Winchester Daily Advertisements and Notices
Entered at the post office Winchester Virginia as second class matter published daily except Sunday by The Evening Star Publishing Co Winchester Transient rate forty five cents per inch. Display advertising with border must be in this office by nine p m the day before. Associated Press news dispatches credited to AP or locally published herein.
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Winchester
The
Evening Star Publishing Co
Winchester, Va
Associated Press
Subscription Rates By Carrier
One year in advance costs four dollars and fifty cents while six months in advance is listed but amount not specified. The page includes a Bible verse from Psalms 90 1 praising God as a safe dwelling place across generations.
We Need More Equitable Local Telephone Rates
A letter urges Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co of Virginia to reduce local rates rather than only long distance cuts. It notes high tolls from Winchester to Berryville Boyce Front Royal Gore Whitacre Cross Junction and nearby towns and argues lower local rates would aid many residents and merchants.
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New York
San Francisco
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Winchester
Berryville
Boyce
Front Royal
Gore
Whitacre
Cross Junction
Richmond
Philadelphia
California
Florida
Whitacre and Gore
Millwood
White Post
Virginia
Strong Man Leads National Defense Effort Amid Crisis
In a time of defense program strain and threats of strikes in plants, a strong man directs policy and mobilizes resources. He advocates unity, orders precautionary measures, and seeks to avert harm to production and national security.
Call for Strong Secretary of Labor in Government
The piece argues the government needs a Secretary of Labor and criticizes the current filling of the office. It notes reports of a contemplated change and urges the President to appoint the strongest possible candidate to lead the Labor Department promptly.
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Labor
Labor Department
Reprinted Editorial Weighs Diomede Air Base Speculation
The Newport News Times-Herald questions a rumored Russian air base and weather station on Big Diomede Island near Alaska. It entertains alternate invasion scenarios involving Britain Germany Japan and a Canada move, urging readers to consider the possibility as a stealth precursor to war.
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Russia
Big Diomede Island
Little Diomede Island
Alaska
Nome Associated Press
Anthony Diamond
Washington
Great Britain
Canada
Adolf
Joe
Alaskan
Germany
Japan
United States
Lindbergh Not First To Fly Atlantic Nonstop
The piece notes that Lindbergh was the sixty sixth to cross the Atlantic nonstop. It lists Alcock and Brown from 1919, the 31 men of the B 34 airship, and the 32 aboard the dirigible ZR 3 as earlier crossings in 1919.
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Scribner’s
Lindbergh
Atlantic
Alcock
Brown
Newfoundland
Former judge Manton jailed eight years? or two years?
Former New York federal judge Martin Manton is sentenced to two years in prison and fined $10 000 for selling judicial favors while on the bench. A. & Fries presides at the 26th annual Stonewall District Sunday School convention. Miss Elizabeth Bywaters and Mr Harvey Brumback, members of county families, are married.
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New York
Martin Manton
A. &. Fries
Stonewall District
Elizabeth Bywaters
Harvey Brumback
Local post facility handles 15000+ pieces daily
Postmaster Nelson Page informs Rotary Club members about mail volume. Miss Esther M. Galloway and Mr. Norman Charles Dofflemeyer wed. Capt. J. P. Hayley returns from a five week trip to England. Mr. and Mrs. Delmar Robinson also return from a European trip.
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Nelson Page
Rotary Club
Esther M. Galloway
Norman Charles Dofflemeyer
J. P. Hayley
England
Delmar Robinson
Isaacs Narrowly Misses Open Qualification at Richmond
Charlie Isaacs shoots 151 in qualifying rounds at Richmond but misses by one stroke to gain entry to the National Open. Reverends E T Clark, Robert Nelson, Amos Shryock, and Andy Bell play first round on Winchester’s new miniature golf course. Clayton Huff and Ruth Lockhart of the county are married.
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Charlie Isaacs
Richmond
E. T. Clark
Robert Nelson
Amos Shryock
Andy Bell
Winchester New
Clayton Huff
Ruth Lockhart
Great Winchester Fair to Run Five Days This Year
Secretary C. B. Balston announces the Great Winchester Fair will be open five days from September 7 to 11. Rural mail delivery routes will soon be inaugurated with most carriers using motorcycles. Emperor Wilhelm senior states his navy will safeguard neutrals on the high seas.
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C. B. Balston
Winchester
Emperor Wilhelm, Sr
Germany
Faulkner reception for daughter at Boydville Martinsburg
Forty years ago Senator Faulkner and his wife hosted a reception for their daughter Mrs. William White of Nashville at Boydville in Martinsburg. Guards kept smallpox victims at home in Chartres Town as 18 new cases were reported. Lela Baker leads in the county and Julia Jenkins leads in Winchester as The Star nears its popularity contest close.
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Faulkner
William White
Nashville
Boydville
Martinsburg
Chartres Town
Lela Baker
Julia Jenkins
Winchester
How Do Super-Chubby Pick Up That Weight
Dr Logan Clendening discusses whether obesity is caused by diet or inherent factors. He cites diet controlled studies showing weight loss without glandular help and notes age differences. A column adds Q A on left hand habits and a note advertising pamphlets.
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Ann Arbor
Reader Q and A from The Winchester Evening Star
Information Bureau answers reader questions on topics from largest Negro church to finger pews who discovered iodine and Andrew Jackson duel details. Includes Williston Fish authoring A Last Will and other trivia with terse facts and dates.
Star Quiz Answers on Page Two
A set of seven trivia items asks about Old Faithful location, a famed actor, Dale Carnegie, major rail hubs, bullet drop, a Democratic Convention with 103 ballots, Lew Jenkinsted in sport, Beets Boulder Dam goat, and the meaning of Gesundheit, inviting readers to turn to page two for solutions.
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United States
New York
Boston
Chicago
Kansas City
Lew Jenkinsted
Boulder Dam
Ereer
Phrase guidance on proved versus proven usage
A language note stating that the word proved should be used after has, and proven typically follows has proven in various contexts. It emphasizes avoiding the phrase proven as a past participle when the standard form is proved.
Parties And Games booklet offered for ten cents
The Winchester Evening Star offers a cheap guide to hosting parties for all seasons with indoor and outdoor ideas. A special chapter covers children's parties and games and a dime booklet promises original, amusing suggestions for home entertaining. Mail order form requests ten cents and contact details for Washington, D. C.
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Winchester Evening Star
Washington, D. C
Frederic J. Haskin
Merrifield Gala Dress Budget Sparks Merriment
Gayle and six Merrifield girls plan an expensive ball wardrobe with $35 gowns funded partly by the old Mr. Merrifield and Weems flowers. Bill Bailey pushes a charity show The Wit to Woo selling 1600 tickets, boosting society buzz and backstage planning at The Oaks.
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Bill
Gayle
Merrifield
Lola Montesa
Lola
the Oaks
Mr. Merrifield
Mr. Weems
Jeremy Tucker
Setrae
Missy
Bill Bailey
Ly Farrington
Chronicle Post
Merrifields
Cholly
Cholly Parrington
Greensword
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