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Ww and Company, Inc
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Detroit
City
San Francisco
Chicago
Boston
Los Angeles
Triumph Verse Adorns Friday Edition
A religious verse from the Washington newspaper page reflects on triumph in Christ and the spreading of knowledge, citing 2 Corinthians 2 14 as a theme for the day. The brief note frames December 2 1938 as a period of gratitude and spiritual reflection for readers.
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Christ
Charlie McCarthy In The WPA Promotes Dodd to $5000 Salary
The WPA announced yesterday it employed Mr. Wm. E. Dodd Jr as an assistant in its personnel division. Dodd, a failed Democratic candidate in Virginia's Eighth District, backed the New Deal and mocked opponents. Voters rejected him 3 to 1 in favor of Judge Smith, and Dodd will now earn $5,000 annually, illustrating rewards for New Deal backers.
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Wm. E. Dodd, Jr
Dodd
Virginia
New Deal
Howard W. Smith
Smith
Mr. Dodd
Edgar Bergen
Charlie
Bergen
Bfhin
Eighth
Charlie McCarthy
Harry Hopkins
Tihse
McCarthy
Freight Rate Equality Per South in National Debate
Senator LaFollette urged in Congress that any proper legislation should end regional freight rate differences. The Virginia University newsletter notes southern shipments face a 39 percent disadvantage versus northern routes within the eastern rate territory, hampering southern industry and reducing profits. It calls on Congress and the Interstate Commerce Commission to correct this long-standing injustice.
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Robert M. LaFollette
Wisconsin
Alabama
Graves
Congress
University of Virginia News
South
North
Interstate Commerce Commission
Daladier Wins as Labor Strike Fails in France
The French General Confederation of Labour defied Premier Daladier and launched a twenty four hour strike, but the government deployed force and swiftly broke the action. The defeat removes immediate danger of violence and signals the premier’s strong stance amid internal crises.
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Baltimore Sun
General Confederation ofLabor
Daladier
M. Daladier
Europe
Italy
Tax sanity praised for Massachusetts industry gains
An advertisement by the Massachusetts Development and Industrial Commission extols Massachusetts taxes as fair and low since 1920. It contrasts state policies with other states and federal rules, arguing nationwide reform to reduce tax burdens on industry would spur investment and employment.
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Industrial News Review
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Development and Industrial Commission
United States
Pilgrim
Humber
Commonwealths
Chief Hollis invited to FBI training school visit
F B I head J E Hoover invites Chief Hollis to send a force member to the FBI National Police Training School. Daniel F Miller, a 100 year old Confederate veteran of Frederick County, falls and fractures his hip. Members of C E Groups from Ridings Chapel and Refuge churches host a bridal shower for Mr and Mrs Aubrey Grim celebrating their recent marriage.
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Hollis
J. E. Hoover
F. B. I. National Police Training School
Daniel F. Miller
Frederick County
Falls
C. E
Ridings Chapel
Refuge
Aubrey Grim
Five Years Ago Miss Kern Heads Local Theatre Group
Miss Anne B. Kern daughter of Winchester's noted attorney is chosen to lead the local Theatre group for the coming year. County School Board may seek PWA funds to improve school buildings. The N R A code for bankers takes effect today signaling a major shift in the nation's financial structure.
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Anne B. Kern
Winchester
Little Theatre
PWA
Liquor Sold at Over Ten Thousand Stations Statewide
The Richmond News Leader notes more than 10 000 filling stations in the state are selling liquor. Dr and Mrs J E Lincoln celebrate their golden wedding anniversary at a residence south of Winchester on Valley Pike.
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Richmond News Leader
J. E. Lincoln
Winchester
Valley Pike
Firemen board train for Martinsburg Firemen's Day
Sixty four local volunteer firemen travel by train to Martinsburg to take part in the annual Firemen's Day program. Jane Addams leads a Hull House suffragette delegation from Chicago to Washington to seek votes for women. A railroad report links high heels to many accidents on trains. President Wilson orders three U S battleships from the Mediterranean to Mexican waters for possible trouble.
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Martinsburg
Jane Addams
Hull House
Chicago
Washington
Wilson
U. S
Mediterranean
Mexican
Miss Spotswood Boyd and Mr Harrison wed in Episcopal Church
Forty years ago Miss Nannie Spotswood Boyd of this city and Peyton Randolph Harrison of Martinsburg West Virginia married in an Episcopal Church. Senator and Mrs C J Faulkner hosted many foreign notables at Boydvilla their Berkeley county home. Secretaries of the peace commissions at Paris withdrew to draft treaty terms between the United States and Spain.
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Nannie Spotswood Boyd
Peyton Randolph Harrison
Martinsburg
W. Va
C. J. Faulkner
Answers to Questions by Frederic J. Haskin
A collage of Q and A items covers moral maxims and trivia. It notes Wesley’s Rule of Life, Bidwell’s life story, a Jewry Who’s Who, high school subject counts, early vacuum cleaners and washing machines, and details on a large Northern Illinois Coal shovel at Wilmington Illinois. It also cites Bible references, Social Security payouts, and sepia production methods.
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Bank of England
Austin Bidwell
Monte Cristo
Bidwell
Wall Street
London
William Noe
San Francisco
Hamilton E. Smith
Pittsburgh
Alva J. Fisher
Hurle Machine Company
Chiago
Northern
Ilinois Coal Corporation
Wilmington
Ilinois
H. M
Marion
Radio use and world knowledge quiz snippets
Collated Q and A items cover radio usage surveys with 70 percent daily users and over five hours daily, the 1843 fertilizer patent history, a naval battle on Lake Champlain, Earth's nitrogen majority, U S sheep fleece statistics, costly U S state capitol buildings, and Indy speedway tire change times with records.
If You Want To See Stars Booklet On Astronomy
A 48 page information booklet on astronomy invites readers to learn about the heavens. It answers common questions and aims to spark interest in this ancient science as a pastime. Enclose ten cents with name address and mail to Washington DC.
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Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Self Examinations and Visionary Leaders Highlight a 1938 Choice
The piece praises Amos Bronson Alcott and Dr. John Harvey Kellogg for self discipline and forward planning. It cites Kellogg at eighty seven working sixteen hours daily, editing a magazine and drafting projects while warning about demographic concerns. Copyright 1938 McNaught Syndicate.
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John Harvey Kellogg
Miami Battle Creek Sanitarium
Miami Springs
Florida
Dr. Kellogg
Miami
Tate
McNaught Syndicate
Judy Gains Hope as Ronald Clears Murder Plot
Judy learns Ronald is cleared of a bribery scandal involving Abbey and Sterling. The pair share a warm lemon meringue pie dinner, talk of cooking and school talents, and plan to meet again after weathering the storm together. A dramatic cliffhanger ends with To Be Continued.
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Judy
Marjorie
Bob
Ronald
Birrell
Gregg Sterg
Sterling
Abbey
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