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Classifieds charge 2 cents per word with 25 cent minimum. memorials and Cards of Thanks 10 cents per printed line. Display ads with border due by 9 PM prior to publication. Transient rate 45 cents per inch. contract rates on request. National reps listed. AP rights noted.
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Tenney- Woodward and Company, Inc
New York
Detroit
Kansas City
San Francisco
Chicago
Boston
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Subscriptions and Scripture Verse Snapshot
A priced list of subscription options shows terms from one month to one year with amounts. A biblical verse from Job 35 5 invites readers to look to the heavens and the clouds above.
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Job
Lindbergh’s Spirit of St Louis inspires Trans Atlantic Clipper debut
A 1927 Lindbergh historic flight is recalled as Pan American Airways launches the Atlantic Clipper service to Europe. The inaugural flight carries eighteen passengers, twelve crew and mail cargo marking regular trans Atlantic passenger service. The piece honors aviation pioneers and American bravery.
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Lindberg
Paris
St. Louis
Atlantic Ocean
Pan-American Airways
Europe
Atlantic
Colonel Lindberg
America
Dilemma for Britain Over Japan and China Crisis
Britain faces a grave crisis as Japan blocks concessions in Tientsin and presses demands that could force surrender or war. The Pacific threat compounds the peril to Britain amid Europe’s dangers and the broader Asian trade stakes.
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Great Britain
Europe
Hitler
East
Japan
China
Asia
Tientsin
Britain
Orient
England
Pacific
Atlantic
Women Inventors Spark National Congress Display in Chicago
In June 1939 women showcased a vivid range of new gadgets at the national inventors congress in Chicago. The exhibit featured kitchen and fashion devices plus female led innovations like an air conditioned pie pan and a makeup cape, aiming to blend practicality with style and ease.
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National Inventors’ Congress
Chicago
Bailiwick
Seattle
Neutrality Round Robin debated in Richmond editorials
The Richmond News Leader discusses a group of twenty one Senators who oppose removing the arms embargo. It argues repeal during wartime would provoke calls to drop democracy and risk war, while peaceful, open amendment could influence Italy and Germany without hostility.
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France
Britain
Italy
Germany
A Tale of Ice and Empire in One Page of News
A brief dispatch notes Nome residents greeting the Sutherland at the water front after eight months. The piece contrasts this with a June-day indignation over a monarch wearing an admiral’s uniform in Washington, using small contrasts to illustrate America’s vast territory and mixed climates.
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Nome
Alaska
Sutherland
America
Paris Sheds Masks Over War Tax Policy
Paris residents return gas masks while the city faces a two dollar fee. The Times notes thrift and fear factors as the public loosens wartime precautions amid summer weaver migration and a calmer mood in France.
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France
Sparta
Scotland
Paris
Daily Quiz Answers Page Turn Prompt
The query lists ten trivia questions from a past Daily Quiz. It asks for November birthstone, U S Botanic Garden city, carbon arc discoverer, FSA agency, Bill Werber’s MLB club, new Archbishop of New York, river of Grand Coulee Dam, pronunciation of judicative, longest living U S President, and Yosemite National Park’s state.
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U. S. Botanic Garden
FSA
Bill Werber
New York
U. S
Yosemite National Park
Today’s Common Error in Rail Terminology
A guide highlights usage rules for rail terminology noting that the correct term for a passenger facility is station rather than depot. It explains regional variations and historical practice, urging precision in journalistic and official writing.
Apple storages report fifteen thousand barrels awaiting sale
Three Winchester apple storages store a total of 15 215 barrels of fruit and aim to clear rooms by July 1. Harry K Thaw advertises Kenilworth for sale at half price at his home entrance. Jonas Chamberlain of this county and former State F F A president is named to the executive committee of the state federation at the annual meeting.
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Winchester
Harry K. Thaw
Kenilworth
Jonas Chamberlain
State Federation
Mrs Dall seeks divorce in Reno from Roosevelt era husband
Mrs Curtis Dall, daughter of the President and Mrs Roosevelt, travels to Reno Nevada to pursue a divorce from her husband. The report lists her as the former first family member. James Isaac Larrick, 74, noted church leader businessman and local politician, dies at his Middletown home. Gervis E Lemley named acting postmaster of Stephens City succeeding P E Lineburg.
