Santa Deserves It The Lightweight Christmas
A 1936-era piece muses that Santa Claus will carry a lighter load this Christmas due to broader use of light-weight plastics in toys. It jokes that wartime innovations ease Santa’s burden, suggesting he might manage with two fewer reindeer and noting his timeless global chimney-to-chimney rounds.
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Sapte Claus
Jioan
Ablican Party
Democratic Party
Santa Claus
Washington
Santa
Crimea’s Strategic Role in World War I History
The Crimea extends into the Black Sea with the Kerch peninsula near the Caucasus, hosting Sebastopol naval base. It has functioned under Greek, Gothic, Tatar, Genoese, Turkish, and Russian rule since ancient times, with major 19th century conflicts centering on control of access to the Ottoman Empire and the Dardanelles. The Crimea’s geography and resources made it pivotal in regional power struggles and wars, including a decisive but contested 1850s war involving Britain and France backing Turkey.
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Crimean
Russia
Black Sea
Kerch
Sea of Azov
Caucasus
Crimea
Germany
Iran
Sebastopol
Genghis Khan
Caspian
Volga
Turkey
Ito
France
Jerusalem
Nicholas I
Europe
Constantinople
Dardanelles
Great Britain
India
Danube
Balkans
Moldavia
Wallachia
Sinope
Britain
Siege and outcomes of Sebastopol in the 1850s war
The siege of Sebastopol lasted 11 months with initial partial surround and later Allied reliefs. Russian forces were defeated at Alma Balaklava and Inkermann. Harsh winter, hunger, cold and disease plagued both sides until the French assault captured the city in September 1855. Peace followed in Paris 1856 with political shifts involving Turkey Russia and the Black Sea.
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Sebastopol
Alma
Balaklava
Inkermann
Florence Nightingale
Paris
Turkey
Black Sea
Danube
Russia
Moldavia
Wallachia
Bessarabia
Reprinted Editorials By Westbrook Pegler on Chicago Journal Sparks
Westbrook Pegler discusses Marshal Field III starting a Chicago morning paper to rival the Tribune. He notes PM in New York, its anti capitalist staff, and quotes Field on his fortune and possible future ventures. He mentions Jock Whitney and Ralph Ingersoll as PM movers with views on politics and progressivism.
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Chicago
Marshal Field 3d
State Street
Tribune
the Republic
Field
New York
Ralph Ingersoll
Daily Worker
The
Herald Tribune
Jock Whitney
Ingersoll
Whitney
Roosevelt Supporter Attacks C P A and New Deal Labor Policy
The writer likens Mr Field to Thyssen and accuses the New Deal of fostering a new order similar to Fascism. He argues big business is being controlled by government and unions, with labor placed under state direction to support war production, condemning the suppression of independent voices.
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Roosevelt
Britain
Field
Fritz Thyssen
Adolf Hitler
der Fuehrer
Thyssen
Switzerland
Benito Mussolini
Hitler
Stalin
Labor Front
Uncle Sam
Germany
Russia
Free country and the fate of property and freedom
The speaker argues that freedom in a free country includes the right to advocate change even when it risks personal freedom. He warns against rich men aligning with a powerful leader, noting Americans defend the old system after seeing events in Italy and Germany. He asserts that property rights underpin personal freedom.
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Mr. Field
Italy
Germany
United States of America
Sister Writes On Manchester Bombings Reprinted
Mrs J P Hayleys sister reports German bombings in Manchester England in a letter reprinted in The Star. King Apple dominates Winchester with production plants and orchard workers thriving. War Department issues one billion dollars of defense orders in eight days.
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J. P. Hayley
Manchester
Eng
The
Star
King Apple
Winchester
War Department
Defense
Clarke County YDC Chairman Edward Williams Named
Announcement notes the engagement of Mary Carter Randolph of Millwood to Beverley Nelson of St. Louis. A Toledo report claims the Spanish capital faces collapse as Fascist columns advance.
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Edward Williams
Clarke County
Young Democratic Club
Mary Carter Randolph
Millwood
Beverley Nelson
St. Louis
Toledo
Liverpool apple market steadies amid Gold Standard suspension
Ten years ago the Liverpool apple market remains fairly steady despite the British cabinet suspending the Gold Standard. Miss Gladys Haldeman begins new work as assistant home economic instructor at George Washington University. The American Legion convention votes for repeal or modification of the prohibition amendment.
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Liverpool
Gladys Haldeman
George Washington University
American Legion
NYC Faces Municipal Workers Strike and Allied Actions
Twenty five years ago New York City faced a citywide strike of municipal employees with mass sympathy walkouts. The Chapman Auto Sales Co advertised a Ford touring car for 360 dollars F.O.B. A Zeppelin was shot down over London in ongoing aerial bombardment. Miss Della L Good and Roy A i announced their marriage.
