Winchester Evening Star notices and rates page 1939
Advertising and subscription details for The Winchester Evening Star of Winchester Virginia show rates per word for ads, memorials and cards, display ad deadlines, and national ad reps. The issue date is Saturday April 15 1939.
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Tenney- Woodward and Company, Inc
New York
Detroit
Kansas City
San Francisco
Chicago
Boston
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Blessed man urged to endure temptation for life’s crown
A devotional note cites James 1 12 urging believers to persevere under trial to receive the crown of life promised by the Lord to those who love him. The passage emphasizes enduring temptation with faith.
Memorial drive to honor James A. Bland as Virginia State song
Richmond editorial notes Lions clubs in Roanoke back a movement to honor James A. Bland the Black composer of Carry Me Back to Old Virginny. It urges General Assembly action to designate Carry Me Back as the official state song and quotes the song’s verses for public remembrance.
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
Gallup
Old Virginna
Roanoke
Virginia Lions’ Clubs
James A. Bland
Lions
Bland
Virginia
Ellis L. Loveless
Norfolk
Mr. Loveless
Lions’ Clubs
The
Times-Dispatch
General Assembly
State Conservation Commission
Gifts Ride Out Recession Strong for 49 Colleges
A 1920 1938 survey shows gifts and bequests to 49 American colleges and universities rose with prosperity. From 1930 to 1938 receipts matched earlier years with Harvard Yale Chicago and Columbia leading benefactors while smaller institutions lagged.
China Readies Wider Offensives as Europe Dominates
Reports say China regains momentum despite Hitler and Mussolini drawing attention away. Chinese spokesmen claim the Japanese face a growing threat from guerrilla and regular forces across Inner Mongolia Kwantung and Hunan while observers note widespread organized activity from the Han River Valley to Shansi and Hangchow.
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China
Kiangsi
Shu River
Inner Mongolia
Kwantung Province
Japan
Hunan
Han River Valley
Hangchow
Canton
Shantung
Shansi
Europe
Strawberry Season Arrives With Rich Shortcake Delights
The piece celebrates the annual strawberry season and urges use of bicarbonate of soda to enjoy fresh shortcake. It notes the sudden appearance of ripe berries and the rush of picnickers to indulge before the season ends.
Not the First or the Last Lynchburg News
Prime Minister Chamberlain questions if Germanys moves in Europe signal a step toward world domination by force. The piece notes Austria and Czechoslovakia are already seized with British and French acquiescence and warns the final outcome could be a Nazi victory or world war.
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Lynchburg
Chamberlain
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Clarke county jury finds Pingley guilty in Sheriff murder
In Frederick county the Clarke county jury convicts George Pingley of killing Sheriff New. The verdict comes in 22 minutes with a death penalty. Robert G. Harper wins the Alexander medal at Hampden Sydney College for top contribution over four years. Earl Parrish leads the Legion Aires to a bowling win over Royal Arcanum at inter league.
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Clarke County
Frederick County
George Pingley
Newcome
Mountaineer
Robert G. Harper
Alexander
Hampden-Sydney College
Earl Parrish
Legionaires
Royal Arcanum
Winchester Star Information Bureau Request Note
A reader can obtain factual answers by writing The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau directed by Frederic J. Haskin in Washington DC and enclosing three cents for a reply.
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Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
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Motion picture output in the United States
Over 200 film companies produce about 800 feature films and 1000 short subjects annually. Ninety percent of output is made in Hollywood with the remaining ten percent in New York.
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United States
Hollywood
Calif
New York
How to Use Pronounce And Spell Words Word Booklet Ad
A concise guide to correct speech and writing in English promoting a self-pronouncing system. It claims to cover over 3000 commonly misused words and asks readers to send ten cents to receive the booklet. Includes coupon instructions and mail address in Washington DC.
Whitmore elected delegate to national convention of Spanish American War Veterans
George Whitmore is elected delegate to the national convention of Spanish American War Veterans at a meeting of the local camp. Greyhound Bus officials conclude negotiations for a new terminal site with A C Oates and D D Crenshaw on North Braddock Street. Miss Louise Armel receives a birthday party hosted by her mother Mrs Mack Armel at Greenway.
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George Whitmore
Greyhound Bus
A. C. Oates
D. D. Crenshaw
North Braddock Street
Louise Armel
Mack Armel
Greenway
Maids of Honor Named for Queen Shen andoah VI
Miss Rosalie Nelson and Miss Emma Ginn Baker are chosen as maids of honor to Queen Shen andoah VI. Chief of Police M A Doran is reinstated by a special council committee after suspension for alleged regulatory failure. Glenn Seabright breaks Handley rifle team record. scores 50 of 50, surpassing Albert Seal.
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Rosalie Nelson
Emma Ginn Baker
Shenandoah VI
M. A. Doran
Special Council Committee
Glenn Seabright
Albert Seal
Handley Rifle
Marriage Unites Miss Gertrude Schmidt And Mérénes Castle
Twenty five years ago Miss Gertrude Schmidt wed Mérénes Castle at the Bride's home on North Loudoun street with Rev. G. F. Bowers presiding. Children from Pine Grove school aided in the ceremony.
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Gertrude Schmidt
Mérénes Castleman
Loudoun Street
G. F. Bowers
Pine Grove
William Oberlander
Ridgeway
W. Va
Edgar W. Carper
Carper
Democrats select candidates for vacant council post
Forty years ago in Winchester a quiet night primary saw candidates chosen for a council seat left vacant by a prior resignation. The night featured light turnout as voters cast ballots and the process moved forward.
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Winchester
China
Thomas Shumate
H. Goetz
From a Crippled Boy to a Radio Press Agent
The 1930s Brooklyn story of David O Alber, paralyzed at six months, who built a career as a radio press agent by leveraging his deep radio knowledge. He read, listened, learned, and proved his skill by quickly pitching a story about Tony Wons, earning start pay and expanding to fifteen clients.
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Brooklyn
David O. Alber
New York
Tony Wons
Tony
Wons
Alber
Abner
McNaught Syndicate
Convict's Daughter Reaches Prison Toll for Father
Lona Ackerman travels to Northwestern Penitentiary after a breakup with her benefactor Jim Claridge and a failed job, seeking to face her dying father. Inside the hospital wing the patient pleads for secrecy, while Lona wrestles with guilt, love, and truth as she plans to reveal herself when he is lucid.
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Lona Ackerman
Jim Claridge
Claridge
Jim
Lona
Western Bealties Company
Jill
Sanders
Daddy
Lana
Lena
Virginia Leads as Balanced Budget Model Says Herald
The Farmville Herald argues Virginia is the only Southern state with a balanced budget and praises its conservative, progressive fiscal policy. It warns that federal programs tempt over spending and notes Virginia’s history of leadership and stability.
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Virginia
WPA
PWA
Housing Administration
United States
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