Finland Holds Second in Olympics Since World War
By R. J. Scott Finland with about 13,500,000 people maintains a distant second place in Olympic medals since the end of the war.
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Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1936
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star Contact and Advertising Rates
The Winchester Evening Star lists subscription prices for mail and carrier delivery, plus advertising rates for classifieds memorials and display ads. It notes copy deadlines, memorial rates, and national advertising representation when applicable.
Peace on Earth Greeting Echoes Christmas Message
A Christmas text echoes Luke 2 14 praising peace and goodwill toward men in a devotional tone. The line celebrates divine blessing and festive goodwill as the season's spirit fills communities and churches.
Spain War in the Air Exposed as Preview of Global Destruction
The article warns that aerial bombardment could devastate Madrid and foresees future air wars. It argues America must build a strong defensive air force and navy to deter attacks, urging citizens to support national security against aerial threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ws Herald
Spain
Madrid
London
New York City
America
Fragmented editorial on socialism and schooling
The piece critiques state welfare and universal schooling, arguing that government paternalism trains citizens to rely on the state. It claims buses and free meals promote dependence funded by the government, with teachers paid by government payroll shaping future citizens.
Labor Gains Under NRA Rebound After 1935 Court Ruling
The National Industrial Conference Board reports wage and hour trends since NRA. Hourly wages rose about 42 percent during NRA and remained above prior levels after the Supreme Court voided the program in 1935. Average weekly earnings climbed 15 percent. purchasing power of wages in September 1936 exceeded NRA-era levels by 6.4 percent. Employment stood at 86.5 percent of 1929, not the feared collapse. Work weeks vary with recovery, averaging 38.6 hours in early 1936, still below the NRA cap of forty hours. The study critiques the thirty hour week proposal as impractical and argues wages depend on output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NRA
Walsh-Healey
National Industrial Conference Board
Supreme Court
Lest we forget. As goes Maine so goes the nation
A brief editorial note in the Norfolk Ledger Dispatch reflects on Maine’s influence as a trend indicator for national opinion, urging readers to remember regional events shaping broader political sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Nation
Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch
Will Rogers Cartoon Tale From A Hollywood Street Scene
A humorous Will Rogers anecdote describes a Holly wood merchant whose shop window was cut. He rushes to call the police and tells the officer that among several passersby there was a culprit, prompting the cop to seize a rough individual as the scene unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Test of engagement rings leads to confession test
A girl apologizes for blaming a man over a window cut. She explains she cut the window to test her engagement ring. The scene includes Fi and a bystander discussing the incident and confession.
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American News Features, Inc
Winchester businessman J. B. Solenberger dies in hospital
J B Solenberger a prominent Winchester merchant dies after five weeks of illness at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Ethiopians estimated at 400000 prepare to attack Italian forces in northern Ethiopia. City enacts stricter coal weighing ordinance. The China Clipper departs Manila returning to California. AAA officials aim for balanced farm production in corn hog contracts report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solenberger
Winchester
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Ethiopia
Manila
California
AAA
Sunday School and Epworth League Plan Youth Society
Sunday School and Epworth League members meet at the Methodist Episcopal Church to organize a young people society. Mr. Harper warns of a water famine in spring without snow and rain this winter. American Automobile Association officials announce districts to patrol near public schools. John H. Crowser of an old county family dies at his East Leicester street home. Veterans of Foreign Wars stage a big Colonial Theatre show to aid jobless veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
Methodist Episcopal Church
Harper
American Automobile Association
John H. Crowser
East
Leicester Street
Colonial Theatre
Answers to Questions From Haskin and More
A compilation of quick factual Q and A items from a Hampton Roads style column. Topics include Congress journals and copyright totals, Cuero Turkey Trot, Scotland England sovereignty, albatross measurements, amateur photographers, shirt rentals, humor courses, Bokhara rugs, Eugene ONeill birth and education, handshake trends, Trotsky biography, eyeglasses prevalence, straw votes origin, snuff sales, and Martinelli’s height and weight.
