Advertising rates and subscription notice from March 18, 1940
Classified and display ad rates include two cents per word with a 25 cent minimum, cash with copy, and a 9 P M deadline for prepublication display ads. Transient rates are 45 cents per inch, with contract rates on request. National reps listed with major cities. Subscriptions shown for various terms and prices. Bible verse reference included.
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Tenney- Woodward and Conklin, Inc
New York
Detroit
Kansas City
San Francisco
Chicago
Boston
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Saendine Ie
The Daily Quiz Answers on Page Two
The reader is guided to turn to page 2 for seven test question answers about tame zebras singular of os mississippi rights of states the national flower of France the original colonies the solar eclipse kleptomania the labor union CIO gender longevity and the three R's true or false style questions with no explicit solutions here.
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South Carolina
Missisippi
Virginia
Southern Confederacy
France
United States
Earth
Centenary of American Dentistry Highlights Global Reputation
The 100 year anniversary marks dentistry’s rise to professional status starting in 1840 Baltimore. It notes the profession’s medical training, global respect, and influence on medicine including anesthetics, with dentistry evolving as a health care field beyond mere mechanics.
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Dental Surgery
Baltimore
Debt limit evasion seen as dangerous temptation
The piece warns that Congress may dip into the Treasury cash balance or the stabilization fund to cover current expenses near the debt limit. It argues such habit forming shortcuts threaten future budgets and compels resisting the easy option now to avoid worse choices later.
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Washington
Treasury
the Treasury
Morgenthau
Congress
Gold Relic Finds Prove Durability of Precious Metals in Egypt
Ancient mummy remains show the gold shell headcase finger and toe coverings untouched by time. Gold bracelets chains and vases survive in the dry Delta and humid Lower Nile while silver coffin of Solomon's predecessor Psousennes remains sound. The discovery suggests enduring value of precious metals beyond other materials.
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Egypt
Upper Nile
Lower Nile
Solomon
Psousennes
Editorial: Attorney General to Probe FBI Conduct
Reprinted Baltimore Sun editorial notes Attorney General Jackson will investigate Senator Norris’ charges about FBI conduct in Detroit arrests. Norris alleges harsh treatment, lack of counsel, and chain handcuffing. dismissal of charges cited. The piece argues the AG must review the matter to restrain the bureau and uphold justice.
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Baltimore Sun
Jackson
Norris
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Detroit
Department of Justice
J. Edgar Hoover
Bureau
Celebrities and the Rest of Us in Raleigh
Norfolk writer notes Jeanette MacDonald drew a huge crowd for a Raleigh concert before 3 700 fans yet faced mob scenes at arrival and a hotel. She met a press crowd during a long day, praised Hollywood styles, and departed quietly with no autograph spree. The piece ponders why fame collapses to normalcy after the spectacle.
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Norfolk
Jeanette MacDonald
Raleigh
Woman’s Club
Commissioner of Public Safety
MacDonald
Hollywood
Jeannette
Miss Emily Sandford to wed James A. Trump in tea honor
A tea hosted by the G A A honors Miss Emily Sandford who is to marry James A. Trump. The event highlights social notices as officials report engagement plans amid a wider news roundup.
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Charlie McCarthy
New York
Edgar Bergen
United States
Czechoslovakia
Emily Sandford
James A. Trump
Moonshine raid in Loudoun ends in fatal shooting
Five years ago a Revenuer was shot and killed during a Loudoun county moonshine raid. Authorities arrest high ups in a large drive on lawbreakers. Bishop James Cannon Jr speaks at Braddock Street Church on prohibition. Jack T Engle is elected city relief funds campaign director.
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Loudoun County
James Cannon, Jr
Braddock Street
Jack T. Engle
Kiwanis Club welcomes Leonard Miller and Floyd Haines
Leonard I. Miller and Floyd Haines are inducted as new Kiwanis members. Walter Crabtree is sentenced to be hanged for the triple slaying of county officials at Romney. Miss Lillian Anderson named superintendent at Memorial Hospital.
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Leonard I. Miller
Floyd Haines
Kiwanis Club
Walter Crabtree
Romney
Lillian Anderson
Memorial Hospital
Virginians Send Another 5000 Dollar Aid to Belgium
Twenty five years ago Virginians sent a further five thousand dollars to Belgium to aid destitute citizens. The note also mentions German submarine actions as England reports two more ships sunk, and Vera Cruz remains under U S Marines protection amid Mexican revolt.
