Advertising Rates and Notices at Winchester Evening Star
The Winchester Evening Star lists ad rates: 2 cents per word with 25 cent minimum, memorials 10 cents per printed line, display ads 9 PM previous day, transient 45 cents per inch, with contract rates on request. National reps include Tenney Woodward in major cities. Subscription rates follow.
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Tenney- Woodward and Company, Inc
New York
Detroit
Kansas City
San Francisco
Chicago
Boston
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Blessed is the man whom the Lord will not impute sin
A quotation from Romans 4 8 emphasizing divine forgiveness and justification by faith. The verse states blessed are those whose sins are not counted against them. No additional context or events are provided.
WPA Exhibit At World Fair Promotes Federal Relief
Critics denounce a $250000 World Fair exhibit planned to showcase WPA activities as propaganda. They argue the display channels funds to overhead and political aims while threatening relief rolls and underscoring wasted resources amid a $9 billion annual federal spend.
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Works Progress Administration
Washington
WPA
Virginia
Congress
Detroit Street Railway plans free bus links to new parking lots
The Detroit Street Railway Commission proposes buying edge city parking lots and offering free bus service to the central business district. Aimed at lowering downtown congestion, the plan would charge parking tickets only to cover operating costs and fund the service. The move follows police hints at tougher downtown parking restrictions.
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Detroit Street Railway Commission
Parkers
American Society of Planning
Police Department
Scranton Plans Circles On Cars To Shame Offenders
City officials plan to paint colored circles on the rear of reckless drivers vehicles to shame violations. A yellow ring after one offense, red after two, blue after a third, and circles to stay about 30 days. The legality is being reviewed by the city law department.
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Scranton
International Association of Chiefs of Police
States vary on gasoline tax refunds for local governments
The Federation of Tax Administrators notes seven states refund gasoline taxes for all municipal use while 12 offer no exemption. Colorado Delaware Michigan Montana New Jersey West Virginia and New York refund all taxes to local governments.
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Federation of Tax Administrators
Colorado
Delaware
Michigan
Montana
New Jersey
West Virginia
New York
Federation
State refund rules on gasoline taxes vary by state
The excerpt lists Alabama Florida Georgia Kentucky Louisiana Nebraska Pennsylvania South Carolina Tennessee Utah Vermont Wyoming and notes that in 29 other states refunds are allowed only for non highway uses such as heating lighting cleaning dyeing and stationary engine operation.
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Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Nebraska
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Tennessee
Utah
Vermont
Wyoming
States
College on Tour Creates Big City Hails for Stephens Party
The Stephens College delegation from Columbia Missouri tours the eastern states with 520 students in two trains. A fleet of taxis buses and a steamship ferry sightseers. President James Madison Wood says planning handles every contingency with ease.
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Alexandria Gazette
Stephens College
Columbia
James Madison Wood
Wood
No Scrambled Eggs Thanks Mrs Roosevelt Opinion Note
Peter Greig notes a New York Times column praising Mrs Roosevelt's breakfast eggs but argues for a traditional method. He suggests beating eggs in a basin with milk or cream, then cooking slowly over heat, and recommends serving on hot plates with a dash of rye whisky for flavor.
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Peter Greig
Wine and Food
White House
Mrs. Roosevelt
Society
Sunday
New York Times
Judge Lemuel Smith to preside in Pingley murder trial
The murder trial of George Pingley will not open until April 11 due to the appointment of Judge Lemuel Smith of Charlottesville Virginia. Friends hold military rites for Col. B M Roszel who died at South ern Pines North Carolina while vacationing. A Mackay Smith named chairman of the Blue Ridge Horse Show at Carter Hall in June.
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Lemuel Smith
Charlottesville
George Pingley
B. M. Roszel
Southerns Pines
N. C
A. Mackay Smith
Blue Ridge
Reader Q&A serves up miscellaneous facts and trivia
A compiled list of questions and answers from the Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau covering topics from theater quotes and food value in tomatoes to pineapple canning, Red Flag auto rules, Lydia Pinkham, North Pole discovery, greyhound racing, Nihilist etymology, American Legion dates, Hoover on rugged individualism, skull bones, US rat depredations, and the largest fishing club in the United States.
