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A Poor Exchange Verse Quotation
A religious verse from Mark 8 36 37 admonishes the value of the soul over worldly gain. The passage poses questions about profit and exchange in a concise scripture style.
British Budget Shows Tax Cuts and Still a Deficit
The article argues Britain balances its budget by cutting expenditures and raising taxes, noting a lower tax burden since the war and higher industrial production than 1929, while the U.S. runs a deficit for a sixth year and spends at twice 1929 levels, concluding rapid spending isn’t required to recover from a depression.
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Doctoringed Easter gift frees Cohasset debts
Dr. M. M. Hursh canceled $50,000 of unpaid bills for Cohasset and surrounding area, sparking gratitude in hundreds of homes. The act highlights the financial strain on physicians and other professionals who render service with limited prospects of payment.
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Staunton News-Leader
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Highway Legislation Driven by Gas Tax Revenues
Alexandria Gazette surveys 1935 state legislatures with 9000 highway and motor vehicle bills, 1200 laws. Cars and highways dominate, with safety, carrier regulation, taxes, and gas tax use. Authors warn against diverting road funds to non road purposes and overusing the gas tax.
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Will Rogers Humorous Story From American Mews Features
A humorous piece attributed to Will Rogers describes a judge listening to a lawyer’s remark about a client. The dialogue frames the client as irrational yet the judge calls her a smart woman, reflecting lighthearted legal banter.
Q and A from The Star Information Bureau
A long reader Q A column lists questions on topics from genetics to postal money orders. Includes answers on rotogravure paper, dentrifice value, King Henry VIII, Carnegie Tech rifle title, flood losses, Karlsbad, and drug addiction timelines.
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British expert debunks Spanish Armada chest link
The critic argues that ornate chests once thought connected to the Spanish Armada are often misidentified. He notes features such as a lid mechanism and front key-hole hint at German origins. He cites pieces in the Victoria and Albert Museum including a 1716 example and warns Americans not to trust easy legends.
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Romantic slang of KU students in 1930s campus lingo
In 1936 Lawrence Kansas the era saw terms like sparked and sa used by families and a 1920s big brother label petting. As ra arrives at the University of Kansas students become emotive and flirtatious in campus life.
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Taxes and the myth of the rich bearing all taxes
A Virginia tax note argues that taxes fall on all income levels and goods. It explains direct and indirect taxes across real estate intangibles automobiles fuel and consumer items, noting the burden on the middle class and public at large rather than just the wealthy.
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Roanoke Federal Trial Shaped by Judge Rebuke
Judge John Paul delivers a sharp rebuke to defendants in the nkline liquor conspiracy case in Roanoke Federal Court. Dr. John W. Wayland works on editing the Hopewell Meeting House history while Governor Peery orders May car inspections. Five hundred copies of the Fireman's Roll of Honor history will be mailed from the city. Miss Jane Scully attends a miscellaneous shower hosted by friends.
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Tacoma fisher Hooked extra fish then steered to other boats
A gamerector testified H. Stephens caught one fish over a Smit of 20 but did not pull in seven more, instead maneuvering them to other fishermen's boats. Peace Justice Joseph Mallory ruled a fish is not Spotand until in the fisherman's creel and fined him only for the one extra.
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Jarchow Divorce Approved by Judge Desart
Mrs. Elizabeth Jarchow awarded alimony of 500 dollars in divorce from Wilhelm Jarchow cruelty cited as the ground. Judge Rudolph F. Desart approves settlement. He is to return to Germany, per terms outlined in the decree. She testified he was a gigolo.
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What’s What at a Goance Washington
Senator Sherman Minton criticizes Judge Halsted Ritter’s impeachment removal as a rebuke to the federal bench. The piece notes Ritter’s acquittal on most charges yet conviction on item seven, and questions consistency in barring future public office. It also analyzes stock market woes and the public debate over Roosevelt’s policies and the tax bill.
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Railroad rights cut service for region
Five years ago the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was granted power to reduce train service in the area. W. W. Glass relays festival information from Station WJSV. Carl M. Bigelow, Boston based consulting engineer, says more price reductions likely. Sheriff Pannett pursues masked bandit who robbed a filling station on Apple Pie Ridge road from Alexander Adams. Miss Martha Campbell teaches in Chicago and participates in a water pageant there.
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Festival News and Local Updates Ten Years Ago
Major Barton informs the Washington Front Royal road opening planned for the festival. Elizabeth Amiss Palmer and William Beverley announce their engagement. Woodstock votes 80 000 sewerage bond 3 to 1. J Howard Ginn seriously injured at Clearbrook. Kiwanis president J M Orndorff sends 300 invitations for the festival.
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Washington Front Royal Road
Elizabeth Amiss Palmer
William Beverley
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Summer excursions begin Sunday on the Baltimore and Ohio
A historic note recalls twenty five years ago as summer trips opened on the Baltimore and Ohio line. Marshall Baker is ill with diphtheria and Rev J T Williams residence in Berryville is robbed. Virginia Civil War veterans receive pensions while a pastor delivers a Madison Lodge Odd Fellows sermon. Historic event dated April 24 1792 is cited for La Marseillaise.
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Faked Spanish chests spark romance fears on display
A London hospital displayed a chest claimed to be from a wrecked Spanish Armada ship, but an antiquarian and ironwork expert questioned its authenticity. The incident highlights widespread faked maritime antiquities and doubts about provenance among buyers and collectors.
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Open Forum thanks local press for cover of convention
In a note from the Woman's Missionary Association of the United Brethren Church the pastor expresses appreciation to The Star for cooperation and publicity during last week's convention. He also thanks Mr. Wilkins for reports of each day's proceedings.
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Mystery of the ruby murder at Van Every home
In a tense scene Detective Keyes probes Don Van Every and coworker Gary Maughan after actress Margalo Younger dies near a precious ruby. The trio recalls events, a needle wound theory, and a house search as Joyce Van Every appears as the investigation deepens.
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