Winchester Evening Star Rates and Dispatch Policy
The Winchester Evening Star lists subscription prices by carrier and mail, advertising rates, and memorials. It notes display ad requirements, deadlines, and national ad representatives, with Associated Press rights for published dispatches and local news.
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Winchester
Virginia
Tenney, Woodward & Company, Inc
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The Only Way I Am the Way The Truth and the Life
A brief devotional line quotes a Bible verse, present as a singular religious assertion attributed to John 14 6. The wording emphasizes exclusive guidance through faith, stating that no one comes to the Father except through the speaker.
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John
Qualify Now Under Virginia Law for November Vote
The notice urges Virginia voters to meet a May 2 deadline to qualify and pay poll taxes six months before the general election on November 3. It stresses voting as both duty and privilege and warns that many fail to vote, potentially allowing bad officers to be elected.
Reality Ignored by Townsend Pension Pioneers
Dr Francis E Townsend and Robert E Clements founded the Townsend old age pension scheme and profited greatly while offering no contributions to the movement. Clements testified he earned about 78000 in two and a half years without funding the plan. The piece accuses the duo of preying on gullible Americans and embracing delusion.
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Francis E. Townsend
Robert E. Clements
Clements
House
Townsend
Safety in Air Travel Risks for Business Men
Martinsburg Journal notes business travelers worry about air crashes. It presents eight years of U S data: passengers carried, miles flown, and fatalities from 1928 to 1935, showing fluctuating totals but ongoing risk.
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Martinsburg Journal
United States
Take of the Irish Sweepstakes Warns Readers
Richmond News Leader urges readers not to blindly trust the Irish sweepstakes lottery. The column argues the Irish do not run the lottery for fun and advises against wagering, encouraging readers to spend money elsewhere rather than chasing long odds.
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Richmond News Leader
Irish sweepstakes take in billions since 1930
Since 1930 about 250 million dollars have been spent on sweepstakes tickets with roughly 152 million returned as prizes. Irish Free State hospitals received about 46 million, while promoters and taxes took about 50 million. A five dollar ticket would yield a three dollar prize if all funded shares are paid out.
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Irish Free State
Trish
Conflicting Festival Dates Pit Valley Versus Mountains
The Roanoke Times notes the Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester and the Dogwood Festival in Bristol clash on May 1, forcing residents to choose between Valley and Mountain Empire attractions. The piece laments the scheduling conflict and hopes cooperation next year.
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Roanoke Times
Winchester
Bristol
Mountain Empire
Fire Waste Again Rising Says Fredericksburg Editorial
The Fredericksburg Free Lance Star warns that national fire losses are rising after years of decline. It blames carelessness and urges readers to fix hazards such as greasy rags old wiring and cigarette butts to cut costs and save lives.
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Fredericksburg Free Lance Star
Will Rogers Humorous Story Unearths Local Marriage Motive
In town chatter and humor, Will Rogers notes that Jim Hampton wed his wife mainly for her money. The quip reflects small town gossip and Frye era social dynamics.
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Jim Hampton
Meadowbrook Club Gag Sparks Laugh Over Kansas Farm Truck Oil
A quick wit at Meadowbrook club jokes about a groom who fled his Kansas farm after a week of marriage as a truck oil mishap becomes the punch line. The tale centers on old friends sharing ribbing and the humor of misfortune.
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Meadowbrook
Kansas
Fireworks safety study funds and historic questions from the era
A column presents questions about fireworks safety funding by the American Pyrotechnic Industries and a safety study at the American Museum of Safety. It also notes local trivia on Perkins Memorial Drive, the Hillside Apartment complex, and early U S presidential veto history, plus q&a on firearms recoil and lock systems.
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American Pyrotechnic Industries
American Museum of Safety
Deteriorating English and proposed word shifts
The piece rails at evolving usage such as endorsation loan read service and position arguing these are wrong while noting editors and authorities debate language drift. It references war louse de-louse and back of versus in front of with Shakespeare cited and ends with a quip about linguistic decline.
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The
New York Times
Herbert
Keystones Shine in Oaxaca Excavation Discovery
Archaeologists in Oaxaca Mexico uncover a keystone among ruins noted as the only pre Columbian stone used as a keystone in the Western Hemisphere. The find includes large pearls and other artifacts described by the National Geographic Society as highly valuable for shedding light on ancient history.
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Oaxaca
Mexico
National Geographic Society
Snoop probes into New Deal activities across the country
Democratic party managers see an outside funded campaign probing New Deal activities. The effort, described as systematic snooping, is expected to surface allegations against New Deal policies in the upcoming presidential and congressional battles. Wall Street bets Roosevelt will win reelection. Cleveland likely to back Roosevelt while Philadelphia stays Republican.
