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Associated Press
Eternal Investment Motto Verse Cites Gospel Call
A biblical verse from Mark 10 21 urges selling possessions and giving to the poor to gain heavenly treasure and follow Jesus. The quotation emphasizes self denial and devotion as central Christian teaching.
Interesting Facts About American Hotels
National Hotel Week highlights the hotel industry as the seventh largest U S industry with about 16 000 hotels and 1 200 000 guest rooms In 1936 hotels employed 325 000 people spent 300 million on meals served nearly one billion meals to guests and 220 000 to employees.
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Stevens
Chicago
George Washington Hotel Corp Details and Operations
The George Washington Hotel Corporation employs about eighty people with annual payroll near $40,000. It runs 150 rooms at the George Washington and 40 at the Jack, with October and April the peak months and an average occupancy of fifty percent. Apple pie is a favored dessert. Last year the group entertained 8,381 guests.
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George Washington Hotel Corporation
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Dunkerque and the enduring soul of democracy
Reprinted Times editorial extols Dunkerque as the moment the free peoples shed fear and division. It lauds the common man across nations rising from work and mustering courage, discipline, and unity against Nazi conquest. It declares democracy’s tradition as enduring, victorious, and future-facing.
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Leopold II and Belgian Royal Lineage Under Scrutiny
The article traces King Leopold II of Belgium and the Saxe Coburg lineage, noting Leopold’s notoriety, his Congo policy crimes, and the mixed deeds of his royal relatives. It highlights Albert I’s courage, Elizabeth of Bavaria, Astrid’s death, and the broader royal bloodlines, arguing even praised houses have black sheep.
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Europe
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Leopold the
Cleo de Merode
Belgian Congo
Congo
Leopold II
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Rudolph of
Albert
Elizabeth
Bavaria
Belgium
Astrid
Queen Victoria
America
Rain ends drought as Thetis sinks and Squalus goes down
In the northern valley, almost three inches of rain breaks a month long drought. The British submarine Thetis sinks with 90 men aboard shortly after the U S submarine Squalus goes down off the New England coast. Miss Jane Jackson a Handley senior completes 12 years of schooling without absence or tardiness.
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U. S
Squalus
New England
Jane Jackson
Handley
Bacteria Fight Chlorine Boosts Cleanliness In Kitchens
A bacteriologic survey of public eating places shows many bacteria remain on utensils after cleaning. Adding chlorine at 100 ppm markedly reduces bacteria, despite high wash and rinse temperatures. The note urges chlorine use to prevent summer epidemics of foodborne illness.
Answers to Questions From The Information Bureau
The Winchester Evening Star prints a reader Q&A set with facts from Science Digest and other sources. It cover items like the largest US diamond, who built early striking clocks, Coolidge’s 1927 non run remark, Graf Spee size, Beverly Hills cityhood, origin of Go West, Go West popularity, Houston vs Dallas populations in 1938, telling it to the Marines, Thaw and Nesbit marriage date, goldfish lifespan, hackneyed expressions, US coin design changes, Allan Jones Scranton roots, National Guard call authority, artificial legs from 300 B C, and Henry Ford’s Berry college gift involvement.
Dr Dafoe honored with British empire order
Five years ago Dr Alan Dafoe who delivered the Dionne quintuplets is made an officer of the Order of the British Empire by King George. Also noted are the marriage of Miss Mary E Clowser to Mr Roy H Miller and Charles Anderson graduating with honors from Duke University on the dean’s list for three years.
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Alan Dafoe
King George
Mary E. Clowser
Roy H. Miller
Charles Anderson
Duke University
Piano duos praised at Handley recital by McCartneys pupils
Alger Coffman Louise Castleman John Sutton and Marshall Snapp praised for piano duos at a Handley recital of Miss McCartneys pupils. Charles McVicar and Tom Rodman admitted to Troop No 1 as they pass their Tenderfoot badges. Mr and Mrs Logan R Fay return home after a visit to England.
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Alger Coffman
Louise Castleman
John Sutton
Marshall Snapp
Board of Supervisors Host Frank Shank at Inn
Crops suffer heavy drought damage over the past month in Frederick County while officials meet with Frank Shank at White Sulphur Inn. A Harrisonburg jury finds Valley Turnpike Co not liable in Crowder death on the road months ago.
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Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Frank Shank
White Sulphur Inn
Harrisonburg
Valley Turnpike Co
Crowder
Bell Again Invited to Lead National Geographic Society
Forty years ago Alexander Graham Bell is invited to head the National Geographic Society after resigning as president in 1899. Edward Kline has fully recovered from injuries from a lightning flash while attending sheep near here on Pughtown pike about a year ago. Winchester youths gather at J B Beverley’s for a hay wagon ride and picnic at Opequon.
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Alexander Graham Bell
National Geographic Society
Edward Kline
Pughtown Pike
Winchester
J.B. Beverley's
Opequon
The Star Quiz Answers From Page Two Questions
A quiz from The Star asks seven items: postal rates before WWI, Dionysius or Damocles under a sword, Pall Mall pronunciation, author who declined the Pulitzer, Ode to the West Wind author, American ambassador to Italy, official name of the Executive Mansion, Mexico’s last emperor, who cut Samson’s hair, and the capital of Kansas.
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Damocles
Pall Mall
Italy
Washington, D. C
Mexico
Samson
Kansas
Aside From This One Mistake
Editorial note urges readers to avoid the phrase outside as an aside. It advises using aside from this one mistake to maintain proper grammar and clarity.
Local Army Recruiting Notes Two Enlistments From Winchester And Middletown
Captain Christie Hoffman, in charge of the local recruiting office, reports two recent enlistments. Carson H. Terault of 802 South Braddock Street, Winchester, joined the medical department at Fort Meade Maryland, while Homer A. Petty of Middletown entered the 51st Ordinance Battalion at Langley Field Virginia. Both are stationed for permanent duty. The office invites more applicants, with hours 8 am to 5 pm and 7 pm to 8 pm daily.
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Army
Hoffman
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Lola Montesa Faces Fresh Trouble in Beating Heart Story
Bill Bailey grapples with Lola Montesa's alleged theft and his growing love for Gayle Dixon. He plans to confront Lola to resolve the matter, while his jealousy and hope for Gayle's future with Jeremy Tucker drive his actions. He visits Lola at her rooming house for a bold invitation to ride and dine.
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Lola
Mexico
Bill Bailey
New Mexico
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Merrifield
Gayle Dixon
Ana
Gayle
Jeremy
Lola Montesa
Mr. Merrifield
Jeremy Tucker
Mr. Messifield
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