Classified Advertising Rates and Policies
The Winchester Evening Star lists rates for classified ads at 2 cents per word with a 25 cent minimum, and 45 cents per inch for display ads with borders. Ads must be in the office by 9 PM the day before publication, with national reps in New York Richmond Chicago Pittsburgh Philadelphia Rochester Atlanta and San Francisco.
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DeLisser-Boyd, Inc
New York
Richmond
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Rochester
Atlanta
San Francisco
Faith to Try Great Tasks Quote
A religious motto quoting Philippians 4 13 asserts that with faith one can undertake any challenge and be strengthened by a higher power. The message emphasizes perseverance and spiritual resilience.
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Phil
Paroleed Duke of Aosta Seen In Rome Amid Prisoner Exchange Talk
A Rome dispatch reports the Duke of Aosta is in Rome on an eight day parole granted by Britain to visit family before possible enforced residence in India. The piece discusses potential prisoner exchanges involving British generals and Air Vice Marshal Boyd for the duke, evaluating the value of such a swap amid wartime diplomacy.
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Rome
Duke of
Aosta
Goes
East Africa
India
Mussolini
Boyd
Richard O'Connor
Free Press Ruling and the Missouri Court Clash
A Missouri judge fined St Louis Post Dispatch personnel for an extortion charge dismissal and jailed a cartoonist and editor. The Missouri Supreme Court overturned that action, confirming press freedom to comment on court decisions. The ruling aligns with U.S. Supreme Court precedent on protecting critical reportage.
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United States
Missouri
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Comme 3
Missouri Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Kremlin Sphinx Hovers as Allies Score Diplomatic Wins
The article portrays the Kremlin as a recurring menace in wartime diplomacy, suggesting the Allies’ rare successes expose Russia’s leverage. It notes periodic hopes for Britain and Germany to unite against Moscow, then reveals subsequent shifts in the perceived balance.
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Kremlin
Hitler
Massing Nazi Troops Hint at Allied Concessions Talk
London scholars believe Hitler seeks concessions rather than victory. Germany may want grain from Ukraine and oil from the Caucasus or a move into Iran to flank British positions. Stalin can bargain, not ride to victory, as both sides eye easy wins and risk innocent bystanders.
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Russia
London
Hitler
Ukraine
Caucasus
Iran
Middle East
Stalin
Reprinted Editorials on Wartime Mobilization and Strategy
The piece argues that defending war efforts requires immediate, total mobilization in factories and manpower rather than waiting actions. It cites Dunkirk and Norway as lessons and warns that failure to sacrifice living standards endangers freedom. The author titles imminent losses and calls for decisive action in Britain North America and the Dominions.
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Dunkirk
Norway
Greece
North America
Dominions
Britain
France
Crusade for Comfort in Virginia Press
Virginia editors urge men to abandon hot collars and wear cool shirts as a comfort crusade. Gus Robbins of Hopewell News leads the effort, with support from Harry F. Byrd Jr and others, urging open-neck, sport collars while the Register backs the move but rejects shirtail outside the trousers.
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Danville
Virginia
Gus Robbins
The
Hopewell News
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Robbins
Winchester Star
Gus
Barry Wall
Farmville Herald
Call for candid stance on Robin Moor affair and war aims
The nation demands an open approach to the Robin Moor incident. Diplomacy should avoid misdirection on contraband claims and seek a just cause for war. The public rejects deception and calls for a fight to liberate millions, not avenge a single life, over the torpedoing episode.
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Sumner Welkies
Robin Moor
Tmany
Enemies of Labor Target Katherine Cornell Theater
Miss Katherine Cornell employs a chauffeur for six years and stars in a New York theater. Local 800 pickets the theatre in protest because her driver refuses to join the union. Cornell says she will not force his union choice and warns she could face Wagner Act citations. The piece labels Local 800 a major foe of organized labor.
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Katherine Cornell
Miss Cornell
New York
International Brotherhood of Teamsters and
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Ciattion
International Brotherhood of Teamsters and Chauffeurs
Hitler and Mussolini Draw Up Peace Terms
One year ago the fascist leaders discussed peace terms with a defeated France while Britain pledged to continue the fight. In Winchester work began on a long awaited armory to be finished in three or four months. Mr and Mrs Edgar Triplett were honored at a Smithfield Avenue shower hosted by friends.
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Hitler
Mussolini
France
England
Winchester
Edgar Triplett
Smithfield Avenue
Five Years Ago Legge Receives State Farmer Degree
W R Legge vocational agriculture teacher at Handley and northern district supervisor is awarded the State Farmer degree at Blacksburg. Mrs Mamie H Childs Grace Clevenger and Ada Woore sail for England and Norway. Lightning hits Martinsburg hospital operating room during abdominal incision but no one injured.
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W. R. Legge
Handley
Blacksburg
Mamie H. . Childs
Grace Clevenger
Ada Woore
England
Norway
Martinsburg Hospital
Ten Years Ago in Virginia National Guard Leadership
Ten years ago Gardner Waller of Front Royal is named adjutant general of the Virginia National Guard. The Victor Products Co plans a third unit for its local rubber plant with a $14000 monthly payroll. Local apple growers anticipate about 600000 barrels of crop despite frost and hail.
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Gardner Waller
Front Royal
Virginia National Guard
Victor Products Co
First Winchester Charity Ball Nets 40 For Hospital
Forty years ago the first Charity Ball in Winchester raised $40 for the proposed hospital. Miss Agnes M. Bennett and Mr. Ernest C. Shade marry in Winchester. Dr. John P. Hyde announces retirement after 22 years as head of Valley Female College.