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Curtis Dallonly
Roosevelt
Reno
Nev
James Isaac Larrick
Middletown
Gervis E. Lemley
Stephens City
P. E. Lineburg
Hail and Wind Hit Apple Country Ten Years Ago
Ten years ago applemen and farmers report extensive crop damage from a severe hail and wind storm across the county. Philip Chapman injures his hand cutting limbs at the city pumping station as the Frederick County Board of Supervisors discusses plans for a district almshouse.
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Philip Chapman
City
Board of Supervisors
Frederick County
Reverend Smith Receives Doctor of Divinity Degree
The Rev. William D. Smith of Christ Church is awarded a doctor of divinity by Washington and Lee University. Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels visits Winchester during a valley tour praised by locals. Strother Shull repairs vitrified brick streets, boasting a long bricklaying record.
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William D. Smith
Christ Church
Washington and Lee University
Josephus Daniels
Navy
Winchester
Strother Shull
Scott's Scrap Book 1939 Column Overview
A synopsis noting the 1939 Scott's Scrap Book feature by King Features Syndicate with world rights reserved. (No additional readable details available.)
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Scott
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Wealth and longing echo in a couple's night of glamour
Phil Parrish, NY reporter, and Eleanor celebrate a newborn and Eleanor's writing milestone with a night of shows and clubs. He suspects financial strain and social flirtations as Eleanor schemes for wealth while planning a lavish life for Jessica. The pair clash over money and desire as a troubling line between ambition and fidelity unfolds.
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Phil Parrish
New York
Jessica
Eleanor
Phil
The Zero Year The Commentator Magazine
A note that since 1840 every U S president elected in a year ending in zero died in office. It lists 1840 Harrison 1860 Lincoln 1880 Garfield 1920 Harding and warns candidates for 1940 may hesitate after this pattern.
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William H. Harrison
Abraham Lincoln
James A. Garfield
Warren G. Harding
EACH IN HIS OWN TONGUE Post-Dispatch reports Chamberlain on renouncing aggression
The St Louis Post Dispatch quotes Prime Minister Chamberlain saying that a renunciation of aggressive aims would open discussion on terms for a permanent peace, outlining possible lines for negotiations.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Chamberlain
Leaders warn against alliance promises and hard bargaining
The text quotes Dr Goebbels, Secretary Hull, and Mussolini arguing that force and threats hinder fair discussion. Mussolini claims a Germany Italy alliance would form a 150,000,000 strong bloc, while Hull calls for ending coercive threats. The passage labels the era as a modern Babel with no interpreter in sight.
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Hull
Mussolini
Italy
Germany
Babel
Excitement on Bristle Ridge as fire destroys cottages
Phineas P. Perkins of Bristle Ridge borrowed the town fire engine to spray his apple orchard three miles west. While the work proceeded, his three cottages in the flats at the Ridge burned. The structures were insured and the cause of the blaze is unknown.
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Phineas P. Perkins
Bristle Ridge
Ridge
Answers to Questions A Q and A from a 1930s quiz
A compilation of trivia with names and facts: Beekman Arms Hotel Rhinebeck built 1700. Library of Congress Annex seeded with a grass mix of Kentucky bluegrass 75 percent white Dutch clover 2 percent red top clover 15 percent domestic rye grass 8 percent. 1938 beauty shops revenue about 400 million dollars. Dutch Branch near Fort Worth. Euripides quote on And Tell of Time. Johnny Mercer and Harry Warren wrote Jeepers Creepers for Going Places. hospitals admitted a patient every 3.3 seconds in 1938. gold spike exhibit at Stanford University Museum. Promentory Utah date May 10 1869. highest post office Climax Colorado lowest Mecca California. Stone Mountain deed to Atlanta. Wells Lewis Harvard senior wrote They Still Say No. oldest skis 4000 years in Nordiska Museum.
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Library of Congress
Washington, DC
Historic Churches In The United States Booklet Ad
A catalog note promotes HISTORIC CHURCHES IN THE UNITED STATES a booklet featuring 53 churches across states with descriptive text. The Winchester Star Information Bureau offers the publication for ten cents postpaid and provides an order coupon with address and payment instructions.
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America
United States
Winchester Evening Ag Star Information Bureau
Frederic J. Poe
Washington, D. I
Nereus
Mary Martin Shines In Hollywood Casting Scrutiny
June 17 article notes Mary Martin’s high value in Hollywood after a New York triumph and Hollywood’s talent scouting flaws. It recalls MGM and Paramount dynamics, mentions other industry tidbits and colorful notes on actors, agents, and public perception in the studio system.
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Hollywood
Paramount
Mary
Peanuts
New York
London
Filmville
Mary Martin
Jane Doe
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