Ten Years Ago Dope In Dempsey Tunney Fight
A decade past report credits dope in Jack Dempsey's coffee the Saturday before his bout with Gene Tunney as a defeat factor, per his aide. Richard Dix stars in The Quarterback now showing while York apples exceed demand in Britain per Agriculture Department notes. Philip Williams elected Kiwanians head for next year as Christ Episcopal Church dedicates Lord Fairfax crypt with Bishop Brown presiding.
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Jack Dempsey
Gene Tunney
Richard Dix
York
Great Britain
Agriculture Department
Philip Williams
Lord Fairfax
Christ Episcopal Church
Bishop Brown
New York Society and Local News Highlights
Twenty five years ago the city ponders Mrs John Jacob Astor and the social 400 question while Mr H F Byrd returns from Savannah after major auto races. Waters caused more damage than fire at G E Copenhavers home as firefighters hunted the blaze. Candy Girl Company at the Opera House is not burlesque per the police chief. Fairfax Club property goes to public auction.
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John Jacob Astor
New York
H. F. Byrd
Savannah
Georgia
Waters
G. E. Copenhaver
Candy Girl Company
Fairfax Club
Fremont Ohio County Courthouse Meeting in Cold
Sandusky County commissioners sat through a session in the new $300,000 courthouse unable to heat the building due to a missing experienced fireman for the modern boiler. They approved buying electric fans to cope with the chill.
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Fremont
Sandusky County
One-Carrot Ring Found in Garden Harvest
Mrs Ruth Hartzel of Gettysburg Pennsylvania wore a wedding ring found in a carrot tip. The gold band had been missing for two years and reappeared when her mother Mrs L J Blucher pulled the carrot from the family plot.
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Gettysburg
Ruth Hartzel
L. J. Blucher
Hunter Holmes McGuire M D A Winchester Physician
Among Our Citizens Hunter Holmes McGuire M D a noted medical man was born in Winchester on March 30 1875 He studied at V A and University College of Medicine Richmond earned his MD in 1897 He did graduate work at Johns Hopkins and a year in New York clinics Eye and Ear Infirmary He has practiced in Winchester since 1899 at the Brad dock Street home He is son of the late Dr William Province McGuire nephew of the late Hunter Holmes McGuire personal physician to Stonewall Jackson He has led Winchester Memorial Hospital served on the Handley School Board and the Winchester Medical Society He belongs to several medical associations and societies and attends Christ Episcopal Church He is married with three children William Province McGuire Mrs Julian Lindsey and Anne Tucker McGuire.
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Hunter Holmes McGuire
Winchester
University College of Medicine
Richmond
Johns Hopkins
New York City
Eye and Ear Infirmary
Braddock Street
College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Ophthalmological Society of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain
Christ Episcopal Church
William Province McGuire
Julian Lindsey
Anne Tucker McGuire
COLD INAUGURATION DELAYS AND DIABOLICAL JANUARY WEATHER
Charles P. Stewart notes that eastern Europe celebrates the Blessing of the Waters on January 20, a day of brutal weather, and Washington plans a January 20 inauguration with 14 000 seats. If weather fails, Roosevelt may be sworn in in the Senate chamber, leaving spectators out in the cold.
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Charles P. Stewart
Central Press
Washington, D. C
Russia
Washington
Taft
Wilson
Roosevelt
Senate
Thanksgiving week musings on politics and sports
A satirical column notes the imperfect turkey of government and playful comparisons. It jests about football like checkers, predicts no applicants for a Hungarian doctor's assistant, jokes about Mussolini, Roosevelt, Farley, and Garner, and mocks congressional farm aid rhetoric.
Flowers At Her Feet Ends A Simple Engagement Tale
Alix accepts a marriage proposal from Bill Boyd and faces homeowner plans and social scrutiny. She battles pressure from Mae and Betsy as wedding details unfold, while she guards her growing independence and nest egg. The chapter ends with uncertainty about the timing of the wedding.
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Bill
Lizzie
Mae Alexander
Bairdsvale
Boyd
Alix
Bill Boyd
Spencers
Betsy
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