Virginia Planning Board says state can save millions
Savannah dispatch reports Morton L. Wallerstein of Virginia’s State Planning Board urging proactive planning to save more than four million dollars annually without reducing government efficiency. He cites cooperation with Governor Peery, advisory council, and state officials, and notes future findings from roads, schools, forests data.
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Savannah
Virginia
Morton L. Wallersteiff
Virginia State Planning Board
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Florida
Southeastern Planning Conference
Virginian
George L. Radcliff
Baltimore
Wallerstein
Peery
Maryland
Potomac River
Skyline Drive
Shenandoah National Park
Veteran builds and drives 1899 car in New Bern
In New Bern North Carolina Gilbert Waters still uses a car he built in 1899. The old streamlined horseless carriage gets him about 30 miles per gallon around town, showing durability of his handmade vehicle.
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New Bern
N. C
Gilbert Waters
Tax Penalty Goes On After Today
Today is the last day to pay county real estate personal and capitation taxes before the 5 percent penalty takes effect on December 6. Officials report tax payments coming in well this year and a check-up has not yet been made but suggests improved compliance from previous years.
Byrd recounts peril and planning for second South Pole voyage
The article discusses the difficulties Admiral Richard E. Byrd faced when preparing for his second Antarctic expedition. It notes the logistics of outfitting ships, gathering fuel, supplies, aircraft, and sled dogs, and the cautious outlook of sponsors during the market crash before the Bear of Oakland and Jacob Ruppert set sail toward Little America.
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South Polar
Admiral Byrd
Little America
Jacob Ruppert
Bear
Oakland
Antarctica
Major Bowes Amateurs on Stage at the Capitol
Twenty young hopefuls from many states, ranging from students to waiters, will perform on the Capitol Theatre stage Saturday. The Major Bowes Amateur program sparked their dream of fame after a Sunday night radio broadcast. Manager Barr notes this is the authentic Winchester troupe, not other claimed winners playing locally.
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Major Bowes
Capitol
Simon Pures
Capitol Theatre
National Broadcasting Studios
Radio City
Barr
Winchester
Harmony Lane at Palace Theatre Tonight
Hable presents Harmony Lane at the Palace with Douglass Montgomery Evelyn Venable Adrienne Ames and Cora Sue Colling dramatizing Stephen Foster life muses My Old Kentucky Home Swanee River Oh Susanna and Old Black Joe. Also Fox News reel and a comedy back the feature. Escape From Devils Island heads to Palace Friday with Norman Foster Florence Rice and Victor Jory plus Call of the Savage and a cartoon.
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Palace Theatre
Douglass Montgomery
Evelyn Venable
Adrienne Ames
Cora Sue Colling
Fox
When Benjamin Franklin sought marriage in early America
The prospective mother in law hesitated to allow her daughter to wed a printer amid concerns over overproduction of printing establishments. With two print shops already in the country, a third faced questions about sustaining a new enterprise in the United States.
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Benjamin Franklin
United States
Shop Early Is Ma's Advice For Christmas Trade
Ma Winchester urges Winchester shoppers to buy early as merchants anticipate a busy Christmas season with a 200 million dollar Santa package. Stores will stay open evenings starting December 16 to accommodate day workers, and suggested gifts for juniors highlight new toys and innovations in the 1935 pack.
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MA Winchester
Winchester
Santa Claus
Noted Medical Specialist For Cures By Apples
A newspaper doctor praises raw apple diet for gastrointestinal cases. Dr B Hartwich reported 46 intestinal cases treated with grated raw apples, exclusive nourishment for 2 to 7 days, aiding diarrhea and infection. Dr Elizabeth Urbanitsky describes Heisler-Moro diet using apple pulp or powder with nursing infants, noting improvement by day three.
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B. Hartwich
Munchener Medizinische Wochenschrift
Elizabeth Urbanitsky
Europe
Urbanitsky
Johnony
Bruce Barton Urges Advertising to Lead Industry in Uplift
Bruce Barton, famed sales consultant, told the Congress of American Industry and the National Association of Manufacturers that industry should use advertising to win public confidence over politics. He cited auto, farm, electrical and steel sectors as proof of business leadership and urged telling a compelling, imaginative brand story to show reliability and cheaper, more satisfying results.
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Bruce Barton
New York
Congress of American Industry
National Association of Manufacturers
Barton
United States
Miners Conquer Floods In Pits
Johnston City Illinois officials say miners won their desperate fight against underground flood waters threatening property and lives. About 200 workers at Old Ben Mine No 18 labored through the night building temporary dams to stem rising water from nearby abandoned mines.
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Johnston City
Ill
Old Ben
Vanderbilt to Appeal Case Heads to Supreme Court
Mrs Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt plans to appeal guardianship ruling over her 12 year old daughter Gloria heiress to a 4 million dollar fortune. Attorneys said she will seek United States Supreme Court review after New York state court declined to hear the appeal from the lower court decision.
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New York
Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt
Gloria
Vanderbilt
United States Supreme Court
Apple Blemish in Diet Debate Sparks Skinning Stance
A column praises apples for vitamins and minerals while quipping about unskinned fruit. The writer jokes that sliced apple pie and sauce need sugar or cinnamon, but strongly objects to apples served without skin.
