Publication details and subscription rates for The Winchester Evening Star
The Winchester Evening Star lists publication information including daily, except Sunday, and Mall editions, with subscription rates for carrier and mail, and advertising policies. It notes display ad deadlines, transient and contract rates, and national representatives in major cities.
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Eeoeet
Tenney, Woodward & Company, Inc
New York
Detroit
Kansas City
San Francisco
Chicago
Boston
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Associated Press Rule Ends Text Rights
Newspaper explains that the Associated Press holds exclusive rights to use all news dispatches credited or not and to publish all local news contained in the paper.
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Associated Press
Chastened in Love Verse Prompt for Revelation 3 19
A concise reflective line cites Revelation 3 19 about rebuke and zealous repentance. It frames chastening in a devotional context and invites spiritual self-examination.
Red Flannel Undies Recall Roaring Era Style
Roanoke Times notes that red flannel underwear remains a niche item. The Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce attributes its persistence to warmth and less frequent washing, though its appeal has faded since the days of handlebar mustaches and horseless carriages.
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Roanoke Times
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Hearst hires Boettiger as Seattle publisher
Norfolk Ledger Dispatch reports on William Randolph Hearst hiring John Boettiger, the president's son in law, as publisher of the Seattle Post Intelligencer. The piece condemns the move as craven and suggests it signals Hearst's alliance with the Roosevelt opposition and current overseas critiques.
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Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch
John Boettiger
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Randolph Hearst
William Randolph. Hearst
Hearst
Mr. Roosevelt
West Coast
Boettiger
Association
Death of O. P. Van Sweringen Ends Era in Railroad World
The death of O. P. Van Sweringen removes a major railroad power from America, following Mantis J. Van Sweringen's death last year. The brothers rose from modest beginnings selling papers in Cleveland to control vast enterprises, exemplifying bold yet practical leadership. Their era of rapid corporate ascent is viewed as ending, with successors likely to continue the pattern of industrial dominance.
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Newport News
van Sweringen Brothers
Cleveland
van Sweringens
Newspaper Principles in Hillsboro Debate
A letter argues whether a newspaper should serve public duty beyond profit. The writer contrasts views: one sees the paper as a business seeking earnings, the other insists it carries a civic obligation to readers.
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Hillsboro
Ohio
News-Herald
Editorial Integrity and Honest Convictions in Press Policy
A historical newspaper letter argues editors must express the owner’s honest views in editorials not merely follow profitable public stance. It condemns hypocritical policy and defends a free press as essential to public welfare. Includes assorted column snips and editorials from various papers.
Diplomatic tempering of Stickling case praised by Norfolk editor
The Norfolk Virginian Pilot reviews the Soviet response to Emil J. Stickling, a German engineer convicted of mine sabotage. It notes a death sentence that drew German threats but was commuted to ten years imprisonment after diplomatic pressure. The piece lauds restraint in handling offenses against the Nazi state and urges similar prudence in other Soviet trials.
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Norfolk
London
Emil J. Stickling
Stickling
London Telegraph
Moscow
Baldwin
Great Britain
Russia
Central Executive Committee
der Angriff
Will Rogers Humorous Story Cut Grass for a Meal
A humorous Will Rogers vignette describes a tramp asking for food and proposing to cut the grass to earn a meal. The housewife reacts with wry disbelief as the scene unfolds in a casual domestic setting.
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Will Rogers
American News Festures, Inc
City to Press Owners to Fix Paved Streets
Common Council hears street committee chair W. W. Dellinger. Plans for the coming year are discussed as property owners are urged to repair sidewalks. Phil Williams sustains severe burns after clothing catches fire from a bonfire near a public gathering.
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Common Council
W. W. Dellinger
Arthur Field
WJSV
Virginia League of Municipalities
Southern Methodist University
Stanford
Little Theatre
Phil Williams
Colonial Theatre to stay open six days a week
Five years ago Colonial Theatre was kept open six days per week as announced by Mr. Frank Boucher. Mrs. D W Ritenour reports progress of her niece in the Christmas sets drive while M de Montaigue discusses militarism at a Rotary luncheon hosted by Colonel B M Roszel. Coaches John Parsons and Snag Sargent help select youth for the CVA L eleven as the Girls Athletic Association plans a Christmas night performance at Rouss Hall with Red Bailey supplying music.
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Colonial Theatre
Frank Boucher
D. W. Ritenour
M. de Montaigue
Rotary Club
B. M. Roszel
John Parsons
Snag Sargent
Handley
Girls Athletic Association
Rouss Hall
Red Bailey
Ten Years Ago at Handley High and Local Affairs
Ten years ago Handley High School cadets were inspected by Capt. G E Manning and Col. Cole. William Royce, veteran Friendship Fire Company member, lay ill. Fred M Barton ordained deacon at St James Church Lancaster Pa founded by Rev Thomas Barton in 1775. Chamber of Commerce sells many automobile licenses. Russell Cather speaks for Pughtown extension before the State Highway Commission in Charlottesville.
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Handley High School
G. E. Manning
Cole
William Royce
Friendship Fire Company
Fred. M. Barton
Frederick County
St. James Episcopal Church
Lancaster
Thomas Barton
Chamber of Commerce
T. Russell Cather
Pughtown
State Highway Commission
Charlottesville
Clayton Hollis Longtime Winchester Police Chief
Clayton William Hollis born in Winchester on June 24 1874. He graduated from Winchester Public High School in the John Kerr building and joined the B and O Railroad Co. He began police work in 1905 as a patrolman and served thirty years with the force. He was six years a member of the Virginia Police Association and the International Police Association. He attends the Lutheran Church and is married to Grace O Neill of Stephens City with four children Philip B Hollis Edward G Hollis Mrs Courtney Barnett and Mrs Vivian Hollis Johnston.
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Clayton William Hollis
Winchester
John Kerr
B. & O. Railroad Co
Virginia Police Association
International Police Association
Grace O'Neill
Stephens City
Courtney Barnett
Vivian Hollis Johnston
Philip B. Hollis
Edward G. Hollis
Question and answer column from a 1920s newspaper
Readers ask facts across science, history, and culture. Frederic J. Haskin answers about the next Boy Scout jamboree, state county counts, census age secrecy, Hayden Planetarium, medical membranes, installment plans, and biographies of Franz Lehar and Molyneux, among others.
Pioneers Needed for South American Colonization Says Steward
Charles P. Stewart argues in a Central Press column that the United States should avoid large scale colonization in South America. He cites hardships like primitive infrastructure and harsh climates and suggests North American pioneers could instead foster business ties while living in major cities. He recalls past colonization attempts in Patagonia and the Chaco, describing the latter as a friendly, well-watered region suitable for settlement with the right grit.
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Charles P. Stewart
Central Press
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
South America
United States
Sticks
Europe
Patagonia
South Africa
Chaco
Paraguay
Bolivia
Plan to trade lands for peace draws mixed mockery
Dr Zadok Dumbkopf proposes a European swap to solve tensions by letting each nation keep its own land and swapping Germany and France. The idea is ridiculed as impractical and fanciful, likening Mussolini and other leaders to an old dog and a xylophone lesson, while questioning feasibility and consequences.
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William Ritt
Central Press
Zadok Dumbkopf
Flowers At Her Feet In A Prewedding Tangle
Alix prepares for her wedding in a stormy, socially pressure filled evening. Mae frets about decor and guests while Dorcas probes Alix about happiness. Rain, nerves, and wedding plans collide as Columbia era tensions and local gossip frame the scene.
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