reasons, or affected services are provided.
Naval officer guests in city for festival at Oceana Base
Commander J. B. Vredenburgh USN chief of the Naval Auxiliary Air Station at Oceana Virginia visits with Mr and Mrs Paul Rosenberger at Stonewall Avenue. He says Navy aircraft of various types will take part in the festival. He is a Winchester native with a noted war record in the Atlantic and Pacific theaters.
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J. B. Vredenburgh
USN
Naval Auxiliary Air Station
Oceana
Paul Rosenberger
Stonewall Avenue
Star Today
Vredenburgh
Winchester
Atlantic
Pacific
the. S. S. Marcus Island
Virginia Baker Vredenburgh
Alexander M. Baker
South Washington Street
Patterson Urges Reestablishment of National Guard
Secretary of War Patterson called for rapid reestablishment of the National Guard to 622 500 fighters, stating the force must be large enough for states to recruit and maintain, well trained and fully equipped, ready for any emergency. He also endorsed universal military training, expanded draft, unified command, and Army reform.
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Washington
Patterson
National Guard
Adjutants Oral Association
War Department
Festival Menu Promises Inexhaustible Ham and Sole Under OPA Prices
Restaurant announces complete service with 35 staff ready to serve during the Festival. Full menu includes Va Country Ham Fried Chicken and Genuine Filet of Sole at OPA ceiling prices. The staff pledges to stay on duty and provide best service amid the event.
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Sernp Sien
Rumor mongers convicted in German court
In Stuttgart three Germans were sentenced for spreading rumors alleging Polish Jews killed and sold the flesh of German girls. Two received six months in jail, the third a four month suspended term.
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Frankfurt
Stuttgart
Railroad unions walk out of Chicago talks before looming strike
In Chicago on May 2, leaders of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and the Brotherhood of Railroad Engineers withdrew from wage and rules negotiations scheduled to head off a nationwide strike set for May 18. A. F. Whitney said the unions rejected the panel’s 16 cent wage increase and would not return unless substantial changes occurred.
Power Curtailment Hits Chicago Amid Soft Coal Shortage
A 32 day AFL coal miners strike triggers a city wide power curb. Nine utility companies serving about 1 300 communities face a near blackout like policy reducing industrial power to 24 hours weekly and banning Saturday Sunday service. Non essential lighting is halted to conserve fuel as food and transport risk disruption.
Up To Citizens To Improve Schools says Lancaster
State Superintendent Dr. Dabney S. Lancaster told Frederick County parents and teachers at Handley Library that improvement hinges on local people. He noted the 1946-47 school budget would rise about 29 000 over the prior year to roughly 214 000, not counting 40 800 for new grounds and buildings. He urged funding to hire and retain qualified teachers, calling schools a business and stressing proper staffing and equipment.
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Dabney S. Lancaster
Frederick County
Parent Teachers Association
Ptas
Handley Library
County Board of Supervisors
Leslie D. Kline
Lancaster
Lewis Rules Out Hope of Early Coal Settlement
In Washington on May 2 John L. Lewis signaled little chance of a coal settlement for at least five days as fuel shortages push Illinois factories to 20 to 24 hours of power weekly. He summoned a 250 member United Mine Workers policy committee to Washington to ratify any deal and to discuss contract talks for 75,000 anthracite miners on May 10. New York called the situation grave and threatened surges in measures including subway curtailment and a disaster control board if no end to the strike appears within a week.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Illinois
Lewis
United Mine Workers
New York City
Illinois Com
Navy Interceptor Crashes Near Winchester Airport
A Navy interceptor aircraft made a rapid approach at Winchester Airport this morning and nosed over but caused no injuries. Officials said the plane came in too fast as it neared the field.
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Navy
Winchester
Two Tie For Best Window Display
W Ralph Pifer announced at noon that the Northern Virginia Power and the Baylass Store tied for first in the store window decoration contest, sharing the $80 top prize. J C Penney Co won $25 for second, while H C Sheatz and Son, McCrorys, Leggett’s Department Store, American Store and Montgomery Ward received the remaining five $5 prizes.
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W. Ralph Pifer
Northern Virginia Power
Baylass
J. C. Penney Co
H. C. Sheatz and Son
McCrory’s
Leggett’s Department Store
American Store
Montgomery Ward
W. S. Campfield
Virginia Horticultural Staunton
Carroll R. Miller
Appalachian Apple Service, Inc
Martinsburg
W. Va
Lloyd Balderston
Maryland Horticultural Society
CoClora
Lester Arnold
Virginia Horticultural Society
Big South End Fire Co Party Tonight at 8 30
Readable note says a big party is planned at the South End Fire Company tonight at 8:30 p m with details kept in the community.
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South End
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