Winchester Evening Star Advertisement Rates Listed
The Winchester Evening Star notes subscription prices by mail for one year three months and six months with rates in advance. National advertising representatives are listed in major cities including New York Detroit Kansas City San Francisco Chicago Boston and more.
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Tenney, Woodward & Company, Inc
New York
Detroit
Kansas City
San Francisco
Chicago
Boston
Atlanta
Los A
Pharisaic Tithes and Judgment Note
A fragment cites Luke 11 42 condemning Pharisees for tithing herbs while neglecting justice and the love of God. The text then shifts to a statement on difficulty in evaluating claims and distributing rewards.
North Carolina Needs Good Roads, Says Wilson Times
A Wilson Times column argues North Carolina should adopt a pay as you go road program, comparing with Virginia where a 1923 vote favored debt free highway building. It notes Virginia maintains 10 000 miles of primary roads and 40 000 miles of farm to market roads with no new debt.
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North Carolne
Wilson Times
North Carolina
Virginia
the Star
Lindbergh Kidnapping Reward Unpaid by New Jersey
The 1930s Lindbergh baby kidnapping triggered a reward of up to 25000 dollars set by New Jersey Governor Harry Moore for arrest and conviction of the culprit. Hauptmann was tried and executed, yet the state never paid the reward, a moral lapse the Freeland Star condemns as unjust and indefensible.
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Fredericksburg
Free Lance Star
Harry Moore
New Jersey
Hauptmann
Why I Do Not Keep Sunday in The Star Open Forum
Guest letter from G H Clark of Winchester Va dated Jan 25 1937 argues against Sunday observance. He cites biblical Sabbath practice and historical pagan origins, contrasting Protestant and Catholic positions, and urging Sabbath keeping on Saturday per Exodus 20.
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the Star
Cardinal Gibbons
Watchman
Earth
Webster’s Dictionary
Worcester’s Dictionary
British Review
Balder
Catholic World
Rome
Monsignor Segur
Ough
Q and A on notable historical facts from the era
A collection of questions and answers covers sports figures, early constitutional history, Clyde Beatty's animal training beginnings, tuberculosis sanatorium stays, debutante costs, Civil War General George B. McClellan known as Little Mac, hemispheric seasonal differences, Alaska flour mills, and the Shakespearean Romeo and Juliet plot origins from Xenophon. Includes names like Haskin, Beatty, Widener, Field, McClellan, and Doherty.
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Little Mac
George B. McClellan
Son Shines in Cadet Colonel Test at Kansas City
Major Joseph H. Grant Sr a professor of military science in the city school system preferred his son not take the cadet colonel exam. Joseph Grant Jr. insisted on taking the quiz and scored the highest among seven candidates. He said his father feared others would think he was coached.
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Kansas City
Joseph H. Grant
Joseph
Bloodhounds and Betrayal at Severinge Abbey
Inspector Selden and Colonel Graham weigh bloodhounds as a new lead in the Sir Henry Severinge murder case at the Abbey. Reid, recovering from bites, fears exposure as Hutchins distrusts the butler James and Miss Lawrence while Reid plots to probe Reid’s own role.
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Lady Severinge
Graham
Miss Lawrence
Sir Henry
Reid
Lawrence
Colindale
James
Colonel Graham
Hutchins
Hucks
Bull Inn
Soly
Selden
Joe
Cheera
Master Reid
Severinge
Will Rogers' Humorous Story Boy Bets His Way to Wisdom Teeth
An amused tale of a boy named George who refuses to quit betting. His father seeks help from a teacher who claims to cure him by a wager about the teacher’s wisdom teeth. George bets a dime, reveals sound teeth, and escapes with a lesson while the father loses a dollar to the boy.
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George
Kimmer
Rascal
American News Features, Inc
Handley Wins In F F A Tournament Action
Handley defeats two basketball teams in the F F A tournament. The report highlights local participation and competitive outcomes from the event, reflecting school sports activity of the period.
Roosevelt silent on foreign affairs marks a shift in policy
Central Press columnist notes Roosevelt skips overseas issues in his inaugural address as Europe rages and Asia seethes. Diplomats abroad and officials in Washington expected a cableable assessment but receive only silence, prompting debate on U S leadership and consistency.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Spain
Europe
Orient
Surprises and satire mix in New Year miscellany
A humorous roundup notes Frank’s UW dismissal igniting surprise and uproar, surrealists vs realists burn over art, bulls predicted as Spain’s revolution winners, flood crisis agitators’ speeches via pictures, Racine to lose windows in an office building, a writer jokes about stamp collectors, Duke of Windsor ski move, and a Midwestern divorce case quoting a lack of affectionate words in marriage.
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Glenn Frank
University of Wisconsin
Apple Blossom Festival Ad To Run In Chamber Magazines
Ten years ago the State Chamber of Commerce planned to advertise the Apple Blossom Festival in its magazines. Mr. Kury Hubard, city’s oldest resident, lay critically ill. Forty-four Esceie fans attended the event.
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State Chamber of Commerce
Kury Hubard
Martinsburg Club Death and Regional Notes on Winter
Martinsburg Club member J S Sargeant dies at home of Mr Burke near Stephens City on his seventy first birthday. John Mann Methodist Church members hold a spiritual feast. Also notes mark twenty five years since a liquor influence bill passed in the House of Delegates. Big sleds carry 20 to 30 people down town hills. Children march to hear Evangelist Dr Black at Market Street Methodist Church. Valley train service to be resumed per B and O reports to Winchester and Frederick County. Humane Society asks citizens to feed birds during snow cover. Historic event dated January 28 1919 German planes raid London in World War I.
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Martinsburg Club
J. S. Sargeant
Burke
Stephens City
John Mann Methodist Church
House of Delegates
Market Street Methodist Church
Dr. Black
B. & O. Railroad
Business Men's Association of
Winchester
Frederick County
The
Humane Society
Mite Linden crowds raise flood relief funds in store
In Linden Tennessee townspeople collect for flood relief when a father brings his son to donate two pennies saying it is all he has. In Troy New York a purse worth 12 dollars returned to Riverside California woman reveals a missing insurance policy number. Spokane Washington reports lost fire hydrants buried by heavy snow prompting a citywide hydrant hunt.
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Troy
N. Y
Riverside
Calif
John P. Con
Roy
E. S. Freeman
Spokane
Wash
William Payne
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