Classified Advertising Rates and Representatives
The Winchester Evening Star lists rates: 2 cents per word, minimum 25 cents, cash with copy. National representatives include DeLisser-Boyd Inc in New York, Richmond, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Rochester, Atlanta and San Francisco.
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DeLisser-Boyd, Inc
New York
Richmond
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Rochester
Atlanta
San Francisco
Clarke County seeks superintendent after board deadlock
The Clarke County School Board failed to decide on a superintendent at its April meeting. Two favored incumbent Archie F. Robertson, two opposed. The State Board of Education selected Scott Noblin, who later declined another post. The local board then unanimously reappointed Robertson, urging the State Board to do the same and honor local wishes.
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Clarke County
Archie F. Robertson
Robertson
State Board of Education
Clarke
State Board
Scott Noblin
Scotts County
Noblin
Benito the Hawk in Mussolini’s revived glory drive
The piece portrays Mussolini pushing to rally a reluctant Italian populace toward his prestige quest aided by vigorous vigor and propaganda, with sharp satire on his self styled bold leadership and the seduction of power.
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Mussolini
Benito
Mussolini targets sparrows in air war satire
The article mocks Mussolini ordering a campaign to destroy English sparrows blamed as air attackers. It speculates on whether Mussolini will lead the campaign and use photographers. It notes the plan could backfire if sparrows retreat to England and Italy’s leadership faces doubt.
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Mussolini
Benito
Italy
England
Congress calls for a younger focus in Selective Service reform
The editorial supports General Hershey's plan to revise the draft to emphasize younger men rather than open investigations. It argues for a permanent law with a lower registration age around 18 and upper limit near 25, plus three post high school paths: training camp, academic study, or vocational education and work allocation.
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Troy
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Congress
Lewis B. Hershey
Byrd Urges Immediate End to Strikes on Naval Contracts
Senator Byrd warned that naval contract strikes have cost 2,000,000 man days of work, enough to build several ships, and urged the President to act now. He attacked the current mediation setup as ineffective and pressed for removal of Miss Perkins or direct certification power to the National Defense Mediation Board to curb the strikes damaging defense efforts.
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Washington
Byrd
D-Va
Senate
England
Navy Department
War Department
Miss Perkins
Defense Board
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United State
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Perkins
National Defense Mediation Board
Sidney Hillman
OPM
Department
Meditation Board
Metal Trades Department
AFL
National Mediation Board
Committee of Three
Insurance agents or independent contractors in unemployment case
The Virginia Unemployment Compensation Act issue centers on whether industrial agents for insurance firms are employees or independent contractors. The Hastings Court of Richmond held master servant relations apply, while the plaintiff argues agents are independent contractors and not covered. Other Tuesday arguments included Tazewell county school board vs Hager and bond issues for school houses with ballot form concerns.
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Tazewell County School Board
Virginia M. Hager
H. Elmer Kiser
Tazewel' County
Virginia
Low-down trick on a cricket lure for bass
A quirky tale questions if tying a thermometer to a cricket to attract bass is deceptive. It recounts Pry, chief hydraulic engineer for the Tennessee Valley Authority, and a Chinese lore note on cricket chirp rates at specific temperatures with implied fishing success.
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Albert S. Pry
Tennessee Valley Authority
Fry
Night Eclipse Over Catskills Inspires Grim Reverie
Edwin C. Hill depicts an eastern landscape where purple ridges glow as a red light crosses the world. The scene shifts to a lunar crimson opal sky, a mysterious conductor signals a grander theme, and fear quiets the cricket's song as marigold hues replace the red.
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Catskills
Tim
Earth
Cricket as Living Thermometer and a Blind Scientist
A Yerkes Observatory director in Wisconsin, Dr. Edwin B. Prost, who was blind, used crickets as temperature indicators. A Chinese cricket named Ah Sing gifted by a young woman forged an unlikely but successful bond with the scientist, highlighting uncanny cross culture collaboration in science.
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Edwin B. Prost
Yerkes Observatory
William's Bay
Wisconsin
China
Ah Sing
Cricket Chorus Predicts The Weather In A Farmers Tale
Dr. Frost relies on crickets to tell temperature with Ah Sing as his helper. The piece notes crickets inspire poets and writers and recalls Edmond Gilligan who wrote of barn quiet and a lone tenant in an old barn.
