Winchester Evening Star Classifieds and Rates 1939
Advertisement rates and contact details for The Winchester Evening Star published in Winchester Virginia. It lists classified pricing two cents per word with a 25 cent minimum, memorials ten cents per line, and display ads 45 cents per inch with prepayment. Month and year are shown as June 15, 1939.
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Tenney- Woodward and Company, Inc
New York
Detroit
Kansas City
San Francisco
Chicago
Boston
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Divine Profession Psalm Verse Reflection
A brief devotional line centers on Psalm 73 25 affirming that no one on earth is desired besides the divine. The verse expresses exclusive spiritual longing and faith in God as ultimate fulfillment.
Government Debt Grows As Income Falls, Star Warns
The Star argues 1937 to 1938 income fell from 72 billion to 64 billion while debt rose from 36.4 to 40.4 billion dollars. It claims New Deal spending fails to boost prosperity and warns continued deficits threaten financial ruin for the United States.
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THE
STAR
United States
Lady Astor Offers to Transfer Deer Park in Scotland
In Parliament a Scottish member attacked Lady Nancy Astor for keeping a private deer park in Scotland and proposed the land be used for crops. Astor offered to give him the land if he would cultivate it. he initially accepted but later refused when he realized cultivation would not be profitable.
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Nancy Astor
Scotland
Lady Astor
Eleanor Parrish
Eleanor
Phil
Jessica
Mr. Parrish
Morrow
South America
Steve
Horace Greeley
Parrish
Astor
Go Slow as Public Health Warns of Life in the Machine Age
The piece notes two opposing forces from progress affecting longevity. It cites studies by Dr. C S Rob inson and Dr Marshall Brucer on 15000 people linking high blood pressure to emotional conflict and modern life pace. It mentions the National Cancer Institute finding higher cancer rates where life is most mechanized and stressed.
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C.S. Robinson
Marshall Brucer
Chicago
National Cancer Institute of the
United States Public Health Service
Public Health Service
Virginia Governor’s meddling in thirteenth district politics
The Danville Register reports John W. Carter’s challenge to Senator William A. Garrett amid claims Governor Price is pressing for a Garrett victory to bolster a Price faction. The piece alleges Price and Col. Kemper misread district sentiment, risking resentment as Richmond influence intrudes into local Democratic selections.
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Danville
John W. Carter
Thirteenth
William A. Garrett
Carter
Thirteenth District
Virginia
Garrett
Price
State Senate
Vaden
Richmond
Henry County
Roosevelt
Col. Kemper
Seven World History Quiz Questions From Daily Quiz
The note lists seven questions from a Daily Quiz page asking about Central Asia deserts college graduation Nova Scotia pronunciation Rainbow Natural Bridge a European alliance Boston landmark Cradle of Liberty Vermont origins one square mile acreage and Central American country largest.
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Rainbow Natural Bridge
Boston
Vermont
Central America
Today’s Common Error on Timing Sayings
A language note urges avoiding vague phrases like they will be here directly and using precise terms such as immediately. The guidance stresses clear wording in everyday speech and writing.
Yellow Bird Takes Off From Old Orchard Bound for Paris
Frank M. Boucher resigns as city official to become manager for Warner Bros. interests and theatres. Mrs. Kenneth Gilpin elected vice president of Garden Club of Virginia at annual meeting.
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Yellow Bird
Paris
Old Orchard
Maine
Frank M. Boucher
Warner Bros. Interests and Theatres
Kenneth Gilpin
Garden Club of Virginia
Wedding of Nelia DuPuy and James Beverley Jr.
Society awaits the wedding tomorrow of Miss Nelia DuPuy and Mr. James Bradshaw Beverley Jr. W. R. Lucas arrives in Winchester to manage the Evans House Hotel he bought. Richard Metz, Crystal Confectionary employee, suffers a bicycle collision with H. C. Barrett's wagon in a minor accident.
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Nelia DuPuy
James Bradshaw Beverley
W. R. Lucas
Fredericksburg
Winchester
Evans House
Richard Metz
Crystal Confectionary
H. C. Barrett
Forty Years Ago Not Found in Star Archives
A note records that no copy of The Star issue dated this day could be located in the newspaper's file records, leaving a gap in the archival run.
Echoes of a Newsroom Wife and a Troubled Pact
Eleanor Parrish battles fear as her journalist husband Phil hides a secret and pursues a risky path after Mona Ahlberg’s presence tests their marriage. A long, tense evening leads to a pivotal confession as they confront fidelity, ambition, and a fragile home.
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Phil Parrish
New York
Jessica
Eleanor
Phil
Kate Douglas
Kate
Parrish
Greenwich Village
Long Island
Mr. Parrish
Steve
Revival of the Ku Klux Klan under new leadership?
The piece surveys Hiram W. Evans 1922 to 1925 Klan era, noting debt relief and a peak era before decline. It questions whether a new leader can revive the Klan amid widespread public vigilance and anti-Klan sentiment, warning of new recruitment temptations and the public mind's resilience.
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Hiram W. Evans
Atlanta
Dallas
Tex
Ku Klux
Klan
William Joseph Simmons
E. Y. Clarke
Elizabeth Tyler
Klonvocation
James Arnold Colescott
Terra Haute
Ind
Ku Klux Klan
Answers to Questions by Frederic J. Haskin
A reader service lists questions and answers on diverse topics. It covers Budapest dwarf population plans, 1862 DC slavery abolition, 734 hospitals offering 1373 internships, Kay Kyser program singers, birth registries in New Hampshire 1640, Baggett quadruplets genetics, schizophrenia, Martha Washington stamps, phlebotomy, Mellon Gallery length, Easter sun dancing, and 4-H Club membership 1,286,029 in 1938.
Norma Shearer renounces First Lady billing for The Woman
Norma Shearer discards the First Lady of Hollywood label in her Metro contract to ensure equal billing for Joan Crawford and Rosalind Russell in The Woman. The move aims to protect longevity and fairness, symbolizing her shrewd handling of a million dollar deal while spotlighting industry type and billing battles.
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Hollywood
Norma Shearer
Metro
Joan Crawford
Rosalind Russell
Norma
Joan
Rosalind
Forum letter urges mercy to birds and school duty
An Old Resident MRS. H. D. ALBIN writes praising MA WIN CHESTER for opposing bird killing by boys. She urges schools to teach cruelty to birds, notes nests and fledglings suffer, and shares Rev. John T. Oakley’s tale of a boy who killed a bird and the mourner that followed.
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Sycamore Ave
Takoma Park
Winchester Star
MA Winchester
John T. Oakley
Hartsville
Tenn
Ner
H. D. Albin
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