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Washington, D. C
Democratic Party
New Deal
Republican National Committee
Senate
House of Representatives
Shenandoah County survey leader and local honors noted
One year ago W. J. Young directed a lime deposit survey at Capon Road Shenandoah county. Miss Virginia Dave White of Cedar Creek Grade named Handley High School Princess. Harry Hopkins appointed administrator of the Works Progress Administration. First Lieutenant George Bryan Conrad receives captaincy.
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W. J. Young
Capon Road
Shenandoah County
Virginia Dave White
Charles W. White
Cedar Creek
Handley High School
Harry Hopkins
Works Progress Administration
George Bryan Conrad
Five Years Ago In Burglaries And Fires Noted
George H Bowers of Harrisburg Pa says two men gave him a ride near Stephenson Va and robbed him. Shade and Hamline garages burn with about 4000 dollars lost from an explosion starting the fire. Governor Albert C Ritchie of Maryland speaks in Charleston S C and is seen as courting Southern support for the Democratic nomination. William W Glass III of Washington visits his parents here.
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George H. Bowers
Harrisburg
Stephenson
Shade
Hamline
Albert Co. Ritchie
Maryland
Charleston
S. C
William W. Glass
Washington
Camden Ruby Murder Drama Unfolds at Don Van Every Home
Margalo Younger is found dead in the home of Don Van Every after he recounts the Camden ruby tale to her and Gary Maughan. Detective Keyes questions Van Every and Maughan while Joyce Van Every, the niece, explains the night and notes Laura Randall as a long-time maid.
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Margalo Younger
Don van Every
van Every
Camden
Gary Maughan
van Avery
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Keyes
Maughen
Margalo
Joyce
Randall
Laura Randall
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Miss Randall
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Someon
Berkeley Sheriff Bans Petting Parties in County Lanes
Sheriff J C McKowan enacts a ban on petting parties in Berkeley county West Virginia. Miss Priscilla Bridges plans a visit to model royal robes as Queen Shenandoah. The S 51 submarine hull position off New London Connecticut shifts per salvers. R Gray Williams attends University of Virginia Board of Visitors meeting.
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J.C. McKowan
Berkeley County
West Virginia
Priscilla Bridges
Shenandoah
New London
Conn
R. Gray Williams
Board of Visitors
University of Virginia
Language critique notes misuses in modern English
Covington Virginian reports A. P. Herbert criticizes current word usage in a critical work What a Word. He condemns recon dition and effectuate as inflated and argues repair should retain its traditional meaning.
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A. P. Herbert
Randolph Macon Beats Shenandoah Valley 20 to 6 in Baseball
Randolph Macon Academy of Front Royal defeats Shenandoah Valley Academy 20 to 6. Brownie Irvin of Woodstock stars with Danville in the Virginia League. First Presbyterian Richmond grants a two year furlough to Rev Dr Frank T Mc. Eddie Dugan, formerly of Win, is center fielder on the ton club of the Tri-State Historic Event. Oliver Cromwell born April 25, 1599.
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Front Royal
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Irvin
Woodstock
Danville
First Presbyterian Church of Richmond
Frank T. Mc
Eddie Dugan
Win
Ton Club
Observers expect longer GOP convention beyond first ballot
Veteran convention watchers in Cleveland for the June 9 start project a 10 day Republican convention and anticipate a tough fight with no consensus on Landon winning the first or second ballot. They plan extensive coverage of the contest.
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Cleveland
Landon
Roosevelt may deliver night speech at Philadelphia convention
Rumors say Roosevelt will speak at a large Franklin Field stadium event near the Democratic convention site in Philadelphia. The feud over timing and stunts grows as Republicans plan a possible loud finale at Cleveland stadium with 89 000 seats while Democrats seek to extend six days of events. Ringmaster Farley reportedly pressures on renomination theatrics for Roosevelt and Garner.
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Wall Street
Roosevelt
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Franklin Field
Cleveland Stadium
Convention Hall
Lake Erie
James A. Farley
Garner
Flashes of life and oddities from across the nation
A chaotic roundup covers ink purchases at St Louis County Hospital, a meticulous janitor siphoning ink to avoid a red balance, a Columbia fireman fish tale, Susana Quick aging peacefully in a hospital, and Chicago to Utah oddities.
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St. Louis
St. Louis County
Edwin O. Harper
Harper
San Francisco
Susana Quick
The Van Every Mystery Unfolds In Pivotal Interrogation
Detective Keyes questions Joyce Van Every about the night of her return at about 1 o clock and details of the scene in the upstairs room. Allan Foster and Uncle Maughan are named, with a mysterious unidentified lady on the couch, while Joyce recalls uncle's talk and her own entry.
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Joyce
Homer Keyes
Miss van Every
Fayce
Allan
Allan Foster
Sido
Mr. Maughan
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