Reporter Ball Named to Minnesota Senate Seat
The United States Senate will gain Joseph H. Ball a St Paul Dispatch and Pioneer Press reporter appointed by Governor Harold Stassen to fill the Minnesota seat left by the death of Senator Lundeen in a plane crash Ball 34 reporters note his rise from state politics to national prominence and his rapid path from newsroom to the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Senate
Joseph H. Ball
Minnesota
Lundeen
Ball
St. Paul Dispatch
Pioneer Press
Harold Stassen
Stassen
Balkans tinder box breaks into war news as Hitler advances
The article portrays the Balkans as a flashpoint with Hitler pushing eastward while Greece and Turkey face direct peril. It cites limited information from Russia and suggests Stalin may stay sidelined, with the Soviet army portrayed as weak beyond parade use.
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Balkans
Europe
Hitler
Romania
Greece
Turkey
Moscow
Stalin
Curves and Consequences of Fashion on Women
The piece critiques Hollywood fashion rhetoric asserting curves are returning and notes a statistic claiming the typical curve adds fifteen pounds in five years. It argues medical guidance should drive eating habits, warns of harm to women and children, and urges doctors to lead against ill advised dieting trends.
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Hollywood
Richmond Attorney General Staples Wins Notable Supreme Court Record
The Richmond editorials applaud Abram P. Staples for an unbroken record of victories in state and federal courts. They cite his success in civil tax cases and a landmark veto ruling, plus his six straight wins before the U S Supreme Court including insurance law and navigable river rights in the New River case.
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Virginia
Abram P. Staples
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Attorney General's Office
Washington
General Assembly
New York
Staples
New River
Cheaper Equipment Boosts Modern Home Comforts
The article notes cheaper and better equipped small houses with reduced costs for electric ranges and appliances. It highlights a drop in electric range prices, affordable full Electric kitchens, and cheaper light bulbs. It also mentions rising quality and falling prices for washing machines, irons, and vacuums, aided by lower electric rates and mass production.
Berryville high seeks nickname for football eleven
Berryville High School students, with a winning team, are in search of a nickname for their football eleven. In other news Hitler states Turkey is no longer neutral in the world conflict and disregards the pact with England. Mr and Mrs Herbert Smelley of Richmond announce the birth of a daughter.
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Hitler
Turkey
England
Berryville High School
Herbert Smelley
Richmond
AFL reelection at Atlantic City convention five years ago
Five years ago William Green was reelected president of the American Federation of Labor at the Atlantic City convention. Ruth Nichols, noted airwoman, was critically hurt in a crash at the Troy airport. Miss Kitty Mae Bennett becomes engaged to Mr. Robert E. Hockman.
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William Green
American Federation of Labor
Atlantic City
Ruth Nichols
Troy
Kitty Mae Bennett
Robert E. Hockman
Samuel F. Arthur Relocates to Columbia for Insurance Work
Ten years ago Samuel F. Arthur moved to Columbia DC to enter bond and insurance business. The B&O railroad ended five local Valley run trains. Health officer in Jefferson County West Virginia reports seven mild smallpox cases.
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Samuel F. Arthur
Columbia
D. c
Jefferson County
W. Va
Our Draft Army and Its Health
A newspaper column discusses medical preparation for a large army in wartime. Dr Clendening outlines civilian physician courses, nutrition and X ray screening, and the need for scientific supervision of soldiers diet. Readers inquire about Vitamin E and tuberculosis testing, with pamphlets offered for ten cents each.
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National Tuberculosis Association
Clendening
Logan Clendening
Answers to Reader Questions From The Information Bureau
A compilation of Q and A on topics from etymology of gin to aircraft speed records, wartime trade, animal trivia, and U S WPA rolls. The piece cites responses by Haskin's Information Bureau with varied facts from experts and institutions. The tone imitates a newspaper reader help column.
