Winchester Evening Star Advertising Rates and Policy
The Winchester Evening Star lists subscription prices including one year for 3.80 and other short terms. Advertising rates are two cents per word with a 25 cent minimum and display ads require 10 AM submission. It notes national reps via Tenney Woodward and Co and AP membership for credited dispatches and local news.
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Tenney, Woodward & Company, Inc
New York
Detroit
Kansas City
San Francisco
Chicago
Boston
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Delighting in God’s Law From Romans 7
A brief devotional note reflects on delighting in the law of God within the inner self as described in Romans 7 22. The passage emphasizes inner spiritual alignment and joy in divine guidance.
Fight T B Virginia Tuberculosis Association Drive
The Virginia Tuberculosis Association in Richmond warns it may be handicapped in its 1937 program without a more generous response. Christmas seals fund the work, which aids prevention and life saving efforts as staff support county and city branches and help patients enter sanatoria. Mrs John L Kater chairs the Winchester committee and Mrs Wyatt Richard leads Frederick County drive. The new program starts January 1 and early contributions will aid the fight against the disease that claims many lives locally.
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Virginia Tuberculosis Association
Richmond
Virginia
Boards of Health
John L. Kater
Winchester
Wyatt Richard
Frederick County
Mailing Rush Breaks Records Across Major Cities
An Associated Press survey shows substantial increases in Christmas mail volumes since 1929 with Chicago receipts over 4.2 million dollars for December's first three weeks, New York City hiring 11,300 extra workers, and Pittsburgh and Cincinnati posting double digit gains. The Winchester post office sold about 100 000 stamps as holiday mailing grows nationwide.
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Associated Press
Chicago
New York City
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Winchester
Bishop Wormeley Named Virginia Poet Laureate
Richmond paper lauds Carter W. Wormeley as the Commonwealth of Virginia poet laureate. Editors praise his unique Virginian voice and vow to support him with attentive ears when he speaks in verse. The note adds that no successor will inherit the title.
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Richmond
Wormeley
Tennyson
Alfred Austin
John Masefield
Virginia
United States
John Steven McGroarty
California
England
The Rise From a Loss The Rose Bowl Blunder Made Roy Riegels
Roy Riegels, the 1929 Rose Bowl fumble man, defied expectations by turning a disaster into a career boost. He credits the error with teaching self control and resilience, transforming mortification into a stepping stone for future success.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
University of California
Roy Riegels
Georgia Tech
Reigels
Presidential terms debate echoes through New England
The Springfield Republic cites Boston advocacy by former Controller McCarl for a single six or seven year term for presidents. Supporters say reelection would be barred, complicating judgments of a president’s success. Taft contrasts Roosevelt’s Lincoln and Buchanan classes with Roosevelt aligning himself to Lincoln.
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Springfield
Boston
McCarl
New England
Republic
William H. Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore
Lincoln
Buchanan
Taft
Reader Questions Service Request Form
A notice invites readers to write The Evening Star Information Bureau Washington D C for factual answers and to enclose three cents for a reply. The director is Frederic J Haskin.
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Evening Star Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Questions and Answers From the New York Quiz Book
The piece lists trivia and answers on topics like New York theatre counts, Muybridge’s horse foot moment, Roosevelt language ability, muskeg, cameos, fingerprints, the Golden Gate Exposition dates, musical modulation, muskeg vegetation, Sam Davis home preservation, and the origin of the word meerschaum. It includes numbers and dates such as 4445 theatres, 442 dance halls, 348 cabarets, and 1939 expo dates.
Bloodhounds Sealed in Village Mystery at Evenden
Jack Reid witnesses Sir Henry Severinge’s murder in an abbey chapel and aids Colindale and Colonel Graham as they weigh using bloodhounds. Sir Henry’s fate remains unknown while Reid and Colindale clash over handling the case and police involvement.
