Subscription rates for The Winchester Evening Star
The Winchester Evening Star lists subscription prices by carrier: one year in advance four dollars and fifty cents, six months two dollars and twenty five cents, three months one dollar and twenty cents, and one month in advance one dollar. Weekly rate is sixty cents.
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Evening Star Publishing Co
Winchester
Virginia
Devine-Tenney Corp
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Des Moines
Atlanta
Love Destroys Fear Quote from John 4 18
Biblical reflection on love casting out fear from 1 John 4 18 emphasizes that true love removes torment and eliminates fear, encouraging faith over anxiety. The verse frames fear as a byproduct of immaturity in love and invites spiritual growth.
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John
Market Reactions To War Scare Amid Global Tensions
Italy’s advance into Ethiopia sparked a sharp decline in stocks and bonds for the year’s steepest drop. Speculation drove staple commodities higher with wheat futures up and cotton gaining as much as 2 a bale. Copper export prices rose to 8.80 a pound with gold imports surging in September as European tensions persisted.
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Italy
Ethiopia
Gago
National City Bank of New York
Britain
France
Holland
Mussolini
Shadow Boxers of Baseball
The piece mocks preseason optimism for the Giants and Yankees. It notes managers William Harold Terry and Joseph Vincent McCarthy as not the smiling faces on ads, but two unnamed rival figures amid the market hype.
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New York Herald-Tribune
New York
Giants
Yankees
Gotham
William Harold Terry
Joseph Vincent McCarthy
The
Yanks
ABCs Firmly Revoke Licenses Of Virginia Hotels
Petersburg Progress Index reports the ABC board revoked beer and wine licenses for three major Virginia hotels after finding they violated liquor laws. The board stressed its tough stance, saying the establishments abused trust and must surrender their privileges.
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Petersburg
Virginia
ABC Board
Aaa
Fragmentary Phrase Reflects Shrugged State of Mind
A brief, fragmented line hints at a stubborn mindset. The text conveys a sense of unyielding resolve and fixed attitude without clear context or events.
New York World’s Fair in 1939 40 Promoted as Greatest Yet
The editorial cautions that world fairs often fail financially but notes New York plans an April to October two year exposition. It cites past fairs Columbus 1893 Chicago 1893 and San Francisco 1915 and urges the Atlantic seaboard event to educate and entertain millions while broadening New Yorkers view of the outside world.
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Fredericksburg
Free Lance-Star
New York
Paris
Chicago
Atlantic Seaboard
Philadelphia
Lord Cornwallis Visits Yorktown for Masonry Anniversary
The Virginia story recalls Lord Cornwallis, a collateral descendant of the surrendering British general, attending the 200th anniversary of Free Masonry in Philadelphia and unveiling a bust in the Yorktown British HQ house. He met actor W Sheldon Washington and spoke on healing old wounds between Britain and the United States. The piece notes Virginians avoided dwelling on the surrender and closes with the death of a Scot.
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Charlottesville
Yorktown
Lord Cornwallis
George Washington
Free Masonry
Philadelphia
W. Sheldon Washington
Great Britain
United States
Scotand
Better Bowman: Modern Archery Outshoots Legend
Bud Rennie notes in Collier's that today’s American bowmen could outshoot William Tell and Robin Hood, with amateurs like George Mudd and Lee Gamber from St Louis beating old records. The edge lies in scientific training, meticulous equipment, and perfected technique across sports.
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Bud Rennie
Collier's
William Tell
Robin Hood
Hastings
George Mudd
Lee Gamber
St.Louis
Women in Politics Stir in 1936 Campaign Formation
As the 1936 political season begins, women organize committees for the upcoming battle. The piece notes frequent complaints that men are pleased with the campaign outcomes.
Women emerge as political force in voter mobilization
The passage notes women rally voters to the polls and gain influence as policies are debated by campaign leaders in smoke rooms. It argues this traditional action hides core policy work, and praises women's growing skill and power in politics as a significant, evolving force.
One Year Since Hauptmann Gang Extradition Case
A Year after New Jersey moved for extradition of Bruno Hauptmann, Robert Mais and Walter Legenza, fugitives from Richmond jail, shown in The Evening Star. An air show is planned for October 21. A Welch judge rules the NRA invalid.
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New Jersey
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Robert Mais
Walter Legenza
Richmond
Evening Star
NRA
Welch
W. Va
Athletics favored to beat St. Louis for world title
Five years back the Athletics after a win were the pick of sports writers to win the world championship against St. Louis. Raymond L. Bowley was injured in a crash and losing ground. Miss Suzan Pollard and Herbert Lee Boatwright Jr. announce their engagement. Kiwanians plan to aid the Handley Library fund.
