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Tenney- Woodward and Company, Inc
New York
Detroit
Gas City
San Francisco
Chicago
Boston
Atlan
Los Angeles
Religious Verse Fragment: Moral List From Matthew
A fragment quoting a biblical passage lists thoughts as sources of evil and defilement, mentioning murders adulteries thefts and blasphemies. It contrasts these with eating with unwashen hands which is not defiling. The line suggests moral admonition from scripture.
Senate Confirms Dr. Felix Frankfurter for Supreme Court
Unanimous Senate confirmation elevates Dr. Felix Frankfurter to the Supreme Court. The appointment is praised as a landmark choice by President Roosevelt, highlighting his reputation as a gifted lawyer with strong intellect and temperament suited to the judiciary.
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Roosevelt
Prankfurter
Senate
Treasury official backs ending tax exemptions on federal bonds
John W. Hanes testifies before the Senate committee that ending tax exemptions on federal securities could raise up to 337 million dollars yearly and shift capital toward riskier ventures, with gains from taxing state and local employees offset by higher interest costs. He notes broad support from Treasury secretaries and Presidents.
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John W. Hanes
Treasury
Atd
Roose
Er Treasury
Hanes
San Francisco to Add Motor Vehicle Accident Bureau
San Francisco plans a new motor vehicle accident prevention bureau joining Detroit and Cleveland as the third U S city to create such a unit. The move aims to cut SF’s high 1937 traffic death rate of 19.2 per 100 000, with bureau features including a dedicated investigation unit, radio patrol cars, a traffic engineer, and school driver training programs.
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San Francisco
Detroit
Cleveland
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Safety Vision
Asiny
Study of Lee on the front page of today’s STAR
Excerpts from a February 18 1874 address by Senator Benjamin Hill on Robert E. Lee’s character are printed on the front page. The paper notes this tribute was published on the same date last year and will be repeated annually with hope of a fuller appraisal in time.
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Benjamin Hill
Robert. BD. Lee
Jan Masaryk Returns to Diaspora Duty for Democracy
The author recalls Jan Masaryk, son of a Czech statesman, who after serving as Czech minister in London through crisis weeks, resigned his post but remains devoted to democracy. He helped rebuild Britain Czech ties, prepared for possible upheaval, and aims to strengthen democracy worldwide while resuming life in London and continuing friendship.
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Jan Masaryk
London
Masaryk
Britain
Czechia
England
Foreign Office
Benes
Prague
Virginia Governor Takes Oath Under Cloudy Skies
R G Williams blasts current Democratic policies at a Front Royal clearing house meeting. James H Price is sworn in as Virginia governor amid chilly weather. After wins over Hagerstown and Charles Town the Judges prepare for Boyce Va quint. Mrs James C Hughes has appendix removed at Memorial Hospital.
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R. G. Williams
Front Royal
James H. Price
Virginia
Hagerstown
Charles Town
Boyce
James C. Hughes
Memorial Hospital
Governor seeks extra funding for state schools
Gov George C Perry asks the General Assembly for an additional one million dollars yearly to operate state schools. Cedar trees in yards and city parks in this area must be cut to fight cedar rust on apples. Dr J A Richard improves at University Hospital Charlottesville delaying his return to practice. John Hawse hosts the young people's department of local Methodist churches at his Braddock street home.
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George C. Perry
General Assembly
J. A. Richard
University Hospital
Charlottesville
John Hawse
Young People’s Department
Methodist Churches
Braddock Street
Local physician’s wife dies of pneumonia in Martinsburg area
Mrs Ida Anderson wife of Dr C R Anderson a well known local physician dies in town from pneumonia. Miss Emma Hannah Woore of Martinsburg W Va marries Charles Franklin Richards in a beautiful ceremony. William L Henry Shenandoah Valley division B and O conductor has a leg amputated in a train accident at Weverton Md. WV highway department seeks 20 million dollars for road improvements in coming years.
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Ida Anderson
C. R. Anderson
Emma Hannah Woore
Martinsburg
W. Va
Charles Franklin Richards
William L. Henry
Shenandoah Valley
B. and O
Weverton
West Virginia Highway Department
City Hall auditorium lease bids reviewed by Sibert committee
Twenty five years ago a council committee chaired by J W Sibert met to consider bids for leasing City Hall auditorium as a theatre. Mrs Jane Elizabeth Massie of Kernstown dies at her South Market home of a heart attack. Tucker and Marshall high scorers in S V A defeat over Timberville 64 19. Shull McCann and Hiett named to manage Winchester Fair finances at annual stockholders meeting.
