Advertising rates and terms in Winchester Evening Star
The Winchester Evening Star lists advertising deadlines by 9 PM the day before publication with transient rates at 45 cents per inch and contact rates on application. It notes rights of Associated Press and lists subscription rates by mail and carrier, including annual, six month, and monthly options.
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Psalm 91:1 Courage in the Secret Place
A verse from Psalm 91 1 assures safety for those who dwell in the place of the Most High and abide under the shadow of the Almighty emphasizing protection and trust in divine shelter.
The Horn and the City: Noise Limits in New York
A nostalgic ode to the horn contrasts with New York Mayor LaGuardia’s strict anti noise campaign. The piece notes the horn as a symbol of freedom and power, then argues urban restrictions may force motorists to seek other outlets for self assertion.
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Time To Watch Out for the Common Cold at Columbia
Columbia University medical officer names the common cold the greatest threat to student health in the annual report. Dr McCastline warns yes it is common yet not simple and calls for research to find a specific cure. He urges rest in bed with a simple diet and plenty of fluids and stresses no cold should be treated lightly.
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Institution of Higher Education
America
McCastline
Janet
Alice
Cary
Horace Rand
Pantaleoni's 1940 prophecy on Mussolini and Hitler
Goffredo Pantaleoni, former head of the Italian tourist bureau in New York, warned Italy's alliance with Hitler would end disastrously when Mussolini declared war. The 1940 prophet later saw his judgment as prescient, though not honored at home.
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Hitler
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Signor Pantaleoni
Mass hunger in Europe and the British blockade debate
The Louisville Courier-Journal editors condemn mass hunger in occupied Europe while weighing aid plans. Peter Drucker’s analysis in the Saturday Evening Post is cited to show Nazi policy of removing surplus food and the army's limited relief. The piece argues only a British victory can relieve the starving, and benevolent aid to conquered peoples may empower their rulers.
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Great Britain
Hitler
Peter F. Drucker
Saturday Evening Post
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Mr. Drucker
Goring
Goebbles
Himmler
Why I Go to Church Riis Observes Growing Attendance
The American Mercury essay by Roger William Riis summarized shows a former skeptic embracing churchgoing after visiting Methodist Roman Catholic Episcopalian Presbyterian Baptist Jewish Congregational and other congregations. He notes attendance rising since spring and links church flourishing to democratic nations. He adds churchgoing prompts focus on higher things and daily deeds beyond weekly worship.
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Christian Science Monitor
Roger William Riis
American Mercury
Riis
Reds retreat in Finland amid winter blitz
News brief notes arctic conditions slow operations in Finland as Reds retreat on two fronts. An ambulance and car collided at Cecil and Braddock streets. patient in the ambulance was slightly injured and the car was driven by Harold Patton.
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Cecil and
Braddock Streets
Harold Patton
King George in critical condition as doctors lose hope
Snow blankets the valley with ten inches halting traffic in Winchester except by horse. Meanwhile Miss Katherine Rusk and Miss Betty Starner win prizes in a Handley poetry contest held on Lee’s birthday by the local U D C chapter.
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England
Winchester
Katherine Rusk
Betty Starner
Handley
Lee
Gasoline Pump Explodes. Fire Contained by Local Crew
A short circuit at an E. Piccadilly street station caused a gasoline pump to explode but H. K. Green and local firemen acted quickly, preventing the blaze from spreading to adjacent buildings. The Wickersham commission report backs Prohibition, sending Hoover’s recommendation to Congress.
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Hoover
Congress
Virginia considers Prohibition bill for November enforcement
Twenty five years ago the Virginia General Assembly debated a bill to implement Prohibition by November 1. The advisory noted drug prices rising due to the European war, complicating access to commodities. Thornton O Wyndham marked his 89th birthday as Gen W W Sale urged parents to enlist sons over 18 under the national preparedness act.
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Europe
Thornton O. Wyndham
W. W. Sale
Rouss city hall project set at sixty two thousand four hundred sixty eight dollars
City council reveals final project cost of 62 468 08 for the Rouss city hall and approves an extra 9 000 to cover minor details. Henry Ardern’s green house at 216 East Water Street burned in a fire. Turner Ashby Camp Confederate veterans marked 95th anniversary of General Robert E Lee’s birthday.
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Robert E . Lee
Transfusions in War Time Aids and Challenges
Dr Logan Clendening surveys blood transfusion advances amid war. Blood banks rely on universal donors with glucose, plasma, and dried plasma delivery, storing in sterile flasks and using diluents to rehydrate. Plasma shields against deterioration, while bulk storage improves logistics for moving troops.
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Medical Department
U. S. Army
Answers to Readers Questions From The Information Bureau
Frederic J Haskin provides concise factual answers on varied topics: wool needed for a U S soldier, Bermuda real estate taxes, daily food intake, snakes eyelids, first crossword pub date, FBI fingerprint system, Virginia Garden Week dates, substitute for French briar, address form with husbands, U S possessions, Indiana capital history, 1914 Salem fire, and famous American orators of the last century. Names include Arthur Wynne, Henry Ford? No, etc.
Do You Keep Account Of Your Expenses 1941 Budget Booklet
Personal finance guidance promotes household budgeting with a 32 page booklet. It explains income apportionment savings rules and prudent buying for supplies furnishings and equipment. Special two color accounting pages itemize daily expenses and income. Order for ten cents postpaid from The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau.
The Star Quiz Answers on Page Two
Seven questions test readers on vinegar acid immunities and history. Topics include submarines in early wars, British India capital, presidential lineage, vacuum motor operation, 1940 census month, Santa Anita Handicap winners over Seabiscuit, a famed two act pirate opera, Paul Laurence Dunbar, and the actress in Lost Horizon's aging woman role.
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United States
Seabiscuit
Paul Lawrence Dunbar
Shangrila
Common errors in addressing professionals in conversation
The guide cautions against abbreviations like Doc and Prof in everyday speech and urges using full titles. It notes that saying I saw the doctor or Professor Jones aligns with formal style and clarity in communication.
Murder Mystery Climax Opens as Mark is Found Dead
Miss Althea accuses Cary of the murder after Mark's death is confirmed by Chief Crane and Dr. Barnett. Janet fears the family toxic quarrel will explode, while Captain Fred Laney arrives to take charge of the case and the secretary narrator pledges cooperation.
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Mark
Barnett
Crane
Cape
Two Men Die In Truck Crash North Of Richmond
Two heavy trucks crashed and burned on the Richmond Washington highway about 30 miles north of Richmond killing Armand Bureau of Boston and Beverley H. Sisson of Birmingham. The Jack Cole Co. owned the trucks. Virginia toll climbs with Miss Lake Upton and John Robertson Wilkerson deaths and other injuries reported from Route 60 accidents.
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Here
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Bowling Green
Lady Smith
Armand Bureau
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Mass
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Birmingham
Ala
Jack Cole Co., Inc
Miss Lake Upton
Covington
John Robertson Wilkerson
Lynchburg
Seven Pines
Memorial Hospital
War News Censored for US Transmission
The Star warns readers that European reports are censored before reaching the United States. The notice cautions about limited information and possible gaps in war coverage.
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the Star
Europe
United States
Icy fall breaks boy's arm in quiet home game
Joseph Potterfield eight stayed home from school due to ice danger. He and his brother played a quiet checker game when a tipped chair caused Joseph to fall and break his arm. The piece also notes the Garden cost and the Caisson Song author in brief trivia.
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Baltimore
Joseph Potterfield
Joseph
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