Answers to Questions in The Winchester Evening Star
A compilation of Q and A on topics from jockey counts to Starch yield, Parnell marriage, Field memory, shorthand reports, chrysanthemum growth, Kentucky gambler Riley Grannan, polar temperatures, and radio ownership in New York City. The piece cites Frederic J. Haskin and various readers’ inquiries with concise factual answers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
H. W. A. A. Riley Grannan
Bourbon County
Kentucky
Main Street
Lexington
Lippmann Predicts Hitler’s Drive for Pan German Empire
Walter Lippmann argues Hitler will push to consolidate military power for a major foreign campaign. He warns the Schacht supply system nears limit and a continual deficit spending will cause chaos, making a pan German empire Hitler’s likely next step.
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Mr. Lippmann
Walter Lippmann
Hitler
Mr. Lippman
Lippmann Analyzes German Finances Under Schacht
Walter Lippmann discusses Hitler's dismissal of Hjalmar Schacht as Reichsbank president. He notes Schacht financed the armament drive by mobilizing labor and commandeering industry, while exploiting foreign trade and credit. Lippmann warns of martial law and looming hardship for German workers and conservatives.
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Schacht
Germany
Geramy
Dr. Schacht
Mr. Lippmann
Europe
Golten
Con Queting
Lippmann
Health reform priority urged by President in message
The President and Interdepartmental Committee highlight medical and economic insecurity, urging timely action. They stress insufficient hospitals, high costs, and widespread illness, arguing for a sane health insurance system funded partly by industry and guided by careful study to reduce national misery.
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Richmond News Leader
Congress
Mr. Roosevelt
Richmond
America
Baldridge Named Director General of 1938 Apple Blossom Festival
Thomas Baldridge is named director general at a special committee meeting of executive members for the 1938 apple blossom festival. Cold weather is forecast for Virginia and other eastern states to replace the rainy season. S. Puckett posts a 147 high individual score in League C bowling matches.
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Thomas Baldridge
Virginia
S. Puckett
Valley leaders urge continued national ads to save tourist trade
Five years ago Shenandoah Valley Inc members heard that ongoing national advertising was vital to protect tourism. The meeting’s theme emphasized retaining visitors as a major economic goal.
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Valley
Meeting of
Shenandoah Valley Inc
Engagement announced for Miss Emily Langhorne and Andrew Gustafson
Ten years ago the engagement of Miss Emily Langhorne to Andrew Gustafson V P I coach was announced. Rev Oscar F Blackwelder addresses Grace Lutheran Church Men's Bible class banquet. Mrs Julia C Carter 70 dies at her Berryville home after husband is taken ill and rushed to hospital.
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Emily Langhorne
Andrew Gustafson
Oscar F. Blackwelder
D. D
Baltimore
Grace Lutheran Church
Julia C. Carter
Berryville
Marriage License Issued in Washington for Petrie and Maxwell
Twenty five years ago a marriage license was issued to Miss Elizabeth Petrie and Mr. Clark Maxwell of this city in Washington. Civil service merit list selects postmasters for fourth class offices including Winchester. An Army private sets a hydro aircraft altitude record of 3500 feet with a passenger. Hildreth Marshall and Bunting star for SVA cadets as Martinsburg High beats them 35 to 29.
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Washington
Elizabeth Petrie
Clark Maxwell
Winchester
Army
Hildreth
Marshall
Bunting
Martinsburg High
Winchester residents push stone wall cemetery exclusion bill
Forty years ago Winchester residents urged an exemption for Stone Wall Cemetery if a bill passes that would keep Confederate soldiers buried there under state protection. The Telephone Co expands to Shepherdstown and connects to Baltimore via a through line. Engineer Robert Goss injures arm hoisting a street light. Sarah Fire Co auxiliary ladies honored at a banquet with male members serving.
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Winchester
Stonewall Cemetery
The
Telephone Co
Shepherdstown
W. V
Baltimore
Robert Goss
Winchester Electric Lightworks
Potato Hill
Sarah Fire Co
HASKIN QUIZ BOOK Offered for Quiz Fans
If you enjoy quizzes, order the Haskin Quiz Book with 750 questions and answers across subjects like Art History Bible Sports Politics Natural History Literature Music and more. Ten cents postpaid. Send name address and payment to Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau Washington DC.
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Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Dir
Washington, D. C
An Independent Rules Committee Shapes House Power
The Rules Committee's makeup under Sabath hints at continued independence from the Administration. Analysts note the panel can block or advance President backed measures and may dominate end-of-session proceedings despite party composition and leadership dynamics.
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Washington
House Committee On Rules
Representative O'Connor
New York
O'Connor
Congress
Representative Sabath
Illinois
Sabath
O’connor
House
Rules Committee
Rules
New Rules Committee
New Committee
Lewis
Colorado
Delaney
Nelson
Missouri
Dempsey
New Mexico
Cox
Georgia
Smith
Virginia
Clark
North Carolina
Dies
Texas
Colmer
Mississippi
Mapes
Michigan
Taylor
Tennessee
Fish
Allen
Linois
Joe Cannon
Norris
Nebraska
Roosevelt
Bankhead
Confession and confrontation in a tense study room
Dr. Holgate admits to drinking and gambling to fit in with youths, apologizes to Gurley, and discovers Gurley suspects Peaches frame Sara Sue. Gurley urges police, then reveals the plan to protect Sara Sue while hinting at the girl’s alleged deception.
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Gurley
Holgate
Dr. Holgate
Sara Sue
Peaches
Sara Sue in Danger As Bracelet Heist Unfolds
Thornton Holgate learns Sara Sue Davis is endangered after Peaches Pomeroy allegedly hides a bracelet in Sara Sue's coat lining. Bob Towne is courting Sara Sue, while multiple men vie for her favor, and Holgate realizes he loves Sara Sue more than he admitted. The plot thickens as clues mount.
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Dr. Molgate
Gurley
Sara Sue
Thornton Holgate
Peaches Pomeroy
Sara Sue Davis
Dr. Holgate
Peaches
Bob Towne
Marcia
Bob
Towne
Lars Sue
Holgate
T. J. Sanders
T. J
Howie
Ladd
al Taylor
Fred Randolph
Thornton
Sara Sue Devis
Worthington
Gurtey
Secretary Hulls Trade Policy and Foreign Markets
The New York Times argues reciprocal trade could advance faster if opposition to imports were reduced. Secretary Wallace notes reducing fears of foreign goods would boost buying power for corn and wheat and revive foreign markets, lifting farm exports toward prewar levels.
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The
New York Times
Hull
Wallace
Thriller radio tale pits kids over oil cave
A children's radio program drops into a tense scene with a perilous pit of boiling oil in an Asiatic cave. The dialogue hints at a Martian invasion as a playful danger for the young audience.
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