Winchester Evening Star advertising and subscription rates
The Winchester Evening Star lists pricing for subscriptions at 3.50 yearly 1.75 semiannual 0.90 quarterly and 0.30 monthly, plus 2 cents per word for classifieds with a 25 cent minimum. Memorials cost 1.50 for four stanzas, and display ads must be in by 10 A M with 42 cents per inch transient rate. National reps are Tenney Woodward & Company in major cities.
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Winchester
Veas
Evening Star Publishing Co
Virginia
Tenney, Woodward & Company, Inc
New York
Detroit
Kansas City
San Francisco
Chicago
Boston
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Will Rogers Humorous Story on Prizefighter Fouls
Will Rogers notes it is hard to tell when a prize fighter intends to foul an opponent. He suggests the outcome is uncertain as fouls can come with subtlety and timing.
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Will Rogers
Ring Fight Sparks Talk After Knockout
A boxing match arouses debate as a big fighter knocks his opponent cold. The crowd roars while the winner parades to his corner and a second frets over the fallen man. A spectator jokes about fouls and the referee’s authority.
Fruit of the Spirit Verse Display
A religious verse from Galatians 5 22 23 emphasizes love joy peace long suffering gentleness goodness faith meekness and temperance noting that against such there is no law.
Hull Defends Reciprocal Trade Against Farm Critics
Secretary Cordell Hull denounces Republican charges that reciprocal trade deals harmed farmers. He notes only four agreements in effect in 1935 and asserts tariffs on wheat corn rye oats butter and canned beef were not reduced. He links farmer distress to prior high tariffs and Smoot Hawley, highlighting drops in farm exports and price declines from 1929 to 1936 and urging market restoration abroad rather than higher tariffs.
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Cordell Hull
Republican Party
Hull
Republican
Houses on wheels shift housing with portable N H P
Norfolk panel reports engineer William B. Stout argues at Purdue University that high costs of individual dwellings push Americans toward mass produced portable homes on wheels. He describes a swing to a mass production type of house as a cheaper, more convenient alternative.
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Norfolk
William B. Stout
Detroit
Purdue University
Mobile houses on wheels spark housing debate of 1930s
The article critiques moving trailers as a possible housing solution amid a 250,000 home shortage. It notes inventor Mr. Stout’s foldable three room mobile house and warns that itinerant dwellings from trailers would not address permanent employment or the need for fixed foundations, predicting limited impact on suburbs.
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Stout
United States
Charity pledge by Elsie Janis shocks readers
Actress Elsie Janis says she will give up all possessions and dedicate her life to charity. The bold vow cites scripture and compares a hopeful act of kindness to a lighthouse in a storm, while acknowledging that many face family burdens and economic realities.
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Elsie Janis
Who Pays Taxes
Fredericksburg editorial argues every citizen pays taxes through indirect levies. It warns government wasteful spending raises the cost of living, noting cigarettes and fuel purchases illustrate taxation hidden in prices. It urges tax relief by cutting waste in public administration and criticizes demagoguery in taxation policies.
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Fredericksburg
Free Lance-Star
Remit: Your share of the national debt warning
A notice urges readers to consider their portion of the national debt as a personal obligation. It cites total debt around 53 billion dollars with 34 billion federal and 19 billion local, averaging 424 dollars per person.
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Southwest Virginia
Debating Debt and Government Revenue in a Turbulent Era
A collection of editorial quotes critiques on national debt taxes and government spending. Citizens are urged to demand fiscal restraint as debt is projected to rise, with references to Coolidge Hoover and Roosevelt eras. The piece surveys varied newspaper opinions on economic policy and political labels.
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Roanoke Times
Coolidge
Hoover
Roosevelt
Miss Virginia Hunter Boyd Engaged to Edward Wall Barr
One year ago the engagement of Miss Virginia Hunter Boyd to Edward Wall Barr was announced. Rights of way issues in Clarke county along U S Route 50 involve Andrew Bell in correspondence with F D Henley, a state engineer. Haile Selassie urges Ethiopians to rally for war against Italy. Mrs. William R. Bryant, 84, dies locally. Lee CobL named commander for the Seventh District of the VFW.
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Virginia Hunter Boyd
Edward Wall Barr
F. D. Henley
Andrew Bell
Clarke County
Haile Selassie
Italy
William R. Bryant
Lee Cobl
Manganese shipments tied to New Zealand amid rural hazards
In Frederick county mines manganese is shipped to New Zealand. A hay wagon blaze after a lightning strike kills Harry Crim of Kernstown and injures four companions who were nearby. James C. Stone of the Federal Farm Board urges self-help by wheat farmers. Abrams Creek pollution kills about 500 000 yellow perch at The Elms pond. Louis J. Taber to speak at Middletown Grange picnic.
