Winchester Evening Star Advertising Directory Fragment
A damaged OCR fragment lists advertising representatives and locations for Tenney Woodward National Advertising Representatives Inc in New York Detroit Kansas City San Francisco Chicago Boston Atlanta and Los Angeles.
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Tenney, Woodward & National Advertising Represent, Inc
New York
Detroit
Kansas City
San Francisco
Chi- Compan Cago
Boston
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Vote the Democratic Ticket for President, Vice President, and Congress
A historical voter guidance note urging support for John N. Garner for president Carter Glass for vice president A Willis Robertson for U S Senate and a Democratic slate in the House of Representatives.
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United States
John N. Garner
R A. Willis Robertson
House of Representatives
The Secret of Getting and Giving, a Biblical Verse
A quotation from Luke 6 38 reinforces generosity with the phrase given in good measure pressed down and running over. The reader is reminded that giving yields returns in abundance.
Penalties for Drunken Driving Seen as Too Severe
The Commonwealth's Attorney of Roanoke, Robert S. Smith, argues penalties for drunken driving are too harsh, warning heavy fines and license revocation can hinder law enforcement. He notes many offenders face brief jail time and support dependents, but says a drunken driver remains a grave societal menace. The piece also notes Republican praise of past GOP presidents since 1936, with Warren G. Harding notably not mentioned.
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Commonwealth Attorney
Roanoke
Robert S. Smith
Commonwealth
Smith
Warren G. Harding
Should Have His Freedom in Cleveland Case
A 16 year old delinquent who escaped a reformatory 22 years ago is now a respected Cleveland businessman with a clean record and a family. Police, sympathetic to his past, urge authorities in another state to forget the incident, asking what should be done.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Reformed man faces renewed punishment debate
The passage questions whether a previously punished man should endure renewed penalties decades later. It argues punishment serves society via protection and possible reform, and contends zealots misread statutes to pursue old wrongs against a man who appears to have reformed.
Marriage Rewards and the Lessons of Divorce
A column argues that divorce cases reveal the grim truth of failed marriages and warn that rewards of marriage come only to those who work at it. It contends many couples chase a perfect romance, neglect the hard work, and blame others as divorce courts stay busy.
Will Rogers Humorous Story From Arizona Preacher
A fragment recalls a young Will Rogers in Arizona as a preacher who minded his manners and spoke with cautious humor. The anecdote hints at his early wit and careful speech shaping a future humorist.
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Will Rogers
Arizona
Roosevelts and the Big Dam I Ever Seen
A humorous tale shows a preacher keeping his flock away from sin yet stumbling over a muttered expletive. He admits Roosevelt is the biggest dam he has ever seen, used as a vent when vexed, amid a roadside banter about vocabulary and restraint.
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Sevelt
Rooset
Roosevelt
American News Features, Inc
Speedy denial rumor and stray quips in old papers
Satirical snippets and brief jokes from multiple papers. Items poke fun at headlines, politics, and social topics including a cautionary railroad crossing scene, playful lines about a hare and tortoise, and light remarks on doctors, diplomats, and aging golfers.
Marriages and notices from the week
One year ago Miss Marjorie Ferebee and Dalton E Rowland were married Miss Gertrude Margaret Brewer became bride of H Wilson Coffey Miss Ann Tucker McGuire will act in The Little Theatre's Mary the Third National Boy Scout Jamboree at Washington is cancelled by President Roosevelt because of infantile paralysis Mrs Frederick A Shryock 78 dies from paralysis
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Marjorie Ferebee
Dalton E. Rowland
Gertrude Margaret Brewer
H. Wilson Coffey
Ann Tucker McGuire
Little Theatre
Mary the Third
Washington
Roosevelt
Frederick A. Shryock
Presbyterian singers praised at Massanetta Springs
The Massanetta Springs event wove praise for Presbyterian singers led by Mrs. Peter Yates Brinton. John L. O'Rear, age 70, died of heart failure. A pair of showers celebrated recent engagements of Miss Louise Hollis and Miss Virginia Rehill. Winchester builds to host 20,000 firemen for the Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen's Convention August 12 to 14. Virginia officials plan Frederick county Farm Bureau branch formation.
