Winchester Evening Star Advertising Rates and Notices
The Winchester Evening Star announces display advertising rules and rates with deadlines and border notices. Transient rates are 45 cents per inch, with higher rates on application.
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Associated Press
Ted
DeLiseer-Boyd, Inc
New York
Richmond
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Rochester
Atlanta
San Francisco
Mall Bs
Religion enlarges not lesser in faith and abundance
A church article quotes John 10 10 and argues religion expands belief not reduces worth. It emphasizes divine abundance through spiritual growth and community guidance.
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John
Winchester and Judge Handley memorial exercises urged gratitude
Winchester residents were urged to acknowledge Judge Handley's two million dollar gift that funded the high school and local library. Speaker Vernon Eddy criticized the community for taking the benefactor's generosity for granted and proposed a citywide anniversary celebration to remember Handley's contribution to Winchester's welfare.
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C. Vernon Eddy
Judge Handley
Winchester
Yas
Wate
Bnd
Absence of Hate Cited by J B Priestley in Britain Speaks
In a Britain Speaks broadcast J B Priestley praised the notable absence of hate among Britons and the resolve to right wrongs. A widow of an R A F flier near Winchester noted RAF members are warned against bitterness and taught to view fighting as a sport to avoid recklessness amid German bombings.
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Britain
J. B. Priestly
Priestly
Winchester
Royal Air Force
Arthur Davidson Receives Lee Editorial Award in 1940
The Virginia Press Association honors Arthur Davidson editor of the Northern Virginia Daily with the Lee Editorial Award for a series on county government and Shenandoah County public schools. The Strasburg editor and his paper are praised for the work.
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Virginia Press Association
Arthur Davidson
Northern Virginia
Lee
Davidson
Shenandoah County
Strasburg
Missouri Inauguration Blocked by Democratic Legislature
Recount demand by Missouri Democrats stalls the inauguration of Governor elect Forrest Donnell after a tight November race. Gov Lloyd C Stark vetoes a partisan investigation resolution and refuses to approve investigation expenses. Roosevelt carried Missouri by about 87 000 votes with Democrats ahead in most offices.
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Christian Science Monitor
Missouri
Lloyd C. Stark
Roosevelt
Forrest €. Donnell
Donnell
St. Louis Machine Backed Move to Oust Donnell Ally
The Springfield News and Leader calls Lawrence McDaniel an erstwhile czar of St. Louis saloonkeepers. The St. Louis Democratic machine aids the Donnell election ouster to install a pro Governor ally. Mayor Bernard Dickmann seeks a third term in April, needing favorable police and election boards. Missouri papers denounce the Legislature action.
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Lawrence McDaniel
Donnell
Springfield
St. Louis
St. Louis Democratic
Bernard Dickmann
St. Louis Democratic Organization
Missouri
Democratic
Republican
Independent
Dr Hall Outlines Shift to Vocational Focus in Virginia High Schools
Dr Sidney B Hall state superintendent argues in the Virginia Journal of Education that high schools should devote about 90 percent of effort to vocational and 10 percent to academic programs. He calls for new facilities, revised methods, night and part time schools, and adult education to meet growing vocational needs.
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Staunton
Virginia
Hall
Old Dominion
New Witk
Editor Harry F. Byrd Jr Cited For Editorial Writing
The Winchester Evening Star editor Harry F Byrd Jr receives Virginia Press Association honors for distinguished editorial writing in 1939. The piece notes congressional stance against tax increases or debt growth. A 6 below zero reading accompanies a heavy snow in Winchester with 6 inches on the ground as the Winchester Junior Board defeats Berryville Jaybees 50 to 42 in a March of Dimes Infantile Paralysis fundraiser basketball game.
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Evening Star
Virginia Press Association
Congress
Middletown
Winchester
Winchester Junior Board
Berryville Jaybee
Agriculture Leaders Release Revised Farm Bill Five Years Ago
Five years ago a revised farm bill was issued to replace the invalidated AAA program. House leaders quickly overrode President Roosevelt's veto of the soldiers' bonus bill. Mail carriers reach county outposts for the first time in a week as heavy drifts are cleared from the roads.
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Agriculture
House
Roosevelt
Marriage announced for Miss Helen Louise Myers and Harry A. Everley
Announcement lists the marriage of Helen Louise Myers of Front Royal to Harry A. Everley of Middletown. Also notes the death of Rev. William L. Seabrook former Grace Lutheran pastor and Maryland Lutheran dean dies at Westminster. Drought relief blanks sent to Frederick County farmers.
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Helen Louise Myers
Front Royal
Harry A. Everley
Middletown
William L. Seabrook
Grace Lutheran Church
Maryland Lutheran Denomination
Westminster
Frederick County
Prohibition Bill Hailed as Dry Outlook in Virginia
Twenty five years ago General Leonard Wood was slated to speak on National Preparedness but could not attend. The Anti-Saloon League of Virginia hires top attorneys and legislative experts to prepare a Prohibition bill aiming to make the state dry. Opposition to the conscription act grows in England as Denmark remains wary of entering the war unless attacked amid ongoing German air raids over the Channel.
