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The Winchester Evening Star prints classifieds at two cents per word with a 25 cent minimum and transient rates of 45 cents per inch. Associate press rights reserve republication of news dispatches and local news. national advertising reps listed in New York Detroit and other cities.
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Tenneyward and Conklin, Inc
New York
Detroit
City
San Francisco
Chicago
Boston
Los Angeles
Darkness for Light and Light for Darkness Quote
A fragmented biblical excerpt reads darkness for light and light for darkness, warning those who call evil good and good evil, quoting Isaiah 5:20 style with incomplete punctuation and capitalization.
Wheeler Sound Address Calls for Tax Reform and Prosperity
Senator Burton Wheeler of Montana urges New York listeners to back government economy and private enterprise as keys to prosperity. He warns financial excess risks dictatorship and criticizes wartime style spending while promoting taxation to fund needed public services.
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Burton K. Wheeler
Ontana
New York
Wheeler
Montana Democrat
Paywheeler
Pathe
Ee. Brain ‘Trust
Messrs
Tugwell
Corcoran— Perkins
Burt Wheelm Es
Sof
Gnd
Burt Wheeler
W. Davis
Meobert M. LaForette
Cleo the hippo goes on diet at Kansas City 200
Lucky Cleo the hippo at the Kansas City 200 was put on a ten day diet and lost little weight. Keepers restored rations to avoid a temperamental mood, hoping weight loss would extend life. The piece notes the human toll of dieting and Cleo’s eventual return to appetite and cheer.
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Eleo
Kansas City
Cleo
Parking policy prompts mixed gender reaction
A Oklahoma dispatch reports the city park board plans to widen parking to twenty feet for shoppers in a bid to ease congestion and accommodate ladies. The move aims to display masculine gallantry toward drivers and invites reader reaction about gendered parking policies.
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Oklahoma
City Park Board
Women Drivers Spark Parking Space Debate on Streets
The letter page records heated views from female drivers arguing for larger spots and from opponents questioning who makes the better driver. The exchange notes public welfare and public safety as benefits of motorist competition, suggesting it could improve driving habits and reduce deaths on streets and highways.
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Manry
Will Iike
Park Board
Reprinted Editorial Optimism Amid Apple Market Outlook
The piece argues for optimism in the apple industry despite export pressures. It notes a larger current crop about 100 million bushels versus 82 million last year, with December 1 stocks near 30.75 million, below last year and below December 1 averages. It suggests rising consumption outpacing exports and implies cold storage is not excessive, forecasting a satisfactory price season.
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Packer
Noted local figures injured and celebrants mark long careers
Dr and Mrs A T Mussen of Frederick County suffer injuries in a Cooksville Maryland auto crash. James E Renner near Albin slaughters a hog weighing just over 525 pounds. Henry T Wickham, Virginia's oldest legislator, observed his 89th birthday, 53rd wedding anniversary, and 63 years in law on Saturday December 17.
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A. T. Mussen
Frederick County
Cooksville, Md
Henry T. Wickham
Virginia
Notable Health, Marriages, and Air Pioneer Plans
Mrs. George York lies seriously ill at her Martinsburg pike home near this city. Miss Katherine Cadwallader of Berryville and Henry Marshall Kable of Jefferson County West Virginia wed December 15. Amelia Earhart, first woman to fly the Atlantic, plans a Pacific air crossing from Honolulu to California.
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George York
Martinsburg Pike
Katherine Cadwallader
Berryville
Henry Marshall Kable
Jefferson County
W. Va
Amelia Earhart
Atlantic
Pacific
Honolulu
California
Three youths fined for spit ball incident at church service
Ten years ago three young men were fined for shooting spit balls at girls during a prayer service at St. John's Lutheran Church in the county. The Board of Supervisors approved installing a telephone in the Sheriff's Office and noted local residents Luther Pannett Mike Garber Red Eckleys Sark Norton Verlag Sirbaugh and Patsy Clark as members of the Handley varsity basketball team.
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St. John’s Lutheran Church
Railroads allowed to raise rates in select regions
Twenty five years ago the Interstate Commerce Commission ruling granted railroads the right to raise rates in specified areas. Obituary notes Milton C. Stayman of Winchester dies at home, survived by his son-in-law and daughter Mr and Mrs Loring A Cover. Berlin celebrates Allied victories in Poland and a Baltic raid, with Hindenburg praised as a new Napoleon as Belgian fighting shifts in Allies' favor.
