Space pioneer to crown festival queen at Handley High
Captain Alan Shepard will crown his daughter Juliana Shepard as Queen Shenandoah XLIV at Handley High School. Lt. Governor Reynolds unable to attend due to brain tumor. Shepard will serve as Minister of the Crown for the coronation and not appear in parades. The event marks a festival pageant with the Palmetto High Chorus and a Navy ROTC escort from the University of Virginia.
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Star
Alan N. Shepard, Jr
Juliana
Handley High School
Virginia
J. Sargeant Reynolds
New York
Capt. Shepard
Handley Bowl
Miami
Fla
Palmetto High School
Juliana Shepard
Navy R.O.T.C
University of Virginia
Susannah Chapman
The
Nations
West Virginia
Juliana Shepard Begins Busy Apple Blossom Week
Juliana Shepard arrived in Winchester to take up duties as the 44th Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival queen. Her father Navy Capt. Alan B. Shepard Jr. will crown her tomorrow as she follows a packed schedule including coronation rehearsals and a series of official engagements.
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Nancy Pennypacker
Juliana Shepard
Tennyson Ave
U.S
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Arcane
Navy
Alan B. Shepard
Space
Miss Shepard
Washington
Winchester
Alice
Col
Thomas Kremer, Jr
David Simpson
Robert C. Burkholder
Shepard
New Hampshire
Kennedy
White House
Capt. Shepard
Florida
Abram
James Wood
Philip Griffin
Grand Feature Parade for Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival
Forty five gaily decorated floats and 227 unit parade will celebrate the 44th Apple Blossom Festival with Joe Higgins serving as Grand Marshal and Miss Juliana Shepard as Queen Shenandoah XLIV. Floats from civic groups and local businesses feature numerous community organizations and sponsors.
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Joe Higgins
Juliana Shepard
Firemen Parade Marshals Johnny and Janie Mosby Arrive
Johnny and Janie Mosby arrive to lead a 258 unit Firemen’s Parade schedule in Handley Bowl and Town events. Firemen’s Parade Director Thomas Wolfe calls it the largest ever with 73 bands and 75 fire companies from multiple states, plus a Washington DC and Canadian contingent.
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Johnny
Janie Mosby
Thomas P. Wolfe
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Washington, D.C
Canada
Wolfe
Fleet & Co. to Close at Noon Friday and Saturday
Fleet and Co. announces store hours will end at 12 noon on Friday and Saturday, with regular operations resuming afterward. Local customers are advised to plan purchases accordingly.
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Thors
Margaret L
Martin's Drug
Firemen's Parade Route Announced for Tomorrow Evening
The Firemen's Parade starts at 6 p.m. from the corner of N Cameron and E Piccadilly Streets at the George Washington Hotel. It marches west on Piccadilly to Braddock Street then follows Braddock to W Cork Street, Cork to Loudoun Street, Loudoun to Germain, Germain to Stewart Street, Stewart to Handley Boulevard, Handley Boulevard to S Braddock Street, Braddock to Valley Avenue where it disbands.
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N. Cameron and
E. Piccadilly Sts
George Washington Hotel
Piccadilly St
Braddock St
Braddock
W. Cork St
Cork
Loudoun St
Loudoun
Germaiy
Germain
Stewart St
Stewart
Handley Blvd
S. Braddock St
Valley Ave
Clarke County Alumnus Rennie Davis Top Student Turned Activist
Clarke County High School praised Rennie Davis as a top scholar while noting his later fame as a Mayday organizer. FBI arrest in Washington demonstrations followed by bail release and a University of Maryland rally speech. Davis belonged to the Chicago Seven and drew attention from teachers and former classmates.
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Star
Berryville
Clarke County High School
Mayday
Rennie Davis
Clarke County
FBI
Washington
University of Maryland
Chicago
Bernard Cordon Davis
CCHS
William Boyce
Clarke County High
Weatherfront stalls over Virginia with cold air spill
AP reports a cold front from Northern Maryland slows and stations over southern Virginia today. Local stores schedule evening hours with sales at Hunt s Berry Shoe and Jumpin Drive-in. Dearing Beverage closes Friday due to Allen N Coverstone death.
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Richmond
Maryland
Virginia
Allen N. Coverstone
Dearing Beverage Co.,Inc
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Ole McDonald's
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