Classified Advertisement Rates and Postal Info for Winchester
The Winchester Evening Star lists advertising rates 2 cents per word with 25 cent minimum and display ads 45 cents per inch. Postal details show second class mailing and nationwide AP affiliate representation, with subscription options and prices for various terms and delivery.
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Jas
DeLisser-Boya, Inc
New York
Richmond
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Rochester
Attacts
San Francisco
Bible Verse Quote Declares Faith’s Power in Hard Times
A 1941 newspaper snippet presents a devotional line from Psalms 28 7 emphasizing that those who do God s will cannot be defeated in life and that Jehovah is strength and shield, reinforcing trust in divine aid.
Censorship of Atlantic Weather Data in World War II
The article highlights covert weather intelligence in wartime, noting a No Admittance sign at the U S Weather Bureau in LaGuardia Field and refusals to disclose Atlantic forecasts. It argues weather reports influence bombing and defense, with Western forecasts moving east and British raids timed by weather.
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Weather Bureau
Department of Commerce
la Guardia Field
New York
Atlantic
United States
Europe
England
Battles and borders of enemy aliens in wartime policy
A summary of U S policy differences in 1917 and 1941 on enemy aliens. It notes registration and fingerprinting of non citizens in 1941, compared with 1917 rules. It cites numbers for registered aliens by nationality and state and explains proclamations by Presidents Wilson and Roosevelt and the Alien Acts of 1798 governing wartime internment and controls.
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United States
U. S
Japan
New York
California
Oregon
Washington
Wilson
Roosevelt
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Turkey
Bulgaria
Washington To Have Rent Control
The first nationwide rent control measure will take effect in Washington D C on January 1. The act fixes rents at the January 1 1941 level and lasts until December 31 1945. A rent administrator will be appointed by the District Commissioners at a salary of 7500 dollars.
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Washington, D. C
National Association of Housing Officials
Washington
Fair Rent Committees
Office of Price Administration
Civilian Supply
Rent Control Act Details Prompt New Rates and Hearings
The act grants the rent administrator final say subject to court review and requires landlords to inform tenants of rates by January 1. False rate disclosures carry fines or imprisonment. Tenants may petition for rent adjustments, with hearings by a trial examiner and recommendations to the administrator. Final findings require no appeal within five days, else court recourse remains.
Reprinted Editorials on Labor Policy and Government Mediation
The piece denounces the presidential arbitration panel ruling favoring the closed shop in the captive mine dispute as a capitulation to John L. Lewis and mocks the panel as a de facto government policy maker. It argues the administration must assert its authority, criticizing past mediation boards and urging broader legislation during wartime.
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Special Arbitration Board
United States
John L. Lewis
John R. Steelman
Seelman
Congress
Steelman
National Defense Mediation Board
Elman
Lewis
Executed in Infamy from Greensboro Daily News
The piece denounces Japan's Pacific attacks as a deliberate totalitarian campaign. It alleges a premeditated strategy, masking aggression with Saburo Kurusu’s Washington visit as deception to buy time for planned strikes on American outposts.
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Pacific
American
Far East
Japan
Saburo Kurusu
Washington
Redheads and Tuberculosis Resistance Questioned
Dr Logan Clendening analyzes whether red hair affects tuberculosis susceptibility. Using Olive View Sanatorium data from 10 000 patients, 144 red haired cases show death rates equal to the overall patient group, implying redheads have similar resistance to TB as others.
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United States
Hippocrates
Olive View Sanatorium
California
National Bill of Rights Day Observed with Text of Amendments
The nation marks the 150th anniversary of the Bill of Rights. The Daily News-Record prints the first ten amendments detailing free speech religion and assembly protections, rights to bear arms due process and jury trials.
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Daily News-Record
United States
Free State
Answers To Questions Answers To Questions
A reader can obtain factual answers by writing The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau directed by Frederick J. Haskin in Washington DC. Enclose three cents for a reply.
