Winchester Evening Star masthead and ad listing
The Winchester Evening Star imprint shows editor H. F. Byrd Jr and post office address for second class mailing. It lists national ad reps Tenney Woodward and Conklin with office locations in New York Detroit Kansas City San Francisco Chicago Boston Atlanta and Los Angeles.
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Tenney- Woodward and Conklin, Inc
New York
Detroit
Kansas City
San Francisco
Chicago
Boston
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Live Victoriously Sermon Reflects on Philippians Theme
A church message from June 11 1940 cites Philippians 1 21 to urge believers to live for Christ and view death as gain. The devotional remarks frame daily conduct around faith and eternal outcome, inviting congregants to steady commitment amid uncertain times.
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Christ
Dictatorship condemned as threat to world peace
President Roosevelt condemns Mussolini and Mussolini's invasion as a dark hour for France and humanity. The piece argues that one man’s will to power endangers freedoms, churches, and courts, urging defense of republican government through free courts and independent Congress.
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Roosevelt
Mussolini
France
America
Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Europe
Il Duce
Germany
Italy
Congress
Aid For The Allies Within The Last Thirty Days
The most powerful mechanized army has overrun Holland Belgium and parts of France and now threats Paris. Britain and coastal towns have faced aerial bombardment. The United States should render the Allies all possible aid except man power.
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Holland
Belgium
France
Paris
England
America
United States
Europe
Closing The Frontier and Passport Rules Across the Border
The piece argues for the open 3,000 mile U S Canada border and warns against forcing every Canadian entering the United States after July 1 to carry a passport. It cites a State Department order that would impose such restrictions, contrasting with mutual neighborliness and free movement.
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Canada
United States
Europe
State Department
Defense Against Infiltration of Fifth Column Aliens
Ottawa reports show acquiescence while Canada and the United States face fear of fifth columnists. The piece argues both governments should act now to limit infiltration across borders before activists cross into each country.
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Ment
Ottawa
Canada
Editorial: U S War Effort in World War I Failures
Reprinted editorial criticizes U S WWI logistics and procurement in 1917 1918. It notes shortages of rifles artillery planes and munitions for 165000 American troops in France and describes reliance on Allied arms and costly government contracts. It cites Senate findings on ill fated shoe and harness orders and cantonment spending.
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New York Herald Tribune
United States
Germany
France
Pershing
Europe
War Department
Inscription Over Aisne House Reflects War Turmoil
The March Fidac Review notes an inscription on a house in the Aisne Department of France. Built 1827 and repeatedly plundered, burned, and rebuilt from 1815 to 1920, it laments two centuries of European hardship as war clouds loom over the region.
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Baltimore Evening Sun
Fidac Review
International Federation of Veterans of the
Europe
Aisne
France
Handley Track grads thin 1940 squad outlook
Fifteen Handley Track team members graduate leaving only three regulars to form the 1940 squad. Cecil Teets is elected president of the Stephens City Future Farmers chapter. Mrs. Ansel Solenberger hosts for Handley advisee room members.
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Handley
Cecil Teets
Stephens City
Future Farmer
Ansel Solenberger
Gainesboro Sunday School elects D S Miller president
Five years prior D S Miller was chosen president of the Gainesboro Sunday School Convention while Helen Hoover won an essay prize on Sanitation at Gore School. County supervisors also appointed Mrs Eulalia S Nalley as a full time welfare worker.
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D.S. Miller
Gainesboro
Helen Hoover
Gore School
Eulalia S. Nalley
Berryville High Valedictorian Leads 22 Diploma Winners
Valedictorian Virgie McFarland headlines Berryville High as 22 students receive diplomas during graduation day ceremonies. At Handley High a Lucius S. Lupton Memorial tablet is unveiled with formal rites. Max Schmeling wins the heavyweight crown after a fourth round stoppage following a low blow incident with Jack Sharkey.
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Virgie McFarland
Berryville High
Lucius S. Lupton
Handley High
Max Schmelling
Jack Sharkey
Winchester official J E Correll dies at 25 years ago
Twenty five years ago J E Correll who served as commissioner of revenue for Winchester dies. Work begins on the National Fruit Product Co at the northwest edge of town. Mary Pickford appears at the Empire Theatre in several two reelers.
