Classified Advertising Rates and Notice Details
Winchester Evening Star ad rules require display ads up to 9 P M the day before publication with 25 cent minimum, 45 cents per inch transient rate, and contract rates on application. National ads handled by Tenney Woodward Conklin in New York and other major cities. Associated Press rights noted.
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Evening Star Publishing Co
Winchester
Se LU
Tenney- Woodward and Conklin, Inc
New York
Detroit
City
San Francisco
Chicago
Boston
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Associated Press
Subscription Rates By Mail And Carrier March 26 1940
Rates listed for by mail and by carrier with terms in advance. The document shows subscription details dated Tuesday March 26 1940 and lists monthly and longer terms. The readability focuses on pricing for various durations and delivery methods.
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Mre
Gy Fagor Io Sikementhe
Mon Vance
Psalm 20 7 Motto Reflected in Faithful Trust
A compact verse selection cites Psalms 20 7 about trusting in the Lord rather than chariots or horses with a reminder to remember the name of the Lord our God. The quotation emphasizes steadfast faith over worldly power.
Sugar Benefit Payments Under 1937 Act Spar Over $10 000 a Year
The article notes 123 US farmers and 130 Hawaiian and Porto Rican growers received more than $10 000 in 1938 under the Sugar Act of 1937. US producers faced proposed caps, but attempts to limit payments to $10 000 or $50 000 per individual failed, keeping high subsidies for Hawaiian and Porto Rican cane producers. Senator Byrd criticizes the system as a powerful Washington lobby aided by a Treasury-backed tax.
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United States
United States Senare
Buffs
Geb
United States ‘Treasury
Byrd
Wee
Henry A. Wallace
Amerfen
Tax Collections Rise Report From Washington
Reports from Washington show federal abies tax returns for the first half of March up 6 percent from last year with a total of 319 million dollars. statisticians cite better business and industry conditions and state and local government employees paying taxes for the first time. government employees should pay taxes the same as anyone else.
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Washington
Brazil Seeks American Farmers to Boost Wheat Growth
Brazil aims to attract American farmers as modern techniques may aid wheat production. Jose Oliveira Marques of the land colonization department says 200,000 grain farmers could migrate, citing Brazil’s wheat lands and underused acreage. An earlier 1916 inquiry found bread flour purity low due to adulteration, underscoring Brazil’s need to expand grain production.
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Brazil
Jose Oliveira Marques
Land Colonization Department
Brazilian Agriculture Ministry
United States
Brazillian
Great liners Queen Mary and Mauretania sail on secret mission
The Queen Mary and Mauretania depart New York with 116000 tons of British shipping placed in active service. Their destination remains secret as they head toward war duties likely in the Pacific, challenging enemy forces with high speed and potential impact on Britain’s war effort.
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Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch
Queen Mary
Mauretania
New York Harbor
Pacific
Europe
New York
Clyde
Hat fashion sparks clash with Mayor over spring styles
A New York debate over spring hats pits Mayor La Guardia against fashion at the millinery season. Citizens face asphalt days and new trends as women imitate high prices with affordable styles. Eleanor Roosevelt reportedly may wear a live gardenia in her subway hat. Mme Lilly Dade urges women to wear spring hats bravely like crowns.
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la Guardia
New York
Eleanor Roosevelt
Forest fires rage in western Frederick county report
Forest fires blaze in western Frederick county as dry weather lasts. Mr and Mrs Tom Ferguson are congratulated on the birth of a daughter on the west coast. Mrs Ferguson formerly Eliza Tucker. Mrs Paul Rosenberger stars in Fashion and Spinach show sponsored by Junior Auxiliary.
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Frederick County
Tom Ferguson
Ferguson
Eliza Tucker
Paul Rosenberger
Junior Auxiliary
Sugar and Molasses Sales Check Begins By Treasury
Treasury Department starts a five year check on sugar and molasses sales to crack down on bootleggers while a truck carrying $15,000 worth of silk burns after a van crash south of here on Valley Pike. Winchester listed among Virginia cities recommended by General Waller for state PWA funds to build an armory.
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Treasury Department
Valley Pike
Winchester
Virginia
General Waller
Hoaxed by bogus twenty dollar bills warn towns on highway
Ten years ago merchants from Hagerstown to Staunton faced counterfeit twenty dollar notes. Alfred Shryock of Stephens City and Thelma Keller of Middletown led a Junior Red Cross meeting in Winchester and Frederick County. The McKinley chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star marked its first anniversary with Mrs. Harold C. Jones installed as worthy matron.
