The Daily Quiz Answers on Page 2
This quiz asks each reader to identify two kinds of telescopes the Alaska purchase from Russia British origins Jackson Lincoln ticket reason two intercollegiate football foes main Oregon rivers two MLB presidents birthday Alcatraz Island Viscount Gort location of Assuan Dam and Hawaaian race affiliation.
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Alaska
Andrew Jackson
Abraham Lincoln
Oregon
Alcatraz Island
Viscount Gort
Assuan Dam
Winchester Evening Star Advertising Rates Form
Classifieds and advertising rates listed for The Winchester Evening Star. Details include 2 cents per word with a 25 cent minimum, border ads require office submission by 9 PM the day before, transient rate 45 cents per inch, and national reps in multiple cities.
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Winchester
Vening Star Publishing Co
Winch SS . By
Tenney- Woodward and Conklin, Inc
New York
Detroit
Kansas City
San Francisco
Chicago
Boston
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Be a Good Samaritan verse reminder from Hebrews
A brief biblical excerpt urges kindness to strangers, noting hospitality may host angels unawares and emphasizing charitable behavior as a moral duty.
Mademoiselle From Armentieres Found Living Quietly
Harold Denney reports Marie, the real Mademoiselle from Armentieres, now 50, living in a distant village. Once a cafe hostess famed for the song, she recalls war days in broken English with a cough from gas exposure and boasts she still speaks English learned from British soldiers.
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Harold Denney
New York Times
Mademoiselle
Armentieres
Cafe de la Paix
Marie
Reginald Rowlands
France
Cafe de la
Mademabiselle
Labor Protests Against The Labor Board and CIO Influence
The column cites testimony before the House Committee alleging NLRB discrimination against employers and biased decisions favoring CIO influence. It asserts AFL leaders claim 80,000 coal miners were denied rights and pressured to join CIO, suggesting the board serves CIO interests. The piece condemns the NLRB as unfair and dictatorial, harming labor, capital, and public welfare.
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House
NLRB
Labor Board
John L. Lewis
CIO
AFL
William Green
Apples and gasoline push Seattle station sales higher
Dick Miller runs a Seattle filling station and offered passengers a Delicious apple with fuel. The apple day boosted gallons sold from 309 to 1077, a 347 percent rise, with oil and lube sales up similarly. One truck customer bought tire chains and antifreeze along with 25 gallons of gas. His family helped pick apples at the pump.
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Dick Miller
Seattle
Washington
Wenatchee Daily World
Kennedy Urges U S Neutrality in World War
Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy, back from Britain, says the United States should stay out of the war. He warns that listening to statements from any country will not improve the situation and cites his diplomatic experience to defend strict neutrality.
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Great Britain
Joseph P. Kennedy
United States
Boston
Kennedy
Ickes Criticizes Dewey Speech As Baby Talk
Secretary Ickes labeled Thomas Dewey's Minneapolis address as baby talk and said the candidate talked 45 minutes without saying anything. Republican Chairman John Hamilton countered that Ickes misunderstands Dewey, accusing him of preferring state socialism and government by subsidies.
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Roanoke
Ickes
Thomas E. Dewey
Minneapolis
Mr. Ickes
Dewey
John Hamilton
Harold
Mr. Dewey
Lomax Parker outlines goals as Stephens City mayor
Lomax Parker newly elected mayor of Stephens City presents objectives for his term. France warns Germany and Italy of vigorous defense, pledging to protect the empire with its largest arms budget since 1914. Ruth Brill hosts friends in Relief section gathering.
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Lomax Parker
Stephens City
France
Germany
Italy
Ruth Brill
Shenandoah Park Highway Contract Lets Eight Miles
Five years ago a contract was let by Secretary Ickes for the first eight miles of the scenic highway in Shenandoah National Park. Shenandoah Boxboard Co employees, recently sold to a New Jersey firm, may reopen as the plant shuts down. Over 1,500 property owners are called by a Better Housing committee, with more than $157,451 pledged for improvements and new construction.
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Ickes
Interior Department
Shenandoah National Park
Shenandoah Boxboard Co
New Jersey
Committee of Better Housing
Five new witnesses summoned in Scrivener death probe
A Washington grand jury summons five new witnesses in the mysterious death of detective sergeant Arthur Scrivener, a Frederick county native, as lawmen pursue fresh leads. Highway department crews battle snow and ice amid a cold wave in the valley. county courthouse cellar fire damage is repaired by workers.
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Washington
Arthur Scrivener
Frederick County
Highway Department
County Court House
Flour shipment aids Belgian relief and local society formed
Twenty five years ago Winchester and Frederick county sent over 175 barrels of flour to Norfolk Virginia for Belgian relief shipments. J Townsend Burwell of Millwood was named first president at the organizing meeting of the Shorthorn and Durham Breeders Association here. The First Baptist Church congregation bought property next to the Fairfax Club on North Braddock street with plans to erect a large church there.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Norfolk
J. Townsend Burwell
Millwood
Shorthorn
Durham Breeders Association
First Baptist Church
Fairfax Club
North Braddock Street
Forty Years Ago Noted Local Events Summary
A retrospective item highlights notable happenings from forty years ago, reflecting on community milestones, names, places, and events remembered from the era. The piece surveys local life, referencing figures and venues that shaped the period.
