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The Winchester Evening Star lists postal status, publication schedule, and subscription and advertising rates. It details mail and carrier rates, memorials and cards, display ad deadlines, and identifies national advertising reps and Associated Press rights.
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Tenney, Woodward & Company, Inc
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Unseen Values Cited in Corinthians Verse
A brief reflection cites 2 Corinthians 4 18 about looking to the unseen rather than the temporal, contrasting visible world with eternal truths in a devotional tone.
Three Years of Repeal Reflections From The Times
The New York Times marks three years since repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment. It notes a familiar regime and transfer of liquor control to states, with revenues rising from taxes. Caution is urged to prevent a repeat of conditions that spurred repeal, while trade groups push higher standards and self regulation.
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New York Times
Utah
Roosevelt aims gradual civil service reform for stability
The speaker argues for a careful, steady house cleaning rather than abrupt drastic action. Acknowledging workers relying on federal service, the plan should build a firmer civil service foundation without brutal disruption.
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Roosevelt
Civil Service
Will Rogers Humorous Story Onlookers At Subway Digging
A New York crowd gathers around a subway excavation watching an onlooker who laughs aloud at the steam shovel operation. A spectator comments that the man is crazy while the scene plays out amid the dig.
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New York
Certification of sanity sparks confrontation at state asylum
A tense scene unfolds as a man, claiming sanity, confronts another who accuses him of madness. He presents a document from a state asylum declaring his sane status, challenging the other to read and judge who is truly sane. The moment shifts on the paper as proof.
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American News Features, Inc
Alix
Alix Carey
John
Dorcas
Pittsburgh to Meet Washington in Rose Bowl Key Pick
Richmond Times Dispatch notes surprise at Pittsburgh's Rose Bowl selection after losses to Duquesne and Fordham. Pittsburgh faces Washington in Pasadena on New Year's Day as a professional-leaning era in college football is discussed with LSU and Alabama cited as rare professionals.
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
Pittsburgh
Pasadena
Panthers
Duquesne
Fordham
Louisiana State
Alabama
University of Washington
John R. Tunis
American Mercury
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Roosevelt urged to shrink federal bureaucracy and reform civil service
The Minneapolis Tribune argues the emergency justification for rapid federal expansion may be past. It calls for restoring the federal establishment toward normal levels, reorganizing agencies for efficiency and economy, and reapplying merit system principles where neglected. The piece notes the President faces opportunities for solid achievement following strong public support.
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Minneapolis Tribune
Roosevelt
Peoce
Van
A new era in steel pay rise may shift labor battles
The New York World Telegram American argues that a per cent raise for 576 000 steel workers could end a long era of brutal conflict between owners and unions. It notes past strikes at Homestead 1892 and 1919 battles, and suggests the wage increase signals a shift toward negotiation over force in the steel industry.
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New York World Telegram
America
Homestead
Pinkerton
Gary
NRA
John L. Lewis
C. I. QO
Lewis
No Such Animal in Lynchburg Headlines House Leadership
Sam Rayburn of Texas and John J. Connor of New York emerge as leading candidates for the House majority. Roosevelt favored Rayburn to push New Deal legislation to both South and North, but observers doubt a single figure can unite factions. The piece questions the viability of such leadership as an unlikely best choice.
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Lynchburg
Sam Rayburn
Texas
John J. Connor
New York
House of Representatives
Roosevelt
Rayburn
Garner
Washington
Rodney Dutcher
Wall Street
Political Messiahs Fail To Move Beyond First Syllable
A Dallas Texas News item notes that many men who consider themselves political saviors fail to progress past the initial appeal, underscoring the gap between rhetoric and lasting influence.
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Dallas
Texas
Handley students stage operetta And It Rained
One hundred seventeen Handley students perform the operetta And It Rained in the Handley auditorium. The Reuss Fire Company honors five captains H C Stouffer John H Seal Jr W E Huntsberry CG Douglas Brown and Lee M Lamp. Spencer Carter of Clarke County and his wife head to Richmond for the winter. Frederick County School Board sells six school lots for a total of 1627. Will Rogers last picture In Old Kentucky plays at a local theatre.
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Handley
Reuss Fire Company
H. C. Stouffer
John H. Seal
W. E. Huntsberry
Douglas Brown
Lee M. Lamp
Spencer Carter
Clarke County
Richmond
Frederick County School Board
Will Rogers
Old
Kentucky
Five Years Ago at Winchester Fair Grounds
Five years ago straw burning at the Winchester Fair Grounds threatened Walter L. Main Circus quarters. Police confiscated slot machines from several establishments but imposed no fines yet. Handley High School Alumni met at Mrs. Kenneth Rice’s home. The Lions club governor of the 24th district spoke after a special dinner.
