Islands Marked as Christmas Gifts From Government Sale
Washington December 23 The procurement division lists distinctive gifts available as bargain items three islands a lighthouse two quarantine stations and two leftovers from last season Mullet Key off Florida coast near Tampa Bay offers 280 acres several houses and a telephone to the mainland Leftover Little Diamond Island Maine and Straithsmouth Island Massachusetts Lighthouse at Mattapoisett Buzzard's Bay Quarantine stations near Callam Washington and Brunswick Georgia Mail your best offer and you can buy an island on the installment plan.
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Washington
Mullet Key
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Tampa Bay
Little Diamond Island
Portland
Maine
Straithsmouth Island
Rockport
Mass
Fashionable Mattapoisett
Buzzard’s Bay
Callam
Wash
Brunswick
Illness Fatal To Bentley Noland
The body of Bentley Noland a 51 of Purcellville was taken to his home after burial preparations at Kurtz Funeral Home He was brought to the hospital December 9 suffering from complications and is survived by a brother Dr Stacey Noland of Arlington and a sister Mrs G Harry Power of Baltimore Complete funeral arrangements were not available here.
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Bentley Noland
Purcellville
Kurtz
Noland
Stacey Noland
Arlington
G. Harry Power
Baltimore
He Deserves To Be Remembered He Deserves To Be Remembered
In Winsted Connecticut on December 23 a 7 year old boy Richard Manni completed his chores and mowed the lawn with a lawn mower to show Santa Claus he was good. The scene is set against gray skies and withered grass as winter settles in.
Air Precautions Law Strengthens Civilian Defenses
London reports the air raids precautions act became law after royal assent. It directs gas-proofing instruction for bomb shelters, equipment storage in each English community, and formation of rescue squads with gas masks shovels and other wartime tools for civilians under attack.
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London
House of Lords
England
West Virginia man jailed for three months in Boston
John H. Baker, 37, of Bristol West Virginia, pleaded guilty to larceny by false checks from Granite Trust Company in Quincy. Judge Kenneth L. Nash gave him three months in the House of Correction, Baker complained the sentence was too light and said he wanted to finish a course begun in a Connecticut prison.
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Boston
West Virginia
Kenneth L. Nash
House of Correction
Granite Trust Company
Quincy
John H. Baker
Bristol
W. Va
Wethersfield
Betsy the cow faces bank repossession after loan default
The Merchants Bank seized Betsy, a cow, on a note last fall and placed her on a farm. She now produces no milk yet continues to eat, highlighting the burden of suspended payment and poor investment.
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Kansas City
Betsy
Merchant’s Bank
Michigan players note Yost retirement hints in holiday round
Sports Round-Up reports Michigan students anticipate an athletics director retirement announcement. The column mentions diverse items including Woodstock VT center Miss Frost scoring 41 of 42, George Weiss’s coastward nuptials, Lou Gehrig coats, Sonja Heine critique, and Marquette prep for 1938 bowls.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Michigan
Yost
Miss Frost
Woodstock
Cagerettes
Windsor High
George Weiss
Yankee Farm
Garry Schumacher
The
New York Journal
East Milford
Conn
Daily Cross Word Puzzle Across and Down Clues
Across clues list terms and wordplay like Soap vats 1 and The sun dressing 31 with many entries. Down clues cover city, mineral, egress and note of the scale with various abbreviations and dialect terms for the themed crossword.
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Mill Ponds Springs
More Gold In Them That Hills
Joe Larrieu veteran prospector said gold ore samples assayed as high as 1000 dollars a ton near Goffs 200 miles east of San Bernardino confirming a potential strike at the historic Silver Queen Mine near Mojave California.
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San Bernardino
Calif
Joe Larrieu
Silver Queen
Mojave
Larrieu
Goffs
Here
Ruler Who Fled With Dancer Dies in Exile
Pondicherry India December 23 Sir Tukoji Rao Puar former Maharajah of Dewas died today after fleeing with dancer Janki in 1933. He left an empty treasury and faced charges of extortion and maladministration during his exile.
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Pondicherry
India
Tukoji Rao Puar
Dewas
Janki
Widow’s Courage Builds From $38 To Coffee Venture
In New York, a widowed mother of several children grapples with doorways of need. She finds only $38 and rents a small Front Street office then buys five pounds of raw coffee. She roasts, sells, and earns seventy cents profit, reinvesting wisely to support her family.
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Dougall
New York
Front Street
Big Bout Is Recalled By Death
New Orleans dispatch recalls the famed Sullivan Kilrain bare knuckle fight of July 8 1889 in Richburg Mississippi. Jake Kilrain died at 78 in a Quincy Massachusetts hospital. The piece notes training routines and spectacle including governors orders and a 37000 ticket take.
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New Orleans
John L. Sullivan
Jake Kilrain
Jake
Quincy
Mass
Richburg
Miss
Daily Picayune
Kilrain
C. W. Rich
Richary
Sullivan
the Picayune
Boston Wonder
John L
John
Triple Hanging Ordered for Seder Kidnapping Case
Huntington W Va December 23 A judge ordered a triple execution for ex convicts Arnett A Booth 46 John Travis 25 and Orville Adkins 24 for kidnapping Dr James I Seder 79 who died later The trio would be hanged at Moundsville penitentiary March 21 first triple hanging in the state since 1924
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Seder
Huntington
W. Va
James I. Seder
H. Clay Worth
Arnett A. Booth
John Travis
Orville Adkins
Moundsville Penitentiary
Mrs MacDougall's Coffee Stand Becomes a Chain
A woman starts with a single coffee stand in Wall Street and builds a chain through smart business sense. She notes today’s tougher entry but hints at focusing on a staple product like roasted peanuts to attract customers. If readers know a successful self starter woman, share her story for publication.
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Wall Street
McNaught Syndicate
Special Session Cost Taxpayers About $325000
Capitol officials estimate the 37 day special session of Congress cost about $325000 not counting salaries of senators and representatives. Travel expenses accounted for about $223000 at 20 cents a mile while stationery costs totaled roughly $55000 for the House and $12000 for the Senate.
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Washington
Capitol
Congress
Senate
House
Uncle Sam's Almanac 1938 offered by Information Bureau
The Winchester Evening Star advertises Uncle Sam's Almanac 1938 by Frederick J. Haskin. It promises a comprehensive almanac with household hints etiquette notes and political data, available for 10 cents plus mail delivery.
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Sam
Frederick J. Haskin
Winchester rainfall averages and totals report
Present and past rainfall data show 24 hour precipitation ended yesterday at 5 p m as none. December to date records 20 inches and year to date 48.54 inches. The table lists monthly averages for 1913 to 1936 with January 2.46 inches through December 2.40 inches and the annual average rainfall for the period at Winchester Research Laboratory as 34.74 inches.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
Swallow Sets Sail to Bring Christmas to Lightship Crews
The U S Minesweeper Swallow is due today to deliver Christmas cheer to lightship crews off Swiftsure Bank and Umatilla Reef, a few days ahead of Christmas. The lightships are currently too far from shore for Santa Claus to visit on Christmas morning.
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Portland
Ore
Swiftsure Bank
Umatilla Reef
Santa Claus
U. S
Swallow
Notice of Annual Meeting of Winchester Bank Shareholders
Annual meeting of Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Company of Winchester Virginia will be held at the bank on Loudoun Street and Rouss Avenue on Tuesday January 11 1938 at 11 o clock A M for election of Directors and other proper business. J H Yost Cashier Winchester Virginia.
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Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Company
Winchester
Virginia
Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Company of Winchester
Loudoun Street
Rouss Avenue
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