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Jack Reid
Sir Henry Severinge
Reid
Sir Henry
James
Severinge
Hilda Severinge
Colindale
Hilda
Wow
Eric
Graham
Henry
Evenden
Bull Inn
Bert Hucks
America
Hucks
Colonel Graham
Mr. Reid
Damme
Vera
Scotland Yard
Will Rogers Humorous Story About A Doctor
A Will Rogers humor piece describes a doctor who treats a lady by giving strong medicine for her father. The father’s illness and the patient’s reaction drive the tale with Rogers style sharp wit and subtle social commentary.
External Use Only Prompted Family Misunderstanding
A patient’s father refuses medicine claiming it burns his throat and causes fuss. The nurse explains the label For External Use Only means outside use, revealing the man took doses on the sidewalk after misunderstanding the instruction. The scene highlights misinterpretation of medical labeling.
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Doc Littell
American News Features, Inc
Governors free over a thousand prisoners in holiday paroles
Governors of 18 states grant more than 1,000 prisoners special Christmas paroles. Roosevelt and Speaker Burns discuss a Veterans Bonus Bill. Authorities identify bus tragedy victims in Hopewell Virginia. NRA functions are terminated by the President.
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A. K
Roosevelt
Burns
Hopewell
Blue Ridge Country School
Millwood
Christmas events and historical note from 25 years ago
Edwin C. Yost a Maryland dental student returns home for the holidays. Christ Episcopal Church choir sings in the Parish House with Rev W D Smith in charge. Santa Claus gives candy at the Empire Theatre. Masons Knight Templar observe Christmas at noon. Frederick County annual statement issued by Clerk P H Gold. Treaty of Ghent ends the War of 1812 on Dec 24 1814.
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Edwin C. Yost
University of Maryland
Christ Episcopal Church
W. D. Smith
Santa Claus
Empire Theatre
Knight Templar
The
Masons
Frederick County
P. H. Gold
Labor Leader John L. Lewis and the Roosevelt Campaign
Central Press columnist Charles P. Stewart reports on the United Mine Workers spending an estimated 469,668.91 for Rooseveltian backing, largely funded by Lewis and allied groups. The piece probes potential obligations to Lewis and explores the idea of a labor party realignment spurred by Lewis’s industrial unionization goals.
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Washington, D. C
Agustine Lonergan
United Mine Workers of America
United Mine Workers
UMW
John L. Lewis
Augustine Lonergan
Lonergan
Lewis
Roosevelt
Labor Party
Telling Me Jokes and Jabs From A Humorous Column
A humorous column riffs on aging Social Security myths, international conflict, quirky mottos, divorces, glare free headlights, Mae West jokes, year round Christmas spirit, pessimism, and playful lines about Miss Mary Christmas and Indiana.
Handsome Career Of W H McIlwee Music Figure
William Hammond McIlwee professor of music at Handley and director of multiple bands and orchestras was born February 24 1879 in Rom ay West Virginia. He organized the Keyser City Band Oakland City Band Cumberland City Band Handley Band and the Winchester City Band and taught many instruments. He married May Virginia England and has a daughter Lorena Mae. His hobby is music.
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William Hammond McIlwee
Handley
Romney
W. Va
Keyser, W. Va
J. B.O. Clemm
Keyser
Oakland, Md
Maryland
Cumberland City
Handley Band
Winchester
Braddock Street Methodist Church
May Virginia England
Lorena Mae
Catnip Plans To Trap Bobcats In George Washington Forest
Harrison Va man and CCC enrollees set 400 traps along a 200 mile mule route to trap bobcats. They will use catnip oil scent to catch the animals amid widespread wildlife depredations in the George Washington National Forest.
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Harrison
George Washington National Forest
CCC
Cat watches roof triggers arrest in Decatur
H. L. Davidson, owner of a COB and feed warehouse, credited his cat Tabby with helping expose two men charged with attempted larceny. Davidson spotted the cat watching the ceiling and summoned help. the warehouseman then took his shotgun and found the suspects on the roof, leading to their arrest.
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Decatur
Ala
H. L. Davidson
Davidson
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