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Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Frederick J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
The
Winchester Evening Star
Frederic J. Haskin
Wide-ranging Q and A on historical facts and figures
The document presents a Q and A style list covering topics from military feeding costs to presidential languages, public figures, global deaths and births, and historic inquiries. It includes figures like 42 to 43 cents per soldier per day, Marion Zioncheck’s quote, Franklin Roosevelt’s language skills, and details on Nelson Ward Horatia Nelson Ward lineage.
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Quartermaster General's Office
United States’ Army
Star Quiz Answers on Page 2 A Newspaper Quiz Feature
A reader puzzle page asks seven questions about botany poetry weather and history. Questions cover mistletoe a poem title a false snow claim a homonym for way a proverb missing word a Burma Britain claim and chemical acids plus Rip Van Winkle sleep years Henderson roles and iodine in foods.
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Burma
China
Great Britain
Rip van Winkle
Leon Henderson
As for is not a correct substitute for us to
The sentence discusses proper language use by contrasting the phrase as to me I am sick with the incorrect substitute As for. It explains the grammar issue and emphasizes that As to me is preferred to As for in this context. The note clarifies punctuation and reader comprehension.
All California Is Placed On Emergency Basis
Governor Culbert Olson ordered California placed on an emergency basis after reports of enemy planes over the coast and interior areas. An army communique cited risk of air attack and blackout warnings. A separate physician note linked epilepsy dullness to psychological or social factors.
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California
San Francisco
Culbert L. Olson
Sacramento
Worts
British troops press Italian forces in Egyptian desert sweep
In the Egyptian desert British units continue a sweeping attack in the north driving Italian soldiers before them. James Kinney escapes serious injury when a device at Buncutter's explodes blowing him 15 feet. Frank Leahy of Boston College is named college coach of the year.
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James Kinney
Buncutter’s
Frank Leahy
Boston College
Virginia Assembly Debates Old-Age Pension Law in Richmond
The Virginia General Assembly meets in Richmond to consider the Old Age Pension law. Miss Mollie Glass and Virginia Baker host a gathering honoring Miss Winifred Browne, who is to marry James P. Reardon Jr.
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Virginia General Assembly
Richmond
Mollie Glass
Virginia Baker
Winifred Browne
James P. Reardon, Jr
Handley High Clinches C V A L Football Crown
Ten years ago Handley High School secured the C V A L championship title as Col. Charles Lindbergh touched down at Winchester airport en route to a hunting trip in Clarke county.
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Handley High School
Charles Lindbergh
Winchester Airport
Clarke County
Local Theater Presents My Buddy War Play
Twenty years ago Seal's Music store advertised exchanges of vietrolas and wireless sets for Liberty Bands. The theater opens with My Buddy the war play drawing praise from the New York stage.
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Seal's
Liberty
Buddy
New York
Reverend Spencer Hurt By Horse Kick On Market Street
Twenty five years ago the Market Street Methodist Church pastor Reverend H G Spencer is kicked in the chest by a horse and badly injured. British troops on the Western front prepare for an immediate attack as German front lines quiet down before Christmas.
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H. G. Spencer
Market Street
Fortieth Year Party for West Virginia Visitors
Harry Carper hosts a home gathering honoring guests from West Virginia Ollie Cooper is praised for business progress. Snow and ice on county roads keep Winchester quiet over the weekend.
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Harry Carper
West Virginia
Ollie Cooper
Winchester
Canadian agency closest to FBI
The RCMP is the closest Canadian agency to the FBI though no exact equivalent exists. It carries out detective work and currently focuses heavily on espionage investigations.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Tasty Menus For The Holidays
An advertisement for Everybody's Cook Book offers nearly 300 tested recipes and complete menus for holiday meals. The 64 page booklet includes modern culinary aids and full indexing. Send fifteen cents to obtain a copy from the Information Bureau in Washington, D C.
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