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Presbyterian
Peter Yates Brinton
Massanetta Springs
John L. O'Rear
Louise Hollis
Virginia Rehill
Winchester
Cumberland Valley
Virginia
Frederick County
The
Farm Bureau
Virginians on Valley tour welcomed in Canada and New England
A ten year old note recalls Virginians on a Valley special tour to Canada and New England receiving hearty greetings along the route. An Antiquarian feature covers the Shumate antique belongings sale at the corner of Washington and Piccadilly streets, selling publicly for $11,400. The entire Hagerstown Blue Ridge baseball team was arrested for a Sunday game. Dr. Ward M. Newell, from Stephens City, is now practicing dentistry in St. Augustine Florida.
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Canada
New England
Antiquarian” Magazine
Shumate
Washington and
Piccadilly Streets
Hagerstown Blue Ridge
Ward M. Newell
Stephens City
St. Augustine
Fla
Darkesville drowning and local various notices
Twenty five years ago Thurman Butler two year old son of J Frank Butler drowned in a mill race at Darkesville West Virginia. William Young 73 Confederate veteran dies at Berryville. A blacksnake swallows three China glass eggs. Locals defeat Millwood 73. Lowest bid for Battle Abbey Richmond marble 225677 dollars stone 147190 dollars. Lexington police shoot an old man following his drunken son as he is led to jail.
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Thurman Butler
J. Frank Butler
Darkesville
W. Va
William Young
Berryville
Blacksnake
Millwood
Battle Abbey
Richmond
Lexington
First US steam train runs and Missouri joins Union
The record notes two historic events: the first steam locomotive operation in the United States on August 9, 1831, and Missouri's admission to statehood on August 10, 1831, highlighting milestone industrial and political milestones.
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United States
Missouri
Union
Answers to readers from The Evening Star Bureau archive
A digest of Q A style queries answered by The Evening Star Information Bureau under Frederic J. Haskin. Topics include Roosevelt grandchildren seven. Seneca Falls 1848 rights convention. 1935 California gasoline per capita. Napoleonic War cost about 4 billion. Bucknell gate for Christy Mathewson. raspberries Canada 7 million quarts value. US Army +28,000. jelly gummy due to overcooking. Romania gypsies 250,000. dishwater effects on plants. bricks without straw meaning. George Bernard Shaw communist claim. Lawrence of Arabia Odyssey translation by Bruce Roy. gin rickey named after Col Rickey. Canada fishing grounds largest. Vigo the Builder of the American Republic.
Ickes and Hopkins Clash Over Relief Funds
Secretary Ickes and WPA chief Hopkins feud over how to spend 1.425 billion dollars for relief. Ickes wants permanent public works, but he can only allocate wages to relief workers, leaving skilled labor shortages and delays. Hopkins advocates immediate, wage generating boondoggle projects.
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Ickes
Hopkins
Boondoggling
Telling Me The Contribution Depart Ends Users
The reader letters page features brief humorous and quip style quotes from contributors like Wally Bishop in Bloomington and Jesse Bell in New York. Also includes Elspeth from Macon and Isa Muggin from Burlington offering wry observations about social topics and a pun on a gambler’s wolf in cheap clothing.
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Isa Muggin
Burlington, Vt
Lady Be Gallanty by Marie Blizzard
Joan calls Dr Winsloe after an apparent accident involving Pierre. Win helps, but old feelings surface as Joan recalls their past and grapples with love and secrecy. They meet in a white living room and at a late night eatery, while Pierre is rushed to surgery. The scene ends with unresolved longing.
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Great Britain
Egypt
Joan
Dr. Winsloe
Sheila
Pierre
Miss True
Win
Raney
Julian
Wanted One Wife Sign Report Sparks Courtship Tale
A South Carolina student Randolph Murdaugh saw a roadside sign reading Wanted One Wife between Hampton and Allendale. A Grand Island Nebraska incident saw a grasshopper smash a car window on a vacation trip. a purse with $180 disappeared, leading to police involvement and a return home plan.
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Columbia
8. C
South Carolina
Randolph Murdaugh
University of South Carolina
Hampton
Allendale
Grand Island
Neb
A. A. Flynn
Dorchester
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