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St. Louis
Raymond L. Bowley
Suzanne Pollard
Herbert Lee Boatwright, Jr
Kiwanians
Handley Library Fund
Movement launched to mark Virginia battlefields
A campaign begins to mark Virginia battlefields highlighting historic sites and preservation efforts. The effort aims to raise awareness and funds for markers and interpretation across key locations.
Onilage cutter blast near Strasburg and local civic hires
Twenty five years ago an onsilage cutter exploded during operation near Strasburg sending 200 pound metal fragments a hundred yards. Officers named by the Common Council begin duties for the new fiscal year. Miss Pauline Settle of Paris West Virginia marries Mr. Nicholas Moore of Berryville. Twenty five to thirty lives were lost when the Los Angeles Times plant was dynamited.
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Strasburg
Common Council
Pauline Settle
Paris
vVa
Nicholas Moore
Berryville
Los Angeles Times
Virginia Alcohol Board Cuts Price On Higher Liquors
The Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board announces an immediate price cut on 25 medium and higher priced liquors. Higher end items drop from $5.05 to $3.95 per quart, and a mid-range item falls from $1.50 to $1.35. Low priced whiskies and wines remain unchanged.
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Alcoholic Beverage Control Board of Virginia
Rainfall totals and averages from Winchester records
Present and past rainfall data show none in the last 24 hours ending 8 a m October to date 0.25 inches year to date 28.90 inches. The 22 year average is 34.61 inches and monthly averages range from January 2.35 inches to December 2.30 inches.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
Two Presidents as Original Tailors and a Noted Wharf
The text states Millard Fillmore and Andrew Johnson were originally tailors. It locates Constitution Wharf in Boston, noting it as a renowned world harbor with a rebuilt wharf after settling years ago. It defines a mace as a club shaped staff symbolizing authority in legislative bodies.
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United States
Ans
Millard, Fillmore
Andrew Johnson
Constitution Wharf
Boston
Flashes of Life Names Make
A collection of brief notes from various cities mentions occupations and oddities. Notable items include Andrew Jackson a dentist, George Washington a detective, and Fair Bloomsburg’s 83 year old F P Hagenbuch visiting for his 81st year with his parents. A Pittsburgh police incident ends with towing charges and a five day suspension. Texas Christian University picks Herman the frog as mascot, soon renamed Hermania after a day with tadpoles. In Kansas City minister Lester Hartford cites seven children as his reason to marry after his wife’s death, and his son Alfred dies during surgery.
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Kansas City
East
Lester Hartford
Edna White
Hartford
Alfred
Wisconsin university enrollment notes and young students
A Minnesota article notes the University of Wisconsin will host an event. It mentions Edna Baumann, aged 15, enrolling recently and John Phillip Claybourne, age ten, enrolled in the school of chemistry. The text also highlights Claybourne as an accomplished musician excelling on the xylophone and traps.
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Minneapolis
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Edna Baumann
John Phillip Claybourne
Townshend Plan Prompts Debate On Slums And Pensions
Washington reports on the New Dealers plan to clear slums for low rent apartments with private funding. It notes slum profits keep rents high, and government purchasing could disrupt markets. Interior America discusses Dr. Townsend's 200-dollar pension scheme and its inflationary risks, alongside Father Coughlin's possible role.
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Washington, D. C
America
United States
F. E. Townsend
Townsend
Charles E. Coughlin
Dr. Townsend
Father Coughlin
Father
Townsendites
Prevent Fire Hazards In Home Careful Inspection Urged
Virginia Bureau of Insurance issues a Fire Prevention Week pamphlet urging home safety. It lists warnings and "Donts" about overloaded wiring, ashes, rubbish, rags, open flames, gasoline stoves, matches, and thawing pipes, urging personal home inspections and an improved fire extinguisher.
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Vira
Virginia Bureau of Insurance
New York Cocktail Party Sparks Carol Kennedy Romance Plot
On her twenty fourth birthday Carol Kennedy announces leaving Connecticut to seek happiness in New York. At a cocktail party she meets Isobel Bronson and a livewire crowd including John Kirkland and Crandall, while searching for an apartment and a new life.
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Carol Kennedy
Connecticut
New York
Carol
Kathy Prentice
Owen Craig
Owen
Isobel Bronson
Isobel
Cagearly
Tite Story
Jean Stewart
Jean
Jeannie Stewart
Jeannie
Boris
Ogden Pierson
Connie
Bert
Hollywood
The
Mercury
Robert Montgomery
Regsie
John Kirkland
Caroli
John
Miss Kennedy
Kirkland
Mike
Crandall
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Andrew Jackson
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Worth
Tex
Herman
Big Frog
Texas Christian University
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East 45Th Street
Leslie Eichel
Coughlin
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