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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1935
Page
4
Subscription rates and terms list varied options
The notice lists subscription prices for different terms: one month in advance 30, one year in advance 4.50, six months in advance 2.25, three months in advance 1.20, and weekly 2 cents. It includes by carrier and general in advance rates, with garbled trailing text.
Advertising rates and deadlines for classified notices
The notice lists rates for advertising including 2 cents per word with a 25 cent minimum, memorials at 1.50 for four stanzas, and cards of thanks at 75 cents. Display ads with borders must be in by 10 a m on publication day, with 42 cents per inch for transient ads and contract rates on application. National reps are Devine Tenney Corp in several cities.
Notable Verse Quote Ad in Public Notice Page
A brief religious quotation and rights notice appear on the page, citing Colossians 4:6 and crediting the Associated Press for news dispatches while noting paid in full status and exclusive reproduction rights.
The Wage Puzzle and the Hourly Versus Annual Pay
The United States News reports wages today are 2.2 percent higher per hour than in 1929 but 21.8 percent lower per week. Hourly pay rose to 60.1 cents while weekly earnings fell to 22.28 dollars. Critics argue the focus on hourly wage over annual income misleads on living standards and NRA theory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
The Gay Yuletide
The Fredericksburg Free-Lance Star reflects on Christmas spirit amid poverty and hardship. It notes a brighter outlook for many, with a 5 to 20 percent rise in buying, yet urges generosity beyond the home to ensure a joyous season for all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Free-Lance
Sound canceling waves to mute noise in many settings
A passage explains sound conditioning by generating muffling waves identical to the original but inverted, creating neutralization and silence. The idea could apply to machines, hospital rooms, lecture halls, and conference spaces, and the author whimsically imagines use on streetcars, trains, boats, radios, and even crying babies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew W
Department
Offrce
Marching to safety amid church fire during service
An organist played Onward Christian Soldiers as 100 children marched to safety when smoke was found under the altar during a children's service. The rector urged investigation, the organist responded, and orderly evacuation followed with no harm reported. Panic in fires is dangerous and orderly exits save lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poe
Owners Who Don’t Pay
The Home Owners' Loan Corporation hints at stricter action on defaults while noting it has foreclosed only on willful defaulters. It urges sympathetic treatment for those making real efforts, but warns that borrowers who can pay and spend on nonessential items should settle debts promptly. Uncle Sam’s reach is implied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
Sam
Simeon and the Christ-child at Capitol Theatre
One year ago throngs attended a matinee and evening presentation of Simeon and the Christ-child by The Chanters at Capitol Theatre. Also noted were Fellowship Club’s need for food for 100 families and Miss Virginia Jacobs winning Boyce beauty honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simeon
Christ-child
Chanters
Capitol Theatre
Fellowship Club
Virginia Jacobs
Boyce
Hancock
North Atlantic
Munsey, Butler, and a fatality toll headline
Frank A. Munsey. Brig Gen Smedley D Butler resigns from the Marine Corps to serve as Philadelphia director of public safety. Dr William M Smith dies at 66 of apoplexy at Rosemont estate in Clarke county. Four volunteer firemen killed when a wall collapses at Waynesboro Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank A. Munsey
New York Sun and Evening Telegram
Handley
Smedley D. Butler
U. S. Marine Corps
Philadelphia
William M. Smith
Rosemont
Clarke County
Waynesboro
Gas blast damages sewer main at Fort site
Twenty five years ago a gas explosion damaged a sewer main on the Fort. A wealthy man, a stranger, abandoned his wife of a month in Winchester, shipped his car to Atlanta, and left town with a local girl. Brunswick saving bank closes, hitting railroad workers. T Marion Bantz will probate. Cabbage crop short, kraut prices rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Atlanta
Brunswick
T. Marion Bantz
Role of Al Smith in 1936 Fight Debated in Dinner Plan
Washington dispatch notes the expected January 25 speech by Alfred E. Smith to the American Liberty League as a signal of his future role in 1936 politics. The event pairs Smith with Daw son and Carothers and stirs speculation on his stance toward Roosevelt policies. The piece also covers Senator Schall’s death, Farley’s Jackson Day forecast, Pinchot’s work relief critique, and Borah’s GOP nomination prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Liberty League
Smith
League
Roosevelt
Charles A. Dawson
Kentucky
Neil Carothers
Lehigh University
Schall
R-Minn
Minnesota
Olson
Farmer-Laborite
James A. Farley
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Pinchot
Guffey
Virginia Loan Amends Charter for No Par Stock
The Virginia Loan and Thrift Corporation received a certificate for charter amendment allowing exchange of $100 par value stock for no par value common stock. Directors approved September 23 setting no par stock with 250 to 1,000 shares. stockholders approved October 28, 1935 with 783 shares represented, over two thirds outstanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Loan and Thrift Corporation
Lollypop gift and a stomach plane mystery in multiple towns
