New Marriage Health Law Enters Effect Requiring Doctor Certificates
Next Thursday a new marriage health law from the General Assembly requires applicants for marriage licenses to present a doctor’s examination certificate. Within thirty days a blood test for syphilis must be done, by a licensed physician or venereal clinic for indigents. If the test is negative, a certificate is issued. if positive, the couple may still marry but the physician records the medical history and may repeat testing. Doctors must warn applicants of the risks of transmission to partner and offspring.
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General Assembly
Camp Health Advice From Dr Clendening
Dr Clendening advocates typhoid inoculation and diphtheria prevention for campers. Emphasizes water safety, sewage disposal, and pre camp fitness exams to reduce illness. Notes benefits of camp life for health and independence and warns against overbearing parental oversight.
Tallest Man Wadlow’s Rise and Tragic Death in Medical History
The article recounts Robert Wadlow’s extraordinary growth from infancy to 22, noting heights from eight feet four inches at 17 to eight feet ten inches at death, and his 491 pound weight. It contrasts giantism with pituitary overfunction, cites his circus career, and laments public spectacle and infection from an ankle brace as the cause of death.
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Robert Wadlow
Wadlow
Robert
Robert Wadisow
Y.M.C. A
Goliath
Channel Islands under Nazi occupation and historical note
A concise view on Jersey Guernsey and Sark amid German occupation near Normandy. The piece contrasts their long British ties with present subjugation and recalls the Islands’ Norman origins, dairy heritage and past exemptions from service, highlighting wider fears for Britain’s autonomy and press limits amid war.
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Germany
Channel Islands
France
Normandy
England
Jersey
Guernsey
Sark
British Isles
Englapa
Britain
United States
Great Britain
Clerks Expect Rush of Marriage Licenses in Virginia
County clerks in Virginia anticipate a decided upturn in marriage license business with a deluge of applications expected before August 1. The reprinted editorial notes the statewide surge and the impact on local offices.
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Salem Times-Register
Virginia
Rewards For The Cautious At Intersections
Newport News Times-Herald reports Cham paign Illinois adopts rewards for careful pedestrians and drivers to enforce traffic rules replacing fines with praise. The piece critiques overregulation and calls for consistent enforcement and basic obligations with firm penalties for infractions.
Drafting Students and the Case for Careful Conscription Policy
The article argues peacetime conscription requires meticulous drafting to avoid harm to students. It notes college completion disruption if drafted during senior year and suggests raising the draft age to 22 or 23 to protect education. Exemptions should be limited to preserve universality and democratic fairness.
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Senate
House
Sager Announces Candidacy for County Commissioner of Revenue
Roger P. Sager announces his bid for county Commissioner of Revenue subject to Republican committee action. In downtown, cellars flood as 1.55 inches of rain ends heat wave. Miss Virginia Rose Hutzler and Mr. Paul Ridgeway announce their marriage.
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Roger P. Sager
Republican Committee
Virginia Rose Hutzler
Paul Ridgeway
Martinsburg politician Gray Silver dies at his home
Noted Democratic leader Gray Silver of Martinsburg dies at his residence. The article notes reelection of Frederick County Wheat Growers chairmen William S. Huyett Joe Funkhouser and John W. Larrick Jr and R L Omps. The Shawnee Home Demonstration group is formed at Mrs Edwin Marker’s home in Opequon.
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Gray Silver
Martinsburg
William White Dies in Stephens City Home
Miss Mildred Baker recovers from injuries after a recent auto accident. Apple growers in the area haul water to drought hit orchards to prevent damage and sustain crops.
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William White
Stephens City
Mildred Baker
Germans Closing on Warsaw and U S Defense Plans
Twenty five years ago reports state Germany neared Warsaw as President Wilson considered defense plans for the United States including a large air and submarine force. The Sarah Zane Fire Co. votes to buy an American LaFrance automobile pumper with 42 horsepower capable of 40 miles per hour for use.
