Winchester Star ad rates and publication details 1938
The Winchester Evening Star lists postal and subscription rates, advertising charges, and display and memorial ad rules. It notes delivery by mail or carrier with yearly and monthly options, rates for classified and transient ads, and a religious Bible verse attribution for December 3, 1938.
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Conrates
Card and Company, Inc
New York
Detroit
City
San Francisco
Chicago
Boston
Los Angeles
Associated Press
Editorial Criticizes WPA Salary Disclosure Policy
An editorial accuses WPA Administrator Harry Hopkins of withholding public salary details for subordinates like Sam E. Dodd Jr. The piece argues a government that hides pay amounts resembles a private corporation and calls for transparency in official compensation.
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Charlie Mc
WPA
Sam E. Dodd, Jr
Associated Press
Works Progress Administration
Dodd
An J
Hopkins
United States
Harry Hopkins
Mr. Dodd
William E. Dodd, Jr
America
Christmas Seal Campaign Urges Local Support
The community is urged to back the Christmas Seal sale, a main funding source for the tuberculosis crusade. The piece notes a long term decline in TB deaths but emphasizes the still high toll and urges readers to add a seal to gifts this season.
Freedom on the Air and the Radio Freedom Debate
The piece discusses public reaction to radio stations refusing to broadcast a speech that could incite religious prejudice. It argues radio freedom raises thorny issues beyond classic censorship debates, referencing John Milton and the evolution of broadcasting rights and limits.
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John Milton
Mill on Liberty and the Radio’s Dangerous Reach
John Stuart Mill warned that mass audiences cannot be predicted by a single voice. Radio creates channels with limited monopolies and public policy duties. We must protect free speech while preventing abuse of powerful new media.
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John Stuart Mill
Mill
Justice Holmes
Virginia Beach Gambling Scandal Forces Police Chief Resignation
Virginia Beach chief of police H L McClanan resigned on the eve of a court hearing to show cause why he should not be removed for failing to enforce gambling laws at the resort. He admitted gambling had been openly carried on for years and known to residents and outsiders, with many calling for leniency in recreation areas.
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Charlottesville
Daily Progress
H. L. McClanan
Virginia Beach
McClanan
Valley Airways Wins Permit to Operate Local Flying Field
State Corporation Commission grants Valley Airways Inc permission to run the local flying field. Old council records note 1851 visits by Daniel Webster and President Fillmore. John F. Yare named to manage Winchester Woolen Mill after death of Fred S. Hunt. Ida Simmons sets 15 game streak mark with a 1876 score at local alleys.
Lindbergh aims for nightfall takeoff from Africa for South America
Five years ago Col. Charles A. Lindbergh announced plans to be airborne before nightfall on his trans Atlantic flight to South America from Africa. J William Affleck a 73 year old retired farmer dies after an apparently successful appendicitis operation. Virginia’s legislature moved toward prohibition amendments and a liquor control law remains pending. Miss Fenton McGuire Nelson bows to society at the Bachelor Cotillon in Baltimore.
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Charles A. Lindbergh
South America
Africa
J. William Affleck
Virginia
Fenton McGuire Nelson
Bachelor Cotillon
Baltimore
Five doctors consult on King George illness ten years ago
Ten years ago five physicians discussed the continued serious illness of King George of England. In Baltimore, Miss Betty Novick and Mr. Max Levine were married. President Coolidge urged more battle cruisers for the U S Navy in a press conference. Mrs. Fannie F. Kater, a well known local resident, has died.
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King George
England
Betty Novick
Max Levine
Baltimore
Coolidge
U.S. Navy
Fannie F. Kater
Berryville Couple Married at Stephens City Home
Twenty five years ago R. D. Hardesty of Berryville and Miss Lillian Barnes wed at her Stephens City residence with Rev. Knox officiating. An ad promotes sage and sulphur hair darkening once used by grandparents. Dr and Mrs B M Roszel host S V A football squad at an annual banquet. J H Kimmell a wealthy retired farmer dies of a heart attack near Stephens City.
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R. D. Hardesty
Berryville
Lillian Barnes
Stephens City
Knox
The
Star
B. M. Roszel
J. H. Kimmell
Sudden Death At Niece’s Residence Shocks Community
Forty years ago a Miss Juliette Opie White died suddenly at her niece’s residence at the corner of Washington and Amherst. A train wreck attempt occurred just north of the city on Cumberland Valley tracks. Sallie Faulkner hosted a toffee-pull party at Boydville in honor of Miss Hale Love. Tom Keating sold the largest glass of beer in Winchester for a nickel for Cumberland Breweries.
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Juliette Opie White
Washington
Amherst Street
Cumberland Valley
Sallie Faulkner
Boydville
Hale Love
Winchester
Tom Keating
Cumberland Breweries
Answers to Questions from The Winchester Evening Star
A reader’s quiz column lists varied questions with concise historical and factual replies. Topics include lobsters teeth, Sandra name meaning, first poorhouse, light travel time, lac insect varnish, wax matches, Vino de coco, states with no Fair Trade Acts, Lake Tanganyika exploration, second verse of The Star-Spangled Banner, National Lawyers Guild, and the Lusitania sinking fate of Elbert Hubbard and wife.
Walk with J Otis Swift Sparks a Nature Movement
An elderly man who walks backward leads nature walks around the New York area. J Otis Swift, once a failing reporter, transformed his life at age 52 by creating a nature department and founding a walking and study club named the Yasians, now with about 110 000 members.
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New York
J. Otis Swift
Dyckman Street
Manhattan
New Jersey
Palisades
Colt
New York World
Otis J. Swift
New York City
Local roads clash over Route 50 and Eastside Highway in Clarke County
Letter from Boyce residents argues Route 50 and the Eastside Highway would sever railroad crossings and damage Greenway properties if misrouted. They urge Clarke County officials to protect local residents and farmland from unnecessary highways.
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Evening Star
Gilpin
Boyce
Stone Bridge
Abram Hewitt
A. Mackay Smith
Long Branch
Carters
Millwood
Berryville
White Post
Waterloo
Waynesboro
Elkton
Luray
Clarke County
Czechoslovakia
W. A. Heine Henry Post Mitchell J. R. Strode
Judy Rogers Faces Uncertain Future In Family Ties
Judy confronts lingering questions about Ronald and Abbey as her stepmother Sarita reshapes her old room. The legal firm refuses Ronald’s resignation, while Judy plans her own career and a life built on independence amid public interest. Ronald departs. Judy wrestles with longing and resolve as Sunday turns to a quiet, hopeful future.
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Judy
Sarita
Ronald
Mr. Heaton
Mrs.eaton
Udy
Abbey
Judy Rogers
Coralee
Scallawag
Bolands
Fifth Avenue
Florida
Bermuda
Marjorie
Craig
The Man With 5 000 000 000
A reflective view on American tourism shifting from stigma to respect. The author notes past boorish tourist stereotypes and praises the modern traveler’s behavior and impact, citing National Park Service figures that tourists spent five billion dollars in the United States last year.
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National Park Service
United States
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