Evening Star Publishing Co. notice on delivery and deadlines
The Evening Star in Winchester Virginia announces daily publication except Sundays with guidelines for subscribers. Readers are asked to report delays or irregularities to maintain delivery quality and to submit advertisements by 9 PM the day before publication.
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The
Evening Star Publishing Co
Winchester, Va
Star
Associated Press and Audit Bureau of Circulation
Subscription Rates by Mail and Carrier
Rates list by mail or motor route with terms for one year six months and three months. Outside zones add 1.00. Carrier options show one year six months and three months with varying prices. Weekly single copy price shown as 6 cents.
Advent Reflection Quoted Verse Guides Early Worship
A 1945 newspaper note cites Isaiah 40 3 in the Advent observance and calls for spiritual preparation as the season begins. The focus centers on clearing the way for God and the theme of pathways across the desert.
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Moffatt
Council's Attitude Toward Winchester War Memorial
In the 1946 Winchester Budget discussion the Star notes no appropriation for the Winchester and Frederick County War Memorial Fund. The memorial aims to honor local war servicemen and to provide a community center for Winchester and Frederick County. Citizens and groups largely support the project, and an appropriation is urged if the plan is sound.
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Council
Winchester
Winchester and
Frederick County
Frederick
OPA Drops Price Controls on Paper Products and Metals
The OPA has decided to remove price controls from several paper products and metals as supply and demand balance. Stationery and other items on the list signal reconversion progress even as autos and appliances remain scarce.
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OPA
Méad
Wary Nations Eye Strikes as Factories Mobilize
Officials urge continued labor support as production ramps for national needs while looming strikes threaten factory output. Workers face wedged tensions amid mounting demands and unresolved grievances.
Souvenir Hunters and the Spirit of Property Rights
Reprinted editorial questions the idea that all Americans are entitled to take what they want, citing looting from a Victory Loan exhibit train and other wartime treasures. It argues vandalism spans generations, worsened by war, and calls for a home-based remedy to restore respect for property rights.
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Christain Science Monitor
Pouting&ng
Boston
America
Germany
Japan
Beam in Maverick's Eye and Gobbledygook in War Bureau
Memphis Commercial Appeal notes Maury Maverick as SWPC director warns against bureaucratic jargon. A series of wire responses about using hydro chloric acid on boiler tubes ends with a plain English warning that the acid will eat the tube.
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Memphis Commercial Appeal
Maury Maverick
War Plants Corporation
Maverick
SWPC
the Inquirer
Bureau
One Military Holiday
The editor cautions that Armistice Day may yield too many military holidays next year with V E and V J day anniversaries clustered in the same month. He proposes selecting a single, neutral day such as Memorial Day to honor both Civil War and recent conflicts with proper dignity.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Tobey’s silence slot idea for jukeboxes in 1943 United States
The Philadelphia Record recalls Senator Tobey of New Hampshire proposing a nickel triggered silence period in jukeboxes. The piece notes later trends toward advertising in machines and warns customers would face unavoidable commercials, prompting thoughts of a silent, paid version without ads.
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Philadelphia
Senator Tobey
New Hampshire
Business Week
Tobey
Royal Crown Blue Devils Win City Touch Football Title
The Royal Crown Blue Devils defeated the JET Green Wave Sunday afternoon to win the fifth and deciding game in the city championship series. The report notes the armory and jail terms are hazardous words in local discourse.
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Royal Crown “Blue Devils
Green Wave
Chamber of Commerce luncheon speaker and theater plans
Five years ago W. W. Glass spoke at the Berryville Clarke County Chamber luncheon. Winchester Little Theater announces The Thirteenth Air in December with two more plays—one in March and one in June. Donald L. Weems leads the advisory board aiding draft registrants by mailing questionnaires to local men.
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W. W. Glass
Berryville
Clarke County
Workingham Store Robbed of 500 in Merchandise
The Workingham's Store was robbed of 500 dollars worth of merchandise, taken in a car belonging to O L Jaminson. England claims Italy backs down if League of Nations sanctions are applied.
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Workingham
O. L. Jaminson
England
Italy
League of Nations
Spenser
State Department clique undercuts U S foreign policy, Hurley charges
Paul Mallon reports that a hidden internal clique in the State Department criticizes current policy toward Russia and China. The dispute centers on distrust of China policy, with Hurley urging a congressional inquiry to force a departmental reorganization. Byrnes perspectives and past leaders are noted amid pushback.
