Classified and advertisement rates and publication details
Winchester Evening Star notices advertise advertising rates at 3 cents per word with 25 cent minimum and 9 PM deadline for display ads. Transient line rates are 45 cents per inch, with rates on application. Subscription rates listed include annual, semiannual, quarterly, and monthly plans. The Associated Press rights and syndication are noted with distribution offices in major cities.
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Border
Associated Press
DeLisser-Boyd, Inc
New York
Richmond
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Rochester
Atlanta
San Francisco
Snobbery to Despise Humble Beginnings Quote
A brief religious quotation from January 3 1941 editorial page cites Zechariah 4 10 and urges humility before small beginnings. The snippet frames the biblical message as a moral reflection for readers.
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Zachaariah
News Letter of University of Virginia Enters Sixteenth Year
The News Letter marks its sixteenth year of publication at the University of Virginia, first issued January 1, 1925 under Dr. Wilson. It is sent free monthly to Virginia residents who request it and highlights social and economic research findings.
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University of Virginia News Letter
Wilson
Virginia
the Star
Dr. Gee
University of Virginia
Fleeting Film Fame as Agnes Ayres Dies at 42
Hollywood mourns Agnes Ayres at age 42. Once Rudolph Valentino’s leading lady in The Sheik, she faded with the rise of talking pictures. Her 1935 comeback failed, leaving younger fans puzzled by silent era stars.
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Hollywood
Agnes Ayres
Miss Ayres
Rudolph Valentino
Gloria Swanson
Wallace Reid
Valentino
Malta Hold Fast Spirit Against Odds Headlines War Resolve
Malta stays defiant as Italian raids bomb Valletta and civilian property. Despite 200 plus bombardments and a ruined church and fortress, residents bunker in tunnels and carry on with resilience. British resolve mirrors Malta mindset: Hold fast and we will win.
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Malta
Sicily
Italy
Valletta
Saint Angelo
Mussolini
England
Production problems and the tool industry impact on war effort
The article notes a shift from needing two workers behind the lines to maintain one fighter to eighteen workers per man on the line due to wartime pressures. It argues raising industrial manpower rivals recruiting troops and describes the machine tool industry with annual orders around 100 million dollars but suddenly leaping to 500 million.
Industry recruits thousands but seeks skilled workers
The industry has recruited 4,000 men in the last year and now needs more workers. Many roles are so delicate they require trained specialists beyond novice capacity, highlighting a demand for higher skill and expertise in the field.
Reprinted Editorials on Federal Travel Costs
The Baltimore Sun notes Representative Dirksen’s remark on a 99 million travel budget. It argues travel for War Department needs and that one percent of the total budget is not excessive. It warns against bureaucracy where officials lack first hand country knowledge due to overstaffing.
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Everett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
War Department
Tropics
Arctic
Bureau of Fisheries
England Endures War Time Spirit Faces Losses In London
The Times of London pages show births marriages deaths and personals amid air raids. Personal notices mourn Captain W A P F s son and Jane Anne Pearse who died on active service. Despite destruction London life goes on with garden plantings and hopeful renewal.
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Britain
Times of London
England
London
Battn
South Staffordshire Regt
Ypres
Pearse
Jane Anne
Denham N. Pearse
Jane Anne Pearse
West End
East End
Kiwanis Club installs Dr Ansell Groves as president
Treasurer reports 1939 city finances show a surplus of 87 103 43 dollars. Washington signals an extended session as Congress weighs defense measures and U S involvement.
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Ansell Groves
Kiwanis Club
Washington
Congress
U. S
Sleet Closes Highways as Cold Wave Hits Travel
Weather alert warns tourists to stay put as sleet covers highways and travel becomes hazardous. A public market may be built with federal PWA funds. The first Ethiopian offensive against Italy stalls after three months of conflict.
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PWA
Italy
Fred Forney Re-Elected Fire Co Captain for 11th Year
Fred Forney is re-elected captain of the Friendship Fire Co for his 11th year while having served as an officer for 22 years. The item notes long service and leadership within the local fire company.
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Fred Forney
Friendship Fire Co
Marshal Joffre
France
Marne
Paris
New York
Interest Rises Over Neutral Vessels Sinking
Twenty five years ago exchanges of notes between this country and Austria over the sinking of neutral vessels grew serious. H B Kline of Vaucluse is elected chairman of the Board of Supervisors. Rep James Hay of Virginia is suggested for Secretary of War in Wilson's Cabinet.
