Winchester Evening Star Classified Advertising Rates Notice
The Winchester Evening Star prints daily except Sundays in Winchester Virginia. Advertising rates include classified at 2 cents per word with minimum 25 cents. display ads border around and must be in by 9 PM. Transient rate 45 cents per inch. National ad reps listed. Associated Press content rights noted.
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Tenney- Woodward and Conklin, Inc
New York
Detroit
Kansas City
San Francisco
Chicago
Boston
Atlanta
Lorelei
Subscription Rates and Plans
The notice lists subscription rates for one year in advance three options 3.80 six months 1.78 two year? It also shows three month 0.99 and one month 0.50 or 0.40 with weekly rates. The formatting is inconsistent but outlines pricing for different terms and a weekly option.
Do You Know God Verse Quoted From Jeremiah 9 24
A dated religious line from July 13 1949 invites reflection on knowing God. The message cites Jeremiah 9 24 emphasizing the Lord as loving, just and righteous in the world and urges understanding of him.
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God
Jeremiah
Stuck In Canada Warns U S Tourists On Border Checks
The article notes U S residents risk delays at the border without citizenship documents as Canadian travel remains busy. It warns travelers to carry naturalization papers or birth certificates and highlights heightened border scrutiny by American authorities while Canada remains at war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Uncle Sam
Dominion
Europe
Canada
Mexico
Urban Migration Reverses Pour: 124 Cities See Population Rise
Provisional 1940 census shows 124 cities with 25,000 plus population increasing from 8,678,316 in 1930 to 9,095,751 in 1940, a 4.8 percent gain. In 97 cities there was growth while 27 fell. the trend mirrors ongoing decentralization as back-to-the-farm and suburban appeal pull people out of dense urban areas.
Exit Small Farmer but The Fact Behind Farm Change
The committee report reveals mechanization reducing farm labor, industrialized farming with processors owning farms, the shift from family to managerial farms, and a surplus farm population as mechanization and urban job cuts reshape agriculture and industry.
Editorial urges thinning orchards to aid apple market
Reprinted remarks discuss culls from Shenandoah Valley apple growers as a major industry problem. Editors favor removing unprofitable marginal trees to reduce inferior fruit, and suggest possible state action to limit sale of undersized apples for better market discipline. Virginia apple industry urged to pursue grading enforcement and legislative help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our Valley Contemporary
Virginia
Lynchburg Advance Reports Alleged Communist Propaganda in WPA Murals
Local groups including the Women’s International Aeronautical Association the Flatbush Chamber of Commerce and the Floyd Bennett post of the American Legion charge WPA murals at Floyd Bennett airport New York City promote Communist propaganda They urge an investigation by the WPA administrator and the possible destruction of the murals if substantiated The groups warn against disloyalty from artists funded by taxpayers and stress defense needs in America.
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Lynchburg Advance
WPA
Floyd Bennett Airport
New York City
Women's International Aeronautical Association
Flatbush Chamber of Commerce
Floyd Bennett Post
American Legion
Wright Brothers
Kitty Hawk
Joseph Stalin
United States Naval Reserve
Moscow
California
United States
America
Termites: A New Species
An Ozark County Times item uses a tongue in cheek line about termites undermining political platforms, suggesting platforms crumble soon after elections. The note frames the issue with a humorous metaphor about decay of political promises.
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Ozark County Times
Winchester Gun Club to Erect Skeet Shoot House
Winchester Gun Club secures council approval to build a skeet shoot house on park property. Louise O Roark and the Mes sisters excel at Salvation Army camp in Catoctin Maryland. Nina Dyke is installed as Noble Grand of the local Rebekah Association lodge.
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Winchester Gun Club
Louise O'Roark
Geraldine
Rutie Messick
Salvation Army
Catoctin
Nina Dyke
Rebekah Association Lodge
Barr Succeeds Father as City Sergeant
Five years ago Taylor Barr was appointed city sergeant to follow his late father Lee Barr who had recently died. Park officials sketch plans for a large city playground for children and residents. Melvin Purvis, famed federal agent who led the Dillinger hunt, resigns from his post.
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Taylor
Barr
Lee Barr
Park
Melvin Purvis
Hunt
John Dillinger
Notable county farmer James I. Ritter Dies at Home
James I. Ritter, a well known county farmer, dies at his home near here. The old Court seat of Frederick county, used for 172 years, is retired and displayed in the clerk's office. Agricultural agents report the Virginia commercial apple crop this year will be far below 1929 levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James I. Ritter
Frederick County
Virginia
Berlin proposes flag flying on merchant ships
Twenty five years ago Capt. Robert Bruce Musé a farmer and former Confederate soldier dies. Berlin plans to propose allowing the U S flag to fly on merchant ships. News from the war zone arrives with reports that British forces captured a submarine that sank the Lusitania. Gov Henry Stuart and party from Richmond are treated royally in California during their visit to the Prisco Fair.
