The Evening Star publication and pricing notes
The Evening Star of Winchester Virginia outlines postal status dates subscription rates and advertising charges. It lists prices for subscriptions one year six months and three months plus carrier rates and memorials display and classified rates. It notes Associated Press rights and a Bible verse blessing.
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Devine - Tenney Corp
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Des Moines
Atlanta
Country physician remembered for tireless care and charity
A nostalgic tribute to Dr Philip Hancock of Midlothian and Dr George P Bingham of Bluff City, praising their dedication to rural patients. The piece notes the lack of modern transport, their willingness to answer calls in any weather, and the lasting impact of their service on the community.
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Chesterfield County
Midlothian
Philip Hancock
Hancock
George P. Bingham
Bluff City
Tenn
B. R. Sams
Bingham
The South That Never Was South speech and regional bias
A Northern critique of Southern speech and identity argues that the so called South misdefines second person singular words like you all. It contends the North understands the cost of Southern living better and reflects on regional differences in culture and tone.
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Andrew Darien
Janet
Mr. Withers
Mr. Darien
Southern food costs compared to the North
A University of Chicago study by Professor William F. Ogburn shows that food expenditures on a $1,300 income are $543 in the South and $537 in other regions, suggesting only a negligible difference and no clear Southern cost of living advantage.
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North
South
William F. Ogburn
University of Chicago
Book publishers report broad book sales boom in 1935
The Alexandria Gazette notes publishers report rising sales across most categories in 1935 over 1934. Engineering, science, and college textbooks show strong gains while philosophy and ethics, medicine, domestic economics, and geography lag. Higher enrollment and student purchasing power help, plus finished years of growth and strong holiday trade.
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Alexandria Gazette
National Association of Book Publishers
New Jersey Governor Criticized Over Lindbergh Case
The Boston Herald cites the New Jersey governor’s public doubts about Bruno Hauptmann’s guilt, warning of mass hysteria and press scrutiny. The Lindberghs seek quiet retreat to protect their safety amid sensational chasing and political blunders.
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Boston Herald
Hauptmann
New Jersey
Lindberghs
Groundwork grant eyed for new county high school site
The FERA approved a $6,000 grant to grade grounds for the county high school building near the city outskirts at Greenway Court by White Post. Local items note Lieut and Mrs W Abner Huntsberry’s departure for Fort Benning. Five years ago a farm barn burned. the Ponce De Leon Hotel in Roanoke burned with one fatality.
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FERA
Greenway Court
White Post
Blue Ridge Hounds
W. Abner Huntsberry
Fort Benning
Lieut
Huntsberry
Little Theatre
Green Gables Club
Martinsburg Pike
Hauptmann
Edward Chrisman
DeHaven
Ponce de Leon
Roanoke
Miller Henderson
Audley Stables
Baltimore
Marshall Joffre
Paris
Cumberland
H M Smith named Virginia Woodrow Wilson Memorial chairman
Ten years ago H M Smith a Richmond attorney was named chairman of the Woodrow Wilson Birthplace Memorial in Virginia. Also noted are Mary March and Serst Harry T Smith marriage US Army, a concert by Ten Citizens Band at Colonial Theatre, and a report that Canadian grain to Europe will move via Baltimore amid floods and cold weather across the nation.
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H. M. Smith
Richmond
Virginia
Woodrow Wilson Birthplace
Mary March
Serst
Harry T. Smith
United States Army
Colonial Theatre
Baltimore
Europe
Al Smith Denies White House Invitations Amid Roosevelt Debate
New York on December 30 Al Smith refuted a White House spokesman claim that he declined frequent invitations to the presidential home. Smith said the statement is false and noted he accepted a 5 PM tea invitation with John J. Raskob and Dr. Sullivan for Catholic University trustees. He referenced Mrs Roosevelt’s guest invitation for January 25.
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New York
Alfred E. Smith
White House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
McIntyre
Catholic University At
Washington
John J. Raskob
Dr. Sullivan
Flickering Lights in Winchester Street Debate
In late 1935 Winchester Virginia residents discuss street lights on a local street. Three citizens debate whether to keep or cut lights, noting safety for pedestrians and rising taxes as the cost of illumination is questioned. Wilmer F. Shryock signs the piece.
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Winchester
Flashes of Life Across Cities
Edenton residents shiver in six degree cold while a visitor from Leadville strides coatless. Kansas City couple note a car blaze silenced by a stranger with a fire extinguisher after 11 years of carrying it. Albuquerque reports an earthquake scare as a car crash and porch wreck unfold at home.
