Classified Advertising Rates and Publication Note
Winchester Evening Star announces display and classified ad rates with borders and 9 PM deadline the day before publication Transient rates 45 cents per inch. Association with Associated Press noted. multiple regional offices listed. Subscription rates show annual and monthly options in advance.
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Associated Press
DeLisser-Boyd, Inc
New York
Richmond
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Rochester
San Francisco
Worthily Living, Fame in Bethlehem Message
A religious devotional note from December 6 1940 quotes Ruth 4 il and urges living worthily to gain fame beyond Bethlehem with a call to emulate Ep hrathah in faith and conduct.
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Ephrathah
Bethlehem
Ruth
Early Christmas Shopping Advice from Winchester Postmaster
The article urges shoppers to begin Christmas purchases early to maximize enjoyment. It notes the postmaster’s efforts to estimate delivery times and reminds readers that timely posting is essential for cards and gifts arriving before or after the holiday, urging local shopping in Winchester.
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Winchester
Driving Habits Compared With Passenger Relations
A Yale Institute study finds drivers with nonrelated passengers speed more than those with familiar riders. Other findings show younger nonowners speed, newer cars have more accidents though they log more miles, long trips breed faster driving, and high speeds above 50 mph bring more accidents and violations.
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Yale University Institute of Human Relations
History Repeats Itself as War Echoes Past
The piece compares current conflict to 1779 80 when Britain faced a world in arms and Russia emerged as an enigma. It notes rumors of a Russian English secret treaty and reports of a Russian squadron aiding England, followed by a Baltic naval action and the impact of Russia’s armed neutrality declaration on British plans.
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England
Russia
Europe
France
Spain
London Morning Post
Plymouth
London
Baltic
North Sea
North America
Commonwealths
I Am an Average Man Opinions in Wartime America
Reprinted editorial by Paul F. Watkins from Herald-Progress Ashland VA. The author, an ordinary man, shares opinions on cars, entertainment, politics, and war era expectations. He argues that average citizens shape Presidents and history, listing beliefs about Britain China Russia and democracy. He asserts contentment with a peaceful life and warns common views influence the nation.
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Paul F. Watkins
Herald-Progress
Ashland
United States
Winston Churchill
Cordell Hull
Roosveelt
America
Draft registrations redefine boys by numbers at Skelly Station
In Bonner Springs Kansas Frances Vaughan notes that all boys registered for the draft at Skelly Station now answer to numbers rather than names. The piece highlights the shift as draft numbers replace personal identifiers during the process.
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Frances Vaughan
Bonner Springs
Kan
Skelly
Hymer
City council seeks zoning commission to map changes
The council requests Judge Williams to appoint a five member zoning commission to start a partial zoning plan for the city. Finns, fighting for freedom, resist Russian herds invading their nation. Mr and Mrs Louis Moser celebrate their 8th wedding anniversary at a home dinner on East Clifford Street.
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Williams
Louis Moser
East Clifford Street
British warn Japan and Italy over aggression
British officials threaten Japan over any aggression in Northern China where the government stumbles, and rebuke Italy for its invasion of Ethiopia. Mrs. John A. Kern returns from a western trip. E. E. Cuthbert, a local sportsman, comes back from Pennsylvania with a nine point buck.
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China
Italy
Ethiopia
John A. Kern
E. E. Cuthbert
Pennsylvania
Charity game leads local stores to close afternoon
The Rev. T. Carter Page heads Clarke county Red Cross roll call drive while W. O. Parlett speaks at Kiwanis. Many city stores and industries plan early closure for the Handley vs S. W. charity football game. Also noted Romania’s Balkan role and a Wilson Galt wedding set for December 18. Reuss Fire Company members vote to buy motorized fire equipment.
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Romania
Balkan
Washington
Wilson
Norman Galt
Reuss Fire Company
Fire destroys The Star presses in 1900
Forties era records recall the November 13 1900 fire that ruined The Star’s presses and much of its plant. Publication resumed December 8 on a new Babcock press, the first in Winchester, after a brief interval during which only a small paper was printed.
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Star
Babcock
Winchester
Childhood Is Time to Start The Fight on Tuberculosis
Clendening argues opening open air classrooms as early defense against tuberculosis in children. Testing in kindergartens, nutrition, and regular medical checks build resistance and prevent progression to adult lung tuberculosis.
Answers to Questions By Frederic J Haskin
A compact Q and A from The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau with Frederic J Haskin answering questions on York Congress Jumbo Macaroni Club henna Ar but Carnegie Pension Commission Arcturus Whitman Old Time Religion FFA origin linotype and more.
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Frederic J. Haskin
Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Washington, DC
The Star Quiz Answers on Page Two
Answers reveal historic trivia including Pearl Harbor location eras and key figures. Questions cover dynamos of science fame authors and citizenship issues tied to wartime policy.
Common Error Guidance for Passive Construction
The guidance emphasizes avoiding phrases like it is old and incorrect forms and suggests using having been erected to express prior completion. It frames the rule as a style tip for precise historical narration and dated descriptors.
Electric Chair Is Recommended For Slayer of Woman
In Norristown Pennsylvania a jury finds William J Earnest guilty of first degree murder in the bludgeoning death of Mrs Ethel Atkins linked to the Duke tobacco family and recommends the death penalty. Seven men and five women deliberated nearly five hours before the verdict was read. Earnest cried out on the stand and collapsed after the verdict as DA Frederick B Smillie framed the motive as sordid.
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Norristown
William J. Earnest
Ethel Atkins
Duke Tobacco Family
Philadelphia
Parge
Frederick B Smillie
Sorlicm
Kit and Jerry plan a secret engagement amid hospital scenes
In a Convalescent Ward Kit faces prospects of independence and love as Jerry proposes amid nurse caretaking and gifts from Mrs Sembler and Vance. Press agent Ferris pushes coverage while Kit insists on a private engagement plan for Monday, with public reveal at a Oyster Bay dinner or El Morocco.
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Baldie
Baldwin
Kit
Semblers
Gertrude Sembler
Ferris
Berhardt
Storm Broadcasting Company
Fran
Sembler Scion
Miss O'Reilly
Jimmie
el Morocco
Morocco
Aries
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