Winchester Evening Star front matter and publication note
The Winchester Evening Star announces daily publication with advertising rates and subscription prices, lists Associated Press affiliation, advertising deadlines, and regional offices. The July 16 1940 issue features a Bible verse headline quote from Colossians 3 23.
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Associated Press
Tenney- Woodward and Conklin, Inc
New York
Detroit
Kansas City
San Francisco
Chicago
Boston
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Dust Bowl Graces Green Fields After Long Drought
The Hich Plains region sees a rare stretch of abundant rain and a good harvest after years of dust storms and relocation. Weather Bureau cautions against expecting permanent relief, noting cycles of rain and drought. The article links regional revival to global food pressures and calls for prudent farming to prevent a future trek back.
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Dust Bowl
Hich Plains
Httle
Texas
New Mexico
Kansas
Oklahoma
Colorado
Montana
Wyoming
Nebraska
Dakotas
Weather Bureau
Education and National Defense Guidance for Schools
The American Council on Education outlines ways to keep schools functioning during national emergencies. It urges protecting freedom of learning, resisting war hysteria, and avoiding racial or national discrimination in curricula, with lessons drawn from World War I to minimize disruption in September.
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American Council On Education
Education
Shorts Test of Equal Rights Sparks Oklahoma City Arrest
An Oklahoma City man in shorts to challenge gender dress norms is arrested after a police eyeing his knees. He is bonded to appear in police court, likely in conventional attire. The piece notes the ongoing, unresolved debate over gender equality.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Caper Outfit Described as Skirt Playsuit in City Gossip
The item mentions a caper cutting outfit with a bare midriff and notes Oklahoma City lacks female police, suggesting the subject may still be seen wearing the cutest outfits as he goes places.
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Oklahoma City
Germans use pressure to force French sailors' support
Reprinted editorial cites Fletcher Pratt claiming Berlin would set up concentration camps for families of French sailors who resist Germany. The piece argues such acts brutalize innocent civilians and deserve severe punishment if Hitler's regime falls.
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Lynchburg
France
Adolf Hitler
Fletcher Pratt
New York Post
Berlin
England
Hitler
Napoleon and Hitler Reflections on Power and Blood
The piece compares Hitler visiting Napoleon's tomb to historic figures Napoleon and his era. It cites Robert Ingersoll and H. G. Wells criticizing Napoleon's vanity and tyranny, noting Victor Hugo's quip and viewing Hitler as a modern parallel in pursuit of grandiose power.
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Knoxville News-Sentinel
Hitler
Napoleon
the Invalides
der Fuehrer
Robert Ingersoll
Lee
Napoleon the Great
H. G. Wells
Caesar
Alexander
Charlemagne
Victor Hugo
Why Mosquitoes Bite Some and Pass Others
Dr. Logan Clendening explains entomogenous allergy and varying reactions to insect bites. He cites cases of severe swelling from mosquito and bee stings, notes immunization via exposure, and describes how some people gain temporary immunity while others remain sensitive.
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Meuse
Vaughn
Richmond
Canada
Clewes
Clowes
San Francisco Bay Region
Questions and Answers from The Winchester Evening Star
The May 1939 readers’ inquiries cover topics from sports attendance and Bukovina geography to U S cemetery costs in France and Willkie family facts. It also answers about ginger ale alcohol content, Joe Louis punches, impeachment history, ivory tower meaning, atom structure, crucifixion wood legends, and the Mellon Collection.
National income rising but unemployment persists in 1939
The Commerce Department reports 1939 national income near 70 billion dollars, below the 1929 peak of 82.9 billion. Despite lower prices, physical output may match 1929, yet unemployment remains. Production must grow beyond current records, and armament demand will lift output in 1940 and beyond.
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Commerce Department
Cattle Theft Hit Whitney Estate Near Upperville
Over ten thousand dollars' worth of blooded cattle were stolen from Mrs. J. H. Whitney's Liongollen estate near Upperville. Authorities investigate the large-scale livestock theft affecting the region.
