Dawn Pageant of Spring at Handley School Enthralls Winchester
Teachers and pupils of Winchester Schools presented the Dawn pageant on the Handley School steps. More than a thousand children from Handley and John Kerr schools formed three divisions with the Handley band providing music. The show opened with a dance of dedication, featured Dawn in Spring, sun and dew group tableaux, and a historical sequence from Columbus to Yorktown ending with peace.
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Winchester
Handley School
Handley
John Kerr
Virginia Avenue
Stadium of Winchester
Garland Quarles
Handley Band
Stewart Street
Aurora
Isabella
Columbia
Washington
Yorktown
eSlanade
Fete Guests and Jail Influx Mark Festival Aftermath
Court was crowded as 79 prisoners at South Market Street jail for breakfast and many more in city hall cells after the Apple Blossom Festival. Judge Donald Weems faced a congested docket with afternoon hearings expected. most defendants fined for drunkenness, some for assault, gambling, or fighting. A large contingent of special officers and detectives arrived from Baltimore and Washington to assist traffic control and patrols around the city.
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South Market Street
Donald Weems
Warden Miller
Moorefield
W. Va
Conrad Carpenter
City
Eddison Norman
Normantown
W. Vai
Ee Rane
Rolander
Prewery
Smallwood
Berrys Ferry
Theodore Vanersdale
James Swartz
Nibby Jones
William Homer
Berryville
Jim Burke
Charles Ridenour
Martinsburg
M. A. Keefer
Dayton
Joe Blackburn
Elkins
James May
Richmond
Woodie Spiker
William Shanholtz
Hayfield
Bruce Phillips
Waynesboro
Clint Catlett
John Dove
Berry’s Ferry
Dennis Lamp
George Ordwein
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
Mary
Virginia
Driving Rain Delays Kentucky Derby At Churchill Downs
A sudden cold wave and steady rain turned Churchill Downs into a drab, dripping scene for the sixty‑first Kentucky Derby. Track officials said the course could become muddy, though observers believed it might still run fast if the rain ceased.
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Churchill Downs
Louisville
Washington Baltimore and Annapolis Railway Abandoned Service
Baltimore May 4 The State Public Service Commission issued an order authorizing abandonment of service by the Washington Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railway in whole or in part.
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Baltimore
State Public Service Commission
Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railway
Senate Panels Debate Banking and War Bills
In a Capitol Hill update the Senate is in recess as Appropriations subcommittees study naval ore legislation and debate the Proyse banking bill. Previously the munitions profits bill was reviewed by the anti war group. The Agriculture committee reported out the Praziér Lemke farm mortgage measure while the House debated the omnibus banking bill.
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Appropriations
Senate
Munitions Committee
Agriculture Committee
Praziér-Lemke
Roosevelt's rural electrification fund advances aims
Applications for the 100 million dollar rural electrification program grow as Morris Cooke prepares to allocate funds after a presidential order. The plan targets 100000 miles of transmission lines linking 750000 to 1000000 farm homes with central power stations and outlets for major federal projects.
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Washington
Morris Llewellyn Cooke
Roosevelt
Cooke
Philadelphia
Tennessee Valley
Boulder Dam
Grand Coulee
Reine
Fort Peck
Gooke
Interior Department
Hog checks arrive for 1934 corn hog contracts
Checks for the last payment of hogs under the 1934 corn hog program have been received at the office of County Agent I. Fred Stine and are ready for signers. Stonewall and Shawnee districts total $5,049.72 while Back Creek and Gainesboro amount to $2,458.64, totaling $7,508.36.
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Stonewall
Shawnee
Back Creek
Gainesboro
I. Fred Stine
Flandin Injured In Auto Mishap In France
AUXERRE France May 4 Premier Pierre Etiennedin suffered a broken arm in a motor vehicle accident and was taken to a hospital. The incident occurred today and details indicate the premier sustained injury requiring medical care.
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Flandin
Auxerre
France
Pierre-Etiennedin
Park Baseball Team Sets Trip to Front Royal
All members are asked to meet at Reuss Engine House at 1 p m tomorrow to travel to Front Royal Virginia to play the All Stars in a planned game.
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Park
Reuss
Front Royal
All- Stars
Public sale at Rush Raceys farm on Sulphur Spring Road
Auction set for Tuesday May 7 at 1 p m at Rush Raceys farm Sulphur Spring Road offering horses cattle machinery tools furniture and antiques announced by Harry S McCann administrator.
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Rush Racey
Sulphur Spring Road
Harry S. McCann, Admr
Illness Fatal To Mrs. Boyd in Winchester Apartment
Mrs. Oscar Boyd, 57, who came to Winchester last summer from Colon, was found dead in bed at her apartment this morning. Her husband and son had returned to Panama. a daughter remains in Georgia. Relatives in Panama will be contacted before funeral plans are made.
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Oscar Boyd
Winchester
Ann
Colon
Boyd
Roosevelt To Spend Weekend On The Potomac
President Roosevelt planned a weekend Potomac trip aboard the Sequoia. He invited Ed Flynn and Mrs Flynn, Raymond Moley, Miss Marguerite Lehand, and consulted budget chief Daniel Bell before boarding.
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Washington
Potomac River
Roosevelt
Death Comes To Isaac S Mason 81 Winchester Resident
Isaac S Mason 81 longtime Frederick county native and Winchester resident died after a long illness at his home 101 West Cork Street. He was born September 17 1854 and worked in farming and city service before retiring. Survived by widow four daughters a son two brothers two sisters and six grandchildren. Funeral Monday at 4 pm from his home with Rev S L Flickinger officiating. Burial Mount Hebron.
