Miller Drug Store Reopens In Winchester After Renovation
Miller Drug Store at 107 North Loudoun Street reopens Saturday after a major renovation featuring a modern prescription department, new stock, delivery service, and extended hours. Manager Charles G. Miller notes the store’s 1775 origins and historic role in Winchester.
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Winchester
Miller’s Drug
North Loudoun Street
Charles G. Miller
G. O. Miller
Godfrey Miller
John Miller
Gruena
Saxony
Delphia
Anna Maria Kurtz
John Adam Kurtz
Isplay
Garland Siman
Spillman
Miller
Pharmacy Department
Miller Drug Store
Philip Sheridan
Godfrey L. Miller
George F. Miller
Jack Widemyer
Frank Anderson
Donald Patton
FTC warns auto makers over high interest on deferred payments
Federal Trade Commission urged 21 automobile manufacturers to stop charging higher interest on deferred car payments than advertised. The agency issued eight complaints under unfair competition claiming the firms advertised 6 percent time payments but actual interest ran around 12 percent.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
E Commission
Trade Commission
I Commission
Commission
Jigsaw Puzzles Draw Royal Interest from England
Jigsaw maker Jones reports King Edward's circle shaped puzzles are popular in England. Mrs John Paul of Chagrin Falls notes English jig puzzles may be near completion. The monarch will receive puzzles as a present, with the king and his circle solving them on weekends.
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John Paul
Chagrin Falls
Jones
Edward
England
Magazine Artist Dies of Exposure
Charles Leslie Thrasher a 47 year old painter of magazine covers died last night of pneumonia after inhaling smoke and exposure in a fire that swept his Old Field home on Long Island Sunday night He was rescued with his wife by neighbor artist T McFergus Cooper who was injured Surviving Thrasher are his widow a daughter Audrey his mother Mrs Dorothy Thrasher and a sister Miss Nellie Thrasher of Piedmont
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Port Jefferson
N. Y
Charles Leslie Thrasher
Piedmont
W.W. A
Thrasher
Long Island
T. McFergus Cooper
Audrey
Martinsburg Mills Boost Wages Across Two Firms
Berkeley Woolen Company and Dunn and Company directors in Martinsburg Va voted wage increases similar to Virginia Woolen Company and Winchester Woolen Mills. Berkeley workers receive a 10 percent bonus plus a 10 percent wage increase while Dunn employees get a flat 10 percent raise. The Berkeley mill affiliates with the see Woolen Company of this city.
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Virginia Woolen Company
Winchester Woolen Mills
Berkeley Woolen Company
Dunnae Company
Martinsburg
Berkeley
Dunn
See Woolen Company
Rockefeller Gifts to Campaigns Draw Senate Notice
Senate investigators reported John D. Rockefeller Jr gave 70000 to Republican funds while Mrs Cromwell formerly Doris Duke gave 50000 to Democratic groups. The findings list 131000 total Rockefeller gifts and 50100 from Alfred Sloan Jr to anti New Deal causes. Investigators aim to curb campaign spending with new restrictions.
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Washington
Senate
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
James R. H. Cromwell
Doris Duke
Congress
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
New York
General Motors Company
Crusaders
Maine
Michigan
Nebraska
South Dakoa
Republican National Committee
Might Destroy Power of Crown
British author Hugh Walpole warned that the storm over Mrs. Wallis Simpson could destroy the power of the Crown and threaten the empire. He said England would not spurn Mrs. Simpson for being American but fears the crown would lose caste by uniting with a twice divorced woman.
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Washington
Hugh Walpole
Wallis Simpson
Edward
Football Gates On Increase Across Major Colleges
An Associated Press survey shows 1936 college football attendance up about 15 percent from 1935 with gate receipts rising similarly as 4,829,000 fans watched 217 home games. Ohio State led with nearly 283,000 in home attendance followed by California 251,000 and Navy 246,000. Minnesota and Fordham posted strong figures, while Michigan Indiana and Iowa suffered declines due to weaker schedules or weather.
