Winchester Evening Star Classified Rates January 2 1941
Advertisement rates and submission deadlines for the Winchester Evening Star include display ads 9 PM prior, transient 45 cents per line, subscriptions by mail or carrier with various terms, and fee minimums. The paper notes Associated Press rights and lists multiple office locations and rates.
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Conrates
Associated Press
DeLisser-Boyd, Inc
New York
Richmond
Ago
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Rochester
San Francisco
Going to Church renews the spirit for life’s grind
A religious column reflects on church attendance renewing strength from Isaiah 40 31. It emphasizes patience in faith and daily resilience, noting the verse about mounting up with wings as eagles to overcome weariness and fatigue.
Let the People Decide in Virginia Governor Battle
The editorial in The Waynesboro News-Virginian argues the gubernatorial contest centers on voter choice, not Byrd or Price faction influence. It defends Virginia voters' free will in a legal primary with 200 dollar deposits and a 250 name petition, and condemns deals to apportion offices. The Roanoke Times warns Virginians would reject any such deal and uphold open competition and sound government for all.
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Waynesboro News-Virginian
Byrd Organization
Virginia
News Virginian
Price Or Byrd
Senator Byrd
Democratic Party
THE
Roanoke Times
Reprinted Editorials on Box Office Stars for 1940
The Baltimore Evening Sun notes the top ten cinema stars of 1940 are eight men led by Mickey Rooney. It argues female audiences dominate attendance, keeping male stars ahead, and predicts male stars will continue to lead into 1941 as defense spending increases filmgoing.
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Baltimore Evening Sun
Mickey Rooney
Tom
Spencer Tracey
Clark Gable
Gene Autry
Tyrone Power
James Cagney
Bing Crosby
Wallace Berry
Bette Davis
Judy Garland
Mr. Autry
The Coming of Halifax as Ambassador to Washington
The Richmond Times Dispatch notes Britain's Foreign Secretary is shifted to an ambassadorship in Washington. Halifax, praised for global experience, gains trust in Anglo American ties and aims to mobilize American aid. He has become disillusioned with Nazi promises and is determined to fight the war, with Churchill relying on his stance toward Germany.
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
Britain
Kington
Lord Halifax
America
Lord Lothian
Hitler
Neville Chamberlain
Mr. Chamberlain
Halifax
England
Winston Churchill
Germany
Czecho- Slovakia
Washington
Severe cold grips Winchester as icy blast freezes cars
Temperature plunges to seven above zero as Winchester endures a severe winter spell. Finnish ski patrols alarm the world while Russia threatens Soviet divisions in the mountains. Mr and Mrs Dean Adams host a New Year’s dinner near Kernstown.
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Winchester
Russia
Dean Adams
Kernstown
Virginia Assembly weighs state police radio plan
Five years ago the Virginia Assembly debated adopting a radio system for the State Police. Clarke county treasurer changeover occurs as W. A. Bradford relinquishes the post after forty years to W. D. Burtner. State initiates condemnation for right of way on the Martinsburg pike.
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Virginia Assembly
W. A. Bradford
Clarke County
W. D. Burtner
Martinsburg Pike
Sunlight and health ideas from Dr Clendening column
The article discusses sun exposure benefits, ultraviolet and infrared rays, vitamin D production, and cautions for babies. It notes noontide UV peaks, window glass filtering, and the role of sun in tanning and warmth. It includes a Q A about a child craving paint and an editor note offering seven Dr Clendening pamphlets for 10 cents each.
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Sun
Clendening
Logan Clendening
Answers To Questions By Frederic J. Haskin
A compact reader Q and A feature presents facts on World War volunteers state totals, tipping money, Supreme Court origins, brain weights, geoducks, the Cavell monument inscription, muscovado sugar, book sales, Holland Tunnel towing, Exodus meaning, London to Berlin air distance, gold districts, Joaquin Miller, and the U S bayou region with Gulf coast climate and vegetation notes.
Marshal Joffre in Paris Amid Health Fears
France's famous marshal Joffre is kept alive in Paris by serums as doctors fear for his life. In Martinsburg, drainage improvements follow numerous complaints about street conditions. Panama's government is overthrown in a revolt with few deaths but rising danger.
