Winchester Evening Star Advertising and Subscription Rates
The Winchester Evening Star lists subscription rates by mail and carrier, with one year at 3 dollars in advance and six months at 1.78 by mail, plus monthly options. Advertising terms include classifieds at 2 cents per word, memorials at 1.50, and display ads 42 cents per inch, with deadlines at 10 A.M. for day-of publication.
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Tenney, Woodward & Company, Inc
New Yor
Detroit
Kansas City
San Francisco
Chicago
Boston
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Alcoholic Excess Note in Scripture Verse
A Bible verse admonishes against drunkenness in Ephesians 5 18 and urges spiritual filling instead of wine.
Tribute to Arthur Brisbane Grieving Journals Over Loss of Renowned Editor
Obituary notes Arthur Brisbane a famed journalist and columnist who died yesterday. The piece praises his simple readable style and mass audience reach built from nineteen summers to managing editor of The New York Evening Sun and later Hearst publications.
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Arthur Brisbane
Brisbane
New York Evening Sun
the Sun
New York Evening World
William Randolph Hearst
Hearst Publica
Happiness and Satisfaction in Marriage Advice
A veteran adviser counsels two friends contemplating marriage. He warns the woman she may gain happiness but lose satisfaction and a sense of self due to sacrifice. He then considers a devoted man and distressed love, suggesting love may be costly but desiring fidelity remains.
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New York Times
Moon
Earth
Nono
Browning
Robert Brown
Questioning a life of service and personal happiness
The passage weighs whether private happiness can outweigh the duty to help others through full use of one's abilities. It contrasts happiness with lasting, meaningful work and notes the wise man's counsel on durable life satisfactions.
Mrs Einstein and the unseen guardian of genius
The life of Mrs Albert Einstein shows how a spouse can support science by shielding a genius from daily burdens. She admitted not understanding relativity but safeguarded her husband’s time and privacy, deeming her role to serve the public by freeing him to focus on his work.
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Albert Einstein
Serving Our Servants
In Watford England a farm uses cork beds and nose operated water taps for cows to improve comfort. The author argues humane care for domestic animals advances civilization and that even tame animals deserve better treatment, with bird sanctuaries cited as growing signs of humane progress.
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Watford
England
Venice
Bootleg Gasoline Tax and Bootlegging Link
An editorial notes that high gasoline taxes encourage bootlegging as tax avoidance spreads from New Jersey to New York. It cites a 2 cent per gallon profit gap and argues tax policy should consider maintaining revenue without fueling illicit trade while protecting consumer interests.
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Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
New Jersey
New York
United States
Evangelist Declares “No Money in Heaven” Comment Sparks Debate
A Washington Post column quotes an evangelist saying heaven lacks money and prompts discussion on wealth and faith. The exchange highlights tensions between prosperity language and religious ideals.
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Washington Post
Answers to Questions From The Evening Star Information Bureau
Reader questions cover population of Santa Claus Indiana army sizes sea level determination and CCC camp reuse. Answers cite Santa Claus population 57 and aviation and geography facts including Radio City Music Hall as largest New York stage and sea level determined by 19 year tidal cycle observations.
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Evening Star Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
O— Q
New Yorker
Radio City Music Hall
Murder in the Abbey Chapel Unfolds with Bloodhound Trail
Jack Reid and estate agent Eric Colindale enlist Colonel Graham and his two bloodhounds to trace Sir Henry Severinge after his disappearance from the abbey. The trail leads from the bedchamber to the study and the chapel door, with tension rising as ownership of the chapel key and motive remain unclear.
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Jack Reid
Sir Henry Severinge
Apher
Reid
Sir Henry
James
Severinge
Hilda Severinge
Eric Colindale
Colindale
Colonel Graham
Wychem Reids
Standerstone
Jack
Lady Severinge
Colinsdale
Hilda
Graham
Coats
Dan
Grim
Henry
Will Rogers Humorous Story About BB Shots
Three small boys enter a village hardware store. The gruff proprietor tests their requests, giving the tallest a dime's worth of BBs then questions the second, and finally the third, who asks for a nickel's worth. The tale reflects a rural shopkeeper's blunt wit.
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American News Features, Inc
Transformation of Shenandoah to National Park Authorized
Secretary Ickes accepts deeds to 190000 acres, creating Shenandoah National Park. President Roosevelt drafts his annual message to Congress while the Rural Electrification Administration plans farm wiring. Snowy holidays bring bad driving, traffic accidents, and widespread travel disruption.
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Shenandoah Park
Virginia
Shenandoah National Park
Ickes
Roosevelt
Congress
Rural Electrification Administration
Five Years Ago Apple Pack Demand Highlighted by Markets
Markets report stronger demand for a better apple pack five years ago. Extension of V. P. I. notes 1,771 children enjoyed Herman Hable's theatre show. Dr. F. T. McFaden and choir plan a Christmas program at Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church. Buddy Rodgers, local orphan, wins Palace Theatre free bicycle giveaway.
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Herman Hable
F. T. McFaden
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
Buddy Rodgers
Palace Theatre
Constable C Lee Barr Named City Sergeant
Ten years ago Constable C Lee Barr received the post of City Sergeant.Wreaths from all 48 states are planned for Woodrow Wilson's tomb. Bus mileage surpasses train mileage this year per the Interstate Commerce Commission. Mrs Alice Faulkner dies at her Winchester home. Floods in the Tennessee Valley displace thousands.
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C. Lee Barr
Woodrow Wilson
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Alice Faulkner
Winchester
Tennessee Valley
Winchester celebrates biggest Christmas since Civil War
Twenty five years ago Winchester enjoyed a grand Christmas. Miss Lily M Browne wed C P McVivar. The Winchester Gun Club held a Christmas Day shoot. All local churches offered special programs. A historic note recalls Washington’s 1776 victory at Trenton.
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Winchester
Lily M. Browne
C. P. McVivar
Winchester Gun Club
Parade of 1937 Inaugural Aligned With Civic Demands
Central Press columnist notes preparations for the 1937 presidential inaugural parade in Washington face weather worries and uncertain spectator turnout. Roosevelt favored no parade but a compromise creates a large, military driven display with many state executives and federal units. The piece questions whether crowds will turn out in cold weather and whether the event will be a triumph or flop.
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Charles P. Stewart
Central Press
Washington, D. C
Washington
Twin Cities
Roosevelt
Andrew
Youre Telling Me A zany round up by William Ritt
Central Press columnist riffs on foreign relations and American politics. It notes North to South ties, jokes about Hamilton and the GOP, a $25 000 salary for Hamilton, China contrasts, and a California chicken eating contest. It closes with quips on experience, costs, and Florida absence of snow and money.
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William Ritt
Central Press
North America
Republican Party
Hamilton
John
Glamour and grooming notes from 1940s cinema columns
The piece catalogs fashion and beauty tips for Hollywood stars and film sets. Lucille Ball wears a white patent leather pillbox hat with blue floral borders. Ginger Rogers and Betty Grable are noted for outfits and accessories. Anne Shirley, Barbara Stanwyck, Barbara Pepper, and Betty Furness are linked to style or home tips. a cooking tip suggests a cabbage salad with carrot or pineapple.
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Lucille Ball
Paris
Betty Furness
RKO Radio
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