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Winchester Fair
Walter L. Main
Handley High School
Kenneth Rice
24Th District of the Lions
City Council discusses lower tax rate at regular meeting
Thomas Hiner assists Billy Sunday as Salvation Army starts its Christmas funds drive. Mrs. Kenneth N. Gilpin of Clarke County travels to Washington to visit parents. Jack Dempsey begins training for an anticipated return bout with Gene Tunney. Mrs. Susan A. Baker a Frederick County resident dies at her daughter’s home in Welltown.
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Thomas Hiner
Billy Sunday
Salvation Army
Kenneth N. Gilpin
Clarke County
Washington
Jack Dempsey
Gene Tunney
Susan A. Baker
Frederick County
Susan Bockey
Welltown
Twenty Five Years Ago Free Masonry Honors Judge Carson
Aged thirty two degrees of Free Masonry are conferred upon Judge A C Carson of Riverton in Manila. A bear rumored to roam the county eats a hog belonging to Smith Larrick of Rock Enon. Nine drag meets fill the December schedule of Clarke County Blue Ridge Hunt Club. Miss Douglas Puller resumes studies at Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore. Rev Dr J H Lacy says his sister and other missionaries to China are safe in Shanghai. Historic note marks Marshal Ney execution on December 7, 1815.
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A. C. Carson
Riverton
Manila
Philippine Islands
Smith Larrick
Rock Enon
Blue Ridge Hunt Club
Clarke County
Douglas Puller
Peabody Conservatory of Music
Baltimore
J. H. Lacy
The
Presbyterian Church
China
Shanghai
Edward C. Goss A Winchester Leader And War Veteran
Edward Carroll Goss born April 10 1895 in Winchester is manager and vice president of Consumers Utilities Co He served in the Mexican Border Campaign and in World War I rising to captain in the 120th Infantry 30th Division He later held gas engineering studies at Columbia University and has long been connected with Winchester Gas Co He is active in wildlife conservation Boy Scouts and local commissions and is married to Margaret Hodgson an avid golfer hunter and fisherman
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Edward Carroll Goss
Consumers Utilities Company
Winchester
Winchester High School
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Winchester Gas Co
National Guard
France
Belgium
Langres
Columbia University
Consumers Utilities Co
Isaac Walter League For the Conservation of Wild Life and Game
Boy Scouts
United States
Frederick County
Margaret Hodgson
Questions and answers from a 1930s knowledge column
A reader Q and A feature covers topics from long distance calls in government to education endowments. It cites the first educational endowment in America given by Benjamin Symmes, details on the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto, biacetyl as the odorant in butter, and Newport News Huntington Mariners' Museum. It also touches etiquette on Miss on calling cards, Paderewski's speed, widow ring, word fan as fanatic, and Canadian Mounted Police motto. Additional entries discuss church tithes in England, Napoleon's Bois de Boulogne, and manumission laws in early states.
Congress probes open with Wheeler rail system plan in play
Central Press columnist notes a season of congressional inquiries already underway. Wheeler leads a cross‑party push toward governmentalization of transport, with Shipstead and Wagner showing sympathy and Barkley and Donahey more skeptical. Max Lowenthal emerges as a key investigator in the looming railroad probe.
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Charles P. Stewart
Central Press
Washington, D. C
Congressional
Congress
Capitol Hill
Federal Communications
The
Federal Trade and
the Securities Commissions
Burton K. Wheeler
Super Chamber
Interstate Commerce Committee
National Railroad
Wheeler
Lowenthal
Pecora
Youre Telling Me! A Poking Look at Modern Folly
William Ritt mocks public figures and trends with satirical quips. He notes Shakespeare misattributions to Edward VIII, Romanian gypsies planning a republic of musicians, and Japan urged to end petty provocations. Roosevelt is humorously credited with sweeping most of the Americas. The piece ends with a jab at a humor course at the University of Florida.
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William Ritt
Central Press
William Shakespeare
Edward VIII
Flowers At Her Feet Ends In Love and Duty
Alix faces heartbreak over John and Bill with Dorcas urging a decisive choice. Dorcas reveals her plan to win Bill’s happiness by forcing Alix to leave town and seek a fresh start in New York, as tension builds toward a final break.
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Bill Boyd
Bill
Alix
Dorcas
Bairdsvale
New York
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