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Robert Bruce Musé
Berlin
U. S
Lusitania
New York
Henry Stuart
Richmond
California
Local youth joins army sails for China with 14th infantry
Forty years ago Bob Forney, a well known local youth, enters military service and sails with the 14th Infantry to China. In Kernstown Joe Barton’s farm loses over 1000 bushels of wheat after sparks from a traction engine fire causes a rock pile to ignite. The New York World reports a plot to assassinate President McKinley is being unearthed.
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Bob Forney
14Th Infantry
China
Joe Barton
Kernstown
New York World
McKinley
Treating Heat Stroke And Sunstroke Early Care Tips
The article explains heat stroke symptoms from early unease to collapse and outlines rapid cooling methods. It stresses cold water irrigation, humidity effects, and gradual temperature reduction, plus postrecovery sun sensitivity and risk factors like heart or kidney disease.
Nursing mother smoking and infant effects debated
Question on whether smoking by a nursing mother harms a child gets a physician backed answer that most doctors say no. An editor notes Dr. Clendening offers seven pamphlets for ten cents each via a self addressed stamped envelope.
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Clendening
Levan Og
Logan Tsendeotin
Information Bureau Q A From The Winchester Evening Star
Reader questions cover army recruitment aims Bryans estate Finland Rip Van Winkle’s dog Pennsylvania Turnpike Shaw lectures seisachtheia meaning of seisachtheia dedication of formation Please Baltimore fire koodoo pecan oil Chopin Revolutionary Etude reason for composing it
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Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
The Star Quiz Answers On Page Two
A compact quiz asking about Alaska seal fur dye trade names times and dates. Questions cover the Washington Monument funding, hair counts, World War II invasions, Great Lakes geography, journalism terms, Boer War dates, waiter duties, and a British aircraft carrier sunk near Narvik in 1940.
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Alaska
Washington Monument
Washington, D. C
Germany
Norway
Great Lakes
England
South Africa
Narvik
Demand for Phrase Adjustments in Classical Style
The instruction requests replacing a common phrase with a stylistically condensed form. It suggests using "seldom: if ever" instead of the fuller "He seldom or ever gets tired." The call centers on choosing a concise, period-appropriate wording change.
Can Religion Stop Hitler
A World War II era appeal urges religious resistance to Hitler citing Christian teachings and urging readers to obtain a red-letter New Testament with a special supplement. The notice promotes religious action and offers a booklet for 20 cents postpaid.
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Hitler
Germany
Cory
Request for New Testament via Mail Coupon
A reader encloses twenty cents for a copy of the New Testament in a Washington D C information bureau notice. The form asks for name street or rural city state and a return address, indicating a mail order style request.
Knot in floatboard reveals hog likeness in Ohio
A knot found in a poplar board in Cincinnati Ohio resembles the face of a hog. The other knot features a similar likeness and is part of Scott's Scrap Book by R J Scott. Sent to readers as a curious feature with light tone in 1940.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Love Without Music Chapter Teasers In New York
Linda Avery a receptionist at a New York models agency rekindles romance with childhood sweetheart Ronald Stafford while suspicion rises around Mina Nevins and Sarah Markley. Linda faces threats after a near murder attempt and a key mystery about access to her apartment.
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Linda Avery
New York Models
Ronald Stafford
Sarah Markley
Irl
Ronald
Robert Sarton
Seeer
Inda
Terry Adams
Terry
Caroline Pickard
Mina Nevins
Robert
Linda
Caroline
Paris
Sarah
Mina
MacCrae
Librarians of Congress from 1802 to present noted figures
Lists the succession of Librarians of Congress from H. B. to Archibald MacLeish with years served, noting Spofford as last in the Capitol old home and retirement in 1897 when the new library opened. Also includes scattered Q A exchanges about George M. Cohan age on stage and other archival queries.
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Congress
H. B
John Beckley
Patrick Magruder
George Watterston
John Silva Meehan
John G. Stephenson
Insworth Rand Spofford
John Russell Young
Herbert Putnam
Archibald MacLeish
Spofford
Capitol
George M. Cohan
Daniel Boone
Peck
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Scott
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Markley Agency
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