Panama Canal ban on treaty violators deemed impractical
The Raleigh News And Observer notes that barring all nations accused of treaty violations would shrink the canal to a treacherously unprofitable waterway. The piece cites Germany Italy Japan Britain France Poland Hungary Turkey Lithuania and Russia as examples and argues enforcement would exclude many users for political reasons.
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Panama Canal
Philadelphia Record
Germany
Italy
Japan
Great Britain
India
France
Czecho-Slovakia
Poland
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Teschen
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Turkey
Serres
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Greece
Meme
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Brest- Litovsk
Publication statement from The Evening Star
The note indicates the publication is issued daily except Sunday by The Evening Star Publishing Co. of Winchester Virginia.
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Evening Star Publishing Co
Winchester, Va
Answers To Questions By Frederic J Haskin
A collection of trivia QandA covering topics from sports spending to Washington portrait origins, fog in Belgium, George Washington on the dollar, mailbox use, labor federation history, Ellen Terry stage roles, mustard gas, coffin spoons and Mussolini attack, Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker Batting Averages, Easter lily bulb imports, Sea Scouts numbers, and the portion of dollars spent on direct taxes versus hidden taxes.
Advertising Rates And Deadlines For Classifieds
Advertising rates listed include 2 cents per word for classified ads with a 25 cent minimum and a 10 cent per line rate for memorials and cards of thanks. Display ads with borders must be delivered to the tails office by 9 PM the day before publication. Transient rate 45 cents per inch and cent rates on application. National rep is Tenney Woodward and Company.
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Detroit
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San Francisco
Chicago
Boston
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Associated Press Rights Notice
A typical wire service copyright notice states that The Associated Press holds exclusive re publication rights for AP news dispatches and local stories published in the paper. The notice reserves republication rights and indicates credit rules for readers and other outlets.
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Associated Press
Plan Ahead For We Know A Heavenly House
A devotional line cites 2 Corinthians 5 1 about earthly housing dissolving to reveal a heavenly building from God not made by human hands. It emphasizes eternal residence in the heavens as the believer’s hope and certainty.
States expand motor vehicle inspection to seventeen
The International Association of Chiefs of Police reports New York and West Virginia have raised the number of states with compulsory motor vehicle inspection to 17 by 1939 legislative action. Maine New Hampshire and Vermont tightened laws while Arkansas repealed its program as too stiff.
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New York
West Virginia
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Arkansas
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Maryland
Massachusetts
Nebraska
New Jersey
New Mexico
Pennsylvania
Utah
Virginia
Mississippi
Strives For The Best A Three Line A Day Epic Rule
The piece notes John G. Neihardt's Epic of the West may become a defining American epic or a lengthy undertaking. It reports the poet's workshop in St Louis writing three lines daily toward a 15100 line work, illustrating patience and disciplined effort over bursts of inspiration.
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John G. Neihardt
Vergil
St. Louis
Carlyle
Direct Parking From Tower A New Hampshire Plan
State police report a parking control method using a high observation tower at large events such as ski jumps and football games. An operator in the tower directs drivers with lane numbers, avoiding bottlenecks. Similar balloon directs traffic in Atlantic City.
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New Jersey
Atlantic City
Refusal Of Federal Pension By 90 Year Old Civil War Veteran
Adelbert Mossman a 90 year old Civil War veteran and former Massachusetts State employee retired after 34 years in state service He did not seek a federal pension which he could have claimed at any time He said he felt he had no right to it and had only seen two months of service under Lincoln His stance stands against pension lobby hype and questions the pension incentive for longevity.
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Adelbert M. Mossman
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Lincoln
United States
Adelbert Mossman
Daddy
Kentucky school builds basketball floor with chickens
A Frederickstown school lacking a wooden gym floor raised funds under a Catholic priest by buying and selling farm chickens in Louisville to pay for the flooring. The story highlights a self reliant community and student initiative rather than federal aid.
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Kentucky
Frederickstown
WPA
Louisville
Hospital nurses training to resume after four year lapse
Dr McGuire announces for executive board of hospital and the nurses training courses will be resumed after a four year lapse. Miss Helen Hatcher listed among honor students at Queen's College North Carolina president of Kappa Delta sorority. Damage to apples in Augusta county and nearby areas noted by growers with limited local injury. The estate of the late Col B M Roszel appraised at 10018 dollars.
Orchards Draw Tourists and Boxing Fans
Five years ago Winchester and Frederick county hosted an estimated 75 000 tourists to view blooming orchards. About 150 fans witnessed amateur boxing matches sponsored by the American Legion, plus several professional bouts. Frank Waters, brother of Mrs. G O Miller, saves a woman from attempting suicide by leaping from a Norfolk boat deck.
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Frederick County
American Legion
Frank Waters
G. O. Miller
Norfolk
Notable Winchester minister J George Gratchen dies in Tennessee
Ten years ago Reverend J George Gratchen a Winchester native well known locally died in Tennessee. Apple shipments to German cities rise sharply this year according to foreign market experts. James March a Handley student wins an inter scholastic speaking contest at the University of Virginia.
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J. George Gratchen
Winchester
Tennessee
James March
Handley
University of Virginia
Notable Actions Mark Centennial Year News
Twenty five years ago S Page Cline of Bunker Hill West Virginia disposes of twenty one thousand dollars worth of real estate here Russell Clem is arrested for riding wheel on sidewalk but due to his youth the minimum fine is imposed Miss Eleanor R Wilson youngest daughter of the President is bride of William Gibbs McAdoo secretary of the treasury
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Bunker Hill
W. Va
Russell Clem
Eleanor R. Wilson
William Gibbs McAdoo
Secretary of the Treasury
Local Crime and Travel Notes From Early Edition
Forty years back Policeman Clayton Hollis captures a young man wanted in West Virginia for horse stealing. A furniture clamp injures Bill Stryker at Kurtz's. Two young clerks, never having traveled, take their first train trip to Washington amid amused fellow passengers.
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Bill Stryker
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Washington
Girl, a Convict's Daughter Waits by Hospital Bed
Lana guards Jim Bennett after he plunges into the river from a bridge. rescuers pull him unconscious with a head wound and he is rushed to a hospital. He awakes briefly calling her Girl before slipping back into a drugged sleep.
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The Class of 1939 Aims for Bright Futures Amid Trials
A college article compares the 1939 class with 1919 and 1929 alumni, noting wartime headlines, postwar optimism, and shifting job prospects. It urges graduates to pursue intelligent, sustained effort in a diversified, competitive world, arguing diligence yields rewards as shirkers decline.
Helpful Booklets For The Home Gardener Catalog
The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau offers garden booklets guiding planning from layout to harvest. Booklets include City Home Garden, The Farm Garden, Annual Flowering Plants, Permanent Garden Flowers, each priced from 5 to 10 cents. Send remittance with coupon for selections and return to Washington, D C.
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Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
City Home Garden
Washington D. C
Your Life Magazine Emerges From One Man’s Thirteen Word Idea
A young reporter Douglas E Lurton in Grand Forks and his bid to rise above a small paper salary. He devised a simple plan to create a pocket size magazine addressing daily problems and launched Your Life with Wilfred J Punk in 1939. The first issue sold well and broke even.
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Grand Forks
North Dakota
Herald
Douglas E. Lurton
Doug Lurton
Minneapolis Daily Star
Wilfred J. Punk
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