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New York City
Chapman Auto Sales Co
London
Della L. Good
Roy A i
Judge opposes four year General Assembly session proposal
Forty years ago Judge T. W. Harrison spoke against the plan to hold the General Assembly session only every four years. An attempted kidnapping occurred at the home of young Marshall Baker, son of W. H. Baker, a wealthy chocolate maker, on the corner of Boscawen and Washington streets. An unknown man fled when the child screamed as his older brother Sandy rushed into the room.
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T. W. Harrison
General Assembly
Marshall Baker
W. H. Baker
Boscawen and
Washington Streets
Sandy
Police arrest bootleg suspect but discover fellow officers
In Indianapolis Policeman Norval Bennett confronted a young nerve selling a hair pint of whiskey to two men. He arrested the trio but then identified two plainclothes officers who had bought the liquor as part of evidence.
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Indianapolis
Norval Bennett
Star Quiz Test Questions On Library Page
A set of seven questions seeks quiz answers on medical optics and instruments Moth behavior U S cabinet member Hoover Shakespeare Shylock solar moon ratio iron oxides conscription war aid to Soviet Union rabies Trent Affair chronology
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United States
Herbert Hoover
Shylock
Congress
Soviet Union
Cloud on the horizon in Washington about army size
Hugh S. Johnson notes a debate sparked by Walter Lippmann on whether the United States should trim its large peacetime army. He argues that after expanding to 1.5 million and projecting forces from the Philippines to Iceland, it is premature to reduce strength given training needs and uncertain future uses.
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Washington
Walter Lippmann
Philippines
Iceland
Opinion column questions American Pacific defense readiness
The column rejects fears of a British fleet collapse or a Japanese naval threat to the Pacific. It argues against a large overseas land invasion, urging timely modern army training and proper equipment to deter possible incursions. It notes past lag behind Nazi military advances and progress toward readiness.
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Pacific
Americas
Mexico
Peru
Cortez
Pizarro
Hitler
Do Not Divert Military Production From Home
The speaker warns against diverting greater military output to Britain and Russia at the expense of U S defenses. Nations shift sides, and aiding others must not undermine domestic safety. Prudence requires balanced aid and a strong home front as the primary duty.
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Britain
Russia
Conference Begun On Wage Contract
Representatives of Celanese Corporation and CIO Textile Workers Union began talks with government officials in Washington on renewing a contract at the Cumberland Maryland plant. The union seeks a union shop and a 15 cent an hour wage increase.
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Washington
Celanese Corporation
Textile Workers Union
Cumberland, Md
United States Counciliation Service
Your Weight And How To Control It
A health booklet from the Information Bureau explains weight control without medicines or fad diets. It covers establishing a health routine with proper food, regular exercise, and rest, plus 100 calorie portions and weight tables for all ages. Send ten cents to receive WEIGHTONTROL by mail to Washington DC.
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Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Askin
Dedicated To Our Soldiers
Poem by Nina Glynn Anderson praising soldiers and mothers. Questions parade imagery of marching soldiers in old Winchester. Refrains honor bravery and prayer for protection with a plea for divine mantle of love.
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By Nina Glynn Anderson
Old Winchester
Big Glass Plant To Make Repairs
Detroit reports the Ford Motor Company Dearborn glass plant closed a 100 ton melting furnace for repairs after a 2 1/2 year uninterrupted run pouring a 51 inch wide sheet. The output since March 29 1939 totaled 70 375 tons, a run far longer than the prior 159 day record.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Company
Dearborn
Ford Company
Ford Glass Plant
Answers To Questions Answers To Questions
A reader can obtain factual answers by writing to the Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau in Washington D C. Frederic J Haskin is director and readers are asked to enclose three cents for a reply.
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Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Ériclose
Candening
Theara
Q and A from daily reader questions on history and trivia
A compilation of Q A items covering military edu cation in Russia lobster terminology dog names Paderewski funeral music Peach Melba origin General Jacksons horse and other curiosities. It includes facts about Tel Aviv all Jewish population bee bread coinage of sophisticates and the term southpaw.
Drop Stitch Back Pain and Health Q A Digest
Dr. Clendening explains dropped stitch back pain from bending over to toss paper, its likely torn ligaments, rest and heat or tape as relief, and notes its hexenschuss term. Clarifies hair growth myths from skin applications and promotes walking for heart health amid gasoline limits.
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Logan Clendening
M. D
Paul White
American Heart Association
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Posent ‘Oa
Minneapolis
Kansas
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Harry Ts Brown
Hugh S. Johnson
Mr. Lippman
Japan
State
By Frederic J. Haskin
G.N.V. A
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Aire Valley
England
Paderewsik
C.D
Pietro Yon
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Kurpinski
Chopin
Puneral
Don Perosi
Madame Melba
M. Escoffler
Reg
Hotel Savoy
Lonon
Andrew Jackson
Tel-Aviv
Palestine
A Q
J.S.H. A
Gertrude Atherton
Wild Bill Hickok
Buffalo Bill
William F. Cody
Frank Lloyd Wright
Dr. Clendening
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