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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1936
Page
2
The Winchester post office warns a busy Christmas mailing season ahead and asks the public to shop and mail early. It outlines packing, marking fragile and perishable items, complete addresses, and using special delivery for faster service while noting postage rules and mail size limits.
A four year old vanishes from home prompting Mr Turner to alert police. Detective Dunn suspects kidnapping or wanderlust as a general alarm is considered. The boy reappears unexpectedly, saying he rode with his father who stayed away.
Tom Baldridge, chairman of the committee behind The 1936 Christmas Festival of Lights, urged Lions Club members to decorate homes for community benefit. The Lions Education committee reported briefly and three local colored boys provided entertainment titled Spots of Rhythm. Baldridge and guests from New York and Detroit attended with Lion Fred Ritter.
Washington observers foresee a clash ridden session with fights over the Frazier Lemke farm debt refinancing plan issuing 3 billion dollars, the Black Connery 30 hour week bill, Patman retail manufacturing split, and constitutional power shifts. Labor and industry groups push varied relief, tax and price rules, TVA and dollar revaluation debates, plus warnings of a potential revolutionary add on to patent controls and distribution.
Rochester report to the New York state committee of the American Society for the Control of Cancer cites studies from six Rochester hospitals with cases reaching ten years of cure from cancer. Dr John M Swan presented the findings claiming new proof of permanent cure.
Delegates at the National Restaurant Association convention decide the kitchen is not a place for women. Conrad of New Orleans says ladies are not in heart while civilization drives them there. Peter Borras of Washington argues cooks’ emotions influence food, predicting men will bend over stoves as women fade from the role.
Mechanical bath cars in Chicago feature a $5,000 tub like shower system. Entering triggers a beam of light that starts a 65 second shower and rotary brushes. Leaving completes the bathing cycle.
A humorous remark about a wife loving her band and the kitchen leads to a mock warning against overemphasis on food. The speaker suggests preferring smiles over meals, saying a wife can spoil eggs or burn bacon as long as she smiles, highlighting playful gendered banter.
Baltimore advertising figures praise Mrs. Wallis Simpson for boosting the city’s profile. Board director B Lester Muller says the club celebrates her impact on Baltimore’s image and advertising reach.
An advertisement touts Calotabs as a double purpose remedy that purifies blood and acts as a diuretic. It claims millions are using the product and markets a family package at economical cent-level pricing.
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