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Austria
H. B. Kline
Vaucluse
Farmer and Miller
Board of
James Hay
Virginia
Wilson
Winners Named In Star Election Guess Contest
Forty years ago The Star awarded $25 first prizes to individuals who correctly named the total votes in the Bryan McKinley election. Mr and Mrs John M Steck hosted a small party for their first wedding anniversary. Hundreds attended the funeral of Capt W H Sale a prominent local businessman.
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Bill Arbuckle
William Striker
The
Star
John M. Steck
Capt
W. H. Sale
Bottled Sunshine Vitamin D and sun exposure for rickets prevention
Dr. Logan Clendening explains spring vitamin D needs, sun vs diet, and seafood as a source. He notes cod liver oil as a reliable dosage and lists pamphlets available for readers, including dietary, digestive, and infant feeding guides.
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Clendening
Logan Clendening
Answers to Questions from The Winchester Evening Star
Reader information bureau lists a series of Q and A on topics from higher education and salaries to literature and monuments. Notable facts include the Atlanta prison as the largest federal degree site in 1915, Uncle Tom’s Cabin serial publication in 1851, 1925 congressional pay increase, and Sojourner Truth burial in Battle Creek in 1883.
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Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
University of Caliprison
United States
Jnfornia
Atlanta
Georgia
Sojourner Truth
Battle Creek
Michgian
Uncle Sam's Almanac advertised for 1941 purchase
The Winchester Evening Star promotes UNCLE SAM'S ALMANAC 1941 offering practical guidance on weather stars garden elections holidays education radio and more. It stresses daily usefulness and urges readers to mail ten cents postpaid with name address and city state for a copy.
The Lone Star State and Other Quiz Questions
A quiz page asks seven questions including the Texas nickname the Battle of Jutland location Amendment for income tax levy the term vulnerable in a game towel pile called bath or bathrobe rough surfaces gas as a fluid the horse Big Red and the city Salonika in Greece plus inquiries about third class mail forwarding and the term sepoys.
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Lone Star State
Jutland
North
Baltic Sea
Balkan
Salonika
Pronunciation note on the word excellent
A pronunciation guide explains that excellent is pronounced ek'-se-lent, not eks-lent. The article emphasizes stressing the second syllable and sounds out common mispronunciations for readers.
Murder in the Essex household mystery deepens
Nancy Deane, secretary to Cary Essex IV, uncovers tension among Aunt Althea and Horace Rand as missing notes from Cary's genealogy threaten allegations against Nancy. Cary resists blame while pressuring Nancy amid romance and family secrets on board.
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Nancy Deane
C Essex
Cary Essex IV
Young Cary
Althea
Pathe
Horace Rand
Nancy
Cary
Samos
Hidden Papers and A House of Secrets
The narrator and Mark discuss the danger and desire surrounding a set of papers tied to a family mystery. Granddad suspects Aunt Althea and Horace Rand of foul play while the narrator realizes the depth of her own feelings for Mark. They plan to search the papers together and uncover the truth.
Double Trouble in 1941 for Easton man struck and car stolen
George Wolf aged 51 was hospitalized after a car struck him. A friend who went to fetch his parked car returned to report it had been stolen. The report notes Wolf already faced trouble at the start of 1941.
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Kentucky
Isaac Shelby
Dave
Nancy
Kaye
Dave Otis
Easton
George Wolf
Wolf
Peggy Jean McCroaden Ranks Second in Waialae Japanese Contest
Peggy Jean McCroaden a 15 year old girl of Irish Scotch Portuguese parentage placed second in a Japanese song and dance contest at Waialae Hawaii among 40 contestants all Japanese. She began humming Japanese melodies three months ago aided by criticism from Japanese friends but cannot speak the language.
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Honolulu
Peggy Jean McCroaden
Waialae
Peggy
First Selectman Plows Early in Washington Start
In Washington Connecticut on New Year’s Day Leo Pickett, the first selectman, began spring plowing four months early due to an unusually mild winter. He plowed a field to test feasibility and said come spring he will harrow and finish the field.
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Washington, Conn
First Selectman
Leo Pickett
Pickett
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