Thousands Flock to Winchester to View Blossoms
An estimated 15 000 automobiles with about 60 000 people converged on Winchester as apple blossoms bloomed. Cars arrived on seven highways from Maryland West Virginia Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia with long lines and crowds packing hotels and restaurants. Picnic parties spread bleached cloths on lawns to enjoy the countryside bloom and local fruit regions drew many visitors.
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Winchester
Maryland
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
District of Columbia
Travel Plans to Foreign Lands Delve in Language Gaps
Jud Tunkins says he will save to travel abroad where he lacks language familiarity and will rely on locals to explain their troubles, as reported by the Washington Star.
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Jud Tunkins
Washington Star
Fling Couple Marks Golden Wedding With Family Reception
Mr and Mrs James L Fling of near Chambersville celebrated their golden wedding yesterday with a family reception and dinner at home. About fifty guests attended including Justice A J Taverner of Albin. Mrs Fling formerly Miss Hodgson daughter of Rev William Hodgson. Their children Dr Harry Fling of West Virginia Mrs George L Craig of Winchester and Mrs Roy Goode of Clarke County Va attended. The couple are esteemed farmers and fruit growers with a long, useful married life.
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James L. Fling
Chambersville
Justice A. J. Taverner
Albin
Fling
Miss Hodgson
William Hodgson
Harry Fling
West Virginia
George L Craig
Winchester
Roy Goode
Clarke County
County
Decimal Computation Expansion Across Nations
A brief note observes the adoption of Almost Universal Decimal computation in the United States France and in Great Britain reflecting broad use of consistent numerical systems across major economies.
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United
France
Countries
Great Britain
Counties Get Gasoline Tax Checks From State
State Comptroller E. R. Combs sent April gasoline tax checks to Virginia county treasurers. Frederick County received $1,929.28 Clarke County $1,366.29 Warren County $1,000 Shenandoah County $2,430.99 for their shares from the 112 cent tax.
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E. R. Combs
Virginia
Frederick County
Clarke County
Warren County
Shenandoah County
Character Shaped by Education and Experience
An exploration of character as the product of schooling, training, temperament, temptation, life events, and social surroundings, noting how sorrow and joy, environment and association mold personal development.
If Betelgeuse Were In Our Solar System Could Occupy Mars Orbit
The note states that if Betelgeuse were in our solar system, it would fill the entire space within Mars orbit. It then mentions the magnolia tree named after Pierre Magnol, a French botanist from the early seventeenth century.
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Betelguere
Mars
Pierre Magnol
Wife Receives Absolute Divorce in Frederick County Court
In Frederick County Circuit Court a decree grants Mrs Elsie V Sale an absolute divorce from Boyd Sale on statutory grounds. The couple’s child Allen Bell Sale is awarded to the mother. Sugar is found in the sap of nearly all plants and trees.
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Circuit Court of
Frederick County
Elsie V. Sale
Boyd Sale
Allen Bell Sale
A Palace May Be a Prison and a Cottage a Castle
Quote from Bruce Brown about how hate or love shapes spaces as dream dwellings vary with feeling.
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Bruce Brown
Age of Accountability in Civilization Realization
A reflective note from the San Francisco Chronicle defines the age of accountability as the moment when individuals observe civilization and recognize their role within it, accompanied by a blush of awareness.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Scouts To Hold Court of Honor in Winchester Freder County
A court of honor for the Boy Scouts of Winchester and Frederick County will be held at the Nnedior Library Auditorium at 7 45 tomorrow evening. Awards will be given to deserving Scouts and two Scouts will receive a special Charlie R Anderson award, given semi annually.
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Boy Scouts of
Winchester
Frederick County
Nnedior Library
Charlies R. Anderson
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Chrysler
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Handley School
Graham
Pine Motor
S. Braddock Street
Brahram
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Edgar A. Guest
America
WCAO
Ginger
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Pine Motor Company
Chevrolet
C.B. Organ
Willys Dealer
Braddock ST
Shenandoah
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Bickers Motor CO
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