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J. E. Correll
Winchester
National Fruit Product Co
Mary Pickford
Empire Theatre
Governor pushes state troops for towns like Winchester
Governor Tyler advocates forming state troops to guard towns the size of Winchester and larger. Bill Garrett receives injuries after a wild hog attack on the Clarke county farm of Frank Whiting. Levin Powell Rue Ebergele and Miflin Swartz earn degrees from the University of Virginia.
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Tyler
Winchester
Bill Garrett
Clarke County
Frank Whiting
Diet Reforms Help Cure High Blood Pressure
Diet reform advice emphasizes lifestyle changes beyond dieting to ease hypertension. The piece argues reducing worry and stress, limiting exciting meals, and adopting a neutral diet high in carbohydrates with lower protein. A sample daily menu outlines breakfast and supper items including oats, bread, butter, milk, rice, and vegetables.
Water on the knee explained with notes on cause
The term refers to a swollen knee due to a fluid buildup from a joint or bursa. Rest and heat cure both forms, with needle drainage for the bursa form though fluid may recur. An editor’s note advertises Dr Clendening pamphlets on diet indigestion constipation infant feeding feminine hygiene and skin care.
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Jerome K. Jerome
Clendening
Jesen Clendening
Information Bureau answers on boxing rules and history
Reader questions cover the National Boxing Association role and structure, its annual convention in Milwaukee this September, and its vs. no National Boxing Commission status. Other entries explain mantle origins, Jane Addams stamp symbolism, Gordon Hittenmark's broadcasting start, Gideon's Bible distribution, Pershing’s wife tragedy, a pundit, and neon light history.
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National Boxing Commission
National Boxing Association
Athletic Commissions
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
America's Favorite Poems booklet offered for ten cents
A nationwide vote picked the favorite poems as determined by the American people. The 48 page collection, AMERICA'S FAVORITE POEMS, features works by Longfellow, Tennyson, Bryant, Whittier and other poets. Order your copy for ten cents postpaid by sending this coupon to the Information Bureau in Washington, D. C.
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America
Longfellow
Tennyson
Bryant
Whittier
The Value of Friendliness Uplifts City Life
Letters to the editor praise simple kindness inspired by the late Thomas Kremer. Neighbors recall his daily friendly greeting and sympathetic service, noting that such courtesy eases sorrow and strengthens community bonds. His friends affirm the worth of consistency in kindness.
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the Star
Thomas Kremer
Mr. Kremer
Happiness C O D Chapter Thirty Five Mischief and Missing Lola
Bill and Gayle at The Oaks deal with expense tricks and plan purchases while Jeremy and Lola form a fragile circle. Lola disappears after a theft reports disrupt the mansion's rhythm as Bill awaits a clue and a bold new music box arrives to brandish wealth.
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Bill
Gayle
Jeremy Tucker
Jeremy
Mr. Merrifield
Lola
Adele Larraway
Star Quiz Answers on Page 2
A seven item quiz asks: first President of the German Republic, Black Hills location, autumn in rere tina season in the United States, largest Canadian province, relation among Noah Webster and Daniel Webster, baptismal name of Buffalo Bill, total full membership in Congress, which playing card suit has a one eyed king, and whether the Titanic or Lusitania was sunk by a German submarine.
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German Republic
Black Hills
Reretina
United States
Canada
Noah, Webster
Daniel Webster
Buffalo
Congress of the United States
Lusitania
Confusion Over Per Cent Usage and Battle Burial Plot
A brief explainer notes that per cent stems from Latin per centum and may be written percent as modern usage. It cites a Concord burial plot connected to Lexington and discusses locale ownership by the British government amid 1910-era questions.
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Concord
Mass
Lexington
New Jersey Car Purchases Tilt Toward Used Vehicles
A 1939 study by Arthur W. Magee shows 700,860 vehicles changed hands in New Jersey with 589,312 used and 111,543 new. That yields only 16 percent of buyers choosing new cars.
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New Jersey
Arthur W. Magee
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