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Associated Press
East
Midwest
South
Southwest
Far West
Mid-West
Ohio State
Buckeyes
Pitt
Notre Dame
Northwestern
California
Navy
Princeton
Gophers
Minnesota
Evanston
Fordham
Michigan
Indiana
Iowa
Precipitation Totals Reported at Winchester Lab
Rain and snow from Tuesday night through yesterday totaled .82 inch per Winchester Research Laboratory readings. November was dry, and the mild spell after the snow will limit runoff while benefiting fall crops as moisture soaks into thirsty fields.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
Efficiency and Economy In Gov ernment The Aim
Senator Harry F Byrd argues the federal government’s size and cost exceed value received. He notes a 1936 payroll of 835704 workers paying 129275993 monthly and urges a thorough survey, consolidation, and modernization across agencies to improve efficiency and curb waste.
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Harry F. Byrd
Manufacturers Record
Senate
Roosevelt
House of Representatives
Senate Committee
New York
Washington
Uickly
Glee Club Sings in New York for Senator Glass Honor
Alfred M. Luttrell of Winchester is among 16 UVa Glee Club voices chosen from nearly 100 to perform at a Waldorf Astoria dinner honoring Senator Carter Glass of Virginia. Soloists include Macdonald Wellford and Winston Hope. selections cover first and second tenors basses across several states. The event follows UVa Glee Club's fiftieth anniversary celebrations and prior New York concerts.
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Charlottesville
Alfred M. Luttrell
Winchester
University of Virginia Glee Club
New York
Southern Society of New York
Carter Glass
Virginia
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Harry Rogers Pratt
Glee Club
Senator Glass
Macdonald Wellford
Richmond
Winston Hope
Norfolk
Anthony B. Boynton
Honolulu
T. H
G. S. Wiedeman, Jr
Lexington
Luther L. Sullivan
A. P. Gray, III
West Point
Southern Society
Sitdown Strike Shuts Goodyear Plant No 1 in Akron
In Akron on December 3 a sitdown strike shut Goodyear Tire and Rubber Plant No 1, with about 6 000 workers, delaying operations. Plant No 2, housing roughly the same workforce, remained idle only in sporadic fashion. The protest centered on a new head room wage rate and a rotation work system in the truck tire division.
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Akron
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Goodyear
Truck Tire
License Tags Color Change Announced Across Region
The next year Virginia license tags switch to white on black replacing orange on blue. West Virginia adopts national yellow on black while Maryland uses black on white and Washington DC shifts to chrome yellow on black per AAA notice.
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Virginia
American Automobile Association
West Virginia
Maryland
District of Columbia
Death verdict in wife slaying case near Gastonia
Raymond Edwards, 29, a textile worker, faced a death sentence after a jury convicted him of first degree murder for murdering his young wife with an axe. The state presented a confession claiming he killed her after she struck him with a stove shovel during a violent quarrel, saying he was too drunk to remember details.
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Gastonia N. C
Raymond Edwards
Edwards
60 Plans New York Concerts With Possible Boston Appearance
The article notes 60 will return to New York for two concerts and possibly appear in Boston, outlining a likely extended tour.
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New York
Boston
Universal Bible Sunday Urged Across Virginia
Governor George C. Peery calls on Virginia churches to observe Universal Bible Sunday on December 6. The national observance, sponsored by the American Bible Society, highlights the Bible’s role in shaping nations and notes 120 years of missionary activity with 268 million volumes distributed in 40 countries and 175 languages.
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George C. Peery
Churches of
Virginia
American Bible Society
Peery
Winchester Retail Sales Rise 1935 Census Report
Census data show 231 Winchester retail businesses earned 6.301 million dollars in 1935, up from 4.192 million in 1933. Food stores led with 1.182 million, followed by auto, general merchandise, apparel, filling stations, and other sectors. payroll totaled 651 thousand across 129 employees.
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Bureau of the Census
Winchester
Andrew Bell
Chamber of Commerce
Automotive
General Merchandise Group
Apparel Group
Philadelphia
Census Bureau
Lions Stage An Inter-Club Bowling Match
The Lions Club held an inter-club match at the Health Center. The "C" League defeated the "A" League by three pins as they won two of the three games. B. Cather of the "C" Leaguers led with 145 for high individual game.
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Lions Club
B. Cather
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