Winchester Evening Star Publication Notice Details
The Winchester Evening Star publication notes advertise advertising rates classified two cents per word and minimum 25 cents with display tiling deadlines by 9 PM the day before. It lists national ad reps Tenney Woodward and Conklin Inc and mentions Associated Press rights for news dispatches and local news.
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Tenney- Woodward and Conklin, Inc
New York
Detroit
Kansas City
San Francisco
Chicago
Boston
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Associated Press
Subscription rates list for gas tear period section
The notice lists subscription prices in advance terms. Rates include six months 17 dollars, one year 4.50, six months 2.25, three months 1.20, and one month 0.40. A weekly option is mentioned but not specified.
Faith Heals Body and Soul Say Touch His Garment
A religious note from June 25 1940 cites Matthew 9 21 and quotes a believer who says she will be made whole if she can touch his garment. The passage reflects personal healing faith featured on the page.
Seventeen year old essays on Bless America praised
The piece notes a NYC teen won first prize in an essay contest on Why I Bless America reflecting on national ideals and freedom. It contrasts past concerns with today’s perceived threats and urges awareness of threats to inalienable rights.
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New York City
America
Strict Fireworks Controls Spread Across Eight States
Statewide fireworks laws take effect in Delaware and Indiana, bringing total prohibitory states to eight. The measures, modeled on NFPA proposals, require permits and bonds for public displays and aim to cut holiday injuries while allowing supervised displays. California and Wisconsin already have strong controls. many states impose regulatory rules or leave enforcement to local governments.
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Delaware
Indiana
Council of State Governments
Iowa
Michigan
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Utah
West Virginia
New York State
National Fire Protection Association
California
Wisconsin
Arizona
Georgia
Missouri
Montana
Nevada
North Carolina
Fireworks Injuries and Deaths Plummet After Law
Year end figures show injuries dropping from 1702 to 85 and deaths from six to none. Utah injuries fall from 18 to 5, West Virginia from 41 to none. Iowa injuries decline from 76 to 6 after 1936 law. Top states by injuries: New York 1491, California 650, Illinois 458, Missouri 457, Ohio 337, Massachusetts 333.
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Utah
West Virginia
Iowa
New York
California
Llinois
Misouri
Ohio
Massachusetts
Editorial Teaches Spiritual Leadership for Democracy
A reprinted outlook from The Newport News Times Herald presents Edward R. Stettinius Jr. insisting that firm belief in God underpins democracy and freedom. He warns against materialism overrunning spiritual values and urges America to elevate faith, guiding moral forces to support national strength.
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Newport News Times Herald
Edward R. Stettinius Jr
National Defense Commission
Church In Action
Episcopal News Digest
America
United States
The French Navy and Its World War II Power
The text catalogs French naval strength at the outbreak of war, noting seven capital ships including Dunkerque and Strasbourg, one 22 000 ton aircraft carrier, seven heavy cruisers, twelve fighter cruisers, the La Galissionere class, Emile Bertin at 6000 tons, and a submarine fleet of 78 including Surcouf. It warns loss to Germany or Italy would be disaster for Britain, but asserts French resolve and continued Allied sea dominance.
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Dunkerque
Strasbourg
Italy
Mediterranean
la Galissionere
Emile Bertin
Surcouf
Great Britain
France
Diets for underweights and reader questions column
The column urges readers to publish weight gain diets and notes two underweight groups. It lists a sample daily menu totaling about 3700 calories and outlines reader Q A on asthma near animals and carbonation. An editor's note promotes Dr. Clendening pamphlets for ten cents each through the paper.
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Clendening
Logan Clendening
Answers to Questions From the Winchester Information Bureau
Reader queries cover Hitler's rise to power in 1933 and 1934, Jimmie Foxx’s 58 homer season in 1932, Central City Colorado as summer theatre capital with The Bartered Bride July 6–27, and origin of the saying he who fights and runs away. Also facts on 34 stars flag period 1861–63, Catalina Island part of California by 1848 treaty, finnan haddie smoked haddock, and 390 750 independent food stores in the U S.
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America
H. A
Central City
Colorado
Smetana
Quintus Tertullian
Erasmus
Paul Scarron
James Ray
Oliver Goldsmith
A. E. Housman
Catalina Island
California
Mexico
Santa Catalina Island
Los Angeles County
Old buildings at Jordan Springs being razed
The old original structures at Jordan Springs are torn down by the new owner Mrs. Mathers. B. E. Rogers harvests 86 bushes with a barley yield from a two acre Middletown plot. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Bailey of East Cork street welcome a daughter.
