Grand Feature Parade Climax Festival Parade Route
The Grand Feature Parade for the Festival runs from the George Washington Hotel at 2 p.m. It proceeds west on Piccadilly to Loudoun then south to Cork, west to Braddock, north to Piccadilly, west to Washington and south to Germain, west to Stewart, south to Gerrard, east to Cameron, and north to the starting point. Division I lists Queen and Princesses with officials and bands from Quantico and Fort Belvoir along with police escorts and marshals.
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George Washington Hotel
Tomow
Piccadilly
Loudoun
Loudo
Cork
Braddock
Washington
Germain
Stewart
Gerrard
Cam
Eron
Cameron
Queen and Princesses
C. W. Hollis
Henry Stange
Altoona
Pennsylvania
McKlwee
Municipal
Handley
L. M. Allen
A. A. Vandegrift
United States Marine Corps
Quantico Marine Band
Marine Drum and Bugle Corps
Marine Infantry
869Th Army Service Forces Band
Fort Belvoir
Virginia
Queen Shenandoah XIX
Nancy Anderson
Shenandoah
Visitors Learn Radar Gear At Winchester Apple Blossom Festival
Attendees at the Winchester Apple Blossom Festival gain a look at radar equipment once heard about during the war. Holabird Signal Depot in Baltimore provides an unusual display of communications gear and related hardware.
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Winchester
Sean Oe
Holabird Signal Depot
Baltimore
Radar treasure exhibit draws crowds at local fair
An SCR 584 radar set once guarding Britain against buzz bombs is on display, showing how it tracked enemy planes and supported weather data. Visitors can enter the unit to see its operation. The exhibit also features three walkie talkies, two field telephones and a 20 mm Japanese cannon among other artifacts.
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Britain
Ater
State populations of Negro residents in 1940
The answer states New York had the largest Negro population with 1,084,927 in a total 3,123,723. Mississippi has the highest proportion, with 1,074,518 Negroes out of 2,183,796 total.
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Georgia
Mississippi
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Division II — Military
Peggy Himelright
Amos Shryock
Elizabeth Shryock
H. T. Goode
John Glaize
J. C. Blackburn
Raymond Shanholtz
United States Navy Color Guard
United States Navy
Bainbridge
Maryland
Harold H. Blair
American Legion
Hanover
Kelly-Mansfield
Piedmont
West Virginia
Francis Scott Key
Frederick
Roanoke
Federal Post
Bethesda-Chevy Chase
Chevy Chase
Army Service Forces
Fort Meade
Carlisle
R. A. Lewis
Arthur T. Ewers
Miss Jane Schneider
Donald Cline
James Huyett
German Radford
Henderson Bailey
Roy Harper
W. E. Paulette
R. A. Cain
Washington and Lee High School
Arlington
Apple Storage
Stonewall Brigade
Staunton
Cammer Tyre Company
Harrisonburg
Robinson Ice and Cold Storage
Dallastown Boys
Dallastown
Southern States Cooperative
Fort Hill
Cumberland
Plumly Lumber Company
Hyndman High School
Hyndman
Republic Oil Company
Lane High School
Charlottesville
Elmer Orndoff
Martinsburg High School
Martinsburg
Appalachian Apples Service
Mary Washington College
Fredericksburg
G. & M. Music Appliance Center
Salvation Army
George Washington National Forest
Massanutten Military Academy
Woodstock
Friendship Ambulance
Elkins Junior High
Elkins
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Division
United States Army Mechanized Cavalry
Elizabeth Sale
Jack Sale
Julian Armel
Ed Lewis
L. M. Bell
Augusta
Fort Defiance
Third Mechanized Cavalry
Fort George G. Meade
Randolph Macon Military Academy
Front Royal
Mary Headley
Golda Burbner
Thelma Barr
E. T. Snider
William Brown
Charles Ritter
Leonard Wisecarver
Robert Baker
George Washington High School
Alexandria
Mount Williams Community League
Morgan County
Berkeley Springs
West Va
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Middlesboro
Kentucky
Greenbrier Military School
Lewisburg
B. P. O. Elks Club
Morgantown
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Staunton Military Academy
American Legion Post
Warren County High School
Winchester Kiwanis Club
John Marshall High School
Richmond
Winchester Lions Club
Omps Ambulance
Lucy Addison High School
Greyhound
Esso
T. G Adams
Loudoun and
Gerrard Sts
APO
Furnitur
Gooseneck
S & Square
Wards
Deeeee
Axminster Rugs
Axminster
Kwik
Star Valve
CAG
Tories
Riverside
Amr
Army
Handley Playgrounds
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