Star Twice Named Among Nation's Top Newspapers
The Winchester Evening Star was judged one of the ten best newspapers in its circulation class in both 1954 and 1956. The NAyer judging panel from Philadelphia, chaired by Gaylord W. Harnwell, praised ease of reading and balanced page design.
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Winchester Evening Star
United States
Star
N. M. Ayer Publishing House
Philadelphia
Gaylord W. Harnwell
University of Pennsylvania
Eugene P. Miller
Hedrick D. Koontz
George V. Lutz
Edwin F. Ritter
Prominent Local Men Began As Star Carriers
On the eve of the 60th anniversary The Star salutes its first carriers. Walter E. Huntsberry led the list and others included Points B. Willis Fred Grimm William Merryman. Later carriers included C Douglas Brown Leslie M. Brown Claude Grimm Dr. Ralph B. Snapp Arthur F. Streit C Harold Lauck and more, highlighting a long history of local business and civic leaders who started delivering The Star.
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The
Star
Huntsberry
Points B. Willis
John Hoover
Fred Grimm
William Merryman
C. Douglas Brown
Leslie M. Brown
Ralph B. Snapp
Berryville
Winchester
Fourteen Firms From 1896 Still Active In The Valley
The Star lists fourteen businesses that operated when the paper first published on July 4, 1896 and have continued serving northern Valley communities for sixty years. The article notes their long-standing ties with the newspaper and community.
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Northern Valley
the Star
Winchester Evening Star 60 Years Old and Growing
The Winchester Star marks its 60th anniversary since 1896, tracing its roots through mergers and Byrd era leadership. It notes editors and staff longevity, historic offices, Associated Press membership, and a forward view of continued local journalism in Winchester and the Shenandoah Valley.
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Warren Register
The
Star
Virginia
Richard E. Byrd
Ralph Stansler
Associated Press
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Mr. Sloat
R. E. Byrd
Harry Flood Byrd
Winchester
Frederick, Clarke
Shenandoah Valley
Woman Writes About County For 50 Years
Mt Pleasant resident Mrs. Mabel Perry is the Winchester Evening Star’s oldest continuously serving correspondent with 50 years at the paper except for 1911 after her marriage. She began as a 15 year old from Mt Williams in 1906, prompted by Isaac Frye, and has since reported from Rosenberger and Mt Williams, describing her education and early life hardships.
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Mabel Perry
Mt. Pleasant
Winchester Evening Star
John H. Perry
Mrs. Perry
Perry
The
Star
Mt. Williams
Mabel Allamong
Edward C. Allamong
Annie Barbour Allamong
Isaac Frye
Rosenberger
Cherry Grove
G. I. Frye
Winchester
Cherry Grove School
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John J. Sloat
Ralph S. Fansler
Richard Evelyn Byrd
Walter E. Huntsberry
Huntsberry Shoe Store
Dr. Snapp
Claude Grimm
Farmers & Merchants National Bank
Arthur F. Streit
Standard Oil Company
C. Harold Lauck
Washington & Lee University
Miller’s Drug Store
Haines
Glaize & Bro. Pa Ori Pedin
George W. Kurtz Ween
Clowe’s Jewelry Store
Huntsberrys Shoe Store
John S. Miller & Co
Hansbrough & Carter We
John
John S. Sloat
W. B. Garton
Winchester Times
Evening Star
John Sloat
Hansbrough
William Byrd
John I. Sloat
S. H. Hansbrough
Star Publishing Company
Mr. Byrd
Times
Lillis and
Byrd
Michael Lillis
Mike Lillis
Dick Byrd
Dana, Greeley
Watterson
Charles Emory Smith
Demosthenes
Addison
R. Gray Williams
West Boscawen Street
Northern Virginia Daily
East Boscawen Street
Miller and Anderson
Kent and Boscawen
Commercial and Savings Bank
Hoover
Martinsburg
Harry F. Byrd
Mr. Fansler
J. Kenneth Rush
George W. Lutz
Wallace J. Lutz
H. F. Byrd, Jr
Morning News Item
Weekly News
Weekly Times
Weekly Mirror
Daily Independent
BYRDS
Winchester Newpaper
A Byrd
Colonel William
Richard Evelyn
Harry Flood
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