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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1940
Page
4
Diplomatic Tax Immunity Study Highlights Inconsistencies
A Federation of Tax Administrators study notes diplomats enjoy broad immunity from taxes, while consular exemptions vary by treaties. States differ on sales, gasoline, and vehicle taxes, creating conflicting outcomes for consuls and sparking calls for clearer policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
The
Federation of Tax Administrators
New York
Maryland
Police Poll: Officers Favor Enforcing Traffic Ordinances
Detroit police questioned by Commissioner Frank D. Eaman favored stricter enforcement of traffic ordinances as the top cure for accidents. They called for uniform timing of signals, stronger pedestrian laws, and education via radio and newspapers. Speed limits on streets and districts were supported by most, with few deeming rules too many.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Frank D. Eaman
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Detroit Accident Prevention Bureau
Traffic Department
Accident Prevention Bureau
Uneasy over events abroad in Lawrence editorial
The piece argues Washington faces rapid crystallization of a dangerous world war situation. It says Roosevelt is on the defensive politically and the emergency is a liability to the administration. It predicts a Republican push to replace the administration amid claims of American unpreparedness in a century’s crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sevenman Council of Defense
Washington
Defense Council
Germany
America
Roosevelt
United States
Republican Party
Chamberlain
Middletown News This Week One Year Ago
M. M. Lynch takes his first airplane ride en route to New York to visit the World's Fair. Eldon Brumback gives the welcome address at Middletown High Class Night exercises. Robert Lee Glaize, 61, a veteran Post Office employee, dies at his home on Fairmont Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. M. Lynch
New York
Washington
Eldon Brumback
Middletown
Robert Lee Glaize
Postoffice
Fairmont Avenue
G men seek Alvin Karpis gang as boy is returned for ransom
G men pursue the Alvin Karpis gang after the safe return of George Weyerhaeuser to Tacoma Washington for a 200000 dollar ransom. The Rev Wallace Brashears completes four years as pastor of Market Street Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Karpis
G-men
George Weyerhaeuser
Tacoma
Wash
Wallace Brashears
Market Street
Nevada adopts lethal gas as method of killing criminals
The state of Nevada approves lethal gas as a method of execution. Virginia reports cash assets slightly over 12 million dollars in the treasurer’s report. Dr L M Allens entries win numerous awards at the Carter Hall Horse Show held at Millwood by the Blue Ridge Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Virginia
L. M. Allen
Millwood
Blue Ridge Club
Zeppelins Raid London and Paris. Submarines Aim to Free Seas
German claims press on with nightly raids as a large airship is brought down in London and submarines vow to secure the seas. Company I gears up for a June 6 Confederate reunion in Richmond, preparing for travel and participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Paris
Company I
Richmond
Shinny street games and contests fuel late night complaints
Residents complain to police about shinny games on residential streets. The Star reports coupons for its popular young lady contest are bought and sold. Bill Bly drives a traction engine from Edinburg to Winchester at a record speed of a mile per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star
Bill Bly
Edinburg
Winchester
Arm-Chair Athletes and Mirror Diagnosis Tale
Dr Adrian Gibbs tells a patient to buy a full length mirror to assess health by naked reflection. Logan Clendening explains how golf and sitting life affect digestion and posture. Editor notes list pamphlets offered by Dr Clendening on health topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adrian Gibbs
Clendening
Logan Clendening
Answers to Questions from The Winchester Evening Star
Reader information service presents a Q and A roundup with varied topics. It covers seating at St Patrick's Cathedral, origins of Annapolis name, a 1938 tomb search, and maritime, legal, and social trivia. Multiple named entities appear, including St Patrick's Cathedral New York, Annapolis Maryland, Westminster Abbey, and 1940 timelines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
New York City
Quiz Questions From The Star Quiz Page
The page lists eleven trivia prompts and a common error note. Questions cover radium discovery, an African republic, cell shapes, hara kiri meaning, first seceding state, labor martyr released in 1939, plural of tablespoon, counterclockwise meaning, father of King Solomon, and completing a proverb about wisdom with aloud versus out loud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Negro Republic
Africa
King Solomon
Maid to Measure publicity frenzy fuels Merrifield youth theater
The Oaks after the play draws full-page attention with Gayle Dixon and Bill Bailey in lavish photos. Jeremy Tucker, grandson of Benjamin Merriefield, joins the trio as talk of the Merrifield Little Theater swells. Gayle guides the two men on the Merrifield lawn toward ideas of home and pool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gayle Dixon
Ted
Gayle
Bill
Jeremy Tucker
Benjamin W. Merrifield
Merrifield
Tempe Hyde
Lola Montesa
the Oaks
Jeremy
Bailey
Mr. Weems
Grandfather
Merrifield Estate
Bill Bailey
Montrose Club
Epic saga in Flanders tests Allied endurance
The piece recalls the trapped Allied armed forces in Flanders as an epic of bravery and endurance. It notes British and French resilience despite overwhelming pressure, describes relentless assaults from the air and ground, and reflects on the likely shortages of food and munitions while preserving discipline and courage.
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The
New York Times
Flanders
Mons
Gallipoli
Boulogne
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Alexander Graham Bell
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National Safety Council
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P.S. A
Lake Winona
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Parent
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Australia
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King Features Syndicate, Inc
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