Seal Sale Receipts Fall Short in Tuberculosis Drive
Virginia Tuberculosis Association reports incomplete county and city tallies show 1937 Christmas seal sales totaling $54,313.04, far below the prior year’s $92,195.15. Officials warn the outlook is gloomy unless late reports boost the total, urging citizens to send contributions to local committees.
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Virginia Tuberculosis Association
H. Laurie Smith
Smith
Leslie Combs Froster
Association
Miss Foster
Bishop Burns Dies in Portland Hotel
Bishop Charles W. Burns 63 of the Boston area Methodist Episcopal Church died in a Portland hotel today from a heart ailment.
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Portland
Charles W. Burns
Boston
Methodist Episcopal Church
Tanker Calypso Aids Float Near Pool's Island
NORFOLK VA Jan 19 The coast guard cutter Calypso aided by Baltimore tugs attempted to float the tanker Camor which ran aground about two miles east of Pool's Island in Chesapeake Bay yesterday.
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Norfolk, Va
Coast Guard
Baltimore
Camor
Pool's Island
Chesapeake Bay
General Robert E. Lee A Soldier and a Gentleman
A reflective piece recalls Robert E. Lee born 101 years ago, noting his rival paths from West Point to the Mexican War and his ultimate choice to serve the South, then rebuilding his career after the Civil War as Washington University president and declining lucrative offers. Lee’s integrity, sacrifice, and lifelong service are praised in this historical reminiscence.
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Charleston
South Carolina
South
Missouri
Breckenridge
Fort Sumter
England
Robert E. Lee
Robert Lee
Harry Lee
Washington
United States Army
West Point
Mexico
Lee
Washington University
Lexington
Virginia
New York
Naval Bombers Reach Honolulu In Mass Flight
Eighteen naval bombing planes arrive at Pearl Harbor at 840 a.m. EST completing a 2570 mile nonstop mass flight from San Diego. Unofficial time of the flight is 20 hours 22 minutes starting at 9:18 a.m. yesterday with planes forming off Point Loma for the record journey.
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Honolulu
Pearl Harbor
San Diego
Calif
Point Loma
Subscriptions Offer for The Star in January
An advertisement promotes January signups for The Star with By Mail at 3 dollars per year and By Carrier at 4 dollars per year.
Trains Collide Near Syracuse Elevation. One Killed
In Syracuse New York two New York Central passenger trains collided near the new elevated structure. Anthony Leone of Rochester a railway mail clerk was killed and several others were injured. Rear coaches derailed with one overturned. Bitter 10 below zero weather hampered operations.
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Syracuse
N. Y
New York Central
Anthony Leone
Rochester
Clones's Shiny Rubbers In The News
A playful verse notes the Clones's flashy rubbers sparking chatter. It contrasts ordinal rubbers with fashion, praising the gleam of footwear to match a polished look.
12 Seconds Is His Day's Work
Denver January report on Burel Mulkey world champion bronc rider at the National Western Stock Show. Mulkey says he works about 12 seconds daily five days a week during rodeo season and earned over five thousand dollars in his first championship year. He plans continuous riding through 1937 into Baton Rouge next November.
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Denver
Burel Mulkey
Mulkey
Dronc
Nick Knight
Cody
Wyo
Salmon
Idaho
Baton Rouge
Rodeo Association of America
Daily Cross Word Puzzle Across A Variety Of Clues
A jumble of crossword clues including across entries for coffee island ocean diminutive of Abraham recall bow the head in salutation terrier toward look askance prefix meaning upon salt chem like small elevation of sand on which to stand and more with fragmented answers and garbled remnants from a prior puzzle.
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South Pacific
Ocean
Abraham
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Jeanette MacDonald
Allan Jones Warren William
Warner Bros
America
Pete Smith
Ralph
Pilot Life Insurance Co
Ralph G. Hengeveld
Gen. Agt
Evening Star
Winchester Evening Star
Manhattan
N. Loudoun St
Winchester
Geo. W. Kurtz
The
Star
Omps Funeral Home
Dale Carnegie
McNaught Syndicate
W.W.G
Motorola
Miles Music Co
S. Loudoun St
Daily Cross
Utah
Ale
iRelalois
Gray & Eddy
Farmers & Merchants National Bank & Trust Co
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Lupton Orchard Service Co
Aodel F
Shenandoah Electric
Appliance Co
Richard Cromwell
Helen Mack
Fox “News
Jack Holt
Bob Baker
Barr’s
Winchester Milling Corp
N. Cameron St
KOR
Rhodes Drug CO
Rouss Avenue
J. W. Arthur
General Insurance
Thrift
Hansbrough
Carter
H. C. Sheetz & Son
Gray & Sheetz
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