The Winchester Evening Star Classifieds Notice
Classified rates and advertising deadlines for The Winchester Evening Star published in Winchester Virginia. Details include 2 cents per word for classified ads with heading name and address, 25 cents for charge, display ads 9 PM deadline, transient rate 45 cents per inch, contract rates on request, AP news rights and national advertising reps listed.
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Mus
Associated Press
DeLisser-Boyd, Inc
New York
Richmond
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Rochester
Atlanta
San Francisco
Spiritually Guided Creation Cited in Scripture Verse
The snippet from April 5, 1941 cites Mark 4 39 and quotes Peace be still. The brief notes reflect a religious reflection on spiritual forces shaping creation and calming storms.
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Mark
Wide Variation in State Highway Dept Practices
The Civil Service Assembly reports that state highway departments differ greatly in employee selection and work conditions. Among 46 states, veterans preference is common, workmen's compensation is universal, yet health exams, retirement benefits, and sick leave vary. Classification systems exist in 41 states, while in-service training is limited or absent in most.
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the Civil Service Assembly of
United States
Canada
Pennsylvania
Better Roads
Highway Department
Highway Departments
Cities Promote Bicycle Safety Across the Nation
Cities and states run bicycle safety programs as many riders, mostly youth, die yearly. The National Safety Council finds 13 cities inspect bicycles in licensing and 14 provide rider instruction. About 25 percent of bikes in crashes are defective. three of four injured riders violated traffic rules.
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American Municipal Association
National Safety Council
Indianapolis
Ind
Traffic and Safety Division
Arkansas Highway Commission
Minnesota Safety Council
Michigan
Wisconsin Motor Vehicle Department
Bicycle license plates spread across states in safety push
Highway departments in several states including North Carolina Illinois and Texas distribute plates with many cities adopting uniform plate attachment by police. State safety councils and bicycle clubs promote licensing, reducing theft in most cities and increasing recoveries though costs vary from free to 50 cents.
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North Carolina
Illinois
Texas
Colorado
Iowa
Newport News Editorial Slams Governor Price on Sanitation Board
The Newport News Daily Press criticizes Governor Price for delays and flawed picks in naming the Hampton Roads Sanitation Board. It notes two Norfolk appointees refuse to serve and questions whether remaining choices support the anti pollution program. The piece urges timely action and unity to tackle the pollution threat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport News Daily Press
Governor Price
Hampton Roads Sanitation Board
H. C. Phelan
C. W. Grandy
Norfolk
Commission
Hampton Roads
The Nation Backs Congress in Defense Industry Disputes
The Richmond News Leader argues Congress reflects public sentiment on strikes in defence industries. It warns Roosevelt must use mediation first and cautions against wage fixes by CIO leaders, fearing inflation and economic chaos if labor gains carve a spiral of rising prices.
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Richmond News
Howard Smith
Representative Cox
Georgia
Congress
Capitol Hill
National Defence Mediation Board
Roosevelt
United States
Britain
Germany
John L. Lewis
CIO
Representative Rich Calls for Expedition to Germany to Capture Hitler
South Bend Tribune notes Representative Robert F. Rich of Pennsylvania urged Congress to provide 5 million dollars for an all-man expedition to Germany to capture Hitler. The piece questions feasibility and value, arguing Nazi power extends beyond one man after eight years of operation.
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South Bend
Ind
Tribune
Robert F. Rich
Pennsylvania
Congress
Germany
Hitler
Rich
London papers ride lean pages to higher ad income
London newspapers cut pages by two thirds to conserve newsprint while maintaining circulation. Advertising rates rose from about 20 dollars to 34 dollars per column inch, with a new limit of two column eleven inches per ad and demand outstripping supply.
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Emporia Kan
Gazette London
Time Magazine
London
Gazette
London Today
French outposts hold off raid along Saar river
Paris dispatch reports French outposts along the Saar repelling repeated German raids as tension rises in the border region.
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Saar
Paris
Dorothy Lee Cox
Shepherds College
Winester
New Dominion to Open in City Hall Auditorium
Jim Robinson travels to the Ozark hills to manage his late brother’s mining property. The New Dominion, a southern heart story starring Clay Clement, will debut as the city hall’s first dramatic program in the fine auditorium.
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Jim Robinson
Ozarca Hills
Missouri
New Dominion
South
Clay Clement
New City Hall
Answers to Frederic J Baskin questions in the Winchester Star
Information Bureau answers a series of trivia questions on topics from rail travel to Canadian holidays and British aircraft, with details on the City of Portland speed run, Tobacco Road and Hellzapoppin openings, and facts about Heraclitus, radio nets, and U S Capitol landscaping.
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Union Pacific
City of Portland
Los Angeles
New York City
Presidents and Their Wives booklet offer from Information Bureau
Learn about all thirty two presidents and the women who presided at the White House. The booklet PRESIDENTS AND THEIR WIVES includes pictures and sketches of careers, with history of the nation reflected in their lives. Send ten cents to The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau for a copy, with name address and payment.
