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DeLisser-Boyd, Inc
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Axcess
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Rochester
San Francisco
Associated Press
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They Prepared Spices After Jesus Risen
A brief reflection on Luke 23 56 implying the women prepared spices and ointments after the resurrection. The verse emphasizes intention over action preserved in gospel tradition.
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Christ
Interesting Figures And Worthy Of Note
Recent figures from Great Britain show that in the first 21 months of the war 18,627 members of the Army Navy and RAF were killed in action. There were 35,756 civilians killed in air raids. The total for the two is 54,383. The number killed on the highways of the United States during the past 21 months is 1,000. We in free America seem to have a pretty little war of our own and one in which we are regularly losing ground to the enemy.
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Great Britain
Army
Navy
Free America
Julian Huxley
New Public
Britain
Darden Calls for Removal of Alien Element in Virginia Campaign
Democratic governor candidate W. Darden criticizes a "certain element" of aliens as dangerous to the nation. He urges removal or confinement, condemns perceived coddling by Washington and labor officials, and links immigration policy to national defense and anti Communist fascist concerns.
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Colgate W. Darden, Jr
Virginia
America
Darden
Washington
Perkins
Sky Traffic Cop Urged as Nation Expands Air Travel
Col. Robert Olds of the Army Air Corps calls for a federal coordinator with full authority to manage air space. He notes rising civilian and military flights, near misses, and training accidents as the nation speeds up pilot production and grows the skyways.
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Seaboard
Robert Olds
Army Air Corps
Naval
Army Air Services
Air Corps
Advertising strengthens mass markets and lowers consumer prices
Reprinted Clifton Forge editorial argues advertising raises mass production efficiency and widens markets. It claims advertising lowers overall costs, benefits consumers with cheaper goods, more varied media, and higher quality standards while noting self and external regulation and legal safeguards.
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Clifton Forge
Bottlenecked Defense Policy Calls for Delegated Authority
A Richmond News Leader excerpt cites an engineer complaining that the White House bottleneck slows defense decisions. The critique argues the President cannot oversight every detail and urges delegated authority to trusted officials to speed decisions and conserve the President's time for larger strategic issues.
How to Kill a Party
A humorous Life Magazine style list offers ten counterparty moves to ruin a social gathering. It enumerates actions from dieting to intrusion, signaling self indulgence, and ignoring hosts to illustrate how not to behave.
Darkness in Poland and the fate of its books
The piece argues that no Polish books were published in 1940 and warns that erasing a nation's culture kills its future. It reflects on Nazi control of Polish literary life and questions whether Poles or Americans grasp the stakes in preserving books.
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Poland
Byrd predicts Dewey on first ballot in Philadelphia dispatch
Harry F. Byrd Jr writing from Philadelphia on the eve of the convention predicts Dewey will win on the first ballot with Taft second, but Taft or Wendell Willkie could still emerge. France signs armistice with Italy and Germany ending hostilities. Senator Carter Glass, 82, marries Mary Scott Meade, 50.
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Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Philadelphia
Thomas E. Dewey
Robert A. Taft
Owever
Taft
Wendell Willkie
France
Italy
Germany
Carter Glass
Mary Scott Meade
Democratic National Convention Opens in Philadelphia
Slim attendance marks the opening as Roosevelt sentiment runs high. Local civic meeting discusses Cedar Creek as a water source for Winchester with a request to allow a vote. Virginia ends its summer drought with a heavy rain and cooler mountain conditions reported.
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Philadelphia
Cedar Creek
Winchester
Virginia
Funeral services for Alexander M. Baker treasurer
Funeral services are held for Alexander M. Baker treasurer of the Handley Board of Trustees. Announcement is made of the marriage of Miss Lillian Lorena Cave of Stephens City and Carson Edmondson. Herman Hable reveals plans for a $100000 theatre here. Twenty-five years ago Co. I must enlist more men or it will not be called to the Mexi war. The Germans launch a violent offensive on the Western front near Champagne. A benefit show directed by Elsie Oldham at the Empire Theatre wins plaudits of a larger audience.
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White House
Roosevelt
National Defense
Richmond News Leader
United States
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Podunk
Alexander M. Baker
Handley Board of Trustees
Lillian Lorena Cave
Stephens City
Carson Edmondson
Herman Hable
Anye
Champagne
Elsie Oldham
Empire Theatre
Winchester population rises in census figures
Plans are advancing for a Horse Show at the fairgrounds to raise funds for a hospital. A survey shows Winchester's population increasing from 5300 to 5412 in official census figures. Charley Rouss Fire Co members receive new red shirts for summer parades.
