Classified Advertising Rates and Policies
The Winchester Evening Star lists advertising rates with 2 cents per word for classified ads and a minimum charge. Display ads with borders must be in the office by 9 PM the day before publication. Rates include 3 percent commission and 45 cents per line for transient ads, with contracts available on application. Subscription options by mail or carrier dated Saturday May 11, 1940.
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Gu - Men
Tenney- 7Rd and Conklin, Inc
New York
Detroit
City
San Francisco
Chicago
Boston
Los Angeles
Seek Him And He Will Be Found
A brief Biblical verse notes that the Lord accompanies those who seek him and promises to be found by the faithful. It emphasizes spiritual pursuit and divine presence for believers following 2 Chronicles 15:2.
Churchill Succeeds Chamberlain In British Leadership Change
A London flash reports Neville Chamberlain's resignation as prime minister at 2 37 PM. Winston Churchill has been chosen as the next premier amid the Norwegian crisis and the broader struggle with Germany, contrasting their temperaments and leadership styles.
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London
Neville Chamberlain
George VI
Winston Churchill
Chamberlain
Norway
Arctic
Great Britain
England
M:n
Churchill
Churchill Emerges at Britains Helm as Crisis Deepens
In a balanced view critics should not harshly judge Chamberlain whose three year decisions affected lives and peace. He vacillated, feared loss, yet hoped to avert war by concessions to Hitler. Yet the writer declares relief that Winston Churchill, a man of action, now leads Britain in the fight against Hitler.
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Britain
Hitler
Germany
Chamberlain
Churchill
Europe
France
Napoleon
America
Washington
Neville Chamberlain
Winston Churchill
England
Alf Hitler
Winston
Reprinted Editorials on Rockefeller Estates and Gift Dilemmas
Trustees of the Rockefeller estate face difficulties disposing of property and may withdraw acceptance of a million dollar gift. Similar cases in New York show taxpayers worry about upkeep costs and lost tax revenue when private estates become public. Trends echo earlier battles over tainted money and philanthropy amid rising labor costs and New Deal housing reform.
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Danville Register
John D. Rockefeller
New York
Samuel Untermeyer
Otto Kahn
Long Island
Association of
Street Cleaners
Rockefeller
Rockefeller Foundation
Miss Tarbell
Standard Oil
Sleuthing for the Innocent In Tyler Texas
A deputy sheriff proved a sentenced man innocent in a gas station robbery case in Tyler Texas after 18 months of investigation. He located the real culprits and secured their confession. The case shows the value of correcting wrongful convictions.
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Tyler
Texas
Marriage Announcement in Greenville DC of Miss Evelyn L O Roark and C Raymond Hale
In other years notes Miss Evelyn L O Roark marries C Raymond Hale in Greenville Washington. Clinton D Catlett of National Fruit Products Co recovers from a broken hip after a fall about a week ago. Kenneth L Miller selected valedictorian of Middletown High School 1939 class.
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Greenville, D. C
Evelyn L. O’roark
C. Raymond Hale
Clinton D. Catlett
National Fruit Products Co
Kenneth £. Miller
Middletown High School
Senators push Patman bill for soldier bonus across Senate
Five years ago Senator Huey Long says almost all senators favor advancing the Patman bill to fund the soldier bonus. The Market Street Church hosts a dedication service for the Ebert Memorial chimes. Bill Mallory, southpaw, delivers a no hit no run opener for Handley against Woodstock Virginia.
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Huey Long
Market Street
Ebert
Bill Mallory
Handley
Woodstock
Old Tammany banquet marks Friendship Fire Co feast
Mrs. Charlies A. McIlwee, 51, dies at her Mount Williams area home. Coast Guard officers urge faster boats to catch rum runners in swift craft.
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Tammany
Feast of Friendship Fire Co
Charlies A. McIlwee
Mount Williams
Coast Guard
Vannel of Braddock to be displayed at new city hall lawn
Colonial Dames Society will mount a vannel once used by General Braddock on the southeast corner of the new city hall lawn. Mrs. Mary Picton Stevens Hammond, related to residents here and in Clarke County, is among those drowned when the Lusitania was sunk. Cunard Line suspends all sailings temporarily. Allied fleet bombards Dardanelles forts with Turks reportedly suffering heavy losses.
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General Braddock
New City Hall
Colonial Dames Society
Mary Picton Stevens Hammond
Clarke County
Lusitania
Cunard Steamship Co
Dardennelles
Notable Civil War Era Events and a Local Tragedy
Forty years ago Officer Joseph Athey was struck down by a large African American man while trying to arrest a rowdy youth at the B and O station. Frances Edward Conrad dies at his Leesburg home, a Winchester native who joined the Confederate army after viewing Battle of Fort Henry near town with other youths. A U S Senate bill seeks reimbursement of $13 000 to Henry Baker estate for Civil War era supplies taken by the Union army.
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Joseph Athey
Frances Edward Conrad
Leesburg
Winchester
Tront Hill
U. S. Senate
Henry Baker
Star Quiz Answers on Page 2: Trivia and Dates
A quiz asks seven questions on literature pronunciation, military service, Lincoln and currency, lunar distance, sanitaries, Archibald MacLeish, Boulder Dam, and Jean Harlow hair color. The note closes with guidance on common error usage.
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Denmark
U. S. Marine Corps
Winston Lee
Lincoln
United States
Archibald MacLeish
Congress
Boulder Dam
Jean Harlow
Scalp diseases and remedies from a medical column
Dr Clendening discusses scalp conditions from ringworm and impetigo to alopecia and dandruff. He notes treatment options including vinegar for nits, iodine or turpentine for patches, and high frequency or ultraviolet therapy, while stressing dermatological guidance.
Stevenson carved Treasure Island for coin not a masterpiece
In a letter to Henry, Robert Louis Stevenson said he rattled Treasure Island off for coin while considering Weir of Hermiston his masterpiece. He implied Treasure Island was not his intended great work.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Treasure Island
Henley
Stevenson
Weir
Hermiston
Scott's Scrap Book Caddis Fly Larva Builds Stone Cell
The larva of the caddis fly, just over a half inch long, is one of the most startling little masons in the world. It cements tiny stones around itself until fully encased in a protective cell.
Forbidden Romance Unfolds in Merrifield Theater Scene
Jeremy Tucker, a 23 year old scholar in residence at the Merrifield mansion, is cast in a spring comedy by Bill Bailey and Gayle Dixon. During a rehearsal the shy archeology student is kissed by Gayle, prompting a life changing moment as his grander plans collide with the drama project sponsored by his grandfather.
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Che
Njamin
Merrifield
Jayle Dixon
Gremny Tucker
Jeremy Tucker
Benjamin W. Merrifield
Merrifield Copper Millions
Jeremy
Gayle Dixon
Gayle
Tempe
Miss Dixon
Mr. Bailey
Mr. Weems
Bill Bailey
Pretty Gayle
Bill
Mr. Merrifield
Answers to Questions from the Winchester Information Bureau
Freely compiled reader Q and A cover topics from ocean ridges and Azores to Pope, Sweden, and Migratory Bird Treaty. It notes facts on Finland, conscientious objectors, Canadian flag, and counts of exemp tions, with brief biographical and linguistic curiosities.
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Frederic 3. Haskin
Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
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