Advertising rates and timing for notices and ads
The notice lists advertising charges including 2 cents per word with a 25 cent minimum, 75 cents for cards of thanks, and 42 cents per inch for transient ads. It notes cash with copy, display ads with border due by 10 AM, and contract rates on application with national reps listed in New York Chicago Detroit Pittsburgh Des Moines and Atlanta.
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Devine - Tenney Corp
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Des Moines
Atlanta
Associated Press text rights statement
A copyright notice states the Associated Press holds exclusive reprint rights for AP dispatches and any local news published in the paper. It emphasizes exclusive use of AP content whether credited or not.
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Associated Press
Psalm Verse Excerpt Reflects Faithful Declaring God’s Works
A devotional fragment cites Psalm 66 verse 16 inviting believers to hear how God has blessed the speaker’s soul. The text centers on personal faith proclamation and spiritual gratitude.
Farmers Reject Proposed Agricultural Department Dictatorship
The piece argues against amendments to the Agricultural Adjustment Act that would give the Secretary of Agriculture dictatorial powers over all farming, pricing, and marketing. It cites Senator Byrd opposing the changes and frames the proposals as un-American and dangerous to farmer liberty and independent farming.
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United States
Federal Department of Agriculture
Congress
Secretary of Agriculture
Senator Byrd
Byrd
Science Promised Utopian Exchange Tied to Tercentenary
Dr Thom as Midgley unveils a science based utopian exchange ahead of the American chemistry tercentenary celebrated by 10 000. The promise dwarfs other new deals as scholarly optimism meets public enthusiasm.
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Thomas Midgley
The Little Brown School House Trivia Quiz
A set of questions asks how many million listeners William A Sunday attracted about 80 million in sermons making him the most widely heard Christian speaker. It notes the body receives about ten cosmic rays per minute with energies up to 10 billion volts. It also mentions cormorants, large sea birds trained to fish for humans in the Orient since ancient times.
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William A. Sunday
Orient
Visions of the 21st Century from NYC Scientists
Scientists in New York City foresee a future with a two hour workday powering all needs a longer youthful life, disease elimination, and a smart home that activates instantly. They imagine endless fuel for interplanetary travel and suggest children choose planets for roving dispositions.
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New York City
Peace pacts and the elusive path to war's end
A reflective piece notes that since 1919 European governments signed 100 or more peace pacts yet prospects for lasting peace remain dim. The text argues neither rulers nor publics truly commit time or sacrifice to ban war, and that genuine peace requires earnest, sustained effort beyond prestige.
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Europe
Fime
President Hull and Hull discuss Japanese warning to stay out of China
One year ago President and Secretary of State Hull confer over a warning to Japan to refrain from Chinese affairs. Mayor Anderson joins in debate of Winchester Debating Society in a Woodmen of the World sponsored program. Deadline for float entries is April 28 with 27 floats entered. Waynesboro hosts a big band festival featuring 150 children from 3rd to senior grade. Five thousand armed men pursue the Dillinger gang in the countryside.
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Hull
Anderson
Winchester Debating Society
Woodmen of World
Waynesboro
Dillinger Gang
Festival Draws Tens of Thousands to Winchester Area
A steady stream of 40 278 cars entered the city via main highways for the festival. In Columbus Ohio inmates rebelled at the penitentiary as 150 guards struggled to control them. The National Fruit Products Company of Winchester sponsors a popular radio program Hour of Danny Cook. After the festival thousands visit Winchester to view blooming apple trees. The Pennsylvania Railroad operated a special excursion train from Philadelphia bringing hundreds to Winchester for the festival.
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Columbus
Ohio
National Fruit’ Products Company of
Winchester
Danny Cook
Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia
Byrd Opposes Central Tax Board Powers as Governor Hope
Senator Byrd runs for governor opposing a central tax board with sweeping power to raise taxes. Dr. Hough urges early use of calyx spray as blossoms fall. Hindenburg elected president of the German Republic with broad support from women voters. Strong stock decline follows news of the German election with bear traders profiting.
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Byrd
Hough
Hindenburg
Winchester citizens urged to aid Admantine Clay Co
Twenty five years ago Winchester residents sought financial help to organize Admantine Clay Products Co of Martinsburg. J M Crim of Martinsburg loses 125 pounds after illness. Sewer committee warns against dumping waste water into streets after July 1910. The Star notes invitation to Martinsburg Board of Trade luncheon.
