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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1937
Page
4
Riley and fellow writers roots in humble homes revived as shrines
The Boyhood home of James Whitcomb Riley in Green, Indiana, reopened as a museum drawing 3000 visitors from four states and abroad. The trend echoes recent openings of Eugene Field’s St Louis home and Benjamin Hanby’s Westerville cottage, highlighting simple, sincere literature rooted in everyday life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Science Monitor
America
James Whitcomb Riley
Greenst
Indiana
Riley
St. Louis
Eugene Field
Westerville
Ohio
Benjamin R. Hanby
Darellie Gray
Riley and Field
Edgar W
Howe
Atchison, Kansas
Drinking at Football Games and Attitudes Toward Alcohol
In the Roanoke Times column the writer notes that drinking at football games will be decried, yet expects fans to offer a drink when Princeton and Dartmouth meet. The piece argues alcohol use at games has lessened since Prohibition and that most drinkers today seek moderate, pleasant exhilaration rather than intoxication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Princeton
Dartmouth
Bangor Shootout Ends With Brady and Shaffer Deaths
Richmond paper notes the Bangor Maine confrontation where Al Brady and Clarence Shaffer were killed by FBI agents after a gun battle on a busy street. James Dalhover was wounded as agents pursued the Dillinger era gang. Editorial voices question wartime necessity and call for careful policing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond Times-Dispatch
al Brady
John Dillinger
G-men
Brady
Dillinger
Chicago
Bangor
Maine
Division of Investigation
Clarence Shaffer
James Dalhover
Mr. Hoover
Justice Department
Dillinger Gang Gains, But Killings Fall Under Deadline
An investigator argues the Dillinger and Brady gangs escalated violence only after kill-on-sight orders were issued. He notes five hold ups with no killings prior to October 1933 and five more with no shootings, suggesting a shift when G-men could arrest rather than kill.
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Howard McLellan
Dillinger
Chicago
CCC
Dillinger Gang
Brady Gang
Wye Hall Echoes Napoleon Legend on Maryland Island
The Wye Hall estate on Wye Island in the Maryland river region is linked to tales of Napoleon's potential rescue from St Helena. The site, designed by John Hoban in 1790, sits on old Governor William Paca foundations ruined by fire in 1876. A tunnel from the foundations to the water feeds legends of covert entry and a later murder plot, with the myth growing brighter with age.
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Duchess of Windsor
Wye Hall
Wye Island
Wye River
Queen Anne's
Talbot Counties
Napoleon
St. Helena
John Hoban
White House
Wye Neck
William Paca
Crow meat as canned food eyed by experts in Chicago
Crow meat served to food experts in Chicago sparks discussion on canned crow as a potential family dinner. If approved, Americans could buy crow meat in stores. The piece riffs on folklore and the crow’s somber image while debating practicality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Crow
Against Anarchy in Cumberland Times Report
The Cumberland Times notes the United States leads international cooperation to substitute law for rising anarchy. The piece frames this effort as essential to curb disorder and restore orderly conduct through diplomacy and shared legal norms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland Times
United States
Weather and civic notes from Winchester area
Heavy rain hits Winchester territory with 3.14 inches in 20 hours. A special council meeting orders street committee to hire private parties to remove wet garbage. Local sponsors and contests appear with Beta Sigma Phi and others. a horse show, municipal meeting in Charlottesville, a fatality from ammonia, a football loss to Handley, and miscellaneous state features.
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Mackay Smith
White Post
Winchester
L. B. Resseguie
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Walter Adams
Gainesboro
Frederick County
Charlottesville
Blue Ridge Hunt Club
Annefield
William B. Watkins
Clarke County
C. R. Anderson
P. P. Pilcher
Virginia League of Municipalities
Allen Grandstaff
This County
A Call for Collective Action Against Global Outlaws
The speaker argues civilizations must unite to curb an upsurge of barbarism and outlawry. The United States should cooperate with the League of Nations to pressure Japan, Spain, and fascist powers toward peace, territorial restraint, and fair resource sharing, avoiding war.
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America
League of Nations
League
United States
Japan
China
Washington
Spain
Asia
Europe
Italy
Germany
Justice smiles on modern O Henry figure in court
Frank Powell, a Brook lyn County man likened to Soapy, forced open a store on September 15 and asked for arrest after taking nothing. Judge Franklin Taylor dismissed the attempted burglary charge yesterday and awarded Powell five dollars.
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O. Henry
New York
Frank Powell
Brooklyn
Powell
Franklin Taylor
Electric drama in Billings as car hits high tension pole
An employee at a Billings power sub station watched in disbelief as a motorist crashed into a high tension pole. A 46,000 volt line snapped and fell over the car. The driver sat motionless before the wire dropped and melted into cinders, then the motorist drove away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
Mont
Perkins Joins Daughters in School After World Travel
Herman Perkins aged 32, a railroad mechanic with naval service across 32 countries, enrolls at his daughters school in Perkins Idaho. The family emphasizes that travel broadens but does not replace formal education, reflecting a return to local life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho Parls
Idaho
Herman Perkins
Perkins
Bear carcass scene ends in dog’s wounded return
Spud the bull dog, owned by Beryl Roark in Missoula Montana, was found beside a bear carcass licking his wounds after going missing during a duck hunt. He is expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missoula
Mont
Spud
Beryl Roark
Answers to Questions by Frederic J. Haskin
A compiled Q and A feature from The Evening Star Information Bureau answers inquiries on photography at Kodak plant, Klan term, 1929 vs 1936 wages, telephone errors, mosques in France, painting concrete, 4 H clubs, Alfonso of Spain, Native Americans, annuities longevity, early jazz bands, and early foreign trade origins.
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Evening Star Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
O— Q
New Orleans
Joseph Gorham
Chicago
Brown
Dixieland
Bert Kelly
New York
Third Term Talk Roils Washington as 1940 Looms
Washington decibel rises over third term talk as Garner chatter resurfaces and Roosevelt’s renomination looms. Texas signals a Garner bid while observers weigh Roosevelt’s fate and the vice presidency impact at the Democratic convention.
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Erican Newspaper Alliance, Inc
Washington
Hyde Park
Potomac
Texas
Sam Houston
Uvalde
Senate
House
Franklin Roosevelt
Chicago
A Moment of Triumph and Realization for Mari Bar at Castle
Mari reads through credit clippings and discovers Tony Castle's art success and poverty. She realizes he truly loved her when she sees his portrait and learns he is broke. He offers to paint in Paris, and she proclaims their shared love before the gendarme ends the scene.
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Mari
Letitia
Tony Castle
Nice
Mark Sutherland
Grande Hotel
Miss Higgins
Castle
57Th ST
Fruet & CO
Academy
Liane Weston
Tony
Atlantic
Maribarat
Paris
Maribarat Castle
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