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United States
White House
Winchester Evening Star
Frederick J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Seven Quiz Questions From a 20th Century Page
A reader summary lists seven questions from a page 2 quiz including the capital of Texas and the first January 20 inauguration. Other items ask about alloy components for type, Shakespeare’s phrase, coral atolls, electrical conductivity, Danube drainage, French castle, Mammoth Cave location, and lowest suit in Five Hundred.
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Texas
San Antonio
Dallas
Austin
Houston
Galveston
United States
Denmark
Pampa
Danube
Mammoth Cave
Signing Business Letters Style for a Married Woman
A married woman should sign her own name as Nellie C. Ross with her married name Mrs Robert C. Ross in parentheses beneath. This guidance appears as a formal etiquette note on correspondence practices.
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Nellie C. Ross
Robert C. Ross
Miller School News and March Perfect Attendance
The Miller School notes perfect attendance for March and lists eighth grade students Frances Bageant, Dorothy Brewer, Reva Carter, Ruth Chapman, Carolyn Courtney, Paul Dove, Dorothy Fahnestock, Llewellyn Garrett, Helen Grubbs, Anna Kerns, Gordon Ign, Dora Lamp, Caroline Lewin, Eloise Lowery, Vera Ludton, Jane Metz, Ann Moomaw, Hattie Payne, Wilbur Poole, Mary Russell, Frances Shiley, Willard Slonaker, Eleanor White, Floyd Painter. It includes a song story program, birthdays, and student ambitions such as nurse, teacher, secretary, and engineer with both staff and monkey-park visit notes and comments on class activities.
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Frances Bageant
Dorothy Brewer
Reva. Carter
Ruth Chapman
Carolyn Courtney
Paul Dove
Dorothy Fahnestock
Llewellyn Garrett
Helen Grubbs
Ann Hoover
Anna Kerns
Gordon Ign
Dora Alice Lamp
Caroline Lewin
Eloise Lowery
Vera Lupton
Jane Metz
Ann Moomaw
Hattie Payne
Wilbur Poole
Mary Russell
Frances Shiley
Willard Slonaker
Eleanor White
Floyd Painter
Reva Carter
Bobby, Dick
Paul Dove—Carpenter
Rudolph Hepner
Irene Kackley
Gordon Setees
Dora Lamp
Hattie Panne Cink
Lester Kilham
Young residents celebrate birthdays and future dreams
Ruth Chapman nicknamed Freight Train, born 1926, daughter of Roy and Mrs Chapman, attends Fairview United Brethren Church. Margaret Jane Metz, born 1927 in Winchester, daughter of Daniel Metz, cheers for S C A Club, aims to be private secretary. Charles Cecil Funk Jr, born 1925 in Winchester, son of C Charles Funk, active in church and S C A Club, hopes to become an aviator. Also notes opinions on old buildings and a birthday for Gordon Brannon, age 8, March 25, 1941, celebrated in Fred Md broadcasting on WFMD.
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Ruth W. A Chapman
Roy Robert Chapman
Fairview United Brethren Church
Miller
Margaret Jane Metz
Winchester
Virginia
Daniel R. Metz
Braddock Street Methodist Church
Jane
S.C. A
Charles Cecil Funk, JR
C. Charles Funk
Cecil
United Brethren Church
Oo Moomaw
Frances Shiley
Willard Slonaker
Stella Lewis
Kirby Hepner
Eloise Lower
Grand Jury To Probe Girls Death In Maryland
Somerset county grand jury to convene April 14 will investigate the death of Marie Swift, 25, whose body was found beside a country road March 25. Two Crisfield residents, Herman Ward, 36, and Addie Wilson, 48, are held for grand jury action.
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Princess Anne
Somerset County
Marie Swift
Herman Ward
Crisfield
Addie Wilson
Ward
Han H. Holland
Wilson
Hier Detti Oumae
Strange Case of the Man Who Chose a Metal Diet
A Brattleboro medical tale reports a patient craving metals and swallowing hairpins safety pins razor blades staples glass and more. He underwent three surgeries with recovery each time and later again swallowed a nail file toothpaste tubes and dental items.
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Brattleboro
Vermont
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West Virginia
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Verdun Front
Frederic J. Baskin
Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D.C
T. R. T. A. Heraclitus
Greece
National Broadasting
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Dominion
James A. Bland
Old Virginny
Merion Cemetery
Bala-Cynwyd
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Obedennoe
Gosudarstvennes
Politichesko
Upravlenie
United States Capitol
Washington
Washington D.C
Star Quiz
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UB Peta
Orld Rights
By RJ. Scott
Biggist Ever
Philippines
Ayasaland
Africa
Coast Guard
Mid- Atlantic
Variauc Heights
Miller School News
Johnnie
Joe
Camptown
Benny Eloise
Danny Boy
Genevieve Welsh
Mary Ann McKilwee
Betty Hermensen
Bobby Funk
Eugene Hoover
Charles Cochran
Miller School
Wilbur Pool
Gordon Brannon
Fred Md
WFMD
Grand Jury
Yosemite National Park
By Logan Clendening, M. D
Clendening
Viallant
Tunis
Logan Clendening
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