Daily Quiz prompts seven general knowledge questions
The page asks seven questions including definitions of jurisprudence who wrote the Pledge to the Flag the type of canal the Panama Canal the first Secretary of War in FDR's cabinet Nile Kinnick's college team pronunciation of accented and time conversions between New York and St. Louis plus questions on Brazos River water body featherweight boxing champion and the Father of the Constitution who was a US President.
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United States
Panama Canal
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Nile Kinnick
New York City
St. Louis
Brazos River
Classified Advertising Rates and Subscription List
The Winchester Evening Star lists rates for classified ads at 2 cents per word with a 25 cent minimum, display ads 45 cents per inch, and 9 PM prepublication copy deadline. National ad reps include Tenney Woodward and Conklin Inc. Subscription options show various yearly and monthly plans.
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Associated Press
Ted
eeewNational
Tenney- Woodward and Conklin, Inc
New York
Detroit City
San Francisco
Chicago
Boston
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Whosoever Humble Like a Child Is Greatest in Heaven
A biblical quote from Matthew 18 4 emphasizes humility as the path to greatness in the kingdom of heaven. The message contrasts pride with humble conduct through the image of a child.
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Kingdom of Heaven
Syphilis Eradication Through Public Education and Treatment
A ten year data review shows about one in ten adults affected by syphilis in Winchester and Frederick counties. Public health advocates urge early medical treatment, education, and avoidance of self treatment to curb brain heart and nervous system complications.
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British Isles
United States Department of Health
Reprinted Editorials Call for Tourist Camp Safety Reform
The Staunton News Leader urges Virginia authorities to license tourist camps, set safety standards, and conduct periodic inspections after two carbon monoxide deaths in Augusta cabins. It questions responsibility for vented heaters, calls for sheriff oversight, and condemns lax supervision enabling immoral activity at camps.
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Staunton News
Augusta
Virginia
Tom
Harry
Bicycle licensing brings steadier traffic in Salamanca
Regulation of bicycles in Salamanca New York reduced hazards and theft after a year of licensing. 316 owners aged 9 to 60 registered, and only three under 16 traffic violations, one stolen bike, and no accidents occurred. Violators faced a pledge punishment of writing the rule 200 times.
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Winchester
Balamanca
N. Y
Salamanca
Two Southern Newspapers Suspend Publication Amid Losses
Two well known Southern papers the Chattanooga News and the Atlanta Georgian suspended publication amid rising costs and losses. The Georgian with an 80 000 weekday audience and 162 000 on Sundays will have its feature and news services taken over by the Atlanta Journal. The move reflects broader declines in daily newspaper publishing as payroll taxes and advertising drop follow.
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Georgian
Journal
William Randolph Hearst
Hearst
AMA indicted by federal grand jury on Sherman Antitrust charge
Lohn Dunlap Meredith Shumaker and Willy Cather named on All C. V. A. L. eleven. Mr and Mrs Leo Smallwood Kernstown celebrate birth of a son on December 16.
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The
American Medical Association
Lohn Dunlap
Meredith Shumaker
Willy Cather
Leo Smallwood
Kernstown
Fire destroys Tucker Hall at Washington and Lee University
In the night Tucker Hall, home to the law school, is destroyed by fire. Miss Virginia Jacobs wins a local beauty contest at Boyce as Miss Mary Denny places runner up. Mr H E Totty announces the marriage of his daughter Mary to Robert Keys.
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Tucker
Washington and Lee University
Virginia Jacobs
Boyce
Mary Denny
H. E. Totty
Mary
Robert Keys
Retired Rural Mail Carrier Clara Whitmore Remembered
Ten years earlier Mrs. Clara Whitmore retired from rural mail delivery after a crime incident involving a thief who was later convicted and escaped. The report notes a subsequent capture related to that case. New city auto tags debut today featuring an embossed apple design distinct from other state tags. Prof W H McKlwee directs Braddock Street Church choir in a Christmas cantata.
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Clara Whitmore
New City
State
W. H. McKlwee
Braddock Street Church
King George Narrowly Escapes Ship Attack in Channel
Reports from London say King George of England narrowly escaped death when his ship was fired upon by a German submarine in the English Channel. Germany calls up reservists in old men category. imprisonment if they fail to report. C W Galloway, general manager of B and O, will visit Winchester to confer with businessmen on changes in local train service.