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Pat Hurley
State Department
China
Byrnes
Stettinius
Roosevelt
Hurley
Russia
Chiang Kai Shek
Britain
Downing Street
Far Eastern
Cocktail Partie
Chungking
Hull
Sumner Welles
Welles
Mrs Shirley Carter Dies After Brief Illness At 73
Near zero weather affects Winchester area as motorists face ice on highways. Temporary barracks set up at Danville for National Guardsmen to supervise during textile workers strike.
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Shirley Carter
Winchester
Danville
Lo Carno Pact signed to arbitrate disputes
Twenty years ago European nations submitted international disputes to arbitration under the Locarno Pact. Dr. E W Miller was named meat and milk inspector of Winchester by the City Council. Harry H. Cookus, former assistant manager of the George Washington here, took a similar post with the Great Hotels of Hollywood by the Sea in Fort Lauderdale Florida.
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E W. Miller
Winchester
Harry H. Cookus
George Washington
Hollywood-By-The-Sea
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Winchester to vote on city manager plan this evening
Thirty years ago Henry Ford announced the International Council for Peace to meet in a neutral European capital and cabled the Pope in Rome for a blessing. An ordinance creating a city manager for Winchester faces final reading at tonight’s council meeting, expected to pass. Reverend W. H. Carper of the Baptist Church receives a handsome I O O F lodge jewelry award.
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Henry Ford
International Council For Peace
Pope
Rome
Five autos pass Winchester on good roads tour to San Francisco
A five-car New York to San Francisco good roads motor caravan tours through Winchester. The Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church dedicates a new pipe organ. Weirton and Paxtons Methodists honor their minister Rev. L. R. Markwood with a double pounding. A civil engineer says Winchester water comes from Gravel and Pembroke Springs by gravity.
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New York
San Francisco
Calif
Winchester
Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Weirtown
Paxtons
L. R. Markwood
Pembroke Springs
Strength for the Day Faith and Providence in Times of Trouble
An Earl L. Douglas meditation compares Alexander the Great and Napoleon in waking amid battle with Parmenio’s vigilance. It argues that true peace comes from faith in the Spirit of the living God who surrounds and upholds believers, offering refuge and strength in danger. The piece emphasizes reliance on divine protection and angelic care.
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Alexander
Napoleon
Parmenio
Damocles
Five North American Birds Now Extinct
The five birds formerly native to North America that have disappeared entirely are the great auk the Labrador duck the Pallas cormorant the passenger pigeon and the heath hen.
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United States
J.R.A
North American
Anorexia nervosa and emotional causes in appetite loss
A medical explanation describes anorexia nervosa in young women, its emotional roots, and treatment. It outlines gradual calorie increase, a protein rich diet, and meals five times daily, noting improved strength and mood within two weeks.
Quiz answers and trivia from wartime newspaper page
A wartime quiz page lists ten questions on figures and facts from history and current events. It asks about Yamashita trial city, Walter Reuther’s CIO union, creature identification, Napoleon’s exile island, sugar imports, a great gross, the 1941 Soviet invasion month, Florida’s capital, the U S Bureau of Standards director, and the mahount driver. It also notes that most rapid child growth occurs in the first year.
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CIO Union
Mediterranean
Napoleon Bonaparte
West Indies
U. S
Soviet Russia
Florida
U. S. Bureau of Standards
Racing Season Opens at Gulfstream Park
The Gulfstream Park racing season opened with more horses than jockeys for a convention and a record turnout anticipated. The inaugural nine race card drew 146 entries and featured the $5,000 Broward Handicap split into two sections with three horses per section. Regular racing will consist of eight races daily.
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Miami
Fila
Gulfstream Park
Spenser Struggles for a Studio Break in Copper Creek Tale
Spenser Withington visits Superior Studios with Belinda as Bernie Shoup arranges an audition. He faces competition from fourteen hopefuls and battles doubt about balancing school and a potential film career. The trip reveals a glamorous, tricky world of celebrities and backstage tension.
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Spenser
Belinda
Bernie
Sandra
Spenser Withington
Superior Studios
Copper Creek
Mesquite Ranch
Superior
Bernie Shoup
Belindar
Dashru
Linda Darnell
Don Ameche
Carmen Miranda
Henry the Eighth
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