Classified Advertising Rates Notice
The Winchester Evening Star announces rates for classified ads at 2 cents per word with a 25 cent minimum, cash required with copy, and a 9 PM prepublication deadline for display ads. Transient rate 45 cents per inch, contracts by request. National reps listed in major cities.
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Tenney- Woodward and Company, Inc
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Detroit
Kansas City
San Francisco
Chicago
Boston
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Associated Press News Rights Notice
The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to publish reprints of AP dispatches and all local news this paper carries. This notice ensures proper credit and limits republishing by others.
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Associated Press
Postal Subscription Rates by Mail and Carrier
Prices list by mail and by carrier with advance payments for one year six months three months and one month. Values shown include 3.56 1.76 and 0.26 for mail and 4.50 2.36 1.20 and 0.48 for carrier plus a question about other fees.
Friday Bible Verse Inspires Daily Reflection
A religious notice for Friday August 18, 1939 quotes John 14 23 about love and obedience as a meditation reminder for readers. No local events or names are specified beyond the date and verse reference.
Federal motor taxes totaled 1.175 billion dollars in 1938
The Federal Public Roads Administration reports 1938 tax receipts into state treasuries amounting to 1.175 billion including gasoline taxes 771.764 million motor vehicle fees 388.625 million and motor carrier taxes 16.421 million. Net funds spent 1.175 billion with 691.063 million for state highways and 273.865 million for local roads.
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Federal
Public Roads
State Treasuries
Rainbow Gold For $2 A Man At Anna Wins Record Race
A resident of Anna Illinois cashed a paper ticket for 10772.40 after placing a two dollar bet. The five figure payout set a new daily double record at Washington Park racecourse as gambling and racing lure crowds. The winner did not attend to watch the horses run, telegraphing his wager instead.
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Washington Park
Nothng
Americans in London Court Sparks British Shock
Joseph Nangle, traveling commissioner from St. Louis, presided over a mock U S court in London hearing a Campbell estate intestacy claim. He smoked, handed out brass ash trays, and allowed photographs in the courtroom before wary Britons, underscoring cultural friction between the two nations.
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Atlantic
London
Joseph Nangle
St. Louis
Campbell
United States
Nangle
U.S
Nangle Methods Stir British Comment on U S Law
The passage hints that Nangle risks entanglement with U S law and possible extraterritorial rights, noting British surprise at his methods and imagining a meeting with Irvin S. Cobb's Judge Priest in person.
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United States
Mr. Nangle
East Versus West In Tourism Trade
The East and West clash over tourism growth as states expand ad campaigns. New York allocates 200000 dollars and Pennsylvania 400000 to draw travelers to historic sites like Independence Hall. The World's Fair draws 12 million visitors with 4 million touring the Pennsylvania booth. Philadelphia sees rising Liberty Bell visitors after the fair.
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Chicago Daily Tribune
America
New York
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Independence Hall
Pennsylvania promotes tourism with $400000 commerce department drive
Under Secretary Richard P. Brown the State Commerce Department launched an intensive campaign to lure travelers. They highlight three transcontinental highways, Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell, Betsy Ross House, Carpenter's Hall, Congress Hall, Old Swedes and Christ Church. Destinations include Valley Forge, Washington's Crossing, Gettysburg Battlefield with the Eternal Light memorial, Bethlehem Moravian buildings, and the Pocono Mountains resorts and recreation.
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State Department of Commerce
Richard P. Brown
Independence Hall
Carpenter’s Hall
Congress Hall
Christ Church
Orson N.ritzman
State Commerce Department
Philadelphia
Valley Forge
Washington
Gettysburg Battlefield
Bethlehem
Pocono
The Night Journey of Sarah Anne and Lynn
Sarah Anne escapes a tense veranda scene with Bob and Bernice and agrees to a dinner with Lynn. He whisks her away to a private club in the woods after foreshadowing a pivotal turn, leaving her unsure yet drawn toward a risky new path.
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Corrinne
Goodby
Sarah Anne
Lynn
Hugh
Punk
Punk Edwards
Bob
Lincoln Cathedral
England
Jack
Bernice
Advertising Push Aims to Rebuild Travel in Northeast
Advertising drives are expanding nationwide as states push tourism. Wisconsin Michigan Colorado and California have long led the industry while the North East cuts spending after a travel downturn. The 1938 U S tourism total fell from 1937 with the South strong and the West steady, and the North East seeks to recover losses.
