Answers to questions from The Evening Star Q and A column
The reader’s questions cover topics from the Texas Centennial Exposition opening in Dallas on June 12 to Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery dedication on August 1, and from moving picture theatres at Grand Central and South Stations to Greenland's island status. The column provides concise factual responses and cites figures, names, and places across diverse subjects.
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Dallas
Texas
Grand Central Station
New York City
South Station
Boston
New York Horse Races Date Back to 1665 Aboard New Market Course
Scott’s Scrap Book notes early turf contests in New York began in 1665 with a March race on Col. Richard Nicolls' New Market Course at Hempstead Long Island. A 1668 winner’s porringer in Yale collections confirms a 1668 race. infractions and archives are cited alongside related trivia questions.
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New York
Richard Nicolls
New Market Course
Hempstead
L. I
Nicolls
America
Yale University
Changing the Earth: Rivers and Fountains in Valleys
From Isaiah 41 18 this passage promises divine acts to open rivers in high places and springs in dry lands turning wilderness into a pool of water and making the dry land a fountain of waters. It presents a future of abundance and renewal through divine intervention.
Overcoming Spring Fever With Daily Habits
Dr. I C Riggin State Health Commissioner argues spring fever is beatable by basic living rules. He cites daily walks better food intake eight hours sleep and limiting stimulants to restore body tone and vitality for the year ahead.
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I. C. Riggin
Relief cuts would endanger 400000 workers says Hopkins
WPA head Harry Hopkins warns a $500 million relief cut would fire about 400000 relief workers. The argument notes that many American families earned under $1250 annually in 1929, making relief rolls crucial.
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Harry Hopkins
WPA
Byrd and Court Expansion Debate Divides Virginia Press
A three cornered argument erupts among Virginia editors over Senator Byrd stance on Roosevelt's plan to add six justices to the Supreme Court. Petersburg Progress Index and Bristol Herald-Courier urge Byrd not to oppose the move, noting 1928 Virginia court enlargements while Byrd Star argues the cases are not comparable and that 1928 action cannot justify today.
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Richmond News Leader
Virginia
Byrd
Supreme Court of the United States
Petersburg
Win- Star
Old Dominion
Washington
Byrd stands by fiscal restraint in Virginia overcourt plans
The Star editorial defends Senator Byrd’s stance on court enlargement and budget limits, arguing that expanding the Virginia Court of Appeals should not mirror political expediency. It lauds Byrd’s consistent philosophy of economical government and warns critics against liberal excess.
Byrd proposal cited in Baltimore Evening Sun
More than a year ago Senator Byrd of Virginia introduced a measure. The item references the long running discussion in the Senate about a proposed act and its potential impact, with unspecified details noted in the clipping.
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Baltimore
Senate moves on housing schemes amid stalled presidential plan
The article notes a lull in the fight over the Supreme Court after the Wagner decision. It reports Senator Byrd pushing a bill to merge the FHA and HOLC as part of his reorganization plan while the President's larger program stalls. The small Byrd proposal appears likely to reach its goal first.
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Supreme Court
Byrd
FHA
Expensive justice in libel costs cited by editor
Petersburg Progress Index notes Mr. Winchell cites an English woman's suit against Clark Gable costing $5,000, illustrating the high price of obtaining justice for the innocent. It remarks on newspapers defending themselves in libel actions at great expense, whether or not suits succeed.
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Petersburg
Winchell
Clark Gable
May Day Plans at Virginia Avenue School
A big May Day celebration is planned for the fourth and fifth grades at Virginia Avenue school to be observed Friday with electing a young queen. Dozens of local houses were damaged in a lightning sparked fire as showers cleared drought fears. Foreign diplomats fret over Mussolini in the League-Ethiopia affair. Braddock Street M. E. Church board discusses enlarging Sunday School building.
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Virginia Avenue
Mussolini
Ethiopia
Stewards
Braddock Street
M. E. Chuch
South
Paren of Lindbergh Baby Declines Viewing Body
President sends condolence message as nation reels from shaken tragedy. Rivers flood as spring rains persist. Local dentists announce Saturday closures from May 14 to September 15. County officers seek unknown man and woman in the mysterious disappearance of Mrs. F N Orndorff near Star Tannery.
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Paren
Shenandoah
Potomac
F. N. Orndorff
Star Tannery
Valley unity urged by Shenandoah leader in radio address
Col H J Benchoff, president of Shenandoah Valley Inc and headmaster of M M A in Woodstock, pleads for a united valley in a radio talk. Rotary Club and Kiwanis open baseball with Rotary taking a 12 run win. Numerous American and foreign aviators await clear weather in New York for the Paris race. French flyers Nungesser and Coli are still missing after attempting a nonstop east west flight.
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H. J. Benchoff
Shenandoah Valley, Inc
Woodstock
United Valley
Rotary Club
Kiwanis Club
Rotary
New York
Paris
Nungesser
Coli
Eastwest
Death removes Mrs. L. B. Swartz in Milwaukee home
Mrs. L B Swartz dies at her Milwaukee residence, noted as sister of H W Clowe. Terrible fighting rages in Mexico as federals clash with rebels, border officials express concern. John H Snyder buys a valuable Harris addition lot from Miller Real Estate Office. Looting of flooded Mississippi towns feared as troops may be mobilized.
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L. B. Swartz
Milwaukee
H. W. Clowe
Mississippi
John H. Snyder
Harris
Miller Real Estate
Mexico
Local Downtown Mishap Sparks Commotions on Main Street
An overflowing vapor lamp at Robert House's Main Street store nearly causes a disaster as John Barr slips on an onion and falls into a case of eggs near Ed Orcutt. Frank McIntosh is accused of throwing a potato during the fire excitement while a stray county dog raids Conway and Spellman's meat counter, grabbing several links of bologna.
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Robert House
Maine
John Barr
Ed Orcutt
Frank McIntosh
Main Street
County
Conway and Spellman's Market
Jamestown Settlement Reported By May 13 1607
Historic note marks English arrival and settlement at Jamestown on May 13 1607. First colonists established fortifications and began lasting contact with Native Americans shaping early Virginia colony history.
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Jamestown
The Stars Open Forum
Editor letter from Winchester Star extols a festival edition and congratulates Winchester and the Evening Star for a grand publication. Note dated New York City May 10 1937 expresses praise and pride in the edition.
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Winchester
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Evening Star
Ww. I
New York City
Labor unions clash over remodeling bid at University club
Washington dispatch notes John Lewis hatreds of green tied to a bid for converting the University Club into a United Mine Workers headquarters. It details suspensions between the CIO and AFL factions, the Green and Lewis labor split, and the financial strains of union dues. It also touches on King George VI’s coronation and a provocative telegram to Senate investigators.
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John Lewis
Green
A. F
S. Crafts
Mr. Lewis
University Club Palace
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Mr. Green
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Lewis
United Mine Workers’ Executive Committee
Coshocton
Ohio
Paris
New York
Windsor
George
Prince of Wales
London solicitor in plot to defraud heiress
In a tense London office, Jacqueline signs a deed under pressure as Charles Stuckey weighs telling the truth or protecting the scheme. Lutman and Asson push for the marriage to secure a fortune, while the missing deed and a looming Wednesday wedding threaten to unravel their plan.
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London
Line Smith
Alex Lutman
Asson
Kenzil
Lutman
Jim
Jacqueline
Stuckey
Charles
Mrs. Smith
Charles Stuckey
Latman
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