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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 02, 1940

Page

4

Advertising and publishing details from Winchester Evening Star

The notice lists advertising rates and classifieds at two cents per word with minimum 25 cents, display ads due by 9 PM the day before publication, and transient rate 45 cents per inch. It also notes Tennessee National Advertising Representative Tenney Woodward and Conklin offices in major cities.

Tenneve National Advertising Tenney- Woodward and Conklin, Inc New York Detroit Kansas City San Francisco Chicago Boston Atlanta Los Angeles

Triumph in Faith: I Know That My Redeemer Liveth

A compact devotional passage from Job 19 25 27 declaring belief in God after death and the hope of seeing the divine in the flesh. The text emphasizes personal witness and the restoration of the body.

God

Jackson Faces Dilemma Over NLRB Probe and DOJ Action

Congressman Smith's committee accuses NLRB officials of using government time and funds to lobby against cuts in the board's appropriation. Attorney General Jackson must decide whether to prosecute or risk charges of partisanship while Congress can only investigate, not prosecute.

Howard W. Smith House National Labor Relations Board Robert H. Jackson Smith NLRB Congress Jackson Labor Board New Deal CIO David Lawrence United States News Department of Justice Lawrence American Federation of Labor Smith Committee Department of Politics

Alibi Field May Shift With Vitamin Theory

Dr Norman Jolliffe of New York University College of Medicine suggests that the higher vitamin content of George Washington era foods helped people tolerate large amounts of whisky. He warns modern diets may lack vitamin B-1, making refined foods less protective and altering common excuses about illness after drinking.

Norman Jolliffe Somiate New York University College of Medicine George Washington Jol

No, Not Yet What They Blame for Hangovers

A fragment notes a group seeking to justify drinking related illness by blaming John Barleycorn and plans an apology line saying the ailment came from something not eaten. The tone hints at a moralizing, punchy editorial voice.

John Barleycorn

Britain’s secrecy on naval losses echoed in war history

The editorial notes Churchill’s remark on Barham damaged by a torpedo and Nelson by a mine in December, applauds Britain’s policy of concealing losses when public policy demands, cites Audacious in 1914, and warns that such secrecy shapes public judgment and future conduct.

Norfolk Winston Churchill Barham Nelson London Encyclopedia Britannica

Finland Loan Push Ties to Export Bank Expansion

House Banking Committee adopted an 18 to 5 vote recommending boosting Export-Import Bank funding by 100 million dollars to enable a possible government loan to Finland. The plan allows up to 20 million per country and would credit non military imports, with Finland already holding a 10 million loan and potential credits to Norway Sweden Denmark and some South American nations.

Russia House Committee On Banking and Currency Finland Senate House United States Norway Sweden Denmark

Pope Pius XII chosen as 267th pope

Cardinal Pacelli has been selected the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church and has taken the name Pius XII. The report notes a water shortage hindering a potential large industry development by P. W. Plumly Lumber Co. Dorothy Wissler of Mt. Jackson is named first princess of the 16th Apple Blossom Festival representing the Virginia Horticultural Society.

Cardinal Pacelli Pius XII P. W. Plumly Lumber &Co Dorothy Wissler Mt. Jackson Virginia Horticultural Society

Senate fights over proposed Army funds rise

Five years ago a brisk Senate debate formed over a proposed 45 million dollar increase in Army appropriations. George Cook, a nine year old from Double Toll Gate, was electrocuted after touching a sagging power line in his front yard. Mr and Mrs Harry W Copenhaver welcomed a daughter born yesterday in the hospital.

Senate George Cook Harry W. Copenhaver

Judge grants woman absolute divorce in circuit court

Judge Philip Williams grants the wife an absolute divorce and bars the plaintiff's husband from remarrying. Robert L. Renner dies in Millwood a week after his brother. Dr. H. H. McGuire reports Memorial Hospital treated 10 000 patients since opening in 1901.