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Issac S. Mason
Winchester
West Cork Street
Mason
Gainesboro
Frederick County
Joseph C
Martha Clark Mason
Sue J. Heffin
Lela M. Cissell
Washington,d. C
India A. Mason
Gladys Pollard
Dixie D. Kelly
New York
Frederick M. Mason
Willoughby N. Mason
Kernstown
Samson C. Mason
Prederick County
Turner Ashby
Betty Mason
Laura V. Carpenter
Regular monthly business meeting set for Monday May 6
The secretary calls for full attendance at the regular monthly business meeting on Monday night May 6. Attendance is requested from all members and parties involved.
Festival Queen Reflects on Winchester Visit Before Return
Mademoiselle Nella Veverka, 19, crowned festival queen, spoke at Mrs. Hunter McGuire’s home about the parade, her float ride, and her plans to return to Washington. She praised the city, recalled wet weather, and noted a trip to Czechoslovakia planned for August.
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Winchester
Mademoiselle Nella Veverka
Hunter McGuire
Washington
Mrs. McGuire
McGuire
Mademoiselle Veverka
Czechoslovakia
Leader of Plant Workers Chased By Picket Crowd
Violence erupted in the Chevrolet plant strike at Toledo as Roy Northrup leader of a new Independent Workers Association faced about fifty pickets and was rescued by police. The association backed wage gains and better conditions and 30 pickets protested at the residence of its president-elect Fred Seizer. William Green of the AFL denied press reports he threatened a general auto strike and criticized Nicholas Klein for misstatements about talks on an early settlement.
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Toledo
Chevrolet Motor Company
Roy Northrup
Independent Workers’ Association
Northrup
Fred. Seizer
Chevrolet
Gus Pe Btthen
Wwe Howse
Petiions
Washington
Mary
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Nicholas Klein
Cincinnati
Klein
Green
A. F. of
L. Automobile
General Motors
Fisher
Parade Director Thanks Marshals For Cooperation
Parade Director Roy A. Cather expressed thanks for the cooperation in the Grand Feature Parade the Trail of the Pink Petals. He cited rain making planning difficult and credited Dr. L. M. Allen chief marshal and Dr. George H. Heist chief foot marshal plus all marshals for a smooth parade despite bad weather.
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Roy A. Cather
Mr. Cather
Cather
L. M. Allen
George H. Heist
Return of Mrs. A. J. Tavenner from Washington
Mrs. A. J. Tavenner has returned from Washington DC where she was summoned by the death of her sister Mrs. Imogene Clements. This marks the third immediate family death for Mrs. Tavenner in three years, with two sisters and a brother dying in that period.
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A. J. Tavenner
Washington, D. C
Imogene Clements
Mrs Cora D Lee Visiting Brunswick Guests
Mrs. Cora D. Lee of Brunswick Maryland is a guest of Mr. and Mrs. W R Brewer on South Cameron Street for a period of hospitality.
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Cora D. Lee
Brunswick, Md
W. R. Brewer
South Cameron Street
Brilliant procession through city despite rains
The Apple Blossom Festival parade in Winchester drew four miles of floats bands and 5 000 marchers led by a royal float and Queen Shenandosh XII amid heavy rain. Tarentum Drum and Bugle Corps and multiple divisions presented a four hour spectacle with crowds lining streets despite downpours.
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Tarentum Drum and Bugle Corps
Winchester
Fes
F. A. Read, Jr
Thor
Anomas B
Pooi
Handley School
Off Stage At The Festival
Weather chaos at the festival led to flooded festival headquarters as hundreds asked whether the parade would occur. A woman fainted at a filling station while awaiting the parade. Telegraph operators handled press material as Derby Day in Louisville drew attention. An officer’s wind‑resistant helmet incident and another rescue were noted as the page continued.
Today Deadline To Pay Poll Taxes For 1934
The poll tax payment deadline ends with close of business today amid weaker drive for off year elections. An observer notes no special push this time, though license tag issuance still prompts many to settle taxes.
Indicted Man Sea Lion Sawyer Arrested on Coast
Harry Sawyer alias Sea Lion, indicted in St Paul Minn for the kidnapping of Edward G Bremer, was arrested by Justice Department agents on the Mississippi coast near Pass Christian and brought to New Orleans to await removal to Minnesota. David McGee head of the DOJ Bureau of Investigation and three agents nabbed him in a Pass Christian auto raid, noting Sawyer had operated a negro dance and gambling hall under local names since last November.
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New Orleans
Harry Sawyer
Sea Lion
St. Paul
Minn
Edward G. Bremer
Department of Justice
Mississippi
Minnesota
David McGee
Bureau of Investigation
Sawyer
Pass Christian
Miss
McGee
Festival bills must be sent to hotel headquarters
Citizens with claims against the Apple Blossom Festival are asked to present them at the George Washington Hotel headquarters immediately. The committee aims to settle all obligations and close the books at the earliest date.
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George Washington Hotel
Mr. L. Neill Woods Greeted Friends After Illness
Mr. L. Neill Woods, long confined at home on North Cameron street for two months, took a short walk today and greeted many friends. Known for his cartoons in The Star, he kept working on his art during the indoor period.
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L. Neill Woods
Cameron’ Street
Mr. Woods
the Star
Winchester crowds pass safely as heavy traffic tests nerves
A large Winchester crowd yesterday saw orderly conditions despite unusually heavy traffic. Officials noted extra police on duty to direct flows and warned against drunken driving as thousands of cars filled the streets.
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Winchester
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Quarles
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House
Morris Cooke
Warren County
Star Today
la Follette
White House
Robert M. la
Senator Wagner
Panama
Potomac
Isaac S. Mason
South End Hose CO
Festival Queen
Legation
Jin
Chevrolet Company
Toledo, Ohio
Parade
Shenandosh XII
MR. L. Neill Woods
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