Winchester Star Advertising Rates and Rates Note
Publication details and advertising rates for The Winchester Evening Star. Includes pricing for classified ads two cents per word, display ads 45 cents per inch, and subscription terms. Also lists Associated Press affiliation and national representatives.
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Star Pub’ Co
Winchester
Associated Press
DeLisser-Boyd, Inc
New York
Richmond
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Rochester
San Francisco
Sincere Turning From Sins Verse Quote
A religious exhortation cites Isaiah 1 18 urging readers to turn from sins and seek forgiveness. The dated message appears as a church themed note for March 27 1941 with a solemn call to repentance.
Population and facts about the Philippines Commonwealth
Manila population 623492 comparable to Washington D C. 1939 census lists Chinese 117461 Japanese 29262 Americans 8739 Spaniards 4637 in 16000000. Zamboanga 131000 largest city area 1059 sq mi. Holy Child of Cebu kept at San Agustin Cebu. Fort Santiago oldest US fort from 1582. Santo Tomas oldest university founded 1611. Archipelago hosts about 2000 fish types. Land area 114400 sq mi. Commonwealth is the sole Christian nation in the Orient with 625000 pagans. No breadlines. unemployment privately supported. Commonwealth modeled after US with separation of powers. Ninth in world gold production. Newsstands sell ~600000 American magazines monthly. Sugar producer sixth worldwide.
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University of Santo Tomas
Manila
Philippines
Philippine population nears sixteen million in 1940
The 1940 census reports a total population of 16,303,000 in the Philippines, reflecting a 21 percent rise over the previous decade.
World Wheat Supplies Rise as Exportable Surpluses Grow
Broomhall estimates total exportable wheat surpluses at 1.252 billion bushels, up 200 million from last year. Crop year shipments are projected at 360 million bushels, down from 516 million. Britain, controlling sea lanes, favors freezing much of the wheat in origin nations to secure supply.
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Broomhall
Britain
Wheat glut expected after war ends
A rumor says the United States and Canada may set aside 500 million bushels of bread grain for hungry countries if the war ends. Europe would likely buy wheat on credit. Canada has surplus, the U.S.预计 300 million bushels available next July, limiting movement but ensuring supply for all demands when guns fall silent.
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United States
Canada
New York Snow Woes and City Gamble With Weather
Reprinted editorial notes misery and jubilation over New York snow and slush and the city gamble on thaw. Street repairs cost about 1.5 million dollars. bus drivers strike worsens discomfort as residents seek subways.
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New York
Carey
Southern states face defense plant bias in war effort
Chester C. Davis warns Southern Governors that by March 1 only 24 of 302 planned defense facilities were in the 11 Southern states, with $1.57 billion in Southern facilities built elsewhere. From 1940 to January 1945, defense contracts reached $7.5 billion, but the South, with a fifth of the population, received about 7 percent. He urges urgent reconsideration to avoid long term neglect and economic disparities.
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Asheville
N. C
Chester C. Davis
Agricultural Division
Defense Commission
New Orleans
Davis
Alabama
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Oklahoma
Florida
Arkansas
Tennessee
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Virginia
South
Mussolini’s claims crumble as allied raids advance
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch mockingly notes that British and Greek actions peel away Mussolini’s Mediterranean pretensions. It asserts Italy’s control over the Adriatic and Piave is fading, with Hitler looming as the Duce’s mortgagee.
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Dayton
Ohio
Mussolini
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Genoa
Mediterranean
Duce
Adriatic
Italy
Adolf Hitler
Winchester Park Association elects B F Arthur president
News of Other Years recalls B F Arthur winning the Winchester Park Association presidency. Also noted are an Easter party by Mr and Mrs R B Albin in Stephens City and the marriage announcement of Miss ie Cooper to Marshall erry on March 23.
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B. F. Arthur
Winchester Park Association
Stephens City
Missie Cooper
Marshallerry
American Legion bowling game record reported
An American Legion bowling game record is noted while a separate fatal car accident occurs in Middletown when a gasoline tank explodes.