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Winchester
Agnes M. Bennett
Ernest C. Shade
John P. Hyde
Valley Female College
Seven quiz questions from a Star magazine page
The page lists quiz prompts on ships mutiny Captain Bligh, true statements about snakes, tennis love, Malta’s location, Augustus Saint-Gaudens’ art, English pound slang, Jefferson Davis’ academy, summer start date, author of Mr Midshipman Easy, and which name does not belong to an Indian tribe.
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Bligh
South Seas
Malta
Atlantic Ocean
Baltic
Mediterranean Sea
Augustus St. Gaudens
England
Jefferson Davis
Confederacy
United States Military Academy
United States
Do not say except him sentence guidance
Instruction to prefer concise phrasing for records by using the forms except him rather than they all went. Emphasizes objectivity and avoiding unnecessary wording in summaries and headlines.
Old Captain Spinney Keeps Tide of Maine Shipcraft Alive
Near Kennebunkport a seaside restaurant hosts stories of Grandpa Jeb Spinney once builder of stout ships. The lean sailor, nearing eighty, laments mending sails while recalling icebergs tempests and a life chasing whales with Moby Dick in his wake. He believes old-timers could revive shipcraft along the coast.
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Kennebunkport
Maine
Jeb Spinney
Jeb
Wiscasset Way
Art of Ship Building In Danger Of Being Forgotten
A veteran laments the fading craft of wooden shipbuilding as strikes and labor shortages threaten new work. The government seeks any seaworthy hulls, including sailing ships, to free powered vessels for the so called bridge of ships to England urged by Roosevelt.
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England
Vitamins and Diet Explain Health Benefits and History
The column notes rising public interest in vitamins, tracing discovery to 1911 and stressing that ancestors obtained vitamins through ordinary diets. It emphasizes fresh foods over preserved ones, highlights vitamin C in infant health, and offers sample meals and a Q&A on skin color and vitamin D.
Fragmented Advert: Seven Pamphlets For Pain Relief
An editor's note lists seven pamphlets about health topics sold for ten cents each. Readers are directed to send ten cents in coin with a self addressed return form for one pamphlet titled Indigestion and Constipation and other health guides.
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Rometment
Nike
Old Ships Endure Yet Fading Romance of the Sea
The piece notes the durability of older wooden ships such as clippers and schooners still afloat and used as coal and stone barges. It laments their reduced prestige, recalls wartime salvage efforts, and remarks that many old sailors like Jeb Spinney have passed, marking a loss of maritime heritage.
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Jeb
Equivalents of Artisans' Guilds and Modern Capitalism
The piece contrasts Hanseatic artisans guilds with the modern capitalistic system. It cites Jacob Fugger of Augsburg and laments wealth concentration while praising resilient workers like Jeb who reef table cloths. The President notes such hands-on individuals are valuable in emergencies.
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Hanseatic League
Jacob Fugger
Augsburg
Jeb
Cheyenne Chief Withdraws Pickets Over Federal Mural
Cheyenne Indian Chief Red Bird, 71, lifts his pickets from the federal building lawn after peace talks with Postmaster Clarence Knappenberger. He objects to a mural of his ancestors and ponies painted by Edith Mahier, and plans to send the complaint to Washington.
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Watonga
Okla
Red Bird
Washington
Clarence Knappenberger
Whiteface Bull
James Walking Coyote
Federal Building
Standings and Tonight's Major League Baseball Games
Standings show New York 6 Cleveland 4 and Washington 3 Detroit 1. Tonight Chicago at New York Rigney versus Peek. Detroit at Boston with Bridges and Gorsica against Dobson and Wagner. Cleveland at Philadelphia Mapa against Marchildon. St Louis at Washington Niggeling or Gatehouse with Sandra.
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Chicago
New York
Rigney
Peek
Detroit
Boston
Bridges
Gorsica
Dobson
Wagner
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Mapa
Marchildon
St. Louis
Washington
Niggeling
Gatehouse
Sandra
Ww. Pet
Chicago Defeats Philadelphia 3 to 1 in Brief
Scores show Chicago 3 Philadelphia 1 with New York 6 Cincinnati 0. Matchups list Boston at Pittsburgh Iain and New York at Pittsburgh Mc Gee against Sewell, Brooklyn at Chicago Wyatt versus Lee, Boston at Cincinnati Johnson against Derringer, Philadelphia at St Louis Pearson versus M Cooper.
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Chicago
Philadelphia
New York
Cincinnati
Boston
Pittsburgh
Iain
McGee
Sewell
Brooklyn
Wyatt
Lee
Johnson
Derringer
St. Louis
Pearson
M. Cooper
War News Censored Caution for Star Readers
The Star warns readers that most war news is censored before reaching the United States. Censorship limits details transmitted, shaping public understanding of ongoing hostilities.
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the Star
United States
Answers To Questions Information Bureau Note
A reader can obtain factual answers by writing The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau directed by Frederic J. Haskin in Washington DC. Include three cents for reply.
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Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
The
Winchester Evening Star
J. Haskin
Facts and figures from a broad Q and A column
The excerpt presents Q and A items on draft fitness numbers, Kaiser’s stance toward Soviet Russia, mirage photography, representation in the House, Beethoven inspiration for the Eroica, life insurance claims on short policies, Fort Bragg as the largest Army camp, California car ownership rate, and William Allen White’s Kansas editorial published August 15 1896.
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William Allen
Kansas
Emporia Gazette
Flags of the United States booklet offered for twenty cents
The Winchester Evening Star promotes FLAGS OF THE UNITED STATES a new pamphlet covering the flag’s origin code legends pledge salute laws terms and display days. The offer includes a coupon and twenty cents postpaid with mail to Washington D C for delivery to homes nationwide.
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United States
the United States
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Mexico
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Verdun
Old Dominion
Star Quiz
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R. J. Scott
U.S Patent
Rimidad
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