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Marshal Joffre
France
Paris
Martinsburg
Panama
Winchester Boy Scouts Commended for Christmas Seals Sale
Twenty five years ago the Boy Scouts of Winchester were commended for assisting in selling Christmas seals. Mrs. Jacob Baker, widow of a prominent Frederick County farmer and landowner, died at 76. Mr and Mrs Taylor Ritter hosted a New Year party honoring Brill and Ritter sales girls downtown.
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Boy Scouts of
Winchester
Jacob Baker
Frederick County
Taylor Ritter
Brill and Ritter
Household Budget Booklet Helps Thrift in 1941
The Washington Information Bureau offers the Household Budget Booklet for 1941 to aid budgeting across rent food clothing and savings. It includes expert guidance model budgets monthly accounting pages and tips on spending and saving. Enclose twenty cents for a copy mailed to City State Street or Rural Route Washington D C.
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Washington Information Bureau
Women win prizes at Rouss Hall New Year ball costumes
Mrs. Bessie Woodward Victoria Smith Viola Sumption Nellie Roderick Charlena March and Ethel Anderson win prizes for best costumes at the Rouss Hall New Year’s Eve ball. Separate note warns that prominent local businessmen have received threatening letters amid fear of a white hooded gang resurfacing.
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Bessie Woodward
Victoria Smith
Viola Sumption
Nellie Roderick
Charlena March
Ethel Anderson
Rouss Hall
Seven Pop Quiz Questions From The Star Quiz
The Star presents seven questions with answers on page 2. Topics cover international unions naval gun costs state nicknames geography presidential history territorial acquisitions and a holiday date.
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Dominion of Canada
Pan American Union
Coyote
United States
Mediterranean
Adriatic
Black Sea
Calvin Coolidge
Virgin Islands
Robinson Cruse
Different Not Pronounced Diffrent, Syllable Emphasized
A note on the common error in pronouncing the word different. The correct pronunciation emphasizes the middle syllable as diff er ent, not diffrent as a single unit.
Murder Makes a Hero Elliott Fillion Synopsis
Nancy Deane moves into Captain Essex II household and becomes entangled in family tensions around Cary's genealogy. Aunt Althea attempts to burn a sea chest contents, and notes on the queen abdomen vanish. Cary asserts two facts learned from the missing notes.
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Nancy Deane
Captain Essex II
Essex IV
Young Cary
Althea
Ean
Nancy
Family secrets drive bets and guarded notes
Nancy narrates a tense scene in which Cary Essex IV and Miss Althea confront a mystery about stolen notes and a hidden paper among Cary's records. Suspected collusion with Horace Rand raises stakes as Nancy and Kaye navigate loyalties, formalities, and the fear of unseen watchers.
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Kaye
Cary
Althea
Nancy
Horace Rand
Miss Althea
Cary Essex IV
Mark
Rand Tye
Kaye Ed
Grandfather
Cary Essex
Three Deer Killed by Roving Dogs in Maryland Woods
Cumberland Maryland January 2 Three deer were killed by stray dogs in nearby woods over the past ten days. Regional game warden Joseph A Minke notes the law allows shooting a dog pursuing a deer in closed season.
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Cumberland
Joseph A. Minke
Visitors barred from photographing or speaking to Dionne quintuplets
Opera protocols state all visitors may not bring cameras and are refused admission to the grounds. No one is permitted to speak with the Dionne quintuplets.
Treasury December Receipts and Debt Report
Treasury data shows receipts of 13 million 256 thousand 704 dollars and 56 million 798 thousand 707 dollars in expenditures for December 30. Gross debt stands at 45 billion 001 million 757 thousand 537 dollars, with a daily increase of 2 million 249 thousand 012 dollars.
Tipsy Bowlers On Wrong Train
Two men on a Sugar Bowl visit tried to sit in a police clerk’s area with Rose Bowl tickets from Pasadena. Clerk F. J. Aragon noted the error, as the pair appeared intoxicated and stated they had boarded the wrong train.
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New Orleans
F. J. Aragon
Agaron
Pasadena
Calif
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Geterea
Star Publishin Co
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By Logan Clendening, M. D
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Frederic J. Haskin
Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
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Illinois
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Royal Exchange
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Wait” Cavell
London
Holland Tunnel
Israel
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Sierra Mountains
California
Joaquin Miller
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Mississippi
Gulf
Frederick J. Haskin
Scott
Pyrrhus
Peh' Book
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Politec
Murder
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Westminster Abbey
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