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Hagerstown
Staunton
Alfred Shryock
Stephens City
Thelma Keller
Middletown
Red Cross
Winchester
Frederick County
McKinley
Order of the Eastern Star
Harold C. Jones
Wreck on hill after freight derails north of Boyce
Twenty five years ago a double header freight derailed a half mile north of Boyce on the N and W line, piling up in a big wreck during the descent. German troops burn Polish cities in retaliation over Russian Memel occupation as fighting widens on the eastern front over a 50 mile front. Farm to farm inspection for signs of bread hoof and mouth disease continues in Frederick county.
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Boyce
Memel
Frederick County
Applications roll in for 1900 census enumerators
Forty years ago in our district John M Steck notes growing demand for enumerator positions as the 1900 census nears. The Opequon nears flood stage with banks failing while William Athey George Edmonds and John Ashby toil to reach home from Berrville. Mrs Marshall Willis hosts Baptist Church youth. Ella Willis elected first president of the group.
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John M. Steck
William Athey
George Edmonds
John Ashby
Berrville
Marshall Willis
Baptist Church
Ella Willis
The Star Quiz Answers on Page 2
The questions cover Robert H. Jackson's office as United States Attorney General the 21st century date a horse phrase the chemical formula for water the author of a declaration a male bee the capital of Norway and whether comets orbit the sun plus the Louvre's nature and location.
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Robert H. Jackson
United Attorney General
Norway
Louvre
Common OCR Confusion Sparks Narrow Text Errors
Fragmentary line shows garbled wording about knives and access. The readable bits hint at a misread instruction or prompt error. The piece lacks clear names, dates, or places to identify a concrete event or subject.
Easing Worries Over Soft Spots Fontanel Forum
Dr. Clendening explains infant fontanels or soft spots and why they close slowly. The posterior fontanel usually closes within weeks while the frontal fontanel may take up to 18 months, with delays caused mainly by hydrocephalus or thyroid deficiency.
What Causes Those Rings Under Eyes
The rings are due to veins showing under thin skin. People with naturally thin skin or many visible veins show them constantly, while stress or emotional strain can cause temporary dark rings from venous congestion.
Seriousness of Scorpion Stings in Children
The item discusses scorpion stings in Texas and Arizona, noting they are more dangerous to children than adults. It describes symptoms in youngsters such as crying out, restlessness, abdominal rigidity, limb contractions, high fever up to 104, and breathing difficulty. Treatment suggested includes sedatives like barbiturates, and applying concentrated ammonium hydroxide compresses to the wound.
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Texas
Arizona
Dr Clendening pamphlets offered at ten cents each
Editor notes seven Dr Clendening pamphlets available through this paper. Each pamphlet costs 10 cents and requires a self addressed stamped envelope. Titles listed include Diet, Indigestion and Constipation, Reducing and Gaining, Infant Feeding, Diabetes Treatment, Hygiene, and Core of the Skin.
Ballot Box Stuffing Again In Boston City Council
The Boston City Council meeting on March 26 confirmed several coal weighers after two ballots. On the first ballot 22 votes were cast with two abstentions. on the second, 21 ballots with a rising vote produced an 18 to 0 confirmation for the weighers.
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Boston
Asniss
Ward
Kidnapper case swirls as jeweler is murdered
A detective and coroner discuss the Markham killing at Rio Vista Club. Suspects include Strickland with possible prior planning. A masked attacker ambushes the narrator, who survives a boat escape and faces a looming front-door confrontation. The Morning Eagle reports detail a warehouse scene and river chase.
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Caer Silver
Markham
McDonald
Silver
Laurel Street
Belzer
Rio Vista Club
Rio Vista
Strickland
Eagle
Louise Markham
Morning Eagle
The Rio Vista Club Murder Plot Deepens
Captain McDonald and Coroner Silver clash over motives as the 18 year old Robert Williams is named the murder victim. Silver theorizes a rose arbor quarrel and a knife held by Strickland's foe, while investigators seek the killer who fled toward the north wing as night lights glow.
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Captain McDonald
Pappini
Silver
Strickland
Alfred Markham
Robert Williams
Sullivan
Rio Vista Club
Markhem
Coroner Silver
Rose Arbor
Jerry Montcalm
Questions and Answers From The Reader
A reader quiz column covers topics from the first U S trans continental flight by Galbraith Perry Rodgers to envelopes, Shakespeare, the Charleston earthquake of 1886, the Queen Mary cost, and biblical wanderings. It lists dates, names, and places such as Sheepshead Bay Long Island Long Beach California 1911 1930s and Arabia.
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United States
Galbraith Perry Rodgers
Sheepshead Bay
Long Island
Long Beach
California
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, D. C
War Map Offer Promises Up-to-Date Europe Coverage
Public notice advertises a MAP OF EUROPE to help readers track WW II developments. It urges ordering via coupon for ten cents and provides mailing details to Washington, D C.
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Europe
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