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Wisconsin
Michigan
Colorado
California
United States
Marriage announced for Miss Sarah Baker and Mr Pember Lyman
One year ago this date the marriage of Miss Sarah Kendall Baker to Mr Pember Lyman was set for Monday August 29. The council stalled action on Conoco Oil Co. filling station permit in the residential North Loudoun Street area. John B. Parsons, former Handley Athletic director, joined Columbia University coaching staff.
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Sarah Kendall Baker
Pember Lyman
Council
Conoco Oil Co
Loudoun Street
John B. Parsons
Handley
Columbia University
Difficulty in blasting through rock delays Skyline Drive opening
Construction work on the Skyline Drive is slowed by hard rock blasting in the Blue Ridge, delaying the planned fall opening. The Ku Klux Klan holds its annual national conclave and brands Huey Long a menace to organized society. Miss Mary Lou Steele has been moved home after a serious operation at Memorial Hospital.
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Blue Ridge
Ku Klux Klan
Huey Long
Mary Lou Steele
Memorial Hospital
Scouting Report Highlights World Jamboree and Shenandoah Presence
Charles Anderson covers the World Boy Scout jamboree in England with Shenandoah area representation. Lexington’s city band is retained by Friendship Fire Co. for the Virginia State Convention parade in Virginia. The 81st Virginia Valley Central Christian Association session wraps at Timber Ridge.
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Charles Anderson
England
Shenandoah
Lexington
Friendship Fire Co
Virginia
Virginia Valley Central Christian Association
Timber Ridge
North Carolina taxes unchanged after prohibition
Twenty five years ago the state saw no tax increase as prohibition was declared and prosperity followed. Williams Bros. Woolen mill southeast of the city avoids closure amid ryestuff shortages, a common issue for local firms. The first Prussian Eagle flag captured in the war is shown in Paris.
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North Carolina
Williams Bros
City
Paris
Hay ride chaperoned by Corrells for Jordan Springs crowd
Forty years ago a group chaperoned by Mr and Mrs Edward Correll rode to Jordan Springs. A large hot crowd was disappointed when the city band failed to appear at the school event. Waltzes were among the dances noted as popular that night.
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Edward Correll
Jordan Springs
Roosevelt Move on Thanksgiving Sparks National Debate
The proposal to shift Thanksgiving from November 30 to 23 shocks readers who fear disruption to calendars, sports, and commerce. Critics question precedent from Lincoln and warn of broader social and economic upheaval if institutions bend to a single executive whim.
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Christian Science Monitor
Roosevelt
Ford
Abraham Lincoln
Answers to Questions by Frederic J Haskin
A compilation of brief Q and A items covering topics from U S naming history to forest products. It includes dates for the continental congress, irrigation figures, termite damage estimates, post office dead letters, dairy imports values, and other small factual prompts.
Ducks to supply eggs for Latuna prison
Ducks will furnish all eggs for use at the Federal penitentiary in Latuna New Mexico. A flock of 250 ducks has been brought to the prison farm department to replace chickens raised since 1932.
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Latuna
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Prison Farm Department
Words of Wisdom on aging and health
Essay-like quote notes that age is a matter of temperament and health, not years. It asserts some men seem old from birth while others stay youthful regardless of age.
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Tryon Edwards
Oil Still From 1654 Marks Early Pennsylvania Refining Era
An 85 year old petroleum still sits rusting in a Salina Pennsylvania industrial plant, emblematic of the modest start of the state's century spanning oil refining. Built around 1654 by Samuel M. Kier, the contrivance foreshadowed a billion dollar industry.
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Salina
Pennsylvania
Samuel M. Kier
Practical Suggestions On Care of the Feet
A concise appeal for foot care and hygiene with guidance on home treatment and exercises. The Information Bureau offers a pamphlet CARE OF THE FEET for ten cents postpaid, directed to Washington DC with purchaser address.
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Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Daily crossword puzzle clues mixed with symbols and terms
Puzzle clues list with across and down entries including ejection curse earring exclamation and chemical symbols for elements like radium indium and tungsten. includes definitions for various words and thematic symbol references across the grid with verbs nouns and descriptors scattered throughout.
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