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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1937
Page
4
Warning to Meddlers From Proverbs Verse Quotation
A succinct biblical proverb warns against meddling in others affairs. The text likens an interloper to grasping a dog by the ears, illustrating the folly and risk of interfering in strife not belonging to one.
Triumph of Persistence in Amateur Golf Championship
Grantland Rice lauds Johnny Goodman for finally winning the National Amateur title after long pursuit. He defeats Billows of Poughkeepsie at Portland with a near-birdie finish on the eighteenth green, underscoring persistence, stamina and grit.
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Grantland Rice
Johnny Goodman
Portland
Goodman
Baltimore
Oppon Y Billows
Poughkeepsie
Horatio Alger
Curious Speed Facts From Connecticut Traffic Survey
A Federal Bureau of Public Roads and State Highway Department study finds visitors drive faster than residents. Connecticut cars average 38.2 mph, Massachusetts 40.3 mph, New York 41.3 mph, and midwest states 44.9 mph. Men and women show little speed difference. passengers slow mileage. Fast drivers have more accidents.
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Alexandria
Connecticut
Federal Bureau of Public Roads
State Highway Department
Cticut
Massachusetts
New York
STOP MY PAPER The Salem Times-Register
A reader requests several actions: send copies containing an aunt's obituary, publish a clipping about a niece's marriage, mention two for sale bull calves, promote a church ice cream supper, and stop the subscription due to hard times. The letter notes a late delivery and asks for no cost.
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Salem Times-Register
Fake accident racket indictments expose medical legal abuses
The Atlanta Journal notes a New York City federal grand jury indictment of ten physicians eight lawyers and twenty one chasers accused of insurance fraud. The indictments rely on mail fraud charges brought by a U S district attorney highlighting a coordinated racketeering scheme.
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New York City
Pcesses
United States
Racketeers Target Disability Claims In Insurance Scam
State courts indict that racketeers recruit claimants with disability clauses, coach them to fake severe ailments, and push through doctors and lawyers to drain insurers. Prosecutors say the fraud harms policyholders by raising premiums and lowering dividends as funds are diverted.
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Hardy
New York
America
Advertising Apples and the Case for Product Ads
The piece argues for wide advertising of everyday goods from apples to shoes. It notes the power of ads to inform readers about products and persuade purchases, citing an apple producer at an inland convention and a reader willing to bet sensible shoes could sell with proper promotion.
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Grandma
Johnnie
Sadie
Answers from the 1930s trivia page heat up readers
An old quiz column lists questions on topics from horse breeding to postal slang and famous names. It notes Helen the mare foaled a bay filly by Sickle on April 24 1937 and includes figures on Caucasians versus Mongolians, CCC enrollment, and Lou Gehrig’s weight.
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Col. Bradley
J. F. A. Black Helen
Sickle
Rogsavelt to meet Landon in Des Moines drought conference
Rogsavelt, possible rival to Landon in the upcoming presidential race, plans a Des Moines conference with governors of seven states hardest hit by drought. In other local news, City Council reelects Peyton Marshall as president with C. R. Anderson as vice-president and Frank Krebs as clerk. Wilbur Chapman finds a black racer snake in ivy on the north side of City Hall. Osmar Swanson pays Park Association dues late and explains his reasons.
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Rogsavelt
Landon
Des Moines
Iowa
Peyton Marshall
C. R. Anderson
Frank Krebs
Wilbur Chapman
Osmar Swanson
Park Association
Mayor Walker resigns as New York City leader amid Roosevelt probe
Five years past, Mayor Jimmy Walker quits City Hall as Governor Roosevelt investigates. An election for a successor was set for November. T. Russell Cather wins party backing with city and county delegates urged to support at Harrisonburg gathering. Miss Margaret Larrick presides over a 4-H meeting at the Episcopal Church to discuss 1933 projects. Red Tape, Dr. L. M. Allen’s Winchester horse, touted as show champion at the Warrenton Horse Show.
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Jimmy Walker
New York City
F. D. Roosevelt
T. Russell Cather
Harrisonburg
Margaret Larrick
4-H
Episcopal Church
Red Tape
L. M. Allen
Winchester
Warrenton
Ten Years Ago Ribbons Earned At Winchester Fair
Raymone Fishpaw Handley F. F. A. student receives six ribbons for apple displays in the agriculture department at Winchester Fair. Mrs. Terry W. English is wounded when an automatic pistol she was cleaning goes off. North Loudoun Street sees continued accidents after being opened to two-way traffic by City Council order. Five generations gather for a 91st birthday party for Mrs. Sallie Showalter hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Dove.
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Handley F. F. A
Winchester
Terry W. English
North Loudoun Street
Sallie Showalter
Ernest Dove
Lawyer E H Jackson back to practice after auto wreck
Twenty five years ago lawyer E H Jackson of Front Royal recovers enough from injuries from an auto wreck to resume his practice. Mrs Nancy Coble returns from Baltimore after attending the wedding of her niece Louise Garrett to Alfred Casey. W S Croy enters horses in Winchester Fair races. Dr C J J VonWitt shows visitor W H Montgomery around Kernstown battlefield and learns he served in Tyler's brigade in Civil War fighting.
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E. H. Jackson
Front Royal
Nancy Coble
Baltimore
Louise Garrett
Alfred Casey
Croy
Winchester Fair
C. J. J. VonWitt
W H. Montgomery
Kernstown
Tylers Brigade
Virginia
Fortieth anniversary banquet plans and local crime notes
Forty years ago Captain Robert L. Gray headed a committee organizing a banquet for fans and a local baseball club at Hotel Evans. Joe Ash, colored, hunted after fatally shooting Isaac Jackson, colored, seen stealing corn and apples from J. K. McCann's barn. Delays in numbering house fronts hinder free mail delivery. A large cock fight occurred near Macedonia with birds from Frog Eye and Lickskillet regions competing.
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Robert L. Gray
Hotel Evans
Joe Ash
Isaac Jackson
J. K. McCann
Macedonia
Great Fire of London Ignites on September 2 1666
Historic account notes a blaze beginning on September 2 1666 in London that rapidly spread across the city. Firefighters and residents battled the flames as neighborhoods endured widespread damage and evacuations.
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London
Cotton loan row sparks Southern unity and labor backing
A dispute over Secretary Wallace’s nine cent loan and three cent subsidy tightens the cotton fight. Dixie factions urge action, warn of a huge cotton lobby, and labor groups back possible GOP Ohio gubernatorial entry by undersecretary Charles West.
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North American Newspaper Alliance, Inc
Washington
Wallace
White House
Congress
Dixie
First Japanese to carry a surtak postage charge
R J Scott reports aviation issue in 1937 Japan noting the first person in the country to bear a surtak charge above standard postage.
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Japan
Ambitious dress designer Mary Barrett meets Tony Castle
Mary Barrett, an aspiring dress designer, meets Tony Castle in New York and is offered a job after he reviews her sketches. As they grow closer, Mary faces professional and personal tests when a tantrum by Lianceston's actress client exposes tensions at Tony's shop and Mary contemplates going abroad. In Paris she encounters Mark Sutherland who hints at a potential Russian countess sponsor. Mary weighs risks, friendships, and ambition while navigating love and career.
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Tony Castle
New York
Francine Long
Tony
Mary
Lianceston
Miss Long
Paris
Mark Sutherland
Pee
Mark
Ich
Mark Sutherlands
Versailles
Anetka Illovitch
Istanbul
Anetka
St. Germain
Bris
Brittany
France
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