Select Convention City Next Month
Democratic National Committee Chairman James A. Farley said the 1936 convention city would be chosen January 7 or 8. He predicted Roosevelt would win more states in 1936 and Garner would be renominated. Farley indicated cities would bid high, with Philadelphia pursuing a strong bid though he knew of no firm decision.
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Washington
James A. Farley
Democratic National Committee
Farley
Roosevelt
Garner
Philadelphia
Wintry Weather Clings To West and Midwest
Wintry conditions persist across the nation east of the Rockies with Chicago at 19 above and Bemidji Minnesota at 3 below. Detroit records 6 above and Indianapolis 10 above as officials note a mix of warmer and colder sections.
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Chicago
Rocky Mountains
Central West
Bemidji
Minn
Detroit
Indianapolis
1935 Toy World Sees Surging Miniature Goods Boom
The 1935 toy world forecasts a wave of affordable gadgets from stargazing sets to micro microscopes and movie projectors. Dolls, dollhouses, and toy grocery stores mirror real shops with scale details while wheel toys boast electric lights and streamlined designs. Doll birth rate soars with new layettes and furniture boosting sales past 25 million dollars.
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Grownup Motor Om
Santa Claus
U. S
Grace Reported Owing Bethlehem Over Five Million Dollars
Securities Commission released a report showing Eugene G. Grace president of Bethlehem Steel owed the firm 5 206 079 as of December 31 1934. It lists debt on stock purchases by officers contracted in 1930 and notes installment arrangements. Other officers show substantial unpaid balances and stock holdings with various owed amounts.
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Washington
Eugene G. Grace
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Securities Commission
Grace
Commission
S. A. Buck
Hugh Bent
R. E.mcmath
P. Mackall
F. A. Shick
J H. Ward
W. J. Brown
J. P. Beade
R. H. Schlottman
W. H. Johnstone
Charles M. Schwab
Incy Bent
C. Austin Buck
Paul Mackall
Bridal Party As Funeral Attendants
Mrs. John M. Holling of Charleston was buried in her wedding gown and veil after her death in Charleston. Six groomsmen from her wedding served as pallbearers and six bridesmaids acted as flower bearers at the funeral nine weeks after the ceremony in Moncks Corner South Carolina.
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Moncks Corner
S. C
John M. Holling
Charleston
Will Rogers Memorial Fund Seeks Broad Support
Harvey Couch recounts Will Rogers kindness toward a struggling cowboy and notes the Will Rogers Memorial Fund prioritizes handicapped children. The commission urges banks to collect subscriptions, stressing that participation matters more than size, to keep Rogers's friendship alive as a living memorial.
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Will Rogers
Will Roger
Will Rocers
Mrs Roosevelt Laughs At Broadway Satire First Lady
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt enjoyed a Broadway show titled First Lady and said she saw in the Washington political spoof the work as a general take off of situations not people. She recognized many funny things but denied being depicted.
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New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Washington
Alice Roosevit Longworth
Dolly Gann
Capital Life
Why Glenn Boldan Was Not Hungry After Ice Car Ordeal
Baltimore December report explains 14 year old Glenn Boldan from Minnesota survived a ten day railway car confinement with no food. Doctors fed him broth and juice to reintroduce eating but he later ate a big steak given by police and then delayed breakfast.
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Baltimore
Glenn Boldan
Minnesota
Glenn
Clyde Frost
Union Memorial Hospital
Dr. Frost
Bertha Rowles Named Administratrix in Stouffer Estate
Bertha C Rowles daughter has qualified as administratrix of the estate of the late William H Stouffer 91 who died December 3 Bond of 1500 fixed and Maryland Casualty Company given as security Appraisers named H W Crider Frank Clarke Harry L McCann James Baker and A J Wiggenton
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Bertha C. Rowles
William H. Stouffer
Maryland Casualty Company
H. W. Crider
Frank Clarke
Harry L. McCann
James Baker
A. J. Wiggenton
Union Service Thanksgiving Offering Totaled 55 17
Rev. Ivan R. Smith announced the Union Service at the Baptist Church raised 55.17 dollars for Winchester Memorial Hospital. A check for the amount was made payable to the hospital.
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Ivan R. Smith
The
Baptist Church
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Peace suggestions surface as Laval proposes settlement with Italy
Paris dispatch reports Premier Laval gave Italian Ambassador Cerruti a set of peace suggestions from Britain and France ahead of the December League meeting. Ideas center on land and sea exchanges with Ethiopia, including a seaport for Ethiopia, while Italy would gain territory south of eight degrees north and control of areas near Aksum.
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Associated Press
Paris
Laval
Vittorio Cerruti
France
Britain
Italy
Mussolini
Ethiopia
Maurice Peterson
Count Rene De _ Saint-Quetin
Itatys
East African
Ete
Tigre
Hritrea
Aksum
Ogaden
Haile Selassie
Trauce
Europe
Rome
London
Courage Among Indian Converts
A missionary in India reports baptizing forty people after local headmen confronted the village at ten o clock two nights before the ceremony. They separated those becoming Christians from supporters, threatening to strip converts of work land and even the village barber.
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Christian Endeavor World
India
Herwoman
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Pal
Harvey Couch
Arkansas Power and Light Cam
Rogers
Will
Thanis
Rowles
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