Advertising rates and subscription details for Winchester Evening Star
Rate card lists classified advertising at two cents per word with a 25 cent minimum, transient ads 45 cents per inch, with copy due by 9 PM the prior day. Subscription options include one year 4.50 in advance, six months 2.25, three months 1.20, and one month 0.49 to 0.30, with carrier and weekly rates noted.
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Post Cat
Evening Star Publishing Co
Winchester
DeLisser-Boyd, Inc
New York
Richmond
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Rochester
Ataca
Associated Press
Do You Take This Seriously Commandment Card
A brief civic style note quotes John 15 12 urging readers to love one another as a guiding personal commandment. The item presents as a religious call to action within a public notice style.
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John
Vote Split on Lease Lend Bill Across States
Senators from twenty seven states opposed the lease lend bill while twenty one states backed it. Five states had solid opposition in the House. North Carolina’s Robert R Reynolds was the lone Southern senator to vote against. Willkie states with a senator opposing included Kansas Colorado and North Dakota. The South gave main support and the Midwest main opposition.
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Colorado
Idaho
Wisconsin
North Dakota
Kansas
Robert R. Reynolds
North Carolina
Wendell Willkie
Maine
South
Middlewest
Mind Reading Terror in Nazi Occupied Netherlands
A censored Nazi dispatch claims German forces in The Netherlands and their secret police use mind reading to decide internment or execution. The warning threatens death for any thought against the German army amid rising Dutch resistance and terror.
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Netherlands
Amsterdam
Berlin
Germany
Morbid TV Plans on Hangings Sparks Moral Debate
A last minute ban in Louisiana stopped four condemned men from delivering personal statements before execution. The radio plan, read by a station announcer, sparked critique that it masked sentimentality and morbid curiosity rather than teaching crime cannot pay. Critics warned the move exploited death to appease public taste.
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Louisiana
Sam Jones
Stanley
Editorial: Farm aid web of agencies confuses dirt farmers
Reprinted editorial notes Walter L. Kerr and Edward A. O Nea ls critique of overlapping farm agencies creating confusion and waste. Cites data on five to seven agencies per area, 33 558 permanent employees, and 99 million in admin costs, urging elimination of duplications and a trimmed federal farm personnel roster to ease taxpayer burden.
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Walter L. Kerr
Mr. Kerr
Washington
Edward A. O'Neal
American Farm Bureau Federation
O'Neal
O’neal
The Battling South on War Sentiment
Post reporters describe strong pro war sentiment in the South with many Southern politicians urging intervention. Southern training camps show rapid drilling while New Orleans and Louisiana back parishes reveal mixed views. Overall regional divides suggest a war vote could gain support if Congress members push belligerence.
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Post
Hitler
Germany
United States
Carter Glass
Virginia
Pepper
Florida
Senate
New Orleans
Louisiana
Engagement of Cecelia Miller to Antrima McKay
Mrs. Dudley Lee Miller announces the engagement of her daughter Cecelia to Antrima McKay. The notice appears in a local society column reflecting upcoming nuptials.
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Niagara Palls
New York
Winchester
Dudley Lee Miller
Cecelia
Antrima McKay
Cemetery Board Matches Rouss Gift for Mt Hebron Chapel
After C B Rouss offers 10000 to erect a mortuary chapel in Mt Hebron Cemetery the cemetery board matches the gift with another 10000. Severe winter weather has thawed streams Frederick Shen and nearby banks are rising toward flood stages as rainfall continues and flood risk grows.
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C. B. Rouss
Mt. Hebron
Frederick
Car
Tomac
Shenand
Answers to Questions by Frederic J. Haskin
Reader can get the answer to any question of fact by writing The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau Frederic J. Haskin director Washington DC Please enclose three cents for reply.
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Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D.C
The
Winchester Evening Star
Frederic J. Haskins
Washington, D. C
Practical Booklets For Home Gardener
Garden readers are invited to order compact booklets on planning, planting, and maintenance. The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau offers guides on flowers vegetables lawns rock gardens and more sourced from official research. Enclose coins and fill the coupon to receive the selected booklets.
Life's Like That: Cartoon Cartoons Washington Letter
Cartoonist Fred Neher sketches a lighthearted Washington letter from the nation’s capital. The daily panel shares humorous observations on life and public affairs with a wry, approachable tone.
Humans Strive for Duty Amid Night Club Lure
Edwin C. Hill profiles James Kiersted who leaves a New York nightclub life for Canada and the Royal Canadian Air Force. The piece contrasts wartime duty with social excess, questions youth softness, and argues real strength lies in industrial and military toil beyond nightlife.
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James Kiersted
Jainer
New York
Canada
Royal Canadian Air Force
Iick
Case Society
Kiersted
England
Seven Quiz Questions From The Star Page Two
Answers would follow on page two. Questions ask about stars distance, Tom Mix’s horse, a Chinese tong, Easter moon, the U.S. ambassador to Britain, a tennis term, odor weight, rider provisions, Tennyson’s nationality, and Alaskan birth citizenship.
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Tom Mix
America
United States
Great Britain
Butt
Alfred Tennyson
Alaska
The
Napoleons Son Body Move Mentioned in Essay
A fragmented note links a question about Napoleons son’s body moving from Vienna to Paris. The answer cites Adolf Hitler wanting L Aiglon brought to Paris on the 100th anniversary of Napoleon’s ashes return from St Helena.
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Napoleon
Vienna
Paris
Adolf Hitler
L’aiglon
St. Helena
Anti Venom for Snake Bites from Brazil Institute
Dr. Clendening describes the Butantan Institute in Sao Paulo Brazil as a center for studying poisonous snakes and producing anti venom sera. He details venom extraction by Senor Talarico, venom’s rapid fatality, and the institute’s global venom research and distribution.
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Instituto Butantan
Sao Paulo
Brazil
South America
Senor J. Talarico
Senor Talarico
Butantan Institute
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