Winchester Evening Star Classified Advertising Rates
Classified advertising rates listed for The Winchester Evening Star include 2 cents per word with a 25 cent minimum, cash with copy, plus 9 P. M. deadline for border ads and 45 cents per inch for transient display ads. It notes national representatives Tenney Woodward and Conklin and AP affiliation.
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Tenney- Woodward and Conklin, Inc
New York
Detroit
Kansas City
San Francisco
Chicago
Boston
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Untitled ad text fragment on subscription rates
A fragmented advertisement displays subscription pricing in vague terms including yearly and quarterly rates, with unclear currency and timing references. The legible items note options such as one year and three months in advance, but many words are garbled.
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Aire
Pnnareisn
WAY
Look For Inner Light Verse Quotation
A dated 1940 note presents a Bible verse from Isaiah 60 19 about the sun and moon offering no light, while the Lord provides everlasting guidance and glory. The fragment implies a religious message for readers on Friday June 7.
Stettinius Resigns As U S Steel Chairman For Defense Post
Edward R. Stettinius quits as chairman of United States Steel at age 39 with a $100000 salary to lead the National Defense Commission. He will oversee raw materials procurement for government needs, prioritizing duty over personal gain alongside William S. Knudsen of General Motors.
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Edward R. Stettinius
United States Steel Corporation
Stettinius
National Defense Commission
Roosevelt
Edward Stettinius
Defense Commission
William S. Knudsen
General Motors
America
Knudsen
Weygand to lead France in hour of peril after Foch
The piece notes Weygand, Foch's pupil, now leads France as Britain and France reassess strategy after Gamelin’s failures. It cites his trusted command, the shift from static Maginot defenses to rapid counter attacks, and the belief Allied victory rests on his ability to organize hard blows against Germany.
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Marshal Foch
France
Maxime Weygand
Weygand
Foch
Gamelin
Maginot Line
Maginot
Siegfried Lines
Hitler
Low Countries
Germany
After the Battles in Flanders Destruction Remains
Accounts describe near total devastation in Flanders after weeks of fighting. Towns are in dust and countrysides wrecked as burial grounds and battle monuments are disturbed or damaged. The article warns the scene may mirror broader prostration and ruin.
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Flanders
The Fruits of One Man Government Across Europe
The piece argues that if war returns to Europe it will reveal weak postwar resources and scant funds for restoration. It warns Germany may face Allied incursions and notes Europe could remain damaged long, affecting Western Hemisphere vitality and peace prospects.
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France
England
Italy
Germany
Europe
Staunton Population Seen at 13100 in 1940 Census
Preliminary census figures indicate Staunton will record 13 100 residents in 1940, up 1 110 from 1930. Earlier estimates of 15 000 were optimistic due to limited growth and only one boundary expansion since 1906, 1938 adding Selma with about 400 people.
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Staunton
Selma
Drive in church opens for overflow crowds in Florida
Florida creates the only drive in church in the country to handle vast overflow. In hundreds of cars worshippers listen via loudspeakers and signal aisles of Amen with one horn and Hallelujah with two horns.
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Indianapolis Star
Fla
Boyce High honors Cecil Parker with alumni medal
Graduation exercises at Boyce High School award Cecil Parker the alumni medal. King George and Queen Elizabeth arrive in the United States from Canada and cross at Niagara Falls. The hospital Woman's Auxiliary Garden Party at Mrs. P. W. Boyd's succeeds despite rain.
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Cecil Parker
Boyce High School
King George
Queen Elizabeth
England
United States
Canada
Niagara Falls
Woman's Auxiliary
P. W. Boyd
Five Years Ago Gala Opens At Auto Supply Store
Joe the Motorists' Friend held a gala opening on North Loudoun Street. A Boston architect renovates Springsberry estate in Clarke County after its purchase by George Greenhalgh, an Ohio resident. Walden Resseguie earned a chemical engineering department medal at V. P. I.
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Joe
North Loudoun Street
Boston
Springsberry
Clarke County
George Greenhalgh
Ohio
Walden Resseguie
Locust Valley Society president speaks at Handley commencement
Ten years ago Dr. Archibald Smith, leader of the Friends Society of Locust Valley, delivered the commencement address at Handley. Firemen urge citizens to call the nearest fire company for small blazes. Winchester banks launch service charges.
