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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1937
Page
4
War on Auto Accidents Emphasizes Safer Driving
Automobile insurers, facing rising costs from reckless driving, plan a new incentive starting February offering lower premiums for drivers with clean records. The program aims to reward prudent motorists and generate accident statistics to justify rate adjustments, urging drivers to stop, look, and listen to avoid crashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Bureau of Casualty and Surety
Kennedy counsels against bellyaching over New Deal
Joseph P. Kennedy, chairman of the maritime commission and soon to be ambassador to London, defends Roosevelt's program and urges business leaders to stop criticizing every remedy. He criticizes Congress for delaying housing, farm bonuses, tax revision, and unemployment reserve reforms while the nation seeks relief from the business depression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staunton News
Joseph P. Kennedy
Maritime Commission
Ardent New Dealer
London
Roosevelt
Alliance
Glass
Kennedy
Washington
Congress
Roosevelt Kennedy Debate On Labor Law Revisions
The piece questions if refusing to revise a one sided labor law is wise. It notes Roosevelt's claim of infallibility and experimental programs with mistakes. It argues Congress must correct defects, while urging business support for recent presidential recommendations amid ongoing maritime commission complaints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Roosevelt
Mr. Kennedy
Congress
Kennedy
Maritime Commissioner
Governor-elect Price urged to liberalize Virginia voting laws
The Times Dispatch supports reducing the poll tax and relaxing prepayment rules. It urges repeal of current constitutional provisions to let the Legislature set franchise requirements, seeks lowering the poll tax from 1 50 to 1 and easing payment deadlines. It notes Price’s incomplete remarks and期待 a fuller program before the General Assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times-Dispatch
Price
Virginia
Richmond
Democratic Committee
City Democratic Committee
General Assembly
Winchester merchants report peak ce buying in June trade
Winchester merchants report buying activity at 35 percent in June as ce buying peaks. Fries and Michael DeCarlo are seen in A B Church. Mr and Mrs Victor Wheeler are congratulated on the birth of a daughter December 21 in local hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Fries
Michael DeCarlo
Victor Wheeler
Winchester police report hidden blasting caps found near home
Five years ago officers found eight rolls of dynamite blasting caps beside Daniel Lupton's North Washington Street residence. In Middletown, chicken thieves left a note to Mrs. E. O. Larrick promising to return next year after stealing the roost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Daniel Lupton
North
Washington Street
E. O. Larrick
Middletown
Winchester Merchants Benefit From Last Minute Shopping Rush
Josiah McDonald dies at his Clarke County home leaving 73 descendants. William E. Hickman continues to deny murdering Marian Parker in Los Angeles as a worldwide notice draws out the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Josiah McDonald
Clarke County
William E. Hickman
Marian Parker
Los Angeles
Calif
Christmas Eve Wedding in Episcopal Church Recalls 1812
The narrative recalls a Christmas Eve wedding in the Episcopal Church with Sweet Bettie Burden marrying George Browning, whose father was the town’s wealthiest man. It notes Reaumer C. Stearner becoming Virginia superintendent of public instruction and Mrs. H. D. Fuller directing church Christmas music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nemo
Episcopal Church
Bettie Burden
George Browning
Reaumer C. Stearner
Virginia
H. D. Fuller
Winchester Sees Christmas Blizzard New Year Holiday Note
A miniature blizzard hits Winchester on Christmas Eve with temperatures at 15 degrees. The Star wishes readers a Merry Christmas and announces a one day holiday with no paper tomorrow. The telephone exchange stays open until midnight during holidays to extend customer access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Star
Telephone Exchange
Historic Library of Congress Fire of 1851
Fire on December 24, 1851 damages sections of the Library of Congress destroying part of the collection and disrupting operations. The blaze prompts rebuilding and restoration efforts as officials survey losses and secure remaining volumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Library of Congress
Winchester Forum Praises Cantata and Local Musicians
A Winchester reader objects to a deficit report on the Cantata The Shepherds Prayer praising Floyd Haines Billy Barnes and Chanters for promoting youth music. The letter commends the performers and notes the audience's quiet attention and the religious message of the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evening Star
Winchester
Star
Floyd Haines
Billy Barnes
Answers to Questions by Frederic J. Haskin
A collection of trivia Q and A covers topics from air travel and national anthems to Italian and Japanese customs, notable figures and places, and historical facts. It lists Pan American, Pen Airways, Lufthansa, and Air France as long distance rivals and notes diverse answers about rulers, architecture, geography, and cultural items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pan American Airlines
Great Britain
Pen Airways
Germany
Lufthansa
France
Air France
Nails and diseases from blood supply to nutrition factors
Dr. Clendening explains nails’ rich blood and lymphatic supply and how systemic illness, skin diseases, and toxins affect nails. He notes sulfur content changes, white spots or Beau lines from illness, and brittleness from vitamin B2 D deficiency or low thyroids, offering dietary solutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan Clendening
M. D
Sabouraud
Josephson
Beau
Peacock Feathers and a Yale Dream of Mimi Le Brun
Jerry Chandler, son of a modest country clergyman, enters Yale with an uncle’s wealth lingering in his mind. He befriends Lionel Clark and falls for Mimi Le Brun, whose family tensions and a prized artist’s portrait complicate dreams of fame and a future among the rich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jad
Jerry Chandler
Yale
Lionel Clark
St. Louis
Jerry
Lionel
Mimi le Brun
Washington
Mimi
Colorado
Uncle Jerry
Great Acres
Olga
Portland Place
Mimi LeBrun
Roarin Christmas Gift From Independence Mayor
A large boxed lion born in the Independence zoo arrives in Kansas City as a gift from Mayor Ralph Mitchell of Independence. L. W. Heinly, unsure what to do with the creature, puts it up for sale. A woman seeking a private zoo buys the lion for 50 dollars, remarking she would have preferred a white elephant.
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Kansas City
L. W. Heinly
Ralph Mitchell
Independence
Independence Zoo
Heinly
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