Advertising Rates and Policies in The Winchester Evening Star
The Winchester Evening Star lists classified and display ad rates. Classifieds cost 2 cents per word with a 25 cent minimum, memorials and cards of thanks priced at 1 cent per line, display ads 45 cents per inch with office deadline 9 PM the prior day, and contracts available. National reps include Tenney Woodward and Company.
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Chicago
Boston
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Real Friends Share High Things In Common Verse
A dated 1939 devotional fragment cites Psalms 55 about fellowship and counsel among friends. It emphasizes companionship and shared faith as they walk together to worship.
Roosevelt asks Congress for 1.723 billion for federal relief
President Roosevelt asks Congress to appropriate 1.723 billion for federal relief in the next fiscal year with 1.477 billion for the WPA and an average of about 2 million unemployed. He says the total WPA funding for 1938-39 was 2.25 billion but tolerates a reduced 1.8 to 1.9 billion next year if employment rises by June 1940. He cites the need to revive private investment and end the economy of fear in government industry relations.
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Desirability of Abolishing Homework Discussed by Educators
A United Parents' Association official from New York argues that fixed home study periods harm child health and development and contribute to retardation and truancy. He says a conference of parents and teachers should review the facts and set proper policies.
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United Parents’ Association
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Regaining An Asset From Buffalo Grass Research
A Fort Hays Kansas experiment station develops a high seed bearing buffalo grass strain with seed above ground for harvest. The goal is commercial quantities as the West shifts from cultivated fields back to its native forage asset, buffalo grass, once plowed under for crops.
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Washington Revoke 2300 Driving Licenses for Drunk Driving
The International Association of Chiefs of Police reports 2300 Washington licenses revoked for drunken driving since 1937 when mandatory revocation began. The figure is 300 more than the prior two years, attributed to stronger enforcement and police court cooperation.
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No Candy Colonels in Virginia
The Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch recalls the end of honorary colonels in Virginia. It cites a long history of Governor appointed colonels, jokes about the corps, and Byrd era reforms that ended the practice. The governor’s aides now hold no higher titles than their prior ranks, except clerks may be commissioned as colonels.
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Answers To Questions From The Open Window
A reader's Q and A list covers nicknames in baseball, U S car registrations, Shut-in Society aims, federal prison chaplains, Purple Hearts issued, Mendelssohn music for printing, Bratt liquor control in Sweden, birth control centers count, and the Hamlet origin quote with details.
Dewey Taft seen in off the record, 1940 race debated
Washington observes Dewey and Taft in off the record sessions as the GOP field coalesces. The Christian Science Monitor notes Dewey charms in microphone, rivals Taft with blunt New Deal critique, while Bricker and Vandenberg loom as backup contenders in Ohio and Michigan.
They're Married Yet Millions Struggle to Do So
Judge Lindsey says six million men are too poor to marry and many discover this after marriage. The issue fuels relief and welfare work as families multiply among the financially unable. The Lynchburg News highlights the social and economic problem behind the statistic.
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The Exception Poised on College Knowledge Gap
A Thomaston Times columnist notes a survey finding college professors lack broader knowledge beyond their specialty. He quips that the only well informed person near a college may be the sophomore.
Extradition fight ends as Arthur Shoemaker returns to Winchester
Arthur Shoemaker, who resisted extradition to Virginia from Martinsburg for weeks, is back in Winchester and held on a $5,000 bond. Board of Supervisors names a five member committee of resident freeholders to inspect Wardensville pike for possible relocation. Robert Sutton moved to his Fairmont Avenue home after appendicitis operation.
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Arthur Shoemaker
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Winchester
Board of Supervisors
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Robert Sutton
Fairmont Avenue
Valedictorian to Speak at Stephens City High Graduation
Miss Elizabeth Wolfe will deliver the valedictorian address at Stephens City High School graduation exercises. Mrs. John H. Whitney will be escorted as Queen Shenandoah XI in a feature parade by famed U.S. Cavalry troops. Morris Boyer Orville Willey and Loring Carpenter join the Pine Hill 4-H Club at Middletown.
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John H. Whitney
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Morris Boyer
Orville Willey
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Middletown
Dinner in a new Brighton home strengthens Lana and Dinah bond
Lana and Dinah bond over shared independence as Lana moves into Dinah’s Morriss home. Dinah explains infantile paralysis and her guarded bravery while Lana offers support. Jim arrives with work news and the couple plans a first dinner in their new Main Street apartment, eager for stability.
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Winchester Festival Impresses with Style and Showmanship
Montgomery M. Green lauds Winchester Festival for superior organization and spectacle. He compares it favorably to Pasadena Rose Parade Honolulu Lei Day and Rio Carnival, praising Apple Palace dances, Bob Riley orchestra, the school pageant, parade floats, and Miss Garner as Queen.
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Huntsberry Golden Wedding Anniversary Celebration
Ten years ago Mr and Mrs Charles E Huntsberry celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary The article notes Richard Barthelmess appearing in a local theatre screening Weary River and mentions Tri State Golf Association secretary treasurer J W Arthur announcing upcoming meets for the season.
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Tri-State Golf Association
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Stonewall Jackson Day Proclaimed Across Virginia
Governor Stuart proclaims Stonewall Jackson Day in Virginia and residents raise funds to erect a commemorative statue in Richmond. In Vera Cruz conditions worsen as 12,000 Mexican troops gather for an assault while U S troops hold the city. Upton Sinclair serves a three day jail term for protesting Standard Oil Colorado strike.
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City council candidates push for municipal power plant
Forty years ago candidates proposed city operation of the local electric power plant. George Kremer injures his knee during work at his slaughterhouse. Mrs. James White summons help with a hunting horn as Cloverdale on Cedar Creek Grade catches fire at John G. Miller farm leaving her alone.
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James White
Cloverdale
John G. Miller
Cedar Creek
Do Low Tones Travel Farther Than High Tones
A National Bureau of Sounds note says higher pitched tones are absorbed more by air, so low tones may be heard farther away. The Blue Boy and The Pink Boy are Gainsborough works, while The Red Boy is by Rayburn.
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