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Ah Sing
Frost
Edmond Gilligan
Summer Exercise Benefits and Physiology Insights
The article discusses summer fitness value, noting exercise aids gas exchange, appetite, sleep, and posture. It explains how muscles demand energy from glucose, raise heart workload, dilate blood vessels, and cause heat and sweating, while dispelling myths about sweating removing poisons. It also advises gradual cooling after workouts and cites a Q A on rheumatism and sinus benefits of high altitude.
Moonlit Return to Quiet at Hidden Mountain Homestead
The passage describes the moon shifting from amber to silver as danger fades. A mare stamps in a stall, her foal silent, while distant and nearby dogs bark and birds awaken. Cicadas and crickets resume their night chorus as light fills a ruined doorway and hay.
Star Quiz Answers On Page 2 Of This Issue
A quiz page lists seven questions about the Confederacy crabs snuff moon phases McKinley DiMaggio and the Green Mountain Boys, with prompts to turn to page 2 for the answers.
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Texas
Confederate States of America
William McKinley
Washington, D. C
Canton
Ohio
Buffalo
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Joe DiMardi
Yankees
Green Mountain
Fragments on Health Rules and Parrot Import Permits
The readable text outlines questions about turning smooth powder and injecting something with blood. It mentions whether a parrot import is possible and notes that a permit is required under Public Health Service regulations in Washington, D C for importation.
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Public Health Service
Ashington
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German blitzkrieg moves inland as refugees flood roads
Amid World War II events, Nazi forces push inland from the channel coast toward Paris while civilians flee. In domestic news, Coffey Co. of Roanoke wins a 47 700 dollar bid to build an armory. A new Sanitary Food store opens on North Braddock Street. A wedding in Birmingham ties a bride to Dr. P. W. Boyd. The Rev W D Smith speaks at 8 V A graduation. Berlin claims victory over the English fleet in the North Sea despite London reports of ships returning to port.
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Channel
France
Paris
Coffey Co
Roanoke
Sanitary Food Store
Woody White
Braddock Street
Theodore Roosevelt
W. D. Smith
Berlin
North Sea
London
Winchester Veterans Plan Memorial Day Participation
Daniel F. Miller aged 98 and George W. Dellinger aged 90, the last Confederate veterans in Winchester, announce they will join Memorial Day exercises tomorrow. Alf Landon, a Republican candidate, is accused by Borah of backing the New Deal. Squire J. W. Keffer of Strasburg arrives in Winchester to visit his daughter Mrs. Lewis Hildebrand for the holiday.
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Daniel F. Miller
George W. Dellinger
Winchester
Alf Landon
Borah
New Deal
Squire J. W. Keffer
Strasburg
Lewis Hildebrand
Handley Hosts Civic Clubs at New Miniature Golf Course
The Handley community invites three civic clubs to its new miniature golf course as a social event. The article notes growing interest in miniature golf at the recently opened facility.
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Handley
Ps Senisry
Arb Thtoriines
Demas
Mayers Hall Fire Averted During Stephens City Event
A near panic at Mayers Hall in Stephens City was avoided when a small fire on the narrow stairs to the second floor auditorium was quickly extinguished as several hundred attendees watched. W H Taylor returns from Memphis after attending the Turner Ashby Camp reunion of Confederate Veterans.
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Mayers Hall
Stephens City
W. H. Taylor
Memphis
Tenn
Turner Ashby
Answers To Questions By Frederic J. Haskin
A reader can get factual answers by writing The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau Frederic J. Haskin director Washington D C Please enclose three cents for reply.
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Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D.C
Curious Q and A from a cryptic trivia page
A jumble of questions and answers covers topics from beefsteak and electric rabbits to earthworms soil benefits and cottage cheese protein. It notes a Kentucky meeting profits, a ship weight claim, and a pin etched Lord's Prayer with 69 words.
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Theo
Owen P. Smi
E. T. K. the
Encyclopedia of Sports
Erlanger
Kentucky
C. A
Charles Howard Baker
Spokane
Washington
Daily Crossword On ce Across
Across clues list common crossword terms with numbers 1 5 9 10 11 12 13 15 17 18. Answers include stitches slide egress needy quote poker stake kind of apple consumes skill vegetable. The segment presents a brief clue set without solutions.
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