Winchester Evening Star ad rates notice and classifieds details
An early Winchester section lists post office publication by The Evening Star Publishing Co with subscription rates for mail and carrier delivery, classified rates two cents per word with minimum charge, and display ad deadlines by 10 AM. It notes national reps Tenney Woodward & Company with several major U S cities.
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Dmitas
Tenney, Woodward & Company, Inc
New York
Detroit
Kansas City
San Francisco
Chicago
Boston
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Budget costs rise as normal expenditures hit record levels
The article notes the surge in ordinary government costs despite reductions in emergency spending. It cites a projected normal expenditure near five billion dollars this year, driven by new agencies and growing lines in long-standing departments including the Navy and others, doubling costs from a few years ago.
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Nic
Navy
War Clouds Gather As Nations Prep For War
A Christian hymn of concern over rising global militarization and the Spanish Civil War. The piece notes Britain’s armament orders and a food defense department, while detailing interventions by Germany Italy Russia and France, and warns of a new European carnage looming in Spain.
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Germany
France
Italy
Russia
England
Great Britain
Food Defense Department
Spain
Madrid
Franco
Still More Spending Aims To Balance Next Year Budget
The Baltimore Sun reports Washington lawmakers debate new tax legislation and the balance between income and spending for the next fiscal year. The President counsels income first while Congress weighs future expenditures and emergency reductions.
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Baltimore Sun
Washington
Harrison
Senate, Finance Committee
Representative Doughton
House
Ways and Means Committee
Justice and Mercy in Santa Barbara News Editorial Line
The piece muses on the editor’s duty to publish truth versus restraint. It reflects on printing hard facts about a wayward girl and a mother’s love, weighing honesty against potential misery to readers.
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Mas
Angry Archbishop Abdicates in Royal Context
The archbishop criticizes the archbishop of Canterbury and praises the queen mother and new monarchs while urging restraint. Critics note his victory stance amid royal family tensions and suggest focusing on King George VI and Queen Elizabeth to ease domestic bickering after recent events.
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Church of England
Mary
George’s VI
Alabama and Virginia liquor stills seizures compared
The article notes 1371 stills destroyed in Alabama and 1181 seized in Virginia during the last fiscal year. It contrasts Alabama as dry and Virginia as wet, saying higher seizure counts appear in both, yet questions their relevance to prohibition arguments and hints at possible explanations in the liquor controversy.
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Alabama
Union
Virginia
Anama
Will Rogers Humorous Scotch Story
A Scottish farmer refuses high offers for his dog despite an American bidder count and later sells for less. The buyer learns the dog cannot swim the Atlantic, prompting a quip about Scots being canny and the exchange. The anecdote, attributed to Will Rogers, notes the buyer’s rising offers and the farmer’s final decision.
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Atlantic Ocean
Ines
Sub-zero weather brings nine deaths in Chicago
The Star reports nine deaths in Chicago amid sub-zero conditions. City manager A. M. Field explains the 1936 program and Handley Schools present a policy directing. Mrs Hoye directs. J. We Stryker city list urges churches to plan Christmas programs.
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Chicago
A. M
Field
Handley Schools
Hoye Ey
J. We Stryker
Ceity
Mre
Dent
Sheriff Leads Raid On Two-Still Operation In Frederick County
Sheriff Luther Pannett leads a raid on a two still liquor factory in southwest Frederick County. Mr and Mrs H W Lipscomb host a hunt breakfast for 400 at their estate Raspberry Plains. Judges lose to ex judges and former college players 31 to 19. All schools closed kids help fill baskets for Needy.
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Luther Pannett
Frederick County
H. W. Lipscom
Raspberry Plains
Ex champ Dempsey trains near Martinsburg for Tunney bout
Ex champion Dempsey plans training near Martinsburg as he prepares for his return fight with Gene Tunney. Local merchants report strong holiday purchases with a drift toward higher priced gifts. Maynard O Hook dies after a heart attack. Pan American Air Argosy begins its South America tour. Edwin Smith says a large shipment of overripe York Imperial apples has impacted the market.
