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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1937
Page
5
A humorous anecdote about a developer and buyers, highlighting a buyer who jokes about keeping a house pristine. The piece quotes a family living quietly elsewhere to avoid wear, and a closing quip about avoiding sneezes, cards, and noise.
New York dispatch reports Prof. Lee Norvelle of Indiana University argues good speech should be unobtrusive and coordinated with body action. He says radio and films spread clear speech, cites common mispronunciations like was get because catch just and favors a blend of southern drawl with precise eastern diction.
Rainfall figures show present and past totals ending yesterday at 5 p.m. none in the last 24 hours. Year to date 48.54 inches. Monthly averages from 1913 to 1936 list January 2.46 February 1.97 March 3.03 April 3.07 May 3.65 June 3.63 July 3.35 August 3.59 September 2.91 October 0.00 November 2.31 December 2.40. The 24 year annual average is 34.74 inches.
An advertisement touts Creomulsion as a potent cure for chest colds bronchial irritation and lingering coughs. It claims the medicine targets the trouble aids natural healing loosens phlegm and offers a money back guarantee if not satisfied after the first bottle.
Several Winchester banks announce holiday closure on Saturday January 1 1938 a legal holiday. Maturing paper on that date can be paid on Monday January 3 1938. Cashiers named Harold G Brown John I Sloat Geo B Bushnell El Yost and others appear in notices from Shenandoah Valley National Bank Commercial and Savings Bank Union Bank of Winchester Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Co.
Crossword clues and partial grid text show across and down entries with numbered positions and fragmented notes. The puzzle references degenerate players, languages, and geographic terms, with several down clues hinting at common crossword answers and wordplay.
The Washington Information Bureau offers a booklet titled Appetizers Salads and Sandwiches with 300 tested recipes for appetizers hors d oeuvres canapes cocktails soups salads and sandwiches. Send fifteen cents postpaid to obtain the booklet and use the attached coupon to mail to Washington D C.
In New Orleans on December 30 the Southerners defeated Pittsburgh 40 to 29 after a second half rally by a trailing Kentucky squad. Homer Thompson led Kentucky with 11 points, Fred Curtis added 10, while Pittsburgh's Robert Johnson and Joe Garcia each scored 9.
Prof. E L Fox of Randolph-Macon argues Virginia communities lack leadership and civic spirit. He notes 67.4 percent rural population and rapid urbanization, urbanization of rural life, auto influence on boundaries and schools, and urges stronger libraries, beautification, and church-school consolidation for democratic life.
Elkton Maryland reports a dip in marriage licenses for 1937 with about 10 600 marriages. residents number 3 300 and records show 1936 highs. Pennsylvania New York Delaware and the District of Columbia provide most couples. A 48 hour notice law prompted taxi firms to seek a referendum in November 1938.
Dorothy Round Little, the Wimbledon champion, says she will not defend her title next summer. The Dudley schoolteacher plans to take a year off from tennis after marrying Dr. Donald Leigh Little. She will retire from Wightman Cup play this year to focus on family life.
Clarendon Arkansas December 30 two persons burned to death when a fire destroyed a residence on the Jefferies plantation two miles east of town. Victims were Lucille Jefferies 35 owner and R A Moody 65 farm foreman.
London dispatch reports an exchange agreement under discussion, potentially freeing prisoners in a swap. Details scarce but noted as part of ongoing postwar diplomacy with no confirmed participants or dates.
Report says 400 condemned Spanish war prisoners may be spared amid talks between insurgents and the government with mediation by Great Britain and the Red Cross. In Aberdeen Washington, Posey Manufacturing and Grays Harbor Independent game postponed due to a plant strike.
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