Philip Williams Robert L. Renner Millwood H. H. McGuire Memorial Hospital

Anniversary of great hurricane hits Winchester county

Twenty five years ago today marks the first anniversary of the great hurricane that damaged property in Winchester with an estimated 100000 dollars in losses. Hans Schlichtin a German American farm owner in Apple Pie Ridge returns from a visit to the fatherland and says Germany will win the war. Russians push Von Hindenberg’s forces, regaining about twenty miles of frontline territory.

Winchester Hans Schlichtin Apple Pie Ridge Germany Astern von Hindenberg

Community Fire Co Supper Net Tops Nine Hundred Twenty Five

Forty years ago a Friendship Fire Co report shows gross receipts from a supper and bazaar last week totaling $925. Workmen uncover papers from a Masonic organization at the old market house site linked to the 1821 corner stone ceremony. Plans outline a $10,000 granite mortuary chapel at Mt Hebron Cemetery entrance.

Friendship Fire Co Old Market House Mt. Hebron Cemetery

Daily Quiz questions from page 2

Test questions cover Postmaster General role in Hoover era the dome statue on U S Capitol inauguration year 1941 labor strikes 1939 vs 1938 air nitrogen oxygen mix or compound currency printing location city population growth 1920 to 1930 five organs of digestion which amendment grants women suffrage treason against the United States components and definitions

Gener Genera United States Herbert Hoover U. S Government Printing Office U. S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing Philadelphia Mint

Madam May I Help You Phrase Sparks Online Debate

A tongue in cheek note contrasts casual modern speech with formal address offering a stylized rephrasing. The post highlights etiquette considerations and prompts discussion about politeness levels in everyday conversation.

Manipulation Cure In Low Back Pain

Dr Logan Clendening outlines a non anesthesia treatment for low back pain caused by sacroiliac joint strain. He describes floor based manipulations, side pulls, leg lifts, and post procedure rest, heat and re education to prevent recurrences.

Justes St. Louis

Techniques for Easing Sprains and Realigning the Body

The text outlines careful manipulation to relax a sprained joint, teaching patients to stand from sitting, and to get in and out of bed. It stresses small daily moves as key in orthopedic disability, with emphasis on correct posture and sequence of motions.

Question and Answer Book List From The Editor Note

Questions and Answers discuss a modern allergy book titled Proof of Allergy by Dr Warren T Vaughan from Mosby. Editor notes mention Clendening has published seven pamphlets for readers with three-cent stamps. titles include Things Diet Indigestion Reducing and ing Instructions for Weeks Reducing Constipation Infant Feed the Treatment of Diabetes Feminine Hygiene and The Care of the Hair and Skin.

Warren T. Vaughan Clendening Logan Clendening

Paradise Is Here Miss Television Rivalry Plays Out

In a Christmas tale, Charlotte O Neill and Romany contend for the Miss Television crown amid family upheaval. Myra Noyes, gravely ill, forgives Romany as the two women confront love, career, and a hospital bond with Terry O Rourke near death and a possible reunion.

Holly Cholly Santa Claus Chicago Pop Television Committee Chelly Myra Noyes Myra Cissie Baxter Tree Brent Romany Bax Dover Terry O’rourke Television Seymour Kent the Globe Charlotte O'Neil Kent Miss O'Neil Henrotin Charlotte Chollete Miss Noyes Brown Miss Brown Mr. O'Rourke

The Friends Thou Hast. Mr Robert Garrett Leaves Local Farm

The community notes the departure of Mr Robert Garrett after 24 years tending the John Steck place. He has purchased a farm on the Northwestern Grade and will move to assume duties there, leaving Opequon district with best wishes for success.

the Star Robert Garrett John Steck Opequon Garrett

Answers To Questions by Frederic J. Haskin

Reader queries answered on varied topics from Harry Snodgrass to King George VI. The column provides concise facts: Snodgrass’s imprisonment and radio fame, first talking pictures, Shrove Tuesday pancakes origin, and other trivia with brief dates and names.

Frederic J. Haskin Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau Washington, D. C Harry Snodgrass King of the Ivories Missouri Sveral Warner Brothers New York Strand Theatre New York City S. L

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