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Archibald Smith
The
Friends Society of
Locust Valley
L. I
Handley
Winchester
Frederick Home Hack dies after long illness
The Baltimore lawyer and financier Frederick Home Hack dies after a prolonged illness. Memorial Day remarks at Arlington Cemetery included flowers sent for Confederate Memorial rites at Stonewall cemetery by Mr. Wilson. Russia reports submarine losses, while Italy and Albania coordinate against Austria in the Alps.
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Frederick Home Hack
Baltimore
Arlington Cemetery
President Wilson
Stonewall Cemetery
Wilson
Russia
Italy
Albania
Alps
Forty Years Ago no Star copy found for date
This brief notes that a Star newspaper copy for the referenced date could not be located in the archive. It records no further details, offering a small note about missing material from the historical page.
Sleeping Through Insomnia Advice From Dr Clendening
In a patient letter Adrian Gibbs offers sympathy about insomnia while recounting personal experience with sleep difficulties. He notes sleeping powders and modern tablets can backfire, urging naps, steady habits, and a detective’s study of the patient’s sleep pattern. The column closes with a reader Q A and Dr Clendening pamphlets for sale.
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Adrian Gibbs
Questions and Answers from The Winchester Evening Star
Reader information column lists factual Q and A items on topics as varied as art terms about sculpts it and dentral lake depth Lake Baikal. It covers historic events such as the Black Hole of Calcutta and Civilian Conservation Corps founded by Roosevelt, plus notes on lace, horse tails nicking, and Duke Kahana moku aging toward fifty.
Partake Clarified as Simple Acknowledgement of Eating
A note explains the error in using partook for a private meal and clarifies that ate is the correct verb when one eats alone. Partake implies sharing or taking part with others, as in sharing hospitality.
Quiz questions from The Star page two
The page presents a seven question quiz covering U.S. history science geography and literature. Topics include presidential dental history blitzkrieg Handel Das Rheingold and the Statue of Liberty by French sculptor Auguste Bartholdi along with a plant with seasonal blossoms and a postal liability question.
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United States
State University At
Ann Arbor
Texas
South Dakota
Wyoming
New York Harbor
Let there be music a call for a band stand in Winchester
Frank S Miller of Winchester urges the community to build a public band stand so bands can perform outdoors on warm evenings. He argues such a space would let residents hear and see music live, rather than through radio, highlighting music as a gift of God and a shared civic joy.
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Roosevelt
Mexico
Texas
National Guard
Villa
General Pershing
Army
Happiness C O D A Boy Detective Loses His Nerve
Bill Bailey grapples with a bracelet theft accusation involving Lola Montesa as he forces a confession scheme. Lola denies theft and sheds tears, Gayle consoles her, and Bill confronts his own bungling conclusions while Jeremy offers support amid mounting confusion.
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Bill Bailey
Bill
Lola Montesa
Lola
Mr. Merrifield
Jeremy
Gayle
Gaviel
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Winchester Evening Star
Every Evening Star Publishing Co
Associated Press
All News Dispatch
the National Guard
Roanoke World News
Horn Worship
Dr. Gibbs
By Logan Clendening, M. D
Clendening
Alta Barbarossa
Dr. Cents
Logan Clendening
Frederic J. Haskin
Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
Lake Baikal
Siberia
Calcutta
East India Company
Fort William
Bengal
Civilian Conservation Corps
William James
Harvard
West Point
Thaddeus Kosciuska
O— Q
William Saroyan
Saroyan
Agricultural Experiment Station
New Haven
Conn
Duke Kahanamoku
United States Navy
U— Q
Richard Halliburton
Hellesport
Ulysses
Cortez
Balboa
Darien
Switzerland
Hannibal
the Star Quiz
the Star
Frank. S. Miller
Winchester, Va
Tiger Hill
Isoocow
China
Pisa
Bellondike
Inspiration Point
Alaska
William Huskisson
Maudie
Lola Verily
Iternation
New Mexico
Jeremy Tucker
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