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Winchester
Charley Rouss Fire Co
Detjen’s crow complicates Tulsa golf play
In Tulsa on June 24 Otto Detjen faced a quirky delay as a crow carried his mis-hit ball from a bush to four feet from the cup after landing on the green. Detjen was required to replay the shot.
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Tulsa
Okla
Otto Detjen
Salt Lake City
Edward L. Vetter
Buffalo
N. Y
Tribute to Hughes as Supreme Court move pleases nation
The piece praises Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes stepping down July 1 and reflects on his legacy. It notes Attorney General Robert H. Jackson’s elevation to the Supreme Court as a sign of appreciation. It contrasts Hughes essays with a joking reference to a historic missed handshake that affected the 1916 election.
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Robert H. Jackson
Supreme Court of the United States
Hughes
High Court
Hughes Loses Bid as Wilson Wins Presidency
Edwin C. Hill notes split among followers after Hughes faced defeat. Johnson wins Senate by 300,000 and Hughes loses the presidential race by just over 3,000 with California’s 12 electoral votes tipping to Woodrow Wilson. News reaches Hughes at the Astor Hotel the morning after the election.
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Mr. Hughes
Johnson
Hughes
California
Woodrow Wilson
Hotel
Astor
Judge
Encounter with Charles Evans Hughes Across Public Roles
A writer recalls meeting Charles Evans Hughes during his terms as Governor of New York Secretary of State and presidential candidate. The memoir frames Hughes across multiple public roles highlighting a lasting impression.
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Charles Evans Hughes
New York
United States
War Injuries Bring New Problems For Doctors and Scientists
A 1940s medical note outlines how war spurred study of civilian neuroses after air raids and the blast effects on lungs, plus shifts in building science, pest control, and endocrine research. It cites Japan? No. The piece highlights how food storage, pests, nutrition, and soil chemistry entered research, and notes work on work limits and patient questions about ulcers and digestion.
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Ini
Hughes's California trip widens rift in party
A tense Republican campaign in California pits regulars against Progressives as Mr. Hughes risks a state-wide split. He appears photographed with regulars at a San Francisco banquet and, in Long Beach, learns Senator Johnson is nearby but fails to arrange a call.
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Republican National Committee
Mr. Hughes
California
Hughes
Union
San Francisco
Long Beach
Virginia
Hiram Johnson
Senator Johnson
Johnson
Klondike Fame and Civil War Ends and Other Quiz Facts
Klondike is famed for gold. Coudersport hosts an ice mine in Pennsylvania. The curb or headstall is a cavesson. Lee surrendered at Appomattox Court House in Virginia. Sound requires a medium. vacuum prevents sound. The Dionne quintuplets are Annette Cesaire Emilanda Yvonne. Minnesota is the Gopher State. Barry Bonds holds a modern HR record. Babe Ruth previously. Theodore Roosevelt was president in 1907. Caruso’s first name is Enrico.
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Klondike
Coudersport
Lee
Grant
Gopher State
United States
Caruso
Today’s Common Error About Data Grammar
A language tip notes that data is plural and datum is the singular form. It emphasizes using correct grammar when referring to data as a countable noun.
Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence described
The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence was a five resolution document claiming independence from England. It was purportedly adopted May 20 1775 by citizens of Mecklenburg County North Carolina and first printed April 30 1819 in the Raleigh Register from memory by John M. Alexander. The authenticity remains disputed due to lack of a contemporary draft.
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Mecklenburg
Answers To Questions From The Winchester Evening Star
Information bureau explains how readers can obtain factual answers by writing to Frederic J. Haskin in Washington D C and enclosing three cents for a reply.
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Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Odds Against Holding a Bridge Hand in One Suit
The Encyclopaedia of Sports notes the probability of being dealt 13 cards all from one suit with a 52 card deck is about 158 billion to 1.
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the Encyclopedia of Sports
Canning and Preserving Booklet Promotes Thrifty Home Canning
The Winchester Evening Star advertises a 48 page booklet Canning and Preserving with over 100 tested recipes for jellies preserves marmalades and picked fruits. Readers are urged to mail ten cents and a coupon to Information Bureau Washington D C to receive a copy.
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Coles, Ee
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