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Jordan Springs
Death of Miss Emma Howard Wight in Middle Town
Noted novelist and poet Miss Emma Howard Wight dies at her home in Middle Town. Joe F. Payne of Berryville enlists in the U S Infantry by order of Sergeant Likar. Engagement announced between Miss Edna Lamb and Mr James R Snider.
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Emma Howard Wight
Middletown
Joe F. Payne
Berryville
Likar
U. S. Infantry
Edna, Lamb
James R. Snider
Admiral Byrd Welcomed in Winchester with Silver Bowl Honor
Admiral Byrd is greeted by hundreds in Winchester and receives a solid silver bowl for Antarctic expeditions. Richard E Tapir, a 19 year old local African American youth, drowns while swimming in the Shenandoah River at Berry's Ferry. Miss Droothy Galt of Washington DC and Mr Owen M Swimley are married.
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Admiral Byrd
Winchester
Richard E. Tapir
Shenandoah River
Berry's Ferry
Droothy Galt
Washington, D. C
Owen M. Swimley
Cadet Captain Cammer Graduates From V M I Fifth In Class
Twenty five years ago Cadet Captain C R Cammer graduates from Virginia Military Institute fifth in his class. E J McCormick of Berryville also earns a degree. A L Pierce of Stephens City buys the Dudley Pierce farm at Brucetown for 6500 dollars. Emma Shade has a birthday party at Siler hosted by Mr and Mrs Robert Shade. Germany reaffirms a policy to protect neutral shipping on the high seas.
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C. R. Cammer
E. J. McCormick
Berryville
A. L. Pierce
Stephens City
Dudley Pierce
Brucetown
Emma Shade
Siler
Robert Shade
Germany
Charley Rouss Fire Co Gets New Uniforms From Calvert
Bill Calvert distributes the new uniforms to members of the Charley Rouss Fire Co. Miss Julia Jenkins leads in Star contest for the popular young businesswoman as closing date nears. Joe Link dies when his cart overturns after a runaway near Strasburg.
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Bill Calvert
Charley Rouss Fire Co
Julia Jenkins
Joe Link
Strasburg
New Booklet on Needlework Supplies Creativity and Craft
A new booklet NEEDLEWORK offers fundamental instructions for knitting crocheting embroidery mending and many sewing secrets. It promotes handwork as a personal hobby and mental relaxation and invites readers to send ten cents postpaid to Washington D C for a copy with a coupon.
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Winchester Evening Star
Washington, D. C
Common Errors In Reporting Court Appearances
Guide urges reporters to use direct phrasing such as failed to appear rather than soft euphemisms. It contrasts traditional legal language with concise modern usage for clearer records.
Seven Quiz Questions From The Star Quiz Page
The Star asks seven questions on topics from metals and politics to history and geography. Topics include lightest metal, Canada’s head of government, natural history kingdoms, women in naval service, presidential heights, legality of lotteries, and Northern Ireland’s principal city.
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Canada
U. S
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
United States
Northern Ireland
Proposals and Secrets Beset a Theatre Night
Gayle, Bill, and Jeremy confront love and lies as Tempe Hyde’s theft is masked. Jeremy proposes to Gayle. Mr. Merrifield rejoices, guiding events while Gayle wrestles with truth and passion. Bill declares his vow to win Gayle, amid emotional turmoil before The Wit to Woo begins.
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Gayle Dixon
Temperyde
Oaks
Bill
Lola
Graham
Police
Jeremy
Tempe Hyde
Tempe
Gayle
Mr. Merrifield
Jeremy Tucker
First American aviation book published in 1793
The first American aviation text is W. J. P. Blanchard’s Journal of My Forty-fifth Ascension. It records the first American balloon ascent in Philadelphia on January 9, 1793 and is housed at the American Antiquarian Society in Worcester, Massachusetts.
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United States
W. J. P. Blanchard
Philadelphia
Library of the American Antiquarian Society
Worcester
Mass
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Jimmie Foxx
Babe
Ruth
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Haddock
Findon
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Scotland
the Star Quiz
Bill Bailey
Tucker
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Eugene Field
John McCullough
L. G. A. Field
la Salle Opera House
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William H. Harrison
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