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Frederick County
New Zealand
Harry Crim
Kernstown
Grim
James C. Stone
Federal Farm Board
Elms Pond
Abrams Creek
Louis J. Taber
Grange
Middletown
Ten Years Ago Assassination in Canton and Local Notices
Don R. Mellett a 36 year old newspaper publisher is assassinated in Canton Ohio Edmund P Hunter of Winchester is appointed assistant treasurer of Southern Railway Miss Juanita June Fishpaw marries Samuel R Hurst at the Fishpaw home Clarke County Bettie Elizabeth Scrivner dies a lineal descendant of General Josiah Lockhart Wheat and corn prices rise on Chicago markets
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Don R. Mellett
Canton
Ohio
Edmund P. Hunter
Winchester
Southern Railway
Juanita June Fishpaw
Samuel R. Hurst
John M. Fishpaw
Clarke County
Bettie Elizabeth Scrivner
Josiah Lockhart
Chicago
Washington to Cumberland Route Mapped by Evening Star
The Washington Evening Star reports a new automobile route from Washington to Cumberland via Winchester. The District Conference of the M E Church South meets at Strasburg July 24 28. Col Edmund Berkeley of Haymarket to attend Manassas reunion. Smallpox scare at Brunswick averted. Pittsburgh nine council in office after a clean up.
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Washington
Cumberland
Winchester
Washington Evening Star
M. E. Church
South
Strasburg
Edmund Berkeley
Haymarket
Manassas
Brunswick
Council of Nine
Pittsburgh
Thackeray Born July 18 1811 In England
English novelist William Makepeace Thackeray is born in 1811 in England. The historical note marks his birth on July 18 and notes his rise as a major literary figure.
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Thackeray
Questions and Answers From The Evening Star Information Bureau
A long reader Q and A column lists questions and answers on diverse topics. Topics include aquaplanes versus surf boards, the 1931 Hoover comment on the Virgin Islands, Boulder Dam visitor numbers, ship signal codes, Darwin, Madeira mahogany, beer can sales, Haile Selassie height, the Baltic White Sea Canal, nursing school output, Chincoteague ponies origin, dude ranch prices, painter of kings, Joyce Kilmer memorial forest, and Esperanto inventor Zamenhof.
What’s What at a Goiece Washington Final Part
Charles P Stewart reports on the drought crisis as 1930s relief programs expand. Wheat acreage fell from 24.4 million to 13.184 million acres, signaling a drought year with historically low carryover. Relief leaders like Tugwell Hopkins and Williams coordinate WPA efforts to aid Alabama, Georgia, and other affected states.
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Central Press
Washington Bureau
Times-Herald
Charles P. Stewart
Washington, D. C
United States
Alabama
Georgia
Virginia
Tennessee
Kentucky
Carolinas
Mississippi
Works Progress Administration
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Aubrey Williams
WPA
Rexford G. Tugwell
Harry Hopkins
Malcolm Miller
South
Tugwell
Quips and Quirks From A Humorous Column
A collection of wry observations and tongue in cheek comments on news, politics, driving, money, and social behavior. The snippets touch on Europe Mussolini America crocodiles naturalists and social ridicule, all with a light satirical tone.
Love tangled in a young secretary’s affairs
Joan Spencer, a 23 year old teacher and Julian Sloane’s secretary, experiences a web of romance. She confronts a jealous actress Sheila True and two men, Donald Newberry and Alex Garrity, while navigating love, ambition, and loneliness in New York. The story follows her shifting affections and emotional turmoil as she awaits Julian’s return and considers a fresh start.
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Joan Spencer
Julian Sloane
Sloane
Europe
Sheila True
Julian
Sheila
Joan
Greenwich Village
Donald Newberry
Betty Robinson's
the Robinsons
Donald
Park Avenue
Alex
Alex Garrity
Charlie Chaplin
Fire rescue after boy’s risky roof crossing incident
Norfolk 14 year old Robert Smith attempted a two story roof transfer but failed to land the next step and was saved by firefighters who found him exhausted from the strain. Memphis judge reduces fine after cheeky defense about speeding to call a girl on the long distance line and a garage basement boat mishap crowd.
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Joan
Donald
Orient
Julian
Norfolk
Robert Smith
Robert
Memphis
Tenn
Bunyan Carter
Shrine delegation blocks traffic in cafe table setup
A San Francisco delegation to the Shrine convention carted a table and chairs from a cafe and calmly settled at an intersection of two major throughfares. They ordered breakfast and refused to move until finished, delaying streetcars and buses for two hours. Louis Walter Clarke is reported as building a 30 foot sailboat.
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Seattle
San Francisco
Lifeguards Pursue Swimmer Out of Bounds
Seattle Life guards Howard Whitesel and Roy Kellogg spotted a swimmer splashing offshore. Whitesel declared the swimmer out of bounds and the pair swam through the surf to reach the swimmer while a sea lion surfaced and bellowed nearby.
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Seattle
Howard Whitesel
Roy Kellogg
Whitesel
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