Winchester Evening Star subscription and ad rates notice
The Winchester Evening Star lists subscription rates for various terms and states advertising charges. It notes memorials and cards of thanks at ten cents per line and display ads with borders due by 9 P.M. the prior day, with national reps across major cities and AP news rights.
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Y Z Co
Winchester
Advan
Conan
Tenney Woodward and Company, Inc
New York
Detroit
Kansas City
San Francisco
Chicago
Boston
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Associated Press
Be Not Dismayed God’s Promise Of Strength
A brief devotional verse from Isaiah 41 10 urging faith that God will strengthen and uphold believers. The text emphasizes not fearing change or hardship as divine support remains constant.
Yes or Yes But Dodd Pushes for Mechanical Voting
William E. Dodd Jr argues for a simple platform aligned with New Deal goals. He proposes a mechanical voting device to cast Congress members votes for the President, saving taxpayers from paying for inconsequential votes and shifting control to aides.
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William E. Dodd, Jr
H. L. Mencken
Howard Smith
Congress of the United States
Marvin McIntyre
Stephen Early
Public critique of lawyers sparks self examination
The Bar and the Public Dealer told the American Bar Association that the public questions lawyers’ airs, slow work, overbilling, and a game like court process. The piece endorses outside observers to reveal public sentiment and guide reform. Je Bellamy, editor of The Cleveland...?
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Dealer
American Bar Association
Laweyers
Newport News Times'herald
Je Bellamy
THE
Cleveland
Carelessness Warns of Losses From Simple Errors
The piece argues that carelessness causes vast losses in fires automobile crashes and postal costs. It cites that the Postal Service loses about one and a half million dollars yearly to poor handwriting and that 100000 letters were mailed without any address on the envelope.
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Postal Service
The
Banks Urge Lending Overhang, Jones Warns Banks
The American Banker notes Jesse Jones, head of the Reconstruction Finance Corp., again scolds banks for lagging in lending. It questions whether his own bank ties are a factor and contemplates broader national impact if business profits decline or shift.
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Jesse Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Lof
Pranklin
National Bank of Commerce of Houston
Nks
Dallas
Houston National Bank of Commerce
Jones
Mr. Jones
Houston
Jones critics bank lending while RFC pushes loans
A Dallas News editorial contrasts RFC industrial loans totaling 84 million to 2,001 borrowers with Jones stance that banks should expand lending. It notes 81.6 million in applications, questions why credit remains weak, and argues Jones has a personal banking stake in policy.
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RFC
United States
Jones
The
Democratic primary push as date nears for local officers
Party leaders urge a full vote as the Democratic primary approaches for state and local officer nominations. A heroic volunteer fire crew saved occupants of the Hable building at Boscawen and Loudoun streets from a deadly blaze.
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Hable
Boscawen
Loudoun Streets
NRA plans gain local support amid patriotic spirit
Five years ago local reaction shows business interests accepting the new code. Miss Mary McDonald hosts a personal shower for Miss Mary Cochran, soon to wed Mr. Lawrence Letzkes.
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Mary McDonald
Mary Cochran
Lawrence Letzkes
Lutherans Attend Ninth Annual Reunion at Endless Caverns
Ten years ago Dr. Hunter McGuire Brumback, 43, died at his Clarke county home where he practiced. Local Boy Scout officials plan to organize a Winchester Area Council. Thousands of Virginia Lutherans, including many from here, attend the ninth annual Lutheran reunion at Endless Caverns.
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Hunter McGuire Brumback
Clarke County
Winchester
Endless Caverns
Virginia West Virginia debt split skirts headline
Twenty five years ago the Virginia and West Virginia commissions failed to agree on the debt amount WV owes VA and has finally decided to pay. New York women seek to outdo French fashion with shocking split skirt dresses adopted in local style.
Forty Years Ago In Briefs And Notices
Washington signals peace talks with Spain leave Cuba and the Philippines at risk. Old Main Street curbing is replaced with new concrete curb and gutter selling for 10 cents a foot. Theodore Sanford loses a barbed knitting needle in his foot requiring removal through the instep. Sellman McCollen is promoted to Paymaster aboard the U S S Diale and writes home to his mother.
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Spain
Washington
Philippines
Main Street
Theodore Sanford
Sellman McCollen
Questions and answers from F J Haskin archive trivia
Answers to queries range from historic laws on Sunday travel in Massachusetts to Carnegie's bequest to Taft and Lafayette's 1824 welcome. The compilation notes local statutes on fines, a $10 000 annuity to Taft, U S newspaper counts, and biographical snippets about Roosevelt, his sons, and Jack Diamond’s start in crime.
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Andrew Carnegie
Justice Taft
Taft
Mr. Carnegie
Washington market watchers debate Roosevelt era recovery
A Washington column surveys stock market optimism and the economy, noting economists and marketeers diverge on timing. It cites GM stock gains, rising production in steel and textiles, eased inventories, and improving machine tool orders. Jesse Jones signals cautious confidence as July data show gradual upturn.
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Washington
Roosevelt
General Motors
Corrigan praised amid open forum letter from Virginia reader
A Winchester area reader defends Douglas Corrigan against the Star editorial on his Atlantic flight. The letter lauds Corrigan’s courage and skill, compares him to Lindbergh, and calls for respect of his achievement despite breaking the law.
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Winchester Evening Star
Star
Corrigan
Hughes
Douglas Corrigan
Lindbergh
West
Atlantic
Brav
Trishman
Ireland
Colonel Lindbergh
Winchester Star
Dinner at Ellen's Casa Hermosa Changes Buckshot Brown
Buckshot Brown, wary of Ellen Dale's refined ranch life, accepts a formal dinner invitation. A night by the fire deepens conversation about Bill Baron’s ambitions, Ellen's feelings, and the strain of isolation as Buckshot senses change coming. A late-night guitar and distant singing hint at future trouble.
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Buckshot Brown
Ellen
Casa Hermosa
Mr. Brown
Rock
Bill Baron
Elien
Bill
Uncle Buckshot
Phoenix
Buckshot
Harding
Ephriam Brown
Doc
Ellen Dale
Arizona
Sidney Bromberg
Hollywood
Protest Pernicious Predictions Hit Apple Growers
Eastern apple growers from Virginia West Virginia and Pennsylvania protest U S Department of Agriculture forecasts predicting large crops and low prices. They argue forecasts are unreliable and harm apple markets by creating false demand and depressions in prices before harvest.
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Wenatchee
Wash
Daily World
Virginia
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Department
Hus
U. S Department of Agriculture
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Broadway
City Hall
Lafayette
New York City
General Lafayette
Staten Island
National Tobacco Festival, Inc
South Boston
Jack
Legs) Diamond
H.G. M
President Roosevelt
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Elliott
Franklin, Jr
John
Paul Mallon
Jimmy Roosevelt
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Jimmy
Scott
R.J. Scott
California
Stones
Thomas Edison
New Haven
Connecticut
King Features Syndicate, I.e
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Texas
Dale Durango
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