The Winchester Evening Star Editorial and Rates Notice
The notice lists editor H F Byrd Jr and publication details. It includes postal and publishing information, subscription prices for 1 year 3 dollars and 4 50, six months 1 75 and 2 25, three months 1 20, one month 40 cents, and weekly rates. Advertising rates show classifieds at 2 cents per word with 25 cent minimum. Memorials 1 50 for four stanzas, display ads by 10 A M deadline. AAP and national reps listed. Biblical verse Amos 5 23 24 is quoted.
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Sgebakke Eee Aes
Klan links loom over Roosevelt Court pick
The piece discusses allegations that Justice Hugo Black had Ku Klux Klan ties in Alabama, amid Roosevelt's Supreme Court nomination and New York Times photo stat releases. It notes the president's uncertainty and the national debate over civil rights and media influence on public perception.
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Roosevelt
United States
Hugo L. Black
Alabama
Supreme Court
United States Senate
New York Times
Grand Dragon of the Realm of
Ku Klux Klan
the Times
Washington
Justice Black
Europe
Black
Senate
Photographs as Key Journalism Tool in Printing Era
A fragment discusses the photograph's role in journalism, arguing it is a major instrument since the printing press. It hints at historic exaggeration in bold claims about photography’s impact and contrasts past and present media developments.
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Alexandria Gazette
Eer of Fortune
Time and
Constant Reader Through the Years in Petersburg Letters
The article highlights Charles Hooper of Coeur d Alene as a top letter writer with 78000 letters published across US and Europe. It traces Virginia and Petersburg letter-writing history from John Thomson to Judge Gholson and the Senex letters, noting their influence on public opinion and political outcomes.
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Europe
Virginia
John Thomson
Curtius
Virginia Gazette
Petersburg Intelligencer
Petersburg
Thomas Saunders Gholson
Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart
Richmond Whig
Committee of Nine
Thomson
Ghelson
Stuart
Dewey Seeks Republican District Attorney Nomination
Baltimore Sun notes Thomas E. Dewey, famed NY rackets prosecutor, rising as a promising GOP district attorney candidate. He states a statement on crime meant to clear up misperceptions amid frequent crime wave talk.
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Baltimore Sun
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Dew
Winchester growers urged to enter State Fair and apple show plans
News items report fruit growers urged to enter the annual State Fair at Richmond and plans for an apple show at the state horticultural meet. Other items note John Birmingham breaking a back and arm from a ladder fall, Laura Holmes McGuire dying at home, Boy Scout fund drive under way, and local civic awards. Also mentioned are Roosevelt predicting party-line shifts, Rev. Stover reappointed, Betty Cross Green’s death, livestock thefts in Clarke and Loudoun, Legion plans for a game with Philadelphia, garden prize winners, Babe Ruth chasing the 1921 home run mark, and the first frost with minor damage reported.
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Winchester
Richmond
John Birmingham
W. A. Shiner
Handley Avenue
Laura Holmes McGuire
Dr. McGuire
Amherst Street
Boy Scouts
Roosevelt
G. W. Stover
U. B. Church
Virginia
Keyser
W. Va
Betty Cross Green
Clarke
Loudoun
R. Y. Conrad American Legion Post
Philadelphia
Civic League
Leslie Carper
James Cave
Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Widow Valkenburgh Wows Paris in Monocle Fashion
Twenty five years ago New York socialite Mrs. Philip Valkenburgh stirs Paris society by wearing a monocle. Miller and Anderson’s ad touts long term plumbing superiority. Early apple crop rumors deemed false. sellers urged caution. Dr J W Duffey, ex Harrisonburg, now hosts Rockingham Memorial Hospital opening speech in town.
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New York
Philip Valkenburgh
Paris
Miller and Anderson
Daily Ad
J. W. Duffey
Harrisonburg
Rockingham Memorial Hospital
Watch stolen found and marriage notices in county paper
William Wines watch returned by J. C. Davis who bought it from a small colored boy for $1. A notice announces the upcoming marriage of Etha B. Clevenger to Dr. F A Cochran Jr both of the county. The Star devotes low quality ink issue due to new ink supply.