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Warsaw
Wilson
U. S
Sarah Zane Fire Co
Answers To Questions From The Information Bureau
A reading of the Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau Q A column presents brief factual answers. Topics include legal bar rules, independence hall dates, city geography, police force size, concrete ships in WWI, actor Henry Irving’s death, Max Baer vs Galento rounds, cigarette and soft drink advertising costs, Mt Borah height, Rosetta Stone origins, use of animals in One Million B C, and who said Cotton is King.
Seven Quiz Questions From The Star Quiz Page
A sample quiz asks which authority fixes broadcast frequencies, whether matter is indestructible, who was the youngest US president among Roosevelt Cleveland or Grant, the location of Malta, Bucknell University’s location, the worker using an orange stick and what coke is made from, if a US born person can be deported without sworn allegiance, where Antietam battlefield lies, and which day’s rain supposedly predicts 40 days of showers.
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Grover Cleveland
U. S. Grant
United States
Island of
Malta
Bucknell University
Antietam
Rethinking Terms for Female and Male Friends
Guidance on language avoids terms like lady friend or boyfriend and suggests specific descriptive phrases such as a lady who is my friend. The note urges precise wording to respect clarity and tone in social references.
Forty Years Ago Reference in Stay Files
A note indicates no newspaper for this day exists in The Stay archives, leaving a gap in the historic page record and leaving forty years of coverage unlisted.
Easy Lessons In Needlework booklet promotes practice and profit
The Winchester Evening Star advertises a 32 page illustrated booklet Needlework teaching knitting crochet embroidery and decorative stitches with diagrams. It claims needlework is a pleasant profitable pastime and offers a coupon for ten cents postpaid via the Information Bureau directed by Frederick J. Haskin in Washington DC.
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Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Winchester Evening Star
Frederick J. Haskin
Murder at Bagley Models Agency Leaves Clarabell Dead
Linda Avery discovers Clarabell Ackerman fatally shot at her desk in the Bagley Models agency. Police question elevator boy Joe and night watchman as detectives seek a suspect, while Linda defends her innocence and notes a familiar perfume scent. The case closes with the line To Be Continued.
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Linda
Bagley Models’ Agency
Clarabell Ackerman
Clarabell
Caroline
Mr. Bagley
Mina Nevins
Mina
Joe
Night Watchman
Mr. Parrish
Miss Acker
Miss Avery
Miss Ackerman
Commissioner of Police
Ronnie
Miss. Ackerman
Mount Williams Debating Society Hints At Fall Plans
Mount Williams July 29. The Debating Society plans to entertain the public with unique fall and winter topics during neighborhood meetings when farm work slows. A lawn festival is set for August 3 to benefit the Mount Williams Community Hall, helping to retire a remaining debt on the building.
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Mount Williams
Mount Williams Debating Society
Winchester Friends Social Invites West Frederick Visit
A local society invites Winchester residents to a Saturday evening event in western Frederick featuring music and a cakewalk along with refreshments. The gathering aims for a fun community night with friends in the area.
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Winchester
Frederick
Wayne teen ends hitchhiking after nine recent wrecks
Robert Leathers of Wayne Ohio, 18, tells highway patrol he has survived nine accidents in six months after a car veered end over end five times. He declares hitchhiking taboo from now on, saying enough is enough. The veteran voice notes his resolve as he recovers.
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Denver
Robert Leathers
Wayne
Ohio
Crack With Care
ORANGEBURG C after several damaging attempts to break into a local firm safe the company posted information for opening the combination lock.
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Orangeburg
8. C
Basic Problem Of Television To Be Threshed Out
New York July 29 The basic issue for television is to set universal standards such as lines per image and wave orientation. Until standards are agreed upon by all major groups television will remain experimental. Public acceptance and nationwide commercial operation hinge on the standards decision by a special committee.
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New York
National Television Syst
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