Winchester Evening Star Classified Rates and Policies
The Winchester Evening Star lists subscription prices by mail and time period, including daily except Sunday. It details advertising rates for classifieds memorials and bordered ads, with deadlines and national reps listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evening Star Publishing Co
Winchester
Virginia
Tenney, Woodward & Company, Inc
New York
Detroit
Kansas City
San Francisco
Chicago
Boston
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Associated Press
No Acquittal Verse Quote From Nahum Cited
A biblical verse is cited declaring the Lord slow to anger and mighty in power. It states God will not acquit the wicked and governs storms and whirlwind as his way.
Handley High School Grads Shine At VPI Class of 1937
Ma Winchester congratulates Handley High School and three graduates among the top ten in the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Class of 1937. Harry Dieckin Walden Resseguie and Kenneth Robinson led the group, reflecting credit on Winchester’s public schools and highlighting the school’s prep role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ma Winchester
Handley High School
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg
Handley
THE
STAR
Harry Dieckin
Walden Resseguie
Kenneth Robinson
Winchester
Four Departments Take Sides in Steel Strike
The CIO proclaims four U S government departments back its cause while criticizing Post Office actions amid Republic Steel plant strikes. It accuses federal agencies of bias toward union leaders and blocking mail and aid to non-striking workers, arguing government policy now serves a minority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Lewis
Republic Steel Corporation
United States
Post Office Department
CIO
Amelia Bloomer and the dress reform revolt
A May 27 1837 milestone marks Amelia Bloomer's public debut for women’s dress reform. Her outfit featured loose pants with ankle‑length legs and ample fabric, signaling a push for comfort and practicality in women's attire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia Bloomer
American women rebels who changed dress and freedom
The piece recalls Amelia Bloomer and other suffragist figures like Carrie Nation Susan B Anthony Frances Willard and Harriet Beecher Stowe. It argues their forthright actions spurred modern women to dress sensibly act freely and stop passive patience. The essay credits these activists with advancing women’s status from restrictive eras to today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia Bloomer
Amelia
Carrie Nation
Susan B. Anthony
Frances Willard
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Griselda
National Grange Urges Swift Action and Summer Recess
The National Grange urged Congress to speedily act on essential legislation, defeat the court reorganization bill, and then adjourn for the summer. It cautioned against hasty action on wage and hours and other proposals, urging members to study thePresident's plans during a long recess for better consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
The
Grange
Andit
Answers to Questions From The Evening Star Inquiry
A reader questions page from The Evening Star Information Bureau with multiple Qs and As. Topics include race horse schooling lists, Spanish Navy inventory, lecture sentence length, rainfall weight, leprosy conferences, Metropolitan Opera broadcasts, steam whistles on Mississippi steamboats, tulip festivals, Kit Cat Club, airship inflation costs, General Motors Newark plant, the sun placement phrase, arrests by race, talking books, Elkton marriages, Fly River location, New Jersey highway act, longest bridge span, newspaper presses, Graf Zeppelin status, Manhattan farming, social relief per capita, and Icelandic hot springs.
Shortage of coming season's apple crop noted in federal report
Federal report for June emphasizes a tight apple harvest, the smallest in several years. J. A. Hotinger's new Chevrolet sedan is stolen and wrecked during a visit to Staunton. Winchester fire companies will attend the Maryland Convention in Hagerstown. Over 100 army officers plan a tour of Civil War battlefields tomorrow for tactical study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Hotinger
Staunton
Winchester Fire Companies
Maryland
Hagerstown
Anderson elected mayor of Winchester unopposed
Dr. Charles R. Anderson wins the Winchester mayoral race without opposition. Hoover supporters at the national convention call for an 18th amendment substitution while the President is cheered for twenty minutes. In Middletown male voters reject numerous women candidates for town council, none win. Sheriff Pannett leads over a hundred men in a slag pile body search for Mrs. Orndorff missing since December and presumed killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles R. Anderson
Winchester
Hoover
Middletown
Pannett
Orndorff
Ten Years Ago Court Credits Dog With Sheep Murder
A circuit court jury found a dog guilty of sheep killing and delivered a 62ath sentence. The city plans Main street widening requiring foot sidewalk removal on both sides. Attorney James P. Reardon filed two suits for 10 000 each for heirs against the Norfolk and Western Railroad over deaths of George Lee and daughter Caroline. Clarence Smallwood named mayor of Stephens City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street
James P. Reardon
Norfolk and Western Railroad
George Lee
Caroline
Clarence Smallwood
Stephens City
Tramp fires on passing train near paper mill arrest follows
Forties era report describes a tramp firing several shots from a .22 pistol at a passenger train as it neared a paper mill, and his arrest hours later for attacking a girl. Also noted are a baseball game result and school event details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paper Mill
Eee
Winchester
Strasburg
George Sheetz
Robert Glass
William Wager
H. A.converse
Fairfax Hall School
Mr. Conway
Cumberland Valley
Standard Oil
Baltimore
Goin' Fishin' and Politics Behind Garner Exit
Washington era analysis notes Vice President Garner's role as Roosevelt's legislative leader and his deep disagreements over sit-down strikes and budget policy. It portrays his retreat as a conservative check and details shifts in spending, economy plans, and farm programs amid New Deal reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goin’ Fishin
Washington
Garner
Court of the New Order
Supreme Court
White House
Texas
Coolidge
Hoover
Hoover and Particarly
Treasury
Mellon
Mills
Roosevelt
Chicago
V. P
Ater
Wallace
Ekes
Hopkins
Cohen
Corcoran
Miss Perkins
Mr. R
Navy
Congress
Senate
Gilbertsville
River Rescue In Greenwich Thames
Jacqueline fights for her life as she jumps from a barge in a drunken altercation. She drifts downstream against a cold tide, fighting numb limbs and heavy skirts, then is pulled toward a motor boat by a rescuer while Alf Joplin lies incapacitated on deck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Jopliz
Alf
Jacqueline
Joplin
Mrs. Joplin
Lil
Mr. Joplin
China
Alfred
River Thames
Thames
Greenwich
Tilbury
Colonel Lutman
Charles
Rotherhithe
Master of the Rolls
Also Mentioned on This Page
Winchester Evening Star
Department of the United States
Bluefield
Sunset News
National Grange
By Frederic J. Haskin
Evening Star Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
O— Q
Na M. S. A
Coast Guard
Continental
Cairo
Egypt
Lennard Wood Memorial
Metropolitan Opera House
NBC
Mississippi River
J. H. A. Holland
Michigan
Pella
Iowa
J.M. A
London
Jacob Tomson
Robert Walpole
Concreve
Addison
Steele
Christopher Cat
Standard Development Company of
New Jersey
General Motors
N. J
Buick
Oldsmobile
Pontiac
F. C
E. A
Elkton, Md
L. A
Edward C. Minor
New Guinea
Territory
Papua
Gulf of Papua
Golden Gate Bridge
Philadelphia Bulletin
Boston Post
la Prensa
Buenos Aires
Graf Zeppelin
Germany
South America
Manhattan Island
Manhattan
Congressional Record
Social Relief Service
Great Britain
Iceland
C. H
Wes Edwards
Allen
Hillsville
Kentucky
Friendship Fire Co
Maryland Firemen’s Association
Holmes M. Barr
Virginia Kurtz
Paul Mallon
Scott
Bali
East Indies
United States Mail
R.J. Scott
Georgias
Edgar Wallace
Robert Curtis
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!