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William Wine
J. C. Davis
Etha B. Clevenger
F. A. Cochran, Jr
McGuffey Born in Historic 1800 Anniversary
William H. McGuffey, influential educator, born on September 23 1800 marking an autumn debut. The event is noted as a historic milestone in education history.
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William H. McGuffey
The Real Menace: Criminal Gangs and Political Ties
A survey highlights that isolated criminals are often caught and convicted, while rackets evade punishment. The real threat lies in criminal gangs linked to machine politics and legitimate business, with tendrils into prosecutors, bail, and legal networks that shield organized crime.
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New York Times
Dewey
Road Signals Exchange Modern Traffic Communication
The piece argues for a formal traffic signal system, noting that motorists over 25 million strong rely on noisy honks. It suggests adapting marine horn codes for road use, including passing on port or starboard and drawbridge signals. It criticizes the lack of clear, accepted signals among drivers.
Answers to Questions by Frederic J Haskin
A collection of quiz like queries and responses covering topics from language origins and golf great Henry Cotton to theatre characterizations and historical trivia. Includes figures, dates, places, and precise facts across varied subjects.
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Frederic J. Haskin
Great Britain
R. Cc
Southern cotton politics mix heart and pocket book aims
Washington reports a covert plan to unite Southern Democrats around an economic cotton program led by Secretary Wallace. Oscar Johnston drums up support for a nine cent loan and three cent subsidy while tariff cuts could boost foreign cotton buyers. The piece notes private NLRB access for pro bargaining employers amid labor drives and a social security question on whether oyster harvesters are agricultural or industrial workers.
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North American Newspaper Alliance, Inc
Washington
South
Memphis
Wallace
Ace
America
Oscar Johnston
Mississippi
Cully Cobb
Johnston
Dixie
Department of Agriculture
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Social Security Board
Oyster
Oystermen
Fashion heroine Mari Barat contemplates empire of dressmaking
In a midnight showroom Mari Barat envisions joining a legendary circle of ten master designers and expanding with Anetka Illovitch. She weighs immense risk, fame, and loneliness as she plans a grand Rue de la Paix project while fearing heartbreak and failure.
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Miss Higgins
Letitia
Mari
America
Rue de la Paix
Anetka Illovitch
Anetka
Mari Barat
Tony
Capacity Lacking in Governor’s Staff Described by Barton
The piece laments the shrinking capacity of the governor’s staff in Virginia and Maryland, noting Col. Robert T. Barton Jr's complaint that competent men are moving to other spheres. It contrasts old gold-braided staffs with current economists and trenchers, arguing public fondness for past pageantry has faded and staff colonels are less engaged.
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Baltimore Sun
Robert T. Barton, Jr
Richmond
Virginia
Maryland
Brandywine
Colonel Barton
Barton
Price
Jay
Cow causes line fire and car transfer near Elgin
A Chicago and North Western Elgin line collision with a cow south of town started a fire after the carcass ripped a power rail onto the Illinois Central right of way. Train passengers were moved to autos and taken to Elgin. A separate event saw Mrs. George Acord intercept a pass and run into her yard.
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Elgin, Til
Chicago
Aurora
Elgin
Illinois Central Railroad
Illinois Central
George Acord
Sit-down strike ends after boys promise to practice
The sit-down strike concluded when the boys promised to practice eight blocks away from the lawn Mrs Acord said had been trampled by many late arriving line bucks.
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Acord
White Army Leader De Miller Vanishes After Mystery
Paris reports Gen Eu gene De Miller, head of the mythical White Army of Russia, disappears after a rendezvous possibly staged as a trap. The note left by a former Russian general’s family links the case, prompting police to widen the search at frontier posts and provincial stations.
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Paris
Eugene de Miller
Russia
de Miller
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