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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1936
Page
10
A promotional item highlights changing fashions of first ladies as depicted in the booklet Presidents and Their Wives. The ad notes various styles from bonnets to tiaras and provides a coupon for a ten cent copy.
Frederic J. Haskin, director, encloses ten in coin for a copy of the booklet Presidents and Their Wives.
The Kiwanis International convention will open in Wilmington Delaware on October 11 and run through October 13. Visiting Kiwanians will receive extended privileges at the Cordial Country Club golf course, described as sporty.
Tully New York votes to stay dry after a local option election. Beer and liquor licenses expired at midnight and will not be renewed. Three licensed taverns hosted several nights of full dinners with orchestras and dancing before the prohibition took effect.
Washington reports that government officials and utility executives consider possible savings from pooling public and private electricity. Informal discussions start outlining a plan to pool power resources following a White House conference.
New Orleans begins a two per cent state luxury sales tax amid merchant protests. An additional two per cent city levy adds to the burden. Businessmen say the tax base is unclear with many items in or out of the levy and predict a need for large bookkeeping staff.
Plumbing and repair services listed with phone 633-J and address 7121 South Braddock Street in a 1931 classified notice.
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