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Edenton
N. C
George Brooks
Brooks
Leadville
Colo
Kansas City
Kathrens
Albuquerque
N. M
City Girl Calls Mayor After Park Harassment
In Meriden Connecticut Shirley Levine told Mayor Stephen Smith she could handle herself. He dispatched two policemen who removed the boys bothering her as she resumed skating. In Ottawa Kansas a wolf hunt ended when a cow protected her calf charged the hunters and drove them away.
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Meriden, Conn
Shirley Levine
Stephen Smith
Smith
Shirley
Ottawa
Kas
Stone couple name daughter Pauline Revere Stone
Commemorative note explains Harry and Mrs Stone named their daughter Pauline Revere Stone after another midnight taxi ride to a hospital, choosing an unusual name to mark the birth during a midnight taxi trip in Chicago.
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Chicago
Harry Stone
Pauline Revere Stone
Unemployment Puzzle Seen Amid Roaring Lobby Debate
Washington luncheon features the People's Lobby led by Professor John Dewey with ex President John H. Gray and Dr Colston Warne. The panel blames capital concentration and government borrowing for weak employment despite rising business activity.
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Charles P. Stewart
Central Press
Washington, D. C
People’s Lobby
Washington
John Dewey
John H. Gray
American Economic Association
Colston BE. Warne
Economics
Amherst
Benjamin C. Marsh
The
Economic stalemate and the search for a solution
The piece argues bankers favor a balanced budget but cannot be achieved while 11 million are jobless. It critiques Hoover and Roosevelt policies as failed, notes excess reserves and government debt propping up the economy, and warns that both continued spending and restraint risk panic.
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Roosevelt
Hoover
Leaders Close To Home As Nation Welcomes 1936
Washington dispatch reports that President Roosevelt and family will stay at the White House to ring in 1936. Chief Justice Hughes and wife spend the evening at home. Swanson and Farley also indoors. Borah jokes about unposted resolutions. Mrs. Garner notes Mr. Garner will sleep early.
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Smith
White House
Washington
Roosevelt
Hughes
Swanson
Farley
New York
Borah
Idaho
Rainfall Totals and Averages From Winchester Laboratory
Present and past rainfall data show none in the last 24 hours ending 8 a.m. December to date 2.60 inches, year to date minus 35.39 inches. The 22 year average is 34.61 inches. Monthly averages by month range from January 2.35 to December 2.30 inches.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
Gate of Tears and population facts from school quiz
The piece notes that the "Gate of Tears" is the passage into the Red Sea, named by Arabs for shipwrecks. It states China has the largest population excluding outlying possessions, and confirms New Year’s Day is a holiday in all states territories and colonial possessions of the United States.
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Red Sea
China
United States
Murder Upstairs at Gardner Street Boarding House
Lieutenant Larrabee probes the Darien murder at 462 Gardner Street where seven boarders and maid Delia Randall are questioned. Alice Penny learns she stands to inherit 200000 from Darien while Grace and Delia help hide knives as fear grows and a hidden door in Hemingway’s closet is reconsidered.
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Kirk Larrabee
Andrew Darien
Alice Penny
Larrabee
Alice
Delia Randall
Darien
Grace
Conrad Withers
Mr. Darien
Delia
Mr. Withers
Martin Hemingway
Mr Darien
Mr. Hemingway
Gardner Street
Lieutenant Larrabee
Lucy
Mrs. Starmont
Marcella Cambridge
Janet Bell
Robert Talbot
Mrs. Penny
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J. F. Byrd, Jr
Evening Star Publishing Co
Associated Press
Clifton Forge
Danville Register
Jersey
Western State Hospital
Staunton
Lillian Miller
Orkney Springs
al Smith
Wilmer F. Shryock
Scott
IS R. J. Scott
New Hebrides
Trs
Bogeri
France
Moters
YPE
Central Press Association, Inc
Colorado
Washington -World
Dr. Gray
Gray
Thomas F. Woodrock
Wall Street Journal
Calvin Coolidge
Northamptonian
Woodlock
America
East 45Th St
Leslie Eichel
Herbert Hoover
Mr. Roosevelt
Messrs. Harding
Coolidge
Little Brown School
Adam Bliss
Chapter
Miss Cambridge
Mr. Talbot
Gertrude Atherton
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