Local residents protest growing street beggars problem
Citizens urge police action as towns report a surge of hoboes and beggars. In another note, Warren and Frederick counties temporarily settle a boundary dispute. Mr and Mrs J Lawrence Whitlock host a party at their county home.
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Warren
Frederick
J. Lawrence Whitlock
Instructional note on audience reaction phrasing
The guideline instructs writers to avoid vague praise and to use precise phrasing. It directs replacing phrases like "the audience clapped its hands enthusiastically" with "clapped their hands" to reflect correct grammar and consistent tone.
Making Doughnuts More Digestible
An explanation of doughnut indigestibility discusses fat and cooking methods. It notes older deep frying caused insoluble acids due to poor temperature control, while modern doughnuts use better fats. Doughnuts are described as nutritious with a balanced mix of carbohydrates fats and protein.
Treatment of Falling Eyelashes and Blepharitis Causes
The text explains that chronic blepharitis injures eyelid hair follicles leading to lash loss. Habitual plucking after healing can cause further shedding. Rarely lashes fall out without a known cause. A three percent zinc oxide ointment may reduce itching driving lash pulling.
Lenten Reducing Diet for Tuesday
Diet plan outlines breakfast lunch and dinner with specified items. Includes fruit fried mush cake with syrup coffee and cream. vegetable plate bread butter a lemon tea or coffee. chicken pie jello and lemon tea. Total day calories listed as 850.
Telling a Child He Is Adopted
Psychologists advise informing adopted children as early as possible. At age three or four they show no distress and grow secure. The common method explains that their foster parents chose them from a group of children.
Parks Named as Republican Nominee in Ninth District
In Marion on March 18 Republicans selected State Senator Fred C. Parks as their congressional nominee, defeating Frank Goodpasture 473 to 179 on delegations. Democrats then nominated Parks in a spirited convention while Taft criticized the New Deal's planned economy.
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Marion
Virginia
John W. Flannagan
Fred C. Parks
United States
Robert A. Taft
Parks
Abingdon
Flannagan
Frank Goodpasture
Bris
Murder case tale at Rio Vista club noted
Bill Strickland claims suspicion in the murder of Alfred Markham, a wealthy jeweler, at a party in the Rio Vista club. He says he is kidnapped, escapes in a rowboat, and is aided by a newspaper reporter and a beautiful girl.
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Bill Strickland
Alfred Markham
Rio Vista Club
Kidnapped Reporter Helps Rescue Ends Up in Police Orbit
A wounded man recounts being kidnapped after a mob of danger and pursuit. A reporter, a young nurse, and a bold girl plot to get him medical care and public exposure. They plan to deliver him to the police station with the proof he was abducted.
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Morning Eagle
Gorgeous
Eagle
Belzer
the Eagle
Branham Street
Pierce
Answers to Questions by Frederic J Haskin
A reader questions fact topics answered by the Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau. Highlights include the first night baseball game in 1883 at Fort Wayne, the unit rule in conventions, whipping posts in Delaware and Maryland, mass New York City welcome to King George and Queen Elizabeth, early views on women typists, Louis XIV mistresses, village mail delivery rules, Mount Cristo Rey statue details, and Aesop’s life and fables origins.
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Frederic J. Haskin
Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
Fort Wayne
Indiana
New York City
King George
Elizabeth
Police Department
Beauty And Charm booklet offer from information bureau
A beauty booklet titled BEAUTY AND CHARM promises tips for hair eyes teeth hands face and figure and how poise and personality aid natural beauty. The notice invites readers to mail ten cents postpaid with name address and location to obtain a copy through the Washington information bureau directed by Frederic J. Haskin.
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Mother Nature
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H. F Byrd, JR
Winchester
Evening Star Publishing Co
James
Celebrities
By Logan Clendening, M. D
Clendening
Editon
Logan Clendening
Tazewell County
Bureau of Biological Survey
Adjutant General's Office
War
Department
Marian Anderson
Scott
R.J. Scott
Hawaiian Islands
Womens Garment OF
Germany
Denmark
Mastin
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Richard
Ano
Ntral P
Chapter
Mr. Belzer
Democratic Party
S. T.A
Delaware
Maryland
New York Young Women’s Christian Association
Louis XIV
Louise de la Valliere
Mme. de Montespan
United States Postal Guide
North America
Christ
Mount Cristo Rey
Texas
Urbice Soler
Aesop
Croesus
Lydia
Delphi
The
Winchester Evening Star
PD. C. Information Bureau
Hnerewith
Washington ,D. C
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