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The
American Legion
Middletown
Warren County resident Magnus Leach arrested for fast driving
Forty years ago Magnus Leach, a prominent Warren county resident, was arrested by Officer McCartney for fast driving on Main street. Judge Atkinson and Clerk Richard L. Gray moved the Corporation Court into the new Reuss city hall quarters. A Martinsburg couple married in an elopement despite the bridegroom's parents objections to the match due to his youth. the groom stated his age as 26.
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Magnus Leach
Warren County
McCartney
Main Street
Atkinson
Richard L. Gray
Corporation Court
New Reuss City Hall
Martinsburg
Answers To Questions By Frederic J Haskin
A reader can get factual answers from the Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau directed by Frederic J Haskin in Washington D C Enclose three cents for reply Q What minimum weight for draftees Q 105 pounds Q How long is the Italian Senate term Life appointed by the King Q Honolulu temperature extremes 88 and 56 Q When was the Department of Agriculture established 1862 Congress May 15 1862 Q Which state first registered births New Hampshire 1640 Q Is It s all Greek to me found in Shakespeare Julius Caesar Act 1 Scene 2 Q Names of Catholic actors and actresses listed Don Ameche George Bancroft Ethel Barrymore Mary Boland George M Cohan Claudette Colbert Bing Crosby Irene Dunne James Gleason Pat O Brien Helen Hayes Tyrone Power Spencer Tracy Loretta Young Q Tabernacle capacity Salt Lake City 12000 Q War cost Britain about 42 million per day Q A decelerometer measures deceleration or slowing down of a vehicle Q Drops of silver nitrate used in newborn eyes to prevent ophthalmia caused by gonorrhea Q Texas cattle and sheep totals exceed 7 million each
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Don Ameche
George Bancroft
Ethel Barrymore
Mary Boland
George M. Cohan
Claudette Colbert
Bing Crosby
Irene Dunne
James Gleason
Pat O’brien
Helen Hayes
Tyrone Power
Spencer Tracy
Loretta Young
Historic Churches In The United States booklet offer
A Washington DC information bureau advertises a 48 page educational booklet about historic churches in the United States. The notice invites readers to order by sending ten cents postpaid with name address and location.
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United States
North America
Quiz Questions on Page Seven Review
A compact quiz list asks seven items about breeds and names, secret police, authors, fabric threads, and historical figures with directions to page seven for answers. It covers topics from The Compleat Angler to Magna Carta and P s and Q s meaning.
Have read neither the book nor the magazine request
Reader asks to avoid saying we have read nothing and instead state that the book and magazine have not been read, implying a cautious approach to acknowledging unread materials. The instruction aims to rephrase a denial into a model that signals limitation without direct admission.
Weizmann and Lloyd George Discuss Palestine Role in War
In a tense Downing Street scene Dr. Chaim Weizmann presses Lloyd George over Palestine and Zionist aims. The piece frames Weizmann as a key ally who influenced Britain's wartime decisions and future Jewish leadership, and notes his New York voyage to work with American scientists on war-related chemistry.
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Dr. Weizmann
Britain
New York
Clipper
Admiralty
England
Research Chemist Weizmann and the Cordite Stabilizer
A University of Manchester chemist Dr Chaim Weizmann developed a cordite stabilizer using vast corn supplies from Terre Haute Indiana. His work, funded by Lloyd George, helped propel British policy toward Palestine and the Zionist cause while cementing his role as a Jewish statesman and leader.
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University of Manchester
Chaim Weizmann
England
Pinsk
Russia
Lloyd George
Dr. Weizmann
Terre Haute
Ind
Weizmann
Young Runaways Taken In Charge in New Market
A 14 year old boy Jackie Pearson and 16 year old girl Mary Maske, both of Washington, were lodged in New Market after authorities intervened as they traveled toward Florida following a dispute over school attendance. Policeman Jesse Funkhouser brought them to the mayor, who provided lodging. they will be sent home today.
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New Market
Washington
Jackie Pearson
Mary Maske
Florida
Jesse Funkhouser
Jouser
Auto Driver Vision Rules for Safer Motoring
A column surveys driving fitness and safety rules for motorists. It cites Dr. Conrad Berens and a California study linking low vision to fatal crashes, outlining required visual acuity fields, color and light perception, binocular vision, and license limits for impaired sight or motor anomalies.
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Conrad Berens
New York City
California
Berens
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