Winchester Evening Star subscription rates and national ad reps
The Winchester Evening Star lists subscription prices per year six months three months and one month in advance. It also notes national advertising representatives Tenney Woodward and Company with offices in New York Detroit Kansas City San Francisco Chicago Boston Atlanta and Los Angeles.
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Tenney, Woodward & Company, Inc
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Detroit
Kansas City
San Francisco
Chicago
Boston
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Vote the Democratic Ticket Roosevelt Garner Glass Robertson
A historical ballot pledge urging support for Franklin D Roosevelt for President John N Garner for Vice President Carter Glass for U S Senate and A Willis Robertson for the House of Representatives in a Democratic slate.
The Righteous Judge and the World to Be Judged
A devotional excerpt cites Psalms 9 8 reminding readers that the righteous judge will govern the world with justice. It emphasizes divine judgment and upright governance over all peoples.
Youth Crime Crisis Calls for Community Action
Committee reports to a Richmond conference emphasize preventing crime by studying maladjusted youth. Statistics show high youth involvement in robbery, burglary, and auto theft in early 1936, with many arrests under 25 and prior records. A bottom up approach is urged to change conditions that foster delinquency.
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Rich
United States
Richmond Leader Sees Campaign Tone Shifts in Virginia
The Richmond Leader comments on bitter campaign speech and its broad impact as Democrats and Republicans clash over Roosevelt. It notes Jeffersonians may drift toward the GOP, signaling a notable political shift in Virginia.
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Richmond
Democratic plea for unity among Virginians in political race
A Virginia appeal urges Democrats to favor Independents and Jeffersonians who oppose the New Deal but support state progress. It warns against taunts and calls for civil, nonpartisan action to unite against outsiders, urging respectful rhetoric toward dissenters and cautious political fights.
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Virginia
Farley
Tugwell
DEDICATED TO GOLF CUPS
A humorous golf blurb compares the sport to labor on a hot day with vivid satire. It lampoons equipment costs and the paradox of a game both simple to start and endlessly deep, citing balls, holes, greens, and par while poking fun at golf culture.
Forgotten Socialist VP Candidate Name
A witty remark in The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes the difficulty of recalling the Socialist party’s vice presidential candidate. A separate Punch blurb recalls a man struck by a roof fragment as he opened his door, attributing the fall to eavesdropping.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Will Rogers Story Ends With Divorce Hint
Will Rogers' humorous tale recounts him calling a lawyer after a dispute with his wife. He schedules a late afternoon appointment for a week later as part of the joke about divorce.
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Will Rogers
Feller
Lawyer Delays Divorce Case Amid Cockfight Scraps
A man waits in an ante-room while a lawyer attends to another case. After two hours of hearing two fighting birds, the man quits, saying all are the same and none better, ending the divorce matter with a burning bag.
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American News Features, Inc
Florida East Coast braces for another hurricane
News of Other Years reports another hurricane threat along the Florida East Coast. The Italian delegation head exits the League of Nations Assembly while Selassie of Ethiopia issues mobilization orders. Luther H. Coffman, 72, is injured in a Berryville Pike auto accident. Miss Jennie B. Ritter marries Harvey O Neil Kill. Dr and Mrs Randolph T. Shields plan to spend the winter in Florida.
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Florida
League of Nations Assembly and
Handley Band to Perform at Mountain State Festival
The Handley band under Prof Mellwee will head to Elkins West Virginia for the Mountain State Forest Festival. The twelfth session of the League of Nations adjourned after efforts for an armament truce. A bear alarmed residents near Albin. A flier guide appears in large letters at the George Washington Hotel. Miss Ruth Firebaugh marries Mr C H Taliaferro at Harrisonburg.
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Elkins
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League of Nations
Albin
George Washington
Ruth Firebaugh
C. H. Taliaferro
Harrisonburg
County grand jury to hear nearly thirty cases
Ten years ago a county grand jury is set to receive nearly thirty cases for investigation. Shenandoah Valley Incorporated directors plan a fundraising drive. Lee-Jackson highway work near Millwood is being rushed. U S Naval band to play October 14 for Handley band fundraiser.
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Millwood
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Handley Band
Former Governor Glenn Proposes Prohibition Address at Martinsburg
Twenty five years ago former North Carolina governor Robert B. Glenn spoke on prohibition in Martinsburg ahead of a local option election planned next year. Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Society officials praised the exhibits as the Baltimore and Ohio railroad agrees to fund half the belt line to Cumberland Valley tracks. Dr J L Whitlock closes a 107 acre farm deal at Wadesville. W H Baker of Shenandoah Valley National Bank hosted a supper marking John Rice's 40th anniversary as employee and officer.
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Robert B. Glenn
North Carolina
Martinsburg
Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Society
Baltimore and Ohio
Cumberland Valley
J. L. Whitlock
John Locke
Wadesville
W. H. Baker
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
John Rice
Ofcer
Spaniards Reach California for First Time in 1542
A historic note places Sept 29, 1542 as the date Spaniards first reached California, marking a key milestone in early exploration.
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California
Open Forum Letter Praises Roosevelt for Fellow Citizens
A reader recalls voting for Hoover in 1932 but, over time, supports Franklin D Roosevelt for his decisive actions during the banking crisis the NRA CCC acts and TVA. The writer concedes no Republican president matched the focus on the common people noted in Roosevelts deeds.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hoover
Roosevelt
NRA
CCC
Holding Company Act
Tennessee Valley Authority
AAA
Helen Jacobs Lifts Globe Birth Age and Origins
Helen Hull Jacobs, born in Globe Arizona in 1908, grew into a top American tennis player. The quiz asks varied facts, including birthplaces, ages, and historical notes on figures like Rexford Tugwell and Kate Lippmann.
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Helen Jacobs
E. M
Helen Hull Jacobs
Globe, Arizona
Far East tensions threaten Shanghai and U S interests
The article analyzes potential Japanese moves in China, arguing Japan seeks port control to tax and run China's trade, with Shanghai as the critical target. It notes Shanghai’s international status and warns U S and allied interests would be affected if Japan seizes exclusive authority.
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Spain
Orient
Europe
United States
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China
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Great Wall
You’re Telling Me! A witty column by William Ritt
Central Press writer William Ritt offers light quips on everyday politics taxes marriage and baseball. The column muses on opportunity buck passing and the idea that the world series and sea life yield practical humor in a compact, pithy tone.
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William Ritt
Central Press
Not So Irritating After All A Rainy Night Romance
Gay navigates a tense encounter with Wayne Adams at a house party where insults mix with flirtation. Wayne rebukes her while hinting at past betrayals, then Christian Scott arrives revealing sympathy and an offer to drive Gay home. Gay schemes a busy social week ahead.
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Eleanor Randolph
Christian Scott
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Adams
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Gamine
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