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Dempsey
Martinsburg
Gene Tunney
Oney
Maynard O. Hook
Pan-American Air Argosy
South America
Edwin Smith
U. S
Europe
Ap- S
What is an atom and how does it work
Central Press writer Charles P. Stewart explains atoms as miniature solar systems with a nucleus of protons and orbiting electrons. He notes the difficulty scientists face in visualizing atomic structure and recalls a Carnegie Institution concern about atomic stability.
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Washington, D. C
Hardihood
U. S. Bureau of Standards
Neutron Factors in Protons and Electrons Bonding
The Carnegie Institution's terrestrial magnetism lab reports that neutron involvement helps explain why protons and electrons stick together despite opposing electrical charges. The study highlights cross currents within atomic structures and suggests new mechanisms in atomic cohesion.
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Carnegie Institution
Terrestrial Magnetism Laboratory
Telling Me by William Ritt
A humorous column notes Christmas trims and a mix of quirky items. It jokes about European loan apologies, wage worries, and a promoter's odd fight idea involving a Connecticut basketball prodigy and an Ohio bottle-top performer.
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Connecticut
Ohio
Obituary of Rear Admiral Louis M. Nulton Dated in Winchester
Louis M. Nulton rear admiral U S Navy retired born Winchester August 8 1869 educated locally attended U S Naval Academy class of 1889 served in Spanish American Philippine Boxer Chinese Mexican and World War campaigns was superintendent of the Naval Academy commanded the U S Battle Fleet placed on inactive list after forty eight years of service earned Navy Cross and Order of the Crown of Italy member Handley School Board and Episcopal Church married Minnie Clark Evans two children Mrs Dean D Francis and Mrs Laurance L Browning
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Louis M. Nulton
U. S. Navy
Winchester
U. S. Naval Academy
U. S. Battle Fleet
Navy Cross
Order of the Crown of Italy
Handley School Board
Episcopal Church
Minnie Clark Evans
Dean D. Francis
Laurance L. Browning
Carpers Valley School Leader Opens Education Meeting
Prof. R Lee Stickel presides at a parents and friends gathering to boost education interest. Gray and Sheetz plan moving two doors up with many improvements. Mr and Mrs Thomas Anderson of Frederick County wed and escape serious injury when a honeymoon incident involves a runaway horse striking a fence. Virginia General Assembly discusses a bill to require driver examinations.
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R. Lee Stickel
Carpers Valley School
Gray and Sheetz
Thos. Anderson
Frederick County
Virginia General Assembly
Russian emigrant Max Novick gains U S citizenship
Max Novick, a Russian emigrant who built his business in the United States, receives his U S citizenship papers as the Christmas gift.
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Max Novick
U. S
Pilgrims Landed at Plymouth Rock in 1920
Kansas City recalls a joke tale about baseball pitcher Kid Nichols and his 1924 Model T flivver. He parked downtown, prompting an attendant to protest the car’s suitability. Nichols queried the reason and the attendant cited locals’ driving inexperience with the contraption.
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Plymouth Rock
Kansas City
Nichols
Answers to Questions Inquire at The Evening Star
A reader can obtain factual answers by writing to The Evening Star in Washington D C. The information Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin directs inquiries for a fee of three cents per reply.
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Evening Star
Haskin
Washington, D. C
Formation Bureau
Frederic J
Quick Fact Quiz Highlights Early 20th Century Knowledge
A reader Q and A compilation covers topics from birth rates in 1935 Japan to gimmel rings and Capri's popularity. It includes quotes on progress by Tolstoy, Social Security tax details, Carrie Jacobs Bond’s husband, 1921 Peace Dollars, Roosevelt schooling, and the Afghan hound topography and use.
Bloodhounds Bay Alters. Masterman
Jack Reid plans a burglary at Severinge Abbey seeking a jeweled cross. The baronet Sir Henry is found dead at the chapel altar with a knife in his chest. Reid escapes, hides in the lake, and contemplates long term hides and a future theft network. He recalls his orphaned start and aliases as the plot continues.
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Jack Reid
Severinge
Sir Henry
Reid
Baronet
Sylvia Lawrence
Severinge Twins
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