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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1921
Page
7
The puzzle asks for names of visible objects in the picture beginning with S. Fifteen cash prizes reward the 16 best answers based on correctness. Extra copies of the puzzle are available free on request and the game invites all ages to join the activity.
Readers are invited to compete in a "S" word picture puzzle with cash prizes. Subscriptions to The Washington Post, Daily or Sunday, boost prize amounts. one or two yearly subscriptions increase potential winnings from 50 to 500 or 1000 dollars, with additional Sunday counts. Credits must be indicated and subscriptions before May 1st do not count.
A contest announces cash prizes for top answers with amounts listed in a following table. Participants are urged to submit entries by the designated deadline. Winners receive prizes according to the specified payout scale.
Two subscription offers for The Sunday Post at $3 a year include prizes for single and double subscriptions. First prize pays 250 to 500 dollars depending on option, with multiple lower prizes listed for various prize tiers and quantities.
Public puzzle contest invites all ages to participate with no cost. Mail entries by May 21 to Puzzle Manager Myles D. Neilson. Entries on one side, full name and address on each page. Rules cover word usage, counts, no hyphen words, single prize per household, tie rules, and judge panel. Judging on June 1 with winners announced in The Washington Post.
National American Legion leaders urge unhyphenated American citizenship and counter German propaganda. In New York Madison Square Garden 25 000 attend an all American meeting to oppose pro German sentiment. Legion members block Von Mach events in Philadelphia and Indianapolis while Kentucky Missouri and other posts warn against hyphenates and Viereck.
Joe Kaufman a former army sergeant and American Legion member in Minneapolis demonstrates the first male trio sung simultaneously with tenor bass and baritone parts. A government music student at MacPhail School his overtones replicate three distinct voices while he maintains control of each part. Experts note few comparable cases and describe his feat as a rare vocal phenomenon.
A verbose Akron Legion member delivers a satirical rant on Burt facing opposition to the bonus bill. The piece mocks critics as bigoted, blustery birds, alleging bankers and buccaneering backers push bribery schemes to block bonuses. Burt remains undaunted. Blythe and Beulah defend a promised bonus to restore “bacon” to their buddy Burt.
A Japanese steamship the Tokuyo Maru burned off Cape Mears Oregon yesterday. Wireless advices from the US Army transport Buford today indicate nine persons are believed to have perished in the disaster.
Twenty armed men opened fire on a lorrieload of soldiers in Whitehall, a mile from Dublin, engaging in a five minute battle. The ambush party then fled in motor cars. Casualty details were not known at the time.
Samuel T. Ansell former army judge advocate and Bergdoll counsel told a House committee that the claim Bergdoll buried gold in Maryland mountains seems reasonable and he believed it The plan to seek War Department help to release Bergdoll under guard to search for the gold was discussed in Washington with Clarence D Gibboney and Judge W Westcott.
New York May 3 trading opened irregularly with motors and subsidiaries oils leathers and mail order items showing pressure. Gains of 1 to 4 points appeared in chemicals and food specialties in the second hour before a setback as shorts attacked Mexican petroleum. Money market remained firm with call loans at 7 percent and American Cotton Oil preferred dropping tied to a bear swing on food issues.
Trading ended with a heavy close as Mexican petroleum faced renewed pressure and oils tobaccos and leathers showed 1 to 2 point moves. Money rates eased but the undertone remained reactionary.
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