Star Quiz Answers From Page 2
The page lists seven questions from a 1940s quiz. Topics include cancer origins, the 1940 World Series teams, tarpon meaning, pine needles, a Western China country under the Dalai Lama, the architect shot by Thaw, magnetism, Madame Sisseretta Jones, US citizenship for children of aliens, and a Bay between New Brunswick and Maine.
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China
Himalaya
Kwenlun Mountains
Dalai Lama
Harry K. Thaw
Sisseretta Jones
United States
New Brunswick
Maine
German Warning Signals Real War Prospects
Berlin reports that after a year of fighting Germany warns England and France to prepare for a real war as hostilities begin anew. Rev. J. R. Graham of Winchester becomes moderator of the Virginia Presbyterian Synod succeeding Rev. F. T. McFaden. A local military company supports the national defense push with an active recruitment campaign.
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Germany
England
France
Berlin
J. R. Graham
Winchester
F. T. McFaden
Virginia Presbyterian Synod
Sleeping man barely escapes train near Clearbrook
Forty years ago a sleeping African American man narrowly avoided being struck by a passenger train that ground to a stop near his body on railroad tracks at Clearbrook. Ernest Kitchen wins a Richmond tournament against top riders from the state. Miss Nannie Hottle hosts a lively taffy pull party at her home.
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Clearbrook
Ernest Kitchen
Richmond
Nannie Hottle
Common Error Phrase in Attribution Practice
The note warns not to introduce a quotation with the words Someone has said and advises saying It has been said if the author is unknown. It emphasizes avoiding misattribution in reporting and writing.
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Alexander Smith
Weight Control booklet offered by Information Bureau
How To Solve Your Weight Problem promises practical tips to gain or lose weight without medicines or fad diets. Includes maintenance menus, weight reduction menus, and exercise tips with tables for men and women. Enclose ten cents for a copy, mail to The Winchester Evening Star in Washington D C.
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Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, DC
Imposter Vance Healey Targets Kit at Ritz
Kit saves a drunken patron from rowdy crowd trouble after he impersonates a man named Vance Healey. She then hauls him to her room at the Ritz, serves coffee, and grills him about the alleged charges as dawn breaks over the city.
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Kit
Vance Healey
Harry
Joe
George
Fran
Ivan
The
Ritz
Two Aspiring Performers Shine at Night Club Stage
Kit Reilly hopes to be a featured singer with Consolidated Broadcasting, aided by Fran Le Maze, a veteran vaudeville performer. Vance Hereby, CBS demoted sports announcer and commentator, once classmates with Kit, watches as the act ends amid an intoxicated patron’s disruption.
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Kit Reilly
Consolidated Broadcasting Company
Fran LE. Maze
Kit
Vance
CBS
Presidential tribute to the Bible and Tammany candidates
The text asks how many Presidential tributes to the Bible H Y M candidates were in Tammany. It notes Governor Smith was the third Tammany Hall candidate for the Presidency, after Horatio Seymour and Samuel J. Tilden, excluding Aaron Burr.
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Tammany
Allan Franklin
Smith
Tammany Hall
Aaron Burr
Jefferson
Horatio Seymour
Grant
Samuel J. Tilden
Hayes
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Evening Star Publishing Co
Associated Press
Tenney- Woodward and Conklin, Inc
Detroit
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Chicago
Boston
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Henry A. Wallace
U. S. Senator
Harry F. Byrd
Congress
A. Willis Robertson
Senate
Russia
MR. Staples
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Staunton
By Logan Clendening, M. D
Army
Quartermaster General
Co. R. G
McKeesport
Day
University of Arkansas
P. F
Fritz Wendel
Japan
Korea
Kwantung
Formosa
Pescadores
Spratly Islands
Manchukuo
Pacific
Equator
Sheen
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H. E. H. A. Dog World
Idaho
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Vermont
A. Q
Mexico
Frederick J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Seer Eeesen State
Scott
U.S Pines
R.j.scott
King Jures Syndicate, Inc
Nashville
Indiana
Central Press Association
By Marie Blizard
Chapter
O. Q
Severn
F. J
Walt Whitman
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Arthur Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes
Joseph Bell
Edinburgh
S. H
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
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