Valley Apple Blossom Parade Plaques List Winners
Shenandoah Valley Week and Festival officials announced plaques for Grand Feature Parade participants. Awards cover bands marching units drum corps drill teams majorettes and best floats with recipients from Staunton Martinsburg Front Royal Winchester Woodstock Harrisonburg and other Shenandoah area schools clubs and firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah Valley
Shenandoah
R. A. Blacka
Stuarts Craft
Robert Jasper
Winchester
William Byrd High School
Vinton
Virginia Military Institute
Lexington
Highland Springs
Wilson Memorial High School
Fishersville
Shenandoah-Stanley High School
Howie
Staunton Military Academy
Staunton
Randolph Macon Academy
Front Royal
Roller Rifles
Augusta Military Academy
Fort Defiance
Massanutten Military Academy
Woodstock
American Legion
Charles Town
W. Va
Stephens City
South End
Rouss
Gibson
Patsy Fielding
Star Spangled Steppers
Norma June Sinclair
Martinsburg
Wanda Carroll
Monterey
Highland County
Barbara Bell
William Byrd
Jovee
Greebles
Mason Ball
Mike O’brien
Eddy Broyles
Luray
John A. Leventis
Herbert Painter
Drum & Bugle Corps
Berryville to Host Clarke County Game Warden Exam
Clarke County seeks a new game warden after John Wert’s resignation April 15. The examination, led by Clemmer L. Miller and possibly Webb Midgette, will be held Wednesday at 10 in the Clarke County Courthouse. Applicants must be 21 to 34 years old.
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Berryville
Clarke County
John Wert
Clemmer L. Miller
Fredericksburg
Latte Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries
Webb Midgette
Ashland
Wood Cutin Summer Deteriorates Faster Than Winter
A report notes that timber cut in the summer deteriorates more quickly than wood cut in the winter, due to environmental exposure and moisture factors affecting decay rates.
Janet Leigh Leaves MGM to Seek Fresh Film Deals
Apple Valley interview with Janet Leigh explains her MGM departure after eight years. She outlines negotiating new contracts with Columbia and Universal International, including a planned nine month cycle and her first project My Sister Eileen with Judy Holliday. Leigh emphasizes career growth and security over studio loyalty.
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Apple Valley
Calif
Janet Leigh
Mojave Desert
Martin
Lewis
Apple Valley Inn
MGM
Dore Schary
Benny Thau
Nick Schenck
Robert Taylor
George Raft
Jane Wyman
Joan Crawford
Columbia
Universal-International
Eileen
Judy Holliday
Funeral Services for Richard A. Green Held
Funeral services for Richard A. Green 62 who died Friday at Memorial Hospital after a long illness were held yesterday at 2 p.m. at Omps Funeral Home with Rev. Rhodes Artz of Cork Street Christian Church officiating. Burial was in Mt Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers were Irvin Cleveland Paul Carter Earl Nesselrodt Charles Taylor Ronald Coffman and James Grimes. Honorary pallbearers were John Smith B C Whitlock Robert Gibbons and Cletus Dick.
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Richard A. Green
Memorial Hospital
Omps Funeral
Rhodes Artz
Cork Street
Union bylaws compel picketing during strikes
Many unions require members to participate in picketing under their bylaws and may impose disciplinary action for noncompliance, though enforcement varies by union and situation.
Daily Crossword 10 3 13 14 Across
A tangled crossword with clues across and down including animals tools rivers languages and everyday objects. Answers reference swing actor zodiac signs animals plants and foods in a puzzle style with varied difficulty.
Miss Shenandoah Valley Crowns Contest Winner
Miss Nancy Lee Hoskins of Harrisonburg was named Miss Shenandoah Valley at the Handley Library auditorium ceremony. Runners up were Julie Ann Bruening Staunton and Betty June Garten Harper's Ferry Bolivar W Va. Hoskins earned a plaque plus a weekend trip, hotel stays, theatre tickets, a $25 shopping certificate, and gifts from local businesses.
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Shenandoah Valley
Handley Library Auditorium
Nancy Lee Hoskins
Harrisonburg
Julie Ann Bruening
Staunton
Betty June Garten
Harpers Ferry-Bolivar
W. Va
Snyder's
Jewel Box
Winchester Junior Chamber of Commerce and
Lions Clubs
Valley
Nations furnishing the UN Conference Building
About 25 nations contributed to the furnishings. Tapestries came from China, carpeting from France, chairs from Denmark, limestone from England, marble from Italy, fabrics from the Netherlands, statuary from Greece, and lumber from South Africa, Cuba, Australia, New Zealand, and the Philippines.
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China
France
Denmark
England
Italy
Netherlands
Greece
South Africa
Cuba
Australia
New Zealand
Philippines
Order of Publication in Will Contests in Virginia Court
In Frederick County Virginia on April 26 1954 the Circuit Court orders publication to compel non resident defendants and unknown parties to appear within ten days to protect interests in the estate of Lydia W Irish and William I Smith. The summons precedes four weekly notices in the Winchester Evening Star.
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Commonwealth OF Virginia
Frederick County
Lydia W. Irish
John F. Anderson
Nathan H. Smith
Lester J. Smith
Portia H. Smith
Carl
William I. Smith
Rachel Irish Smith
Carl H. Smith
Mary E. Smith Ross
Edward Lupton Bond, Sr
John Lupton Bond
Gideon Peaslee Bond
Edward Lupton Bond, Jr
Amos Peaslee Bond
Barbara Bond
Winchester Evening Star
Winchester
Virginia
Lee N. Whitacre
East
Boscawen
Virginia Tornado Warning Turns Out To Brisk Wind
An 80 mile wide Virginia weather scare yielded only a brisk breeze and heavy rain. Winds peaked near 51 mph in Northern Virginia with minor damage and one injury from a flying dump truck body in Amelia County.
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Associated Press
Weather Bureau
Dillwyn
Waverly
Petersburg
Richmond
Baltimore
Virginia
Washington
Amherst County
Lynchburg
Annandale
Centreville
Clarence H. Davis
Jamayne Davis
Amelia County
Robertson to Speak at Richmond Interdenominational Service
Senator A Wil lis Robinson of Virginia will address the first annual Family Weekend religious service at the University of Richmond Sunday during Family Weekend events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
A. Willis Robinson
D-Va
University of Richmond
Twice Married Blonde Considers Hotel and Gas Well Offers
Peggy Lou Wolfe Hirsch, 26, weighs offers from husband No 1 Glynn Wolfe for half of the Chancellor Hotel and husband No 2 William Hirsch for a gas well. Superior Court weighs legal points as the trio proceed with divorce and remarriage questions amid a public spectacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Superior Court
Peggy Lou Wolfe Hirsch
Hollywood
Chancellor
Glynn Wolfe
William Hirsch
Peggy Lou
Eggy Lou
Wolfe
California
Mexico
Hirsch
Beverly Marsh
Miss Marsh
Hotel meals without water in New York cited as conservation measure
New York hotels told to provide water only on request due to reservoirs at about 75 percent capacity. Arthur C. Ford, commissioner of water supply, gas and electricity, said the plan aims to save water and promote conservation.
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New York
Polio Cases Rise Across Nation In First Year
The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis reports polio cases rose each of the four weeks, higher than any corresponding weeks on record. Dr Hart E Van Riper said 1 857 cases since January 1 are 25 percent above the five year average for this period.
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New York
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Foundation
Hart E. van Riper
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