It Happened One Night stars Clarke Gable and Claudette Colbert
Five years ago Clarke Gable and Claudette Colbert starred in a five star movie referenced in the item. Edgar L. Hook, 73, was found dead on the Glass farm near his estate close to Winchester. J. Pinckney Arthur urges all to attend the festival mass meeting. Mrs. Frank L. Buckley entertained in honor of her son-in-law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Philip William Turner Jr who were recently married.
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Clarke Gable
Claudette Colbert
Edgar L. Hook
Winchester
J. Pinckney Arthur
Frank L. Buckley
Philip William Turner, Jr
Criminal docket speeds through Harrisonburg Federal Court
Ten years ago a large docket of 40 criminal cases was disposed of speedily in Federal Court at Harrisonburg with local residents among those tried. Apple Blossom Festival executives decide to place advertising in newspapers with a combined circulation of four million. The Luray post office is looted at night and police warn thieves may head this way.
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Harrisonburg
Apple Blossom Festival
Luray
Local winners claim prize money at Williamsport Gulf Club shoot
Edward Jones William Breckenridge and Roger Jones secure a share of the prize at a dlay shooting event by Williamsport Gulf Club. Virginia seeks to recover papers evacuated from Richmond in 1865 now valued as collector's items. Washington wedding planned for Dr. Cary Grayson and Miss Helen Woodrow Bones. State chemist tests indicate the local oil sample has higher explosive power than usual.
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Edward Jones
William Breckenridge
Roger Jones
Williamsport Gulf Club
Virginia
Richmond
Washington
Cary Grayson
Helen Woodrow Bones
Valley Female College Class of 99 Hosts Reception
Forty years ago a reception was held by members of the class of 99 at Valley Female College. Capt. Geor Kurtz presented Capt. J P Haddox of the Friendship Fire Company with a wood piece from Blue Box, the old engine of that company. A license to marry was issued to J Lawrence Whitlock and Miss Mamie Ritter, both of the county.
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Valley Female College
Geor. Kurtz
J. P. Haddox
Friendship Fire Company
J. Lawrence Whitlock
Mamie Ritter
Helpful Booklets For The Home Gardener
A reader coupon promotes home gardening booklets offering guidance from planning to harvest. The listing includes Annual Flowering Plants, Permanent Garden Flowers, Garden Insects, Roses for the Home, and a general Farm Garden guide. Readers send coins and provide name and address to receive the publications from the Information Bureau directed by Frederick J. Haskin in Washington, D.C.
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City Home Garden
Isis
Six Rules For Charm From Fassifern School Leader
Dr Joseph R Sevier of Fassifern School Hendersonville NC shares six charm rules for girls focusing on others, listening, praise, conversation, skills, and thoughtful service. He notes charm goes deeper than speech and offers lifelong value beyond diplomas.
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Joseph R. Sevier
Fassifern School For
Hendersonville
North Carolina
Fassifern
Dr. Sevier
Shirts and clues deepen the Witherspoon case
Mac finds four blood smeared shirts in Mr. Witherspoon's room and the lab keys. The autopsy reveals cyanide in Daphne's mother and a likely fatal bullet intended for Witherspoon. Mac traps new clues as the manor tightens around suspects, while Daphne and Phil confront the unfolding drama.
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Mr. Horace
Daphne Witherspoon
Mac
Phil
McIntyre
Daphne
Why the Editor Left Smithfield Times
A country paper editor, after tasting home brew, printed a mock auction marriage notice. The item described William Smith and Miss Lucy Anderson being sold at public auction on his farm with hay rope nuptials and Farmall Tractor transport. The editor is now on an extended vacation out of town.
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William Smith
Lucy Anderson
Jackson
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