Advertising rates and policy notice at Winchester office
The Winchester Evening Star lists display ad rates with a 25 cent minimum charge and a 45 cent per inch transient rate. National advertising representatives Tenney and Conklin Inc. cover cities including New York Detroit San Francisco Chicago Boston and Los Angeles.
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Tenney and Conklin, Inc
New York
Detroit
City
San Francisco
Chicago
Boston
Los Angeles
Wisdom Daily Verse Refers Readers to Divine Peace
A December 28, 1939 item urges readers to acquaint with divine wisdom for peace and good. The short note echoes Job 22 21 with a religious guidance tone typical of the era’s newspaper devotions.
Pay The Fiddler on a New Boston Washington Superhighway
Eight Eastern states propose a 200 million dollar 400 mile six lane highway from Boston to Washington with federal funding majority. Critics warn against large outlays in a fiscal crisis, urging a slow approach and paying current obligations before new projects.
Chicago abandons intercollegiate football after bad season
The University of Chicago will drop intercollegiate football amid the worst season in its history including an 85 0 loss. President Robert Maynard Hutchins supports reducing sports emphasis to focus on education. The decision aims to curb salaries and values concerns while preserving campus life through academics and other activities.
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The
University of
Chicago
Amos Alonzo Stagg
Massachusetts Auto Insurance Experiment Expands
Reprinted Editorial notes Massachusetts moves to a new phase of compulsory mobility insurance. Unsafe drivers and old cars face insurance via state allocation after three rejections, with about 9,000 policies expected to be reassigned this year, possibly pushing premiums higher.
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Christian Science Monitor
Massachusetts
Bay State
Registrar of Motor Vehicles
Anthony H. G. Fokker an Aviation Icon Dies at 49
The aviation pioneer Anthony H. G. Fokker dies at age 49. Designer and test pilot, he built planes from Baden-Baden and sketched many basic designs on scrap paper. His three engined monoplanes and the synchronized machine gun innovation left a lasting mark on World War I and commercial air travel.
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Anthony H. G. Fokker
Tony” Fokker
Baden-Baden
Fokker
Royal Dutch Airlines
Josephine Ford
Floyd Bennett
Byrd
North Pole
America
Blacen
Acosta
Neville
Atlantic
Southern Cross
Pleats Smith
Daniel Guggenheim
Douglas
Lockheed
Two Women Struck by Car After Church Service
Mrs Clarence Tevalt and her sister Miss Emily Carver were injured when struck by a car after services at a Middletown church. Mrs Douglas Fisher wins first prize in a Christmas decorations contest sponsored by the local Chamber of Commerce.
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Clarence Tevalt
Emily Carver
Middletown
Douglas Fisher
Chamber of Commerce
Shirley Temple shines in Bright Eyes at local theatre
Thousands gather to see Shirley Temple in Bright Eyes. Charles Briggs and wife celebrate birth of twins at their East James Street home. James March stars in The Drunkard at a West Virginia beer hall production.
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Shirley Temple
Virginia prison population reaches saturation point
A New York Times correspondent notes Virginia guards 3 477 prisoners in state penitentiaries marking a historic high. The report says the quota is saturated and the measure stands as the nation’s best in the country along highway markers. Robert M Ward dies suddenly of a heart attack, one of the oldest Winchester bar association members.
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Virginia
New York Times
Robert M. Ward
Winchester Bar Association
Congress votes for prohibition amendment amid turmoil
Twenty five years ago the lower house backed a prohibition amendment while Senator Morris Shepherd of Texas led the effort. Miss Hattie Hopper killed a hawk that had settled near her chickens at feeding time as allies reported gains and reversals in official releases. Turkish students were reported revolting against the Germans.
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Morris Shepherd
Texas
Hattie Hopper
Hawk
Local firm plans charter amid Gainesboro coal probe
Forty years ago a company studying Gainesboro coal deposits planned to apply for incorporation. Lee Heflebower led New Year’s Eve parade arrangements. Capt. Stephen O’Conner, a Civil War veteran who married Elizabeth Fagan, retired from the U S Army after bravery in the Spanish American War.
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Gainesboro
Lee Heflebower
Stephen O'Conner
Elizabeth Fagan
U. S. Army
Answers to Questions From the Washington Information Bureau
A compilation of brief Q A items with facts on Thanksgiving origins dachshunds wage law Communist Party seafood yields wheat yields oil drilling and pony express dates. Highlights include 1621 Pilgrim observances 1789 Washington day 1863 Lincoln proclamation and 1895 Island County Washington wheat record.
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Pilgrim Fathers
Plymouth
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Madison
Washington
Lincoln
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United States Department OF Agriculture
Island County
Favorite Hymns collection offered by Washington office
A 151 hymn compilation titled FAVORITE HYMNS includes words and music for classics such as Onward Christian Soldiers Lead Kindly Light Nearer My God to Thee and Rock of Ages. Priced at twenty cents postpaid, orders sent with payment to Washington D C.
The Doorman Intervenes in Christine Parsons Crisis
Fabienne helps Christine Parsons after a breakup and marriage scandal as Christine plans to kidnap Sonny, detailing their troubled past from youth to the present confrontation in Fabienne’s car and apartment. The narration recalls Chris’s marriage to Larry Parsons, her divorce, and family pressures that led to a desperate plan.
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Christine Parsons
Fabienne
Christine
Lewis
Chris
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Park Avenue
Fab
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America
Government sickness insurance costs and concerns
Newport News Daily Press reports that compulsion sickness insurance under the Wagner bill could cost insured individuals four to four and a half percent of income, with total annual costs near three billion dollars including indigent care. The piece argues the plan would tax payrolls, centralize control in Washington, and undermine private initiative while urging Congress and the public to study the bill more closely.
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Washington
Quiz Answers From Page 2 Can You Solve These
The Daily Quiz asks seven questions: banana oil chemical name. Nichi Nichi publisher country. midnight abbreviation. Sar dinia location. constitutional age and citizenship for VP. pronunciation of attacked. satellite term for any planet. bridal shower propriety. McAdoo as Treasury Secretary under which president. definition of anemometer.
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Nichi Nichi
Sardinia
William G. McAdoo
Common Error Guide for Clear Legal Writing
A concise note explains avoiding phrases like his manner aggravated me. Use direct terms such as annoyed or vexed to improve clarity and precision in legal and formal writing.
Advances in Blood Diseases and Obstetrics in 1939
The report outlines progress across medical fields including obstetrics with elective labor induction and pain relief, blood diseases with bone marrow diagnosis and vitamin K therapy, neurology linking deficiencies to neuritis and dementia cures, Meniere’s disease surgical options, and dermatology with vitamin D for acne and psoriasis. It notes radiation-related treatments and emerging cancer therapies, highlighting wide-ranging advances and notable shifts in patient care.
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Department of Medical
Meniere
Europe
Diet and Calorie Needs for Busy Households
A reader asks if calorie needs should reflect work done. The response says workload helps determine calories but cautions against overly low intake causing fatigue or nervousness. Any diet causing annoyance or fatigue is not good.
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