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Winchester
Admantine Clay Products Co
Martinsburg
J. M. Crim
the Star
Martinsburg Board of Trade
Age of Captive Birds and Lifespans
The text notes that larger captive birds live longer with peacocks and geese singled out for long lives. Hens are short-lived, generally up to sixteen years. Small birds have shorter lifespans, while larks are thought to live the longest among them, reaching seventeen years.
Consuelo and Dougalas in a Gypsy Fantasy Interlude
In New York a famed dancer Consuelo and her admirer Dougalas drift between luxury and craving freedom. She laments the clock’s control while he proclaims shared flight from society. A private game of Nobody and Somebody unfolds as a bath call interrupts.
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Dougalas
Sord
Doug
Moonshine Case Pushes Webb Testimony in Franklin County
William Webb testified in federal court that he produced redoubled and twisted whiskey since 1928 and paid protection fees to county and state officers, including Jeff Richards and Edgar Beckett, while stills operated in mountain hollows. He said monthly payments averaged 20 to 25 dollars, with small bribes to Deputy Sheriffs for continued protection. The trial featured questions on grand jury influence and the role of law enforcement in the Franklin County liquor conspiracy case involving 23 indicted individuals.
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Roanoke
Franklin County
Mountain Hollows
John Paul
William Webb
5. D. “Timberlake
Staunton
Webb
Jeff Richards
Grand
Harrisonburg
Franklin
Paul
Richards
Edgar A. Beckett
Charlie Greer
Commonwealth
Carter Lee
Board of Supervisors
FERA
Homer Johnson
C. T. Cooper
Cooper
Johnson
Lee Guilliams
Owen Wimmer
Alvin Wimmer
Sterling Hutcheson
Eastern
Joseph H. Chitwood
Frank Tavenner
Western District
Rainfall totals and averages from Winchester records
Present and past rainfall data show 24 hour ending 8 a m none. April to date 2 62 inches year to date 10 94 inches. Historical average 34 61 inches per year from 22 year Winchester Laborator y records. Monthly averages list January 2 35 February 1 94 March 2 81 April 3 16 May 3 88 June 3 60 July 3 39 August 3 35 September 2 43 October 2 90 November 2 51 December 2 30
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Winchester Research Laboratory
Bermuda Thunderstorms Occur Year-Round
Bermuda experiences frequent thunderstorms in every month, usually brief and not deadly or destructive. Occasionally however, violent storms occur with greater impact.
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Bermuda
Man Sought To Be Questioned Returns To Ship
N C McDermitt, sought for questioning in Hollywood slayings of naval officer and dress maker and wounding a college professor, reported for duty on the U S S Pennsylvania after several days absence. Ship officers notified Los Angeles sheriff and asked to hold him for Capt Stensland to interview. Stensland believes McDermitt is the tall blond man who leaped from an apartment after Paul Ivar was killed. Howard killed Ivar then shot sociology instructor Bolte, who is alive but critically injured.
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Los Angeles
Calif
N. C
Stensland
McDermitt
Paul Ivar
William M. Howard
Howard
Ivar
Henry E. Bolte
Bolte
Confidant of Roosevelt Dies in 15-Story Fall
Louis Hammerling, 55, longtime confidant of former President Theodore Roosevelt, died in New York after falling from a 15th-floor apartment window. Police say heart disease may have caused loss of balance as he attempted to open the window. Hammerling, born in Poland, once served as a Polish National Legislature senator and later represented Poland at the League of Nations.
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New York
Louis Hammerling
Theodore Roosevelt
Hammerling
Poland
League of Nations
Solomon Islands Named for King Solomon Legend
The Solomon Islands were named after King Solomon because locals believed the islands yielded gold for his temple, a claim without proof. Early inhabitants reportedly ate lizards and crocodiles, and tobacco functioned as currency in the area.
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Solomon Islands
Solomon
Bitter Senate clash over Costigan anti lynching bill
In a heated debate the U S senate fights over the Costigan anti lynching bill. Democratic rival Ellison D Smith of South Carolina leads the opposition against Senator Edward P Costigan of Colorado in one of the chamber's most bitter contests in years.
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U. S. Senate
Edward P. Costigan
Colorado
Ellison D. Smith
South Carolina
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R. J. Scott
Amat
Umar Deere
Macau
Mexico
Kensington
America
Olaf Ohman
Solen Township
Douglas County
Minnesota
Central Press Association, Inc
McDonald Feader With
Stewart
Consuelo
Douglas
Baker’s Drug Store
Winchester Furniture Co
Westinghouse Automatic
Northern Virginia Power CO
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Victor
Acme
Bill
Senator Costigan
Senator Smith
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HEA’ Inc
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