Gaines Defends Lee Legacy Against Churchill Parallels
Lexington October 13 Dr Francis P Gaines president Washington and Lee University condemned Winston Churchill for drawing a parallel between Nazi Germany and the Old South. At a service for General Robert E Lee in Lee Chapel he urged a careful reading of Lee's order 73 and defended Lee's restrained wartime conduct. He urged Americans to uphold Lee's spirit of fearless resolve amid discouraging times.
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Correction: Board Cost for Six Patients at Sanitarium
The Star notes a reporting error on patient board charges at Catawba Sanitarium. The correct six patient board cost is $94, not $9 as previously stated.
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Enraged Santa Fe Officials Plot Eagle Rescue
The famed NRA blue eagle Albert Clancy claimed he captured the eagle with a lariat while it sat on a fence post. S P C A officials planned to move the bird to the city zoo amid public uproar over confinement and ridicule.
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Finland urges U.S. help to deter Soviet demands
Finnish Foreign Minister Eljas Erkko seeks U.S. support to persuade the Soviet Union to respect Finland's sovereignty and honor. Erkko asks Washington to join in efforts aimed at dissuading Moscow from making excessive demands on Finland.
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Frees The Frosh at Northwestern Football Games
Northwestern University ticket manager Ted Payseur ends the practice of frosh needing to arrive hours early and hold seats in the student section. From now on no one may leave a seated student section once they sit down, freeing freshmen from seat warming duties at Dyche Stadium.
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Funk Estate Appraised At Forty Thousand
The estate of Mrs. Effie Byers Funk is appraised at 39778.59 in a certificate filed in Corporation Court Clerk Clark Smith's office by appraisers Ansell B. Solenberger Fred A. Robinson and Frank W. Magruder. Personal property totals 31728.59 and real estate 8500. Other appraisals include W. T. Sullivan estate 5836.54 and Katie Fry Harmer 5500.
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Apple Market Seadticans Report Wednesday Prices
Winchester Martinsburg and nearby points show slow demand and dull market. Wire order sales note f o b terms with U S No 1 Winesaps and Staymans priced per barrel and basket with size minimums and bulk cwt figures at 70 to 85 cents depending on variety and run.
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Advertising as a force shaping American comfort and luxury
A quotation credits William Aller White as saying advertising transforms America into a land of comfort, luxury, and gas for millions, highlighting its broad social impact on daily life and consumer access.
High Insurance Executive Dies On P. R. R. Train
Elkton Md Oct 13 Edmund G Armstrong 58 vice president Hartford Accident and Indemnity Insurance Co Hartford Conn died today while traveling from Washington to New York. Armstrong was stricken on a Pennsylvania train with F C McVicar secretary of the company. Dr Herbert Bates pronounced death a stroke of apoplexy. Body to be shipped to Hartford later today.
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First Showing of the New 1940 Chevrolet
Shenandoah Motor Co. hosts the first showing of the 1940 Chevrolet tomorrow in Winchester. Mr. Schutte, company president, hails the car as larger inside and out and the most beautiful low priced car ever designed. Local buyers are invited to visit Saturday and see the new model.
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Fruit prices fluctuate across London Liverpool Glasgow
London fruit market reports improved prices for American barrell apples though Liverpool shows a dip. Refrigerated apples arrive in good condition while ordinary stowage suffers from transit delays. California Hardy pears rise in London and fall in Glasgow, with offerings of Anjou Nelis Comice and Bosca.
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Greenhalgh Weatherall Nuptials Planned in Boyce
MILLWOOD Va Oct 13 a wedding of interest will take place November 4 at eight oclock in the home near Boyce Virginia. Mrs Billy Jacobs Weatherall daughter of Mrs Burwell Jacobs and Mr Edward B Jacobs of Clarke will wed Mr George Greenhalgh Jr son of Mrs George Greenhalgh. The couple have connections to horsemanship circles and will marry at Scabby residence amid Clarke residents.
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Treasury Receipts and Expenditures Reported
Treasury daily report shows receipts of 7.19 million dollars and expenditures of 22.42 million. The day’s increase totals 1.16 million. Gold assets rise to 16.973 billion dollars.
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World War Vet Becomes New York Official Executioner
Joseph Francel a Cairo traveling salesman and World War veteran was revealed as New York State's new official executioner at Ossining. The 42 year old father of two replaces Robert Elliott, who died on Tuesday.
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