Open Season on Foxes Bill Aims in Frederick County
Delegate Moory and Senator Harrison prepare Moore Harrison bill for introduction in the General Assembly to authorize an open season on foxes in Frederick county during November through February with gun and dog hunting and trapping from November 15 to January 31. Landowners may hunt foxes on their land at any time. The Star hopes for swift passage.
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Harrison
General Assembly
Frederick County
Moore-Harrison
Frederick
Farm Prices Lag as War Demand Boosts Only a Few Exports
The Commerce Department reports December exports reached a nine year high mainly in war aircraft supplies petroleum metals motor vehicles and machinery. Agricultural exports did not rise and farm prices remain well above prewar levels but far from parity. The 1941 budget omits parity payments and officials hope next year’s crops sell for at least 75 percent of parity. War impact is limited by ample 1914–era supplies neutral buyers and continued credit to belligerents.
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Commerce Department
United States
Congress
Agriculture Department
Anti Skid Pavement Proves Effective In St Louis
City street department reports success of anti skid pavement in St Louis. Jet resurfacing mix uses 95 percent crushed dolomite and 5 percent asphalt filler. Six years of heavy use with minimal maintenance shown, stopping distance at 30 mph 57 feet versus 134 feet on wet asphalt.
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St. Louis
American Public Works Association
Department of Streets
Missouri
Reprinted Editorial Warns Against War for Finland Aid
The Raleigh News and Observer urges cautious public stance on Finland Russia aid. It argues lending 60 000 dollars could be seen as hostility, warns sympathy may pull the US into a broader conflict, and stresses resisting provocative actions to preserve peace and avoid war.
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Raleigh News and Observer
Russia
United States
Finland
Thabo
School for Jurors Aims to Improve Philadelphia Courts
The League of Women Voters in Philadelphia started a school for would be jurors to teach duties, responsibilities, procedures, and conditions jurors may face. The program seeks better attitudes toward service, clearer verdict principles, and greater efficiency and fairness in trials.
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Christian Science Monitor
League of Women Voters
Philadelphia
America
Handley UDC Contest Winners Named
Lillian Gatewood and Vance Larkin win prizes in an essay contest sponsored at Handley by the UDC chapter. Eston Franks notes a 3-year-old ewe on his farm birthed a 21-pound lamb.
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Lillian Gatewood
Vance Larkin
Handley
Eston Franks
Ewe
William Bell wins essay prize in Turner Ashby UDC contest
Five years ago William Bell son of Mr and Mrs Stewart Bell won a prize for an essay on Robert E Lee in a Turner Ashby Chapter U D C contest Mrs D W Ritenour was reelected president of the Memorial Hospital Woman s Auxiliary Mrs C C Bowen was elected chairman of the Middletown Home Demonstration Club.
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Stewart Bell
Robert E. Lee
Turner Ashby
D. W. Ritenour
Memorial Hospital
C. C. Bowen
Middletown Home Demonstration Club
Airliner Crash Near Los Angeles Kills 16
A huge airliner crashes near Los Angeles trapping passengers as flames engulf wreckage. At Memorial Hospital Oscar Ryerson, noted race horse trainer, dies, and the Virginia General Assembly considers a general appropriation bill of 46 million dollars.
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Los Angeles
Virginia General Assembly
Oscar Ryerson
Memorial Hospital
French and British aviators killed in night air attack
Twenty five years ago French and British aviators die while attempting to repel a German bombing raid. The Bureau of Public Intelligence warns the House that the U S Navy is rapidly falling behind foreign powers in fighting strength. Miss Marie Donaldson Ames of Boston becomes bride of Ensign Richard H Byrd at Christ Episcopal Church.
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House of Representatives
Bureau of Public Intelligence
United States Navy
Marie Donaldson Ames
Boston
Richard H. Byrd
Christ Episcopal Church
J T Brown Wins Cookie Jar Bean Guess at Bazaar
Forty years ago J T Brown takes first prize for guessing the correct number of beans in a cookie jar at the Sarah Zane bazaar. A cold snap keeps many locals home while youngsters enjoy the best skating and coasting of the winter season.
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J. T. Brown
Seven Quiz Questions from The Daily Quiz
The list asks seven questions about a water-tight repair chamber on ships, Cotton Bowl participants, the length of a decade, asbestos origin, the highest sea level mountain, ship launch direction, the tallest mammal, pronunciation of calescent, Glenn Lee’s sport, and the meaning of nom de plume.
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Glenn Lee
Contemplated a Trip Phrase Clarified
The instruction shifts to a concise form for phrasing. It shows how to convert a tentative sentence into a compact past tense statement without altering meaning. The example underscores avoiding unnecessary words while preserving action and intent.
Wringer Hand A Modern Injury Explained
Traumatic surgeons describe wringer hand from washing machine rollers. Immediate elevated position and absorbent compression prevent swelling and tissue death. Reapply dressing every four hours for two to three days to avoid skin loss.
Nutritive Value of Molasses
A dietetic study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology notes molasses provides substantial iron and other nutrients beyond carbohydrates. Iron content ranks high among foods, with molasses supplying six units to beef liver five, oatmeal four, and other items lower. buckwheat and vitamins are also highlighted.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mango Mouth condition linked to mango peel inflammation
Reports describe inflammation and swelling from eating mango fruit linked to a substance in the peel. Severe facial swelling is possible. An editor notes Dr. Ciendening offers seven pamphlets for 10 cents each, with orders via Dr. Logan Chendening.
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Ciendening
Logan Chendening
Thape
Cholly and Romany sail with Dover Hayworth on yacht
Yesterday Brent introduces Cholly and Romany to Dover Hayworth son of a wealthy manufacturer. On the yacht Romany shines in luxury while Cholly discovers a piano talent as Dover and Dover’s guests enjoy a moonlit cruise on Lake Michigan with barbed home truths lingering below.
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Myra Noyes
Brent
Terry O'Rourke
Cholly
Saxter Tree
Esterday
Romany
Dover Hayworth
Cissie
Dover
Lake Michigan
Earely
Romey
Terry
Chelly
Nelson
Dave
Answers to Questions from Frederic J. Haskin
A reader queries topics from mail law to literacy and geography. Answers cite U S codes on mailing alcohol, oldest oceans per Wegener, vitamin A in sweet potatoes, the book In His Steps, lists of chief justices, Q boats, the Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep prayer history, adult illiteracy, Bad Lands geography, and federal gasoline tax receipts for 1939.
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Wegener
Pacific
Budget Book For 1940 Is Now Ready
The Winchester Evening Star offers a 32 page House Hold Budget Booklet with monthly accounting pages and thrift tips. It includes typical budgets, savings guidance, insurance pointers, and printable on durable paper for pencil or ink records. Enclose ten cents to obtain by mail from Information Bureau Washington DC.
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Frederic J. Haskin
Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
Winchester Evening Star
Frederick J. Haskin
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