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J. W. Sibert
City Hall
Jane Elizabeth Massie
Thomas Massie
Kernstown
South Market Street
Tucker and
Marshall
Timberville
B. C. Shull
C. R. McCann
W. S. Hiett
Winchester Fair
Intemperance sermon and Lee birthday parade plans
Forty years ago Rev. E. B. Jackson addressed Market Street Church on intemperance. The Turner Ashby Camp Confederate veterans planned a parade and exercises for Robert E. Lees birthday. No electric lights in Winchester tonight due to boiler repairs. Mrs. Bertie Hicks hosted a party at her home near the city on the Pughtown pike.
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E. B. Jackson
Market Street
Turner Ashby
Robert E. Lee
Winchester
Bertie Hicks
Pughtown Pike
Answers to Questions From the Haskin Quiz Column
A compiled Q and A from Frderic J. Haskin covering Pitcairn Islands taxes gun licenses quotation source Kate Smith birthplace rabbit tracks Fairy soap CCC enlistment finances leg length seven Andy Hardy film titles number of copies sold The Boys From Syracuse mountain goats alto versus contralto silk weighting and definition of millionaire including an estimate of 14 317 U S millionaires.
New York's Men About Town Speak on Simple Hearts
Dale Carnegie recalls Cliff Sabrey and other famous figures showing humility over pomp. He notes wealth or status rarely buys charm, citing Lincoln Taft and Lee as models of simplicity, while interviewing Marconi Wilder Young and Roosevelt among others.
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New York
Dayton
Ohio
Cliff Sabrey
Sabrey
Cairo
Bombay
Peiping
Cunard
White Star Line
Ocean
Philadelphia
William Howard Taft
United States
Lincoln
Springfield
White Houses
A. Lincoln
Executive Mansion
Washington, D. C
Marconi
Thornton Wilder
Owen D. Young
Madame Schumann- Heink
Lawrence Tibbett
Richard Crooks
O. McIntyre
Gene Tunney
S. Parkes Cadman
Sinclair Lewis
Somerset Maugham
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Winchester praises Municipal Band and leader Mr McIlwee
The Star’s Open Forum commends Winchester Municipal Band after Sundays Palace Theatre concert. The writer praises the band’s effort, notes improvements in the clarinet and flute sections, and urges a full house at the next performance to show appreciation for their meritorious music.
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the Star
Winchester
Palace Theatre
Mcllwee
Rice Night Out Sparks Sudden Main Street Parade
A December Houston scene erupts as Rice Institute fans celebrate a football win over Mexico City with a Main Street march. The crowd includes officials and faculty, praising Robert Osborne Towne's 35 yard run. Thornton Holgate prepares for an international ball while Peaches captivates in a dramatic satin gown and a celebrated diamond bracelet.
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Main Street
Rice Institute
University of Mexico
Robert Osborne Towne
Rice
Rice Field
E. O. Lovett
Thornton Holgate
Thornton
Ja Sue
Virginia politicians urge wage law carveout for farm packing
At a Wage and Hour hearing Representative Robertson from Virginia and Representative Randolph of West Virginia argued that agriculture and horticulture should be excluded from the wage and hour law. They warned that strict interpretation by Administrator Andrews would harm Virginia fruit growers and urged a liberal ruling to protect the industry.
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Robertson
Virginia
Congress
Biermann
Randolph
West Virginia
Andrews
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Edward B. Hitchcock
The
Christian Science Monitor
Washington
Jan Massaryk
By Frederic J. Haskin
Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Pitcairmm Islands
Pacific
Pitcairn
Lucile
Owen Meredith
Edward Robert Bulwer Lyttton
Kate Smith
Greenville
Ernest Thompson Seton
Fairy Soap
Civilian Conservation Corps
Andy Hardy
Judge Hardy
the Hardys
Margaret Halsey
Syracuse
Idaho
Montana
Federal Trade Commission
A. G
Dale Carnegie
Star's Open Forum
Scott
R. J. Scott
J.P. Sherry
Rochester
King Features Syndicate, Inc
A Central Press Association
Main
Houston
Texas
America
Bedlam
Lamar
Tume
Mexico City
Los Charritos
San Antonio
Cardenas
Sara Sue
Peaches
Geralding Pomeroy
Necker
Miss Pomeroy
Don Romero de Celredor
Rice Yearbook
Thornto
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