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Liongollen
J. H Whitney
Upperville
Little Theatre
New York
Frederick County 4-H council meeting report and league finale
Five years ago Bobs Larrick and Mary Judy chaired the Frederick County 4-H council annual meeting. Lefty Jewett changes teams to pitch for The Park and joins the Front Royal All-Stars as Park defeats Culpeper to claim league championship without him.
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Bobs Larrick
Mary Judy
Frederick County
4-H Council
Lefty Jewett
Park
Front Royal All-Stars
Culpeper
Winchester Club clinches Tri-State golf trophy in late surge
Vic Arthur Donald Nixdorff Logan Fay and Jimmy Sirbaugh push late points to secure the Tri-State trophy for Winchester Club golf. Lewis Hershell Borden dies when his new car overturns south of Strasburg in a separate incident.
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Vic Arthur
Donald Nixdorff
Logan Fay
Jimmy Sirbaugh
Winchester Club
Lewis Hershell Borden
Strasburg
Quiz on World Events and Figures From A Vintage Page
Answers appear on page two for questions about Joe Louis Goday Mt McKinley National Park the meaning of Puerto Rico the philanthropist who endowed libraries the baker's dozen naturalization voting rights first World War armistice where signed and “Czar of the Movies” identification plus Wilson’s children.
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Goday
Joe Louis
Mt. McKinley National Park
Puerto Rico
Scotland
Wilson
Germans Capture Fortified City Near Warsaw In 194? Era
Twenty five years ago German forces took a fortified city near Warsaw held by Russian troops as a warning to the United States about exporting munitions to the Allied forces. A wedding occurred when Miss Minnie A. Conrad married Mr. Charles Reid Riley at Montana Hall in Clarke county. In New York, Harry K. Thaw was declared sane by a jury and will not return to the state hospital for the criminally insane.
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Warsaw
Weighing party at Brad Dock Street Church home
Forty years ago a weighing party was held at the Brad Dock Street church home of Mrs. E. J. Evans on North Loudoun Street. Nearby, Helen Rice, daughter of Mr and Mrs Louis Rice, was almost gored by a pet cow after other children teased the animal.
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Braddock Street
E. J. Evans
Loudoun Street
Helen Rice
Louis Rice
Vase On Mantel Rests. Boat Lies In Water
The vase stands on the mantel while a boat lies in the water. This compact note uses plain phrasing to describe a still life scene with two objects in different positions.
Love Without Music Promises and Party Turmoil on Yacht
Linda Avery intertwines romance with Ronald Stafford a trumpet star while rival Mina Nevins pursues Robert Barton and publicist Terry Adams charms Caroline Pickard. Linda juggles a Western voyage party and escalating celebrity entanglements as Rob escorts her to a yacht gathering.
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Linda Avery
New York
Models
Ronald Stafford
Sarah Markley
Ronald
Robert Barton
Linda
Terry Adams
Terry
Caroline Pickard
Mina Nevins
Robert
Ronnie
Times Square
Sarah
Rob
Caroline
Mina
East Forties
Markley
West
Billie Anne Trent
Billie Anne
Linaa
The National Gallery of Art Opens Early in 1941
The National Gallery of Art will open early in 1941 featuring masterpieces by Rubens Van Dyck El Greco Holbein Rembrandt Hals Vermeer Gainsborough Reynolds Turner Titian Velazquez Veronese Bellini Giorgione Perugino Raphael Filippo Lippi Riotto Goya and Gilbert Stuart.
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Rubens, van Dyck
el Greco
Holbein
Rembrandt
Hals
Vermeer
Gainsborough
Reynolds
Turner
Titian
Valazquez
Vero
Nese
Bellini
Giorgione
Perugino
Raphael
Filippo Lippi
Riotto
Goya
Gilbert Stuart
National Gallery of ‘Art
Highest speed mile in a power dive record
The text states power dives have been made at speeds in excess of 600 miles per hour. It discusses the claim of reaching very high velocities during a power dive and notes a specific figure around 600 mph.
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Rollier
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