Quiz of facts answers from The Winchester Evening Star.
A Q and A feature lists concise answers to varied questions. Topics include animal birth sizes, counts of U S incorporated places school districts and townships, women suffrage history, foundations aiding unmarried mothers, Hitler book proceeds, principal dairy cattle breeds, pencils history, Dobermann Pinscher origin, hearing impaired children, latitude and longitude origin, concrete ships in WWI, state milk production per cow, a grammar and indexing manual, and pole direction.
Map of Europe As It Stands Today
Map shows tentative occupation of Poland by Germany and Russia with daily changes in the war outlook. Printed in five colors, offered for ten cents postpaid through Information Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin, Director, Washington DC.
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Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Europe
Poland
Germany
Russia
Fabienne Returns Home to Quiet Hearth and Dreams
Fabienne rests in a lived in room, reflecting on her illness and a row with her mother. Ellen notes Fabienne’s need for rest and hints at plans to balance work, love, and family while Bill and Nicky loom nearby as potential suitors.
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Fabienne
Ellen
Gertrude
Maryland
Bill
Italy
Tyrol
Paris
Edna
Fab
Mother
Nicky
Bob Whiting
Ogden
Ni—Mr. Bartlett
Elen
A New Europe debated by Churchill style commentary
The Charlotte Observer weighs the phrase New Europe as used by Premier Chamberlain. The piece argues a Europe reshaped by maps and power would justify the war cost only if it brings peaceful minds, moral responsibility, and spiritual understanding.
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Charlotte Observer
Chamberlain
Europe
Drunk With Power Fort Worth Star Telegram
A Fort Worth Star-Telegram piece argues that Hitler’s behavior demonstrates the danger of intoxication with power and its evil consequences.
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Fort Worth
Star-Telegram
Hitler
Economic or political debate on relief funding
Lynchburg editorial questions New Deal relief logic. It notes Ohio receiving more relief money than four large Southern states and argues that large federal appropriations may not fix the South’s economic problems. The piece casts doubt on political advantage and misalignment of regional needs.
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Lynchburg
South
Roosevelt
Ohio
Hitler's Luck Comment Sparks Joplin Globe Opinion
In a Joplin Globe commentary Hitler says luck secures his escape from assassination. The piece notes Allied uncertainty over why events hinge on luck and questions the randomness of his supposed safety.
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Hitler
Paraphrase Guidance for Historic Writing
A note on avoiding quoted superlatives and favoring concise edits. It emphasizes rephrasing phrases such as Henry Clay as a top American statesman with simpler wording.
Why We're Winning Tuberculosis War
The article argues early diagnosis and rest improve TB outcomes, contrasts Keats era care with modern treatment, and notes progress from National Tuberculosis Association Christmas seals funding. It reflects on historical cases, diagnostic advances, and emphasizes that modern care could conquer TB.
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National Tuberculosis Association
Short wave heat therapy praised for rheumatism relief
The short wave machine is described as an extremely efficient form of heat useful in all arthritis cases. An editor's note mentions seven Dr Clendening pamphlets sold for 10 cents each plus a self addressed envelope to Dr Logan Clendening. titles include Three Weeks Incubation, Reducing and Gaining, Infant Feeding, Diabetes Treatment, Feminine Hygiene, and Hair and Skin Care.
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Clendening
Logan Clendening
Hay for Ring Swap Traded In Des Moines Jewel Shop
In Des Moines Herman Lanz age 56 a bachelor farmer from near Newton swapped 20 tons of hay valued at 8 to 11 dollars per ton for a man's end ring in Max Solar's jewel store. The deal was agreed and completed with Solar accepting the hay as payment.
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Des Moines
Herman Lanz
Newton
Max Solar
Jewe
Solar
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H. F. Byrd, JR
By Frederic J. Haskin
L. K
New Zealand
New York City
Martha Mertz Foundation
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Ayrshire
Guernsey
Holstein
Jersey
Ohne
Theophilus
Conrad Gesner
Zurich
Apolda
American Society For the Hard of Hearing
Eratosthenes
U. S. Shipping Board
C. J.A
California
C. O. S. Mawson
John Robson
Thomas Y. Crowell Company
North Pole
Scott
Japan
R.J. Scott
Moe
Morocco
Ao Wane Sons
America
Wadler
Cleopatras Needle Central Park
Bill Cgloodbye
Martens, Blizard
Henry Clay
By Logan Clendening, M. D
John Keats
Charles Brown
Keats
Brown
Scotland
Inverness
Naples
Rome
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