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The
Interstate Commerce Commission
Milton C. Stayman
Winchester
Loring A. Cover
Berlin
Poland
Hindenburg
Napoleon
Forties Era Fortunes Touched by Exchange Trust Co Collapse
Forty years ago C B Rouss, Broadway merchant prince, felt no effect from the crash of Exchange Trust Co in New York that ruined many financiers there. Rev James B Stonesifer shows his collection of rare books and antiques. Miss Emma J Mason wed Mr George B Kern at the bride's county home with Rev S D Skelton presiding.
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C. B. Rouss
Broadway
of Exchange Trust.Co
New York
James B. Stonesifer
Emma J. Mason
George B. Kern
Bride
D. Skelton
Answers to Questions from Frederic J. Haskin Feature
A collage of Q and A items from the Information Bureau answering varied queries. Topics include the origin of America’s name, blood composition, Carnegie libraries, the Spirit of 76 figure, earliest peaches, ivy as a love symbol, steel used in golf clubs, Hoover’s tenure, Bacon’s fashion drawings, right to a speedy trial, Napoleon III burial sites, and Marine Corps strength as of July 1, 1939.
Keep Well The Home Doctor Book Promises Health Aid
The Home Doctor Book offers 40 pages of information on over 50 common ailments with guidance for self care and when to seek medical help. It includes sections on sick care diet personal hygiene home medicines and infant care and is alphabetically arranged for quick reference. Copies cost 10 cents and an order coupon is provided by the Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau in Washington DC.
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Winchester Evening Star, Information Bureau
Frederick J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Tell Bill Goodbye a New England Winter Vignette
Fabienne and Ellen share a quiet evening after a day of apple butter and work. Bill, Nicky, and Channing weave plans for the Bartlett family business as winter deepens in Vermont like a dream of home. Ellen imagines a Maryland future with Nicky while Fabienne dreams of a husband and a warm kitchen.
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Fabienne
Bill
Tomassino
Ellen
Nicky
Bartlett Company
Fab
Channing
Willis
Danbury
New York
New England
Maryland
Garner Announces Presidential Candidacy In Texas
Mr Garner declares his candidacy with forty four words on a side porch in Uvalde Texas ahead of hunting trips He says he will accept the nomination if offered and will enter primaries inviting all Democrats to participate He mentions no third term issue and hints at a broader field of Democratic contenders rising within the party.
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The
New York Times
Garner
Uvalde
Texas
Roosevelt
Promotion of tight bloomers for young girls skirts
The piece urges a quick promotion of dark colored bloomers as a remedy to knee length skirts and energetic college dancing. It favors black chiffon with ribbon drawstrings priced at $1.98 and advocates rapid dissemination.
Daily Quiz Questions From The Newspaper Page
A fragment lists ten quiz prompts including which country had the largest navy at the start of WWI and which sport linked to Curly Lambeau, plus questions on gasoline elements, steamer officer title, Ganges river outlet, monasticism, the youngest U S president, Low Sunday, state with largest water area, and a title of a printed painter between king ande.
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Curly) Lambeau
Ganges River
U. S
Prinrt
Baseball instruction options for youths in 1940
The text lists several baseball education programs including a University of Indiana Blooming- ton extension course and private schools. It notes dates for Joe Stripp Big League School of Baseball in Orlando January 8 to February 18 1940 and National Baseball School in Los Angeles January 15 to March 15. It also mentions Colorado as the state with the highest US elevation at 6800 feet.
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Extension Department
University of Indiana At
Bloomington
Joe Stripp
Orlando
Fla
Los Angeles
Calif
Amoebic Dysentery A Constant Menace
Amoebic dysentery remains a persistent problem with reinfection from carriers. Though tropical in origin, carriers in the United States sustain an infection pool that could flare up. After the 1933–34 epidemic, some patients continued to seek help, with chronic cases showing recurrent attacks and constipation between episodes. Carrier treatment differs from that for active disease.
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United States
Treating White Spots on the Hands
The article discusses vitiligo and its treatment, noting that spots resist light and tanning attempts fail. Historical references mention dye injections into the bloodstream and reported successes with gold sodium bicarbonate and similar remedies in 1933.
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Lindsay
Ana
Eruptions in the Webbing of Fingers
A medical note discusses blistery eruptions between fingers caused by ringworm dermatitis or plant contact. It notes winter irritants like primrose and mentions pamphlets by Dr. Gatene available for ten cents.
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Mr. Hoover
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London
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Farnborough
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Chiselhurst
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St. Michael’s Roman Catholic Church
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Marine Corps
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Scott
U. & Parent
R.j.scott
Romania
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