Classified Advertising Information for The Winchester Evening Star
The Winchester Evening Star lists rates and terms for classifieds memorials and cards of thanks at 10 cents per line, 2 cents per word with a 25 cent minimum. Display ads with borders due by 9 PM the prior day, transient rate 45 cents per inch, contracts by request. National reps include Tenney Woodward in major cities.
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Tenney- Woodward and Company, Inc
New York
Detroit
Kansas City
San Francisco
Chicago
Boston
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Who Is Our Neighbor Verses Mercy for the Poor
A biblical verse from Proverbs 14 21 contrasts contempt for neighbors with mercy to the poor, asserting happiness for those who show compassion and kindness.
Roosevelt presses for WPA funding rise to 875 million
President Roosevelt urges Congress to boost the WPA appropriation for the year ending June 30 by 150 million while defending relief for the needy. He notes political criticism and waste claims, argues for increased aid, and urges scrutiny before lifting four month relief to 875 million.
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Congress
Favorite Worries and Their Underlying Causes
Worry is a common occupation for many. Professor Percival M Symonds of Columbia analyzes the main concerns. He finds three dominant worries: the quest for a philosophy of life and concern for mental and physical health, with money often rationalized yet remaining a lingering necessity from birth to death.
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Percival M.symonds
Columbia University
The Poor and Money Worries Across Social Ranks
The text notes that most people do not end life in poverty yet many suffer from money shortages. It argues the very poor face the harshest lack of funds while experts claim they worry less about money than the wealthy.
Governor Price review reveals Virginia prospering under policy
The Roanoke address by Governor Price for his first year as chief executive highlights Virginia’s relative prosperity, continued fiscal discipline, and social security program success. The piece criticizes federal debt and calls for further national spending curtailment while urging ongoing budget balance and efficient governance.
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Newport News Daily Press
Price
Roanoke
Old Dominion
Virginia
Union
Answers to Questions by Frederic J Haskin
The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau invites readers to mail questions of fact to director Frederic J Haskin in Washington DC for answers. Include three cents for reply.
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Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
How to Keep Well The Home Doctor Book Advertisement
An advertisement promotes the Home Doctor Book a 40 page guide with over 50 common ailments and sections on care of the sick diet hygiene medicines and infant care. It notes alphabetical order for quick reference and offers copies for 10 cents with an order form to mail to Information Bureau Washington DC.
Sale of license tags opens at Chamber of Commerce
The Chamber of Commerce room opens the sale of license tags with a goal of 3,000 purchases in the next 30 days. Dr and Mrs Robert Glass depart on a southern garden tour visiting famed sites. Hitler denies Austrian Jews voting rights in a Nazified Austria. Negotiations to end the war in Spain reportedly underway between government and insurgent forces.
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Chamber of Commerce
Robert Glass
Hitler
Austria
Spain
Sonja Henie Visits America on Exhibition Tour
Five years ago the famed European ice queen Sonja Henie is touring the United States on a series of exhibitions as an eight year champion. State police in Maryland search for John Dillinger the escaped killer and gangster believed to have headed east with his companions. About $45 000 will be distributed to county farmers who have signed corn hog agreements.
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Sonja Henie
America
Maryland
John Dillinger
French Riviera
Monte Carlo
London
Hudson Maxim
Gene Normile
Agua Caliente
United States
Eeena
United States Treasury
Prohibition raid at Hagerstown country club gala
Ten years ago federal officers raided a gala at a popular Hagerstown country club while Al Jolson’s talking picture The Singing Fool drew crowds at a local theatre. A stroke proved fatal for Mrs. Mary Stickley at her Vaucluse home south of town.
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Hagerstown Country Club
al Jolson
Mary Stickley
Here
Vaucluse
Big woolen mill sold at receiver sale in Martinsburg area
Reports say George H. Bowles and H. H. Rutherford bought a large woolen mill at a receiver sale in Martinsburg with plans to form a new company. Washington reports hint at a possible marriage between Miss Eleanor Randolph Wilson and McAdoo. A party at South Main Street hosted by Mr and Mrs John Lamb honored Miss Helen McKee.
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George H. Bowles
H. H. Rutherford
Martinsburg
West Virginia
Eleanor Randolph Wilson
President Wilson
Treasury
McAdoo
Washington
John Lamb
South Main Street
Helen McKee
Local thoughts on minerals then and social hosts honor Rev and Mrs Wilson
Forty years ago residents speculated about coal iron ore and silver in Frederick county. Mr and Mrs Louis J Barr of South Market Street hosted a gathering in honor of Rev and Mrs Joseph Wilson. The Winchester and Potomac Railroad Association reports sale to the B and O with no rolling stock and only leased track between here and Harpers Ferry.
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Frederick County
Louis J. Barr
South Market Street
Joseph Wilson
Winchester and Potomac R. A
Here
Harpers Ferry
Glass, gambling, and nostalgia mix in a town memory
The writer recalls Maryville Missouri losing most old businesses since 1900 while noting the Bee Hive Shoe Store and Nodaway Valley Bank survive. He recounts visits to Venice glass makers Barovier and Seguso, their seven centuries of craft, and claims about roulette versus horse racing after researching in Paris and London.
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Maryville
Missouri
Bee Hive
Nodaway Valley Bank
Nineveh
Tyre
Venice
Venice and Murano Company
Columbus
Spanish
Antonio Barovier
Angelo Seguso
Baroviers
Segusoes
Richard the Lion Hearted
Mystery of Eliza Fall Deepens in Manor House
A scream erupts as Eliza falls or is pushed down the stairs at the Witherspoon estate. Richard Witherspoon is questioned amid a tense scene with Daphne defending him as investigators press for a sharper motive and proof. The night ends with a threat of arrest and a teaser: to be continued.
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Mr. Richard
McIntyre
Phil
Chief Ellis
Eliza
Daphne
Mr. Horace
Ellis
O. K
Benson
Todington
Jeffrey
Miss Ritter
Richard Witherspoon
Richard
Jeffrey Todington
Sol
Richard Wither
Sunny
Mac
Toots Lemoine
Toots
Premature Honor in Menominee Driver Wins Parking Contest
Anton Jensen earned a $1 award from a courteous driving contest club after backing a car from a parking place. A few hours later he backed a squad car into a post, incident reported in Menominee Michigan.
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Menominee, Mich
Anton Jensen
Jensen
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