Women Seeks Odd Jobs in Oriental Streets
In many cities of the Orient women wander the streets seeking saws such as patching pants and sewing buttons in informal labor markets.
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Ane Orient
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Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1936
Page
4
Winchester Star Ad Listing Highlights Local Advertisers
Daily Winchester Evening Star ad list from The Evening Star Publishing Co. showcases local businesses and services in Winchester Virginia with brief notices and promotional lines.
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The
Winchester Evening Star
Evening Star Publishing Co
Winchester
Virginia
Tragic Edward and the Simpson Affair Shake the Empire
The King Edward Mrs Simpson tale is described as a force shaking Britain’s empire and monarchy. Edward is seen as a symbol of imperial unity whose choices threaten the throne and national unity. The piece weighs three paths for Edward with the monarchy’s fate hinging on his decision.
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Shakespeare
Edward Wally Simpson
King Lear
Macbeth
Edward
Mrs. Simpson
Catholics and Prohibition in The Catholic Virginian
The Catholic Church opposes indiscriminate prohibition yet condemns drunkenness. It holds that strong drink is not inherently evil, and supports regulation by authorities as a matter of expediency. Catholics should vote based on practical value, not a universal moral dogma.
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Virginian
Virginia
Hopkins denies spies on WPA jobs amid Hale portrait doubts
Richmond reporter notes Mr. Hopkins denies the claim of universal spies on WPA work sites. He rejects the notion as he critiques an image of Nathan Hale shown with a shovel, arguing it misleads the public about patriotic labor.
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
Hopkins
Nathan Hale
Controversial World War II Stance Sparks Debate
The Richmond Times Dispatch notes that Hitler and Il Duce finally recognize the Franco regime, warning a month of delay could trigger only Red Cross recognition for Spain. A New Yorker’s sensational act of throwing a dentist from a second story is reported with a grim witticism from the Washington Post.
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Il Duce
Red Cross
Spain
Richmond
Times-Dispatch
Press Dispatch
Washington Post
Will Rogers Humorous Story About the Circus Strong Man
A fragmentary humor piece recounts a circus strong man visiting a farmer. After a failed greeting the farmer hurls him over a fence and the man asks only for his horse to be thrown back. The anecdote highlights romantic notions about circus acts.
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Syarns
Chena 5 Pia
American News Features. Inc
Seven-year college career through Wyant at Bucknell and Chicago
The article notes J. W. A. Andrew R. E. Wyant played 98 college games as guard and tackle for Bucknell in 1888 1839 and 1891 then as center for the University of Chicago in 1892 1893 and 1894. There was no 3-year rule, enabling seven years of college football.
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J. W. A. Andrew
R. E. Wyant
Bucknell
University of Chicago
Wyant
League of Nations considers Italo-Ethiopian tension
A special League of Nations meeting reviews the Italo-Ethiopian situation. Elizabeth Farrar coordinates home demonstrations plans for 4-H groups ahead of Christmas season.
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League of Nations
Elizabeth Farrar
Snowy night leaves streets slick in town
Five years ago a heavy snow brought dangerous slush to streets and sidewalks. A joint meeting of the Tuesday Bridge Clubs is hosted at Miss Virginia Tayloe Boyd’s home. Cowboy star Tom Mix recovers slowly from a serious illness.
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Virginia Tayloe Boyd
Tom Mix
Handley team holds ten year banquet at Shawnee Inn
Ten years ago the Handley football team held its annual banquet at the Shawnee Inn. Treasury Secretary Mellon predicted continued high prosperity for a number of years.
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Handley
Shawnee Inn
Mellon
Secretary of the Treasury
Exciting 25 Year Old Gainesboro Buggy Ride Incident
Twenty five years ago Ed Halford and H P Whitacre of Gainesboro had a buggy ride when their frightened horse ran away. A Hagerstown man stopped to inspect a brown object he mistook for a car rug but found a brown bear. Frederick County Teachers Association president N D Cool chaired a monthly meeting.
Birth of John Milton in 1608
December 9, 1608 marks the birth of English poet John Milton. The future literary figure would become renowned for his verse and contributions to English Reinforcement of political writings.
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John Milton
William E Edwards Dedicates Life To County Service
William Erle Edwards born April 25, 1899 in Cross Junction Frederick county. He attended local schools and Cross Junction High School graduating 1919. He taught in Gainesboro and Cross Junction schools for six terms and worked at Farmers and Merchants Bank 1924 25. He studied law while bedridden and was admitted to the bar in December 1929, commencing practice in June 1930. He helped organize Frederick County Mutual Insurance Company and served as treasurer of the Va Loan and Thrift Corp. An Odd Fellow and Modern Woodman, he married Nancy Shanholtz and has four children Roscoe Eltha Elsie and Hilda. He enjoys woodworking hunting and fishing.
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William Erle Edwards
Cross Junction
Frederick County
Gainesboro
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Frederick County Mutual Insurance Company
Va, Loan and Thrift Corp
Nancy Shanholtz
Roscoe
Eltha
Elsie
Hilda
Flowers at Her Feet by Marie Blizzard
Alix Carey wanders New York seeking work after a crash in the Catskills and a missing John Sayre. She finds lodging at the Y and, after failed agency visits, secures a glove counter job at Reyburn and Goode’s. She phones hospitals seeking Sayre’s nurse, but no one answers.
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Mae Alexander
Bairdsvale
New York
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Broadway
Reyburn and Goode's
Fifth Avenue
Mr. Sayre
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