The Shadow
100 Years Ago
May, 1924
Valley Girl May Be in Beauty Show:
“Princess
Shenandoah” May visit Atlantic City and
Take Part in
Beauty Pageant
WINCHESTER, Va., May 7. — Now that the first apple blossom festival of Winchester has passed into history, it is proposed to extend its scope by sending to Atlantic City a “Princess Shenandoah,” who, surrounded by the products of the Shenandoah Valley, will take part in the great annual beauty parade held each September.
The idea generally is to have a young lady selected by ballot by each county and county seat (13 in all) and for these to meet at a central point and the princess to be selected by a board composed of men and women living outside the interested counties.
Atlantic City will pay all expenses of approved contestants, except float and costume.
75 Years Ago
May, 1949
Parent-Teachers
Association Granted Use of Playground
Permission to use the Edgemont school playground during the summer was granted to the Edgemont Parent-Teachers Association at last night’s meeting of the School Board.
Additional business covered by the Board included approval of plans to purchase two International trucks and two Dodge trucks as part of the new school bus program.
Bids were opened on the sale of old school buses 17 and 19. On the basis of the highest bid, Earl A. Davis purchased No. 17 for $81; M.F. White obtained No. 19 for the highest bid of $80.
50 Years Ago
May, 1974
CFHS Netter
in Regionals
ROANOKE — Eddie Pullen, No. 1 player on the Clifton Forge Mountaineers tennis team, won the district singles title in the Blue Ridge District Tennis Tournament at Crystal Springs Courts in Roanoke Friday.
Glenvar won the team title with five points compared to three points for second place, William Byrd, and one point for third place, Clifton Forge. These are the only three district schools with tennis teams.
Pullen is now 7-0 for the season, while his team is 0-7. Pullen defeated freshman David Sink of William Byrd 6-1, 6-0 to win the singles title. Sink won the second game of the set, but Pullen then won 11 straight games. Pullen thus qualified for the regionals to be held Saturday at a site yet to be decided.
25 Years Ago
May, 1999
Curry Wins Top
Honors at Talent
Competition
Amber Dawn Curry, a 16-year-old sophomore at Alleghany High School, won top honors in the 13-16 year-old category of WBTM’s Rising Star Talent Competition held in Danville on April 17.
Auditions for the competition were held in March. Curry was selected from approximately 50 contestants to appear with five other finalists in her age division. The show was held at the George Washington High School Auditorium in Danville.
Contestants were judged on creativity, talent, performance ability, stage presence, audience response, and entertainment value. For her rendition of Vince Gill’s hit “Go Rest High On That Mountain,” Curry won a trophy and a $1,000 savings bond. Curry will be performing in Danville’s Festival in the Park on May 15.