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Leonard Wood
Anti-Saloon League of Virginia
England
Denmark
Germany
Channel
Shenandoah Valley Academy opens winter classes
Forty years ago winter commercial classes begin at Shenandoah Valley Academy. Harry Woodward of Winchester renovates his barbershop. No action yet in Congress on an appeal by stockholders of the old Winchester and Potomac Railroad for 30043 dollars for rails torn up by the Union army during the Civil War.
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Shenandoah Valley Academy
Harry Woodward
Winchester
Congress
Old
Winchester and Potomac Railroad
Here
Harpers Ferry
Ductless Gland Research and Clinic Notes
Dr Logan Clendening reports dramatic patient gains from ductless gland injections including height gain in a boy, weight and alertness improvements, and restoration of vitality in a woman and a beauty-contest winner. He warns of variable outcomes and urges medical supervision, noting ten new extracts and better products. A Q and A discusses varicose vein treatment via injections.
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Oc Hoon
Pickwick Papera
Rolypoly
Answers To Questions By Frederic J. Haskin
A reader can obtain factual answers from The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau directed by Frederic J. Haskin in Washington DC. Questions cover topics from geography and history to science and law with brief authoritative responses and dates.
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Frederic J. Haskin
Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Washington, DC
Household Budget Booklet 1941 Promotes Thrift Plan
The notice urges households to organize expenditures on a budget and offers the HOUSEHOLD BUDGET BOOKLET 1941. It explains income allotment and savings, includes two color accounting pages, and requests ten cents postpaid to The Information Bureau in Washington D C.
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The
Winchester Evening Star
Frederick J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Test questions from The Star Ouiz page 2 answers requested
A set of seven quiz prompts requests page 2 answers. Topics include Joscha Heifetz roles opera Friml Indian Love Call baby bonds known planets WPA full agency long form, Mother of Presidents state, Panama Canal port, carpenter or son of the carpenter, and ream sheet count.
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Joscha Heifetz
Pennsylvania
U. S. Post Office Department
Penn
Penna
Friml
Panama Canal
Caribbean
Salutation Styles in Historical Letters
A note on common errors in addressing letters. The salutation "Dear Sir" or "Dear Madam" is more formal and widely accepted than the longer "My dear Sir" or "My dear Madam" which appear less natural in modern usage.
Murder Mystery Drama Unfolds in Hyannis Case
In a tense Hyannis police room Rand faces charges while Proctor defends his father amid alibis and hidden Essex papers. Chief Crane presses for statements and access to Rand House as family tensions heat the pursuit of Mark Gould’s killer.
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Rand
Hyannis
Seagull
Crane
Proctor
Laney
Mark
Janet
Kaye
Seaquit
Purple Beeches
Dad
Mark Gould
Rand House
Irene
Proctor Rand
Daugher
Horace Rand
Father
Essex Family
Rands
Cary
Miss Althea
T¢ Cary
Propaganda By Foreigners Is To Be Attached
A group of leading American writers forms the Free Company to counter foreign control by broadcasting dramas on a national network. Organizing members include Robert E. Sherwood Orson Welles William Saroyan Maxwell Anderson Stephen Vincent Benet Archibald McLeish Sherwood Anderson George M. Cohen and James Boyd.
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New York
Robert E. Sherwood
Cadre Connelly
William Saroyan
Maxwell Anderson
Orson Welles
Stephen Vincent Benet
Pau Green
Archibald Mccleish
Sherwood Anderson
George M. Cohen
James Boyd
Senate Crowds Begin Lease-Lend and Navy Bill Hearings
The Foreign Relations Committee opens hearings on Lease-Lend legislation while the Naval affairs panel begins open sessions to consider bills authorizing 1 209 000 000 dollars for the Navy. House routine business continues with noon meeting and Foreign Affairs Committee discussions on Lease-Lend.
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Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
Naval Committee
Navy
House
Foreign Affairs Committee
First high school teacher in United States named
On February 13 1635 the Publick Latin School of Boston was organized with John Cotton guiding the town to appoint Philemon Pormont as schoolmaster to teach and nourish children in the community.
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United States
Publick
Latin School
Boston
John Cotton
Philemon Pormont
Scholemaster
Competition To Be Spirited In Skinning Contest
CAMBRIDGE Md Jan 27 Entries have come from Virginia and New Jersey for the second National Muskrat Skinning contest to be held here Friday and Saturday with hope of a Louisiana contestant. Emmett Andrews aiding the arrangement said Armand Dastit of Louisiana Conservation wired he hoped Louisiana would be represented. Each contestant must skin five muskrats without damaging pelts. The fastest time wins top prize.
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Cambridge
Virginia
New Jersey
Louisiana
Emmett Andrews
Armand Dastit
Fur and Wild Line Division
Louisiana Conservation Department
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Mr. Davidson
DR. Hall
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
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Theodore Roosevelt
Great Britain
Canada
Rocky Mountains
A. Savinien
Cyrano de Bergerac
Jules Verne
H. G. Wells
Maryland
Edgar Allan Poe
West Point
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Anti Steel Trap League
Anti Steel Trap League, Inc
Edward Breck
League
Railroad Commission
State Railroad Commission
Massachusetts Commission
State
Ouiz
Scott
R.j.scott
Floydada
Texas
Adis
Jenatzy
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