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The Winchester Evening Star lists advertising rates: cent per word with a 25 cent minimum. Display ads with borders due by 9 PM the day before publication. Transient rate 45 cents per inch. Contract rates available through DeLisser Boyd Inc in multiple cities. A Bible verse is shown as a sample filler.
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New York
Richmond
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Rochester
Atlanta
San Francisco
Pass The Bill to Aid Britain in World War II
The lease lend bill has been debated and amended but must pass without delay. Its passage is essential to shape an effective aid program for Britain, the democracy America hopes will defeat Hitler, and to avoid a mortal blow to Britain.
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Great Britain
America
Hitler
Coed Breakthrough in Historic New York Clubs
The Harvard Club in New York reportedly opened its doors to women, joining a wave of former all male clubs. Cornell Princeton Columbia Dartmouth Pennsylvania Yale followed in this shift amid the era dubbed the Funny Forties.
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New York
Cornell Club
East Forty-Eighth Street
Princeton Club
East Thirty-ninth Street
Columbia
Dartmouth
Pennsylvania
Yale
Harvard
Blues
Crimson
Pacific Fortifications for Samoa and Guam Planned
Plans to expand U S naval and air facilities in Samoa and Guam earmark 8.1 million and 4.7 million dollars respectively. The aim is to counter Japan's growing South Pacific bases and protect the Philippines and Australia.
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Pacific
Samoa
Guam
United States
Samos
Germany
League of Nations
New Zealand
Pago Pago
San Francisco
Australia
Spain
Philippines
Japan
South Pacific
Encircled Japan joins nations alarmed by surrounding threat
The piece argues Japan’s fear of encirclement mirrors Mussolini and Stalin’s delusions amid rising tensions. It recalls Mussolini’s invasion of Ethiopia, Stalin’s Finland war, and suggests Japan seeks vast Asian gains and island holdings, despite some nations remaining calm and untroubled by encirclement.
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Japan
Hitler
Mussolini
Ethiopia
Stalin
Finland
Asia
Pacific Ocean
Hopkins Faces Roosevelts New Defense Committee
The Richmond News Leader editorial critiques a proposed defense coordination group under President Roosevelt. It questions Harry Hopkins as a potential leader, cites lack of industrial experience, and urges clarity, restraint, and accountability in forming a capable, streamlined national defense structure.
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Harry Hopkins
Washington Dispatch
Britain
Harold Ickes
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Hopkins
Washington
Office of Production Management
Production Planning Board
Harry L. Hopkins
OPM
National Defence Advisory Commisables United Tabilezl
Mediterranean war aims shrink Mussolini boastings
British naval raid on Genoa sinks Mussolini claim that the Mediterranean is our sea. British and Greek actions loosen Italy's grip on the Adriatic and force reliance on the Piave as a fallback.
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St. Louis
Genoa
Mussolini
Mediterranean
Duce
Adriatic
His Lot Is Not a Happy One
A Detroit Free Press opinion piece questions police use of force and public judgment. It argues cops are harshly labeled regardless of actions, criticizing the pressures and dilemmas faced by officers in tense encounters.
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Canada
Mary Katherine Baker Graduates With Honor At Columbia Training School
News of Other Years item notes Mary Katherine Baker graduates with honor from the training school of Columbia Hospital in New York. It also mentions Queen Elizabeth arriving in New York, and a Retail Merchants poll favoring parking meters. The item combines several era captions into a brief retrospective.
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Mary Katherine Baker
Training School of Columbia Hospital
New York
Queen Elizabeth
England
Chamber of Commerce
City Hall Opens to Public as March 21 Dedication Planned
The newly finished city hall opens for visitors with dedication day scheduled for March 21. Local businessmen protest Winchester mail service, urging quicker delivery at Cross Junction. Joseph H. Heller, now a U.S. Army surgeon, returns to the Philippines after visiting relatives here.
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Winchester
Cross Junction
Joseph H. Heller
U. S. Army
Philippines
Answers to Questions by Frederic J. Haskin
A compilation of Q and A from The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau with Frederic J. Haskin, listing topics from the Izaak Walton League to naval figures, canal history, and biblical lore. Returns include dates, figures, and answers on diverse subjects.
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Frederic J. Haskin
Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
Test questions from Star Quiz page two
Answers to seven quiz items appear on page two covering curves in autos royal houses Armageddon slogan Celesta instrument eight M states Pi value Pearl of the Antilles Anvil Chorus opera and K P duties pigeons papers or kitchen work
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Pearl of the Antilles
K. P
Substitution Rule for OCR News Text
The instruction enforces using have instead of could of or may of in OCR sourced material. It guides editors to replace incorrect phrasing with proper have forms while preserving factual content and tone.
A Bill of Rights Week Proclaimed in New York
The Albany Legislature passed a law urging schools to study the Bill of Rights and the U.S. Constitution. A governor proclamation this week expands focus across schools and state agencies inviting voluntary public cooperation to emphasize core liberties.
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Boston Herald
New York
Albany
United States
De Trop in Paris Snubbed Germans Relive Lonely Paris
Thomas Kernan, Vogue editor for the French edition, recounts a German officer’s complaint that Parisians ignore them at social events. He notes diplomats and soldiers feeling snubbed as they face cold reception and silence at dinners, highlighting a tense social climate abroad.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Thomas Kernan
Vogue
France
Kernan
Widow of Tabor and the fall of silver mines
Edwin C. Hill recalls Augusta Tabor, the scourge of fortune for Horace Tabor, and her endurance as she guarded the Matchless Mine while silver rose after his ruin. The tale contrasts a Hardin era pioneer couple with a gilded Denver ascent and a tragic end in a desert shack.
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Mark McCourt
Doe Tabor
H. A. W. Tabor
Colorado
Europe
Horace Tabor
Tabor
Augusta Pierce
Vermont
Kansas
Augusta
Miles
Wilkins
California Gulch
Leadville
America
Elizabeth McCourt
Elizabeth
Denver
Doe
Celanese Expands Pearsburg Textile Plant
Celanese Corporation of America will expand its Pearsburg Virginia textile plant and hire about 1000 more workers. A $1,500,000 contract was awarded to George P Hazelwood Contracting Company of Cumberland to begin work immediately, adding chemical buildings and new facilities.
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Cumberland
Celanese Corporation of America
Pearsburg
P. D. Cooper
George P. Hazelwood Contracting Company
Diet Cure in Acne Explained by Dr Clendening
Dr Clendening answers readers questions on acne in a column discussing diet triggers and safe treatments. He notes greasy skin linked to fat intake, warns against vigorous local care, and recommends a low fat diet for several months plus thyroid in some cases.
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Tecani
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