Classified Rates And Ad Policies In Winchester Daily
The Winchester Evening Star lists advertising terms including classified rate at 2 cents per word with minimum 25 cents, memorials and cards of thanks at 10 cents per printed line, display ads due by 9 PM the day before publication, and transient rate 45 cents per inch. National reps Tenney Woodward list offices in major cities.
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Tenney- Woodward and Company, Inc
New York
Detroit
City
San Francisco
Chicago
Boston
Atlan- Kansas
Los Angeles
Last Gap To Be Closed In World Air Travel
The Yankee Clipper’s air voyage over Baltimore marks a milestone in 1939 world transportation as the final gap in round‑the‑world air travel closes. The flying boat carries 74 passengers and a crew, enabling a 14 day world cruise from New York to Singapore Hong Kong Manila San Francisco.
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Baltimore
New York
Southampton
Singapore
Hong Kong
Manila
Pacific
San Francisco
Women win grand amateur cooking contest over men
In New York the Grand Amateur Cooking Contest for Men and Women ended with five women and five men in the final round. The women prevailed despite all judges being male chefs, sponsored by the Friends of Escoffier Society, a leading group of American gourmets.
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New York
America
Gelett Burgett
Friends of Escoffier Society
More Light on Rural Roads Cuts Night Crashes Stateswide
Reflector buttons on posts along a 70 mile Detroit to Lansing stretch cut night accidents by 70 percent in three months. New York counties see a 37 percent drop in six months after incandescent lighting on hazards, saving 91 fatalities and 653 serious injuries. Officials report safer country roads with brighter lighting and reflectors at curves and intersections.
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Detroit
Lansing
Mich
New York State
Byrd Economy Amendment Urges Deep Government Cuts
The piece defends Senator Byrd's call to slim federal spending through an amendment to the reorganization bill. It argues deficits since 1931 have risen, cites rising defense and social costs, and warns that continued profligate spending threatens recovery and jobs. Byrd presses economy paired with efficiency, while the President leans toward broader executive powers.
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Byrd
Senate
Congress
House of Representatives
America
Miss Elizabeth Riley and Miss Virginia Butsler Named Maids of Honor
Miss Elizabeth Riley and Miss Virginia Butsler are chosen as maids of honor in the Court of Queen Shenandoah 15th for spring festival activities. The Baker wedding, Emma Gina Baker to Paul F. Rosenberger, is announced by Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Baker. the ceremony occurred March 19.
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Elizabeth Riley
Virginia Butsler
Shenandoah
Emma Gina Baker
Paul F. Rosenberger
W. A. Baker
Local Couple Wed as Lola Slonaker and John Massie
A county wedding announces Miss Lola Slonaker and Mr. John Massie became husband and wife. The United States Navy Band will again lead the spring festival parade. A well known county resident and trucker fined $50 and costs for hauling without a license.
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Lola Slonaker
John Massie
United States Navy
Baseball season opens at Reservoir Park between S V A and Old Dominion
Twenty five years ago the local baseball season starts with a game at Reservoir park pitting S V A against Old Dominion Academy at Reliance. More than 3 000 Winchester public school students will parade through city streets during the education fair to be held in April. John T Hart purchases the Peach Grove farm from Mrs Elizabeth Horsey for 5500 dollars.
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Reservoir Park
Old Dominion Academy
Reliance
Winchester
John T. Hart
Peach Grove
Elizabeth Horsey
Railroad buying line between Strasburg and Harrisonburg?
Forty years ago rumors claimed the B and O Railroad acquired the strip of road between Strasburg and Harrisonburg once operated by the Southern. It was decided to host visitors from South Carolina for June Sixth as Stonewall cemetery honors the dead from that state. Martin Fries owns an old brass trombone tied to early Friendship Fire Co. Kid gloves touted for Easter parade per J B Russell Broad.
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B. & O . Railroad
Strasburg
Harrisonburg
Southern
South Carolina
Stonewall Cemetery
Martin Fries
Friendship Pire Co
Answers to Questions from The Winchester Evening Star
A collection of Q and A from Frederic J. Haskin's information bureau. Topics include Nassau Hall Princeton as Revolutionary seat, Empire State Building sway, cat eye shine, Steinmetz’s electrical contributions, Maxine Sullivan, tropical year, termites as food, Nazi flag colors, 15 minute radio script word count, the Time Capsule at the New York World's Fair, multiple births in 1934, a garden dictionary, and the meaning of sitting above the salt.
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United States
Nassau Hall
Princeton University
Continental Congress
Princeton
A. Maxine Sullivan
Williams
Red Hot Peppers
Pittsburgh
Gladys Mosier
Ina Ray Hutton
Miss Mosier
New York
Loch Lomond
Westinghouse
Parliamentary Law booklet offered by The Winchester Star
The 32 page guide titled Parliamentary Law outlines basic rules of order for deliberative bodies. It covers temporary and permanent organization, model constitution and by laws, minutes duties of officers and a glossary. A copy may be mailed for ten cents with a coupon to the Information Bureau in Washington D C.
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Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Martyr Complex Prompts Family Blame Says Expert
A marriage and family relations consultant explains that blaming others in families often stems from a martyr complex. He cites cases where individuals blame spouses after losses or poor meals as self justification and suggests admitting fault and sharing responsibility. He cites lessons from history and city gardening curiosity to illustrate satisfaction.
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Oliver M. Butterfield
Woodrow Wilson
Colonel House
Gun and glove drive Elsie toward danger in midnight thriller
Elsie stays hidden and slips downstairs to learn Mac and Phil’s plan. In the library, Reginald Ainsworth confronts Della Craig as a gun fires, and Elsie reels from the shock in a cliffhanger ending.
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Benson
Mac
Phil
Mac McIintyre
Elsie
Reginald Ainsworth
Della Craig
Slovakia Claims Heir To Czecho Slovakia In Washington Skirmish
Commentary notes Germany dominates western Czecho Slovakia while Moravia and Bohemia are absorbed. Slovakia purportedly seeks Czech legation status in Washington as heir to the government. U.S. reaction, including Hull, is firm. risk of force is discussed.
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Germany
Washington
Vladimir Hurban
Czecho-Slovakia
Moravia
Bohemia
Slovakia
Berlin
United States
Hurban
Legation
Siure
Hull
The Quest of Truth
Minneapolis Journal discusses the need to balance science and religion, urging honest inquiry and moral reform. It argues modern civilization challenges traditional ethics and calls for truth as a guiding witness for those who seek to do right.
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Minneapolis
Minn
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