In Niantic Amanda Dorman seeks an extra size mouth for a Christmas joke gift a 25 pound lollypop is proposed. Boston John Nihill 23 swallows a toy plane and X ray confirms the plane in his stomach with doctors keeping him for observation. An Audubon census in Salt Lake City notes 2771 birds and 56 species wintering. Chicago police officer Thomas Dixon loses a gunfight bullet hits his star and he remains unharmed. Milwaukee death certificates show Senator Schultz once Herman C. used after law change. he served 1918 to 1922 and explains the name change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niantic
Conn
Amanda Dorman
Boston
John Nihill
John
City Hospital
Milwaukee
Senator Schultz
Schultz
Herman C
Herman Schultz
Provo Husky Chef Wins Student Cooking Contest
Calvin Bartholomew of Utah University hosted a cooking contest in Provo where he dated several bright young coeds during the event. His pudding earned the judges votes and the top prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Provo
Utah
Husky Calvin Bartholomew
Bright Young University
Christmas Court Delays Divorce Decision in Camden
Special Master William J Kraft hears petitions of George Tenner and his wife in chancery court and reserves judgment until after Christmas so both may enjoy the holidays. In New Castle a turkey scene ends with a shot from a butcher shop man turning the bird into a perched quarry atop an eight story building after a chase across several structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden
N. J
William J. Kraft
Chancery Court
George Tenner
Kraft
New Castle
L. W. McConnell
McConnell
Baab Couple Lose Christmas Gifts in Burglary
Chicago residents Mr and Mrs Otto J Baab found their home ransacked on Christmas Eve when burglars stole most of their gifts. The couple had stepped out to finish their shopping and returned to discover the break in and missing presents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Otto J. Baab
Virginia Line in the Revolutionary War
The Virginia Line referred to regular troops during the American Revolution, distinguishing them from militia guards and volunteers in historical discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Past and Present Rainfall Totals and Averages
Rainfall data show past 24 hours ending 8 a.m. at 0.03 inches. December year to date 1.52 inches. Year to date 34.91 inches. Winchester Laboratory records list 34.61 inches as the 22-year annual average. Monthly averages range from January 2.35 to May 3.88 inches, with December at 2.30 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Research Laboratory
One Kind of Gift Ends Milwaukee Divorce and Robbery
Chicago man Samuel Harrison contested his wife's two year-old divorce but during the 1935 Christmas season she softened and the judge granted an uncontested divorce. In Milwaukee, Horwitz Hosiery staff faced a robbery as $750 in cash and a $1,000 diamond ring were stolen after a daily collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Samuel Harrison
Rudolph Desart
Milwaukee
Horwitz Hosiery Company
Ben Horwitz
Money To Burn Helena Man Gets $225 Reimbursed
William Mundy of Helena Montana saw $225 in currency burn when his house burned last month. He sent the ashes to federal authorities and was reimbursed the money in time for Christmas cheer, receiving a check for the amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Mont
William Mundy
Sam
Mundy
Christmas In Jail Ada Overcoat Clue In Clerkless Theft
A man, after selecting an overcoat in Ada Oklahoma, left with a different one. When the replacement coat was found, it contained his name and address, revealing his identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Okla
Sheffield Steel to Gift 1800 Turkeys to Employees
Sheffield Steel Corporation will distribute about nine tons of turkeys to workers today as part of a holiday gesture. The gift comprises 1,800 birds intended for employee families, reflecting the plant’s seasonal generosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Sheffield Steel Corporation
Epiphany and Christmas Customs Quiz Facts
The Epiphany marks the visit of the Magi to the infant Jesus in Bethlehem. A dead wren on a holly bough is carried in parts of the Isle of Man and Ireland at Christmas. Kissing under the mistletoe derives from the Christian kiss of peace at Christmas and Easter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Bethlehem
Isle of Man
Ireland
Murder Mystery Upstairs Delivers Clue in Boarding House
In a boarding house run by Alice Penny, Andrew Darien is found stabbed to death in his sleep. Lieutenant Kirk Larrabee questions boarders and servants while Delia Randall identifies a hairpin linked to Janet Bell. Suspicions focus on Talbot and Withers as the hunt for the knife continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Darien
Alice Penny
Lucy Upham
Alice
Darien
Kirk Larrabee
Janet Bell
Larrabee
Ielen Starmont
Conrad Withers
Delia Randall
Nuts and alibis at the dining room in a murder case
In a tense scene, a servant, Della, recalls hearing nothing overnight while Lieutenant Larrabee probes a bowl of nuts and possible pockets for a knife. Suspicions grow as characters like Mr Withers and Miss Bell appear odd at breakfast, and a blond hairpin resurfaces in Mr Darien's room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Della
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Evening Star
HP. Byrd, Jr
Toe Winchester
Devine - Tenney Corp
New York
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Des Moines
Associated Press
Oberon
Robert H. Lucas
Republican National Committee
Norris
Nebraska
Virginia Trapshooters’ Association
W. W. Glass
AL. Smith
Washington
Alfred E. Smith
Townsend
Maverick
Dtex
Borah
Idaho
Virginia Loan Amends Charter
Joe Egg Brown
Salt Lake City
Audubon Society
Thomas Dixon
Dixon
Santa Claus
Friends of the Sun
Virginia O'Hanlon
West Ninety-fiifth Street
Virginia Way
New York Sun
Beresel
Scott
Terenaica
Posta Aerea
R. J. Scott
TNA
LULA
Halian
Cyrenaica
Central Press Association
Christ
Delia
Misa Bell
Robert Talbot
Mr Darien
Mr. Talbot
Talbot
Carrabee
Lucy
Mr. Darien
Miss Cambridge
Janet
Mr. Withers
Mise Bell
Miss Bell
Mr. Darten
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