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London
George
England
Germany
C. W. Galloway
Winchester
Rouss City Hall Contract Awards Noted for Excavation Bricks
John McCoy secured the excavation contract while E. M. Barr took the bricks for the new Rouss city hall. Miss Minnie Hammond and William Lupton wed by Rev W. S. Smith. An attempt to murder Dr William Wood Gold in San Pedro Honduras was reported. Gold is P. H. Gold’s brother and well known locally.
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John McCoy
E. M. Barr
New Rouss City Hall
Minnie Hammond
William Lupton
W. S. Smith
William Wood Gold
San Pedro
Honduras
Gold
P. H. Gold
Answers To Questions From The Winchester Information Bureau
A compendium of trivia and facts answered by Frederic J. Haskin with citations. Topics include inventions like the permanent wave machine, Shakespeare’s vocabulary, Blue Books, White Papers, postal savings, boxing bouts, cleanliness, Huey Long inscription, lead bullets in water, instalment plans, vegetables, martial vs military law, sun movement, Mayor LaGuardia’s faith, Fifth Avenue Easter traffic, wheelchair Congress members, and World War veteran disability compensation as of 1938.
Five largest strawberry shipping centers in the United States
The five largest strawberry shipping points are Plant City Florida Ponchatoula Louisiana Hammond Louisiana Wallace North Carolina and Independence Louisiana. Four other large centers are Bridgeville Delaware Chadbourn North Carolina Paducah Kentucky and Bald Knob Arkansas.
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United States
Plant City
Florida
Ponchatoula
Louisana
Hammond Louisiana
Wallace
North Carolina
Independence
Louisiana
Bridgeville
Delaware
Chadbourn
Paducah Kentucky
Bald Knob
Arkansas
Tell Bill Goodbye by Marie Lizard
Comtesse Gertrude de Ligne confronts Dr. Mallory about Fabienne’s life choices. She fears Fabienne’s work and romance with a penniless doctor will ruin her social standing. Mallory agrees to help discreetly.
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Bill
Marie
Nicky
Gertrude de Ligne
Gertrude
Switzerland
Mick
Fabienne
Darling
Morton
Bartlett Company
Fab
Grandfather
Willoughby House
Bill Mallory
Dr. Mallory
Chapman
Ellen
Comtesse de Ligne
J. W. Mallory
M. D
Mallory
Doctor
Comtesse
Today’s common error tip for concise editing
A guidance note emphasizes avoiding the phrase there isn’t but one store and instead use there is but one store to improve grammar and style. It teaches direct phrasing and a tighter rhythm for clearer writing across contexts.
Strategy In War On Tuberculosis
Dr Logan Clendening outlines a modern fight against tuberculosis highlighting early detection via X ray over sputum alone. He details age-specific screening, from pre school through college, stressing routine tuberculin tests for some groups and X rays to catch disease early. The piece advocates aggressive, era-wide screening to aim for eventual eradication.
Causes of Excess Saliva and Self Care Advice
A young man asks about a mouthful of slimy saliva that re-forms after spitting. The answer notes a salivary duct stone as a common cause, with nervousness tobacco use and dental irritation as others. An editor's note promotes Dr. Clendening's nine pamphlets available for 10 cents each.
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Clendening
Logan Clendening
Quail Hunters Miss But Hit Billboard in Statesville
Frank Perry and Rocky Patierno fired on quail but missed. The covey rose and struck a billboard after the shot. Hunters collected 10 birds and left.
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Statesville
N. C
Frank Perry
Rocky Patierno
Post Office reports over 700 million parcels annually
The Post Office Department handles more than 700 million parcels each year, highlighting the scale of parcel post operations. This figure reflects the department's broad mail service responsibilities and growing package traffic.
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Post Office Department
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Thomas Parran, Jr
Roanoke World News
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Washington, D. C
Ellen T. Crain
Kansas City
Missouri
Shakespeare
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Postal Savings
Victor McLaglen
Jack Johnson
Vancouver
Johnson
C. F
John Wesley
Huey P. Long
K. C
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LaGuardia
Y— Q
Fifth Avenue
5Th Avenue
23Rd Street
110Th Street
Congress
L J
A. Joseph J. Mansfield
Texas
William J. Miller
Connecticut
House of Representatives
O. McC
Scott
Parent Ogce
Norahern
Japan
Aweir
R.J. Scott
Central Press Association
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