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Delisser-Boyd, Inc
New York
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Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Rochester
San Francisco
Associated Press
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Editorial Attack on FCC Radio Order and Liberty
Reprinted editorial argues the FCC’s 90 day mandate to rebuild programs and networks endangers free broadcasting. It claims Supreme Court limits ignored, warns of government ownership, and urges Congress to curb the commission by joint resolution and annual renomination.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Federal Communications Commission
United States
Commission
Congress
Senate
The
Communications Commission
Federal Trade Commission
Department of Justice
Europe
Berlin
Allies Halt German Breakthrough in Low Countries
Reported stop of German advance in the low countries with French forces contesting a mechanized push in Belgium.
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Low Countries
Belgium
George Smith
Winchester
Hagerstown
Cross
Sermon Motto Opens May 12 Edition
The page features a religious quotation from Psalms and a note for Monday May 12 1941. It frames themes of patience and humanity and warns against hidden slander and arrogance. No further news or events are detailed in the fragment.
Convoying War Question Facing the Nation
The article argues whether the United States should use sea convoys to Britain. It cites Wendell Willkie and President Roosevelt and notes 8 of 205 ships sunk in three months. It weighs the risk of war against shielding Britain from German U boat losses. It asks if America is prepared for full war if convoys are adopted.
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Britain
Wendell Willkie
Gallup
Willkie
Emory S. Lord
United States Maritime Commission
Senate
United States
Jonitea Kingdom
Roosevelt
America
Federal Reserve pushes curb on installment sales
A Federal Reserve Board staff headed by Dr Carl arty studies time buying for autos and home goods to aid the war economy and curb inflation. If Congress grants power, auto and appliance financing would face stricter terms with shorter repayment periods and a plan to apply controls to new and used items, beginning with cars to mobilize production for the de program.
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Federal Reserve Board
Carlarty
Congress
Ely
Byrd Pushes Mediation Board Authority in Labor Disputes
Senator Harry Byrd urged Congress to grant the Defense Mediation Board jurisdiction over labor disputes without prior certification by the Secretary of Labor. He cited opposition from OPM chiefs and cited the coal strike as an example where delay caused avoidable tension and reduced board effectiveness.
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Harry Byrd
Virginia
Senate
Defense Mediation Board
Perkins
Miss Perkins
OPM
Labor Department
Mediation Board
Secretary of Labor
Aristide Briand Seeks French Presidency Ten Years On
Ten years after his rise as a foremost French statesman Aristide Briand announces his candidacy for the presidency. Federal agents raid a liquor...
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Aristide Briand
France
Bride and groom walk 14 miles to marry in town
John Wright and his bride to be trek 14 miles from Warren County to hold a ceremony, then return home after the wedding. W. H. Crawford, manager, says the Virginia Woolen Company formed about a year ago will be ready to begin operation by May 15, becoming Winchester’s new key industry amid local talk of Martinsburg’s economy.
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John Wright
Warren County
W. H. Crawford
Virginia Woolen Company
Winchester
Martinsburger
Answers To Questions By Frederic J Haskin
A compendium from The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau with brief Q and A about wartime aviation totals faith in leaders dentistry tooth counts and historical notes. Notable items include RAF downings totals, first baseball season opening ball tradition, and the inscription on unknown soldiers graves.
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Frederic J. Haskin
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H. TA
William Howard Re
France
D.H. A
Care of the Feet booklet offered by Information Bureau
Nothing is more painful than feet in hot weather and proper foot care. The Winchester Evening Star offers a practical booklet CARE OF THE FEET with home treatment tips, shoe choices, and exercises for ten cents postpaid. Enclose ten cents and address details to Washington, D. C.
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Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
J. Haskin
Washington, D.C
Women Fill Crucial Roles in Modern Defense Industries
Edwin C. Hill argues that women, far from passive, perform vital roles in wartime industry. He notes gauge-block work and laser measurement by women, counting 373,000 listed for defense jobs, as Washington and other cities recruit many to build and operate defense machinery under industrial military economics.
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Washington
Women Buy Most Traveling Cheques Marking Fifty Years
The American Express Company marks its fiftieth anniversary of travelers cheques noting that women now purchase a majority of these cheques. The piece highlights rising female participation in the economy and cites 1940 data: 12,846,565 working women, about 25 percent of women over fourteen, a 20 percent rise since 1930, with the defense drive adding thousands of government workers such as stenographers and secretaries in Washington.
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American Express Company
America
Washington
Star Quiz Questions and Scattered Answers
A fragment lists questions about translations of a Spanish song, Roosevelt children, Houston's namesake, pipe water discharge comparisons, two new Assistant Secretaries of War, Federal Wage Hour overtime, holiday work, postage rates for a one pound book, and authors or states related to Anthony Adverse and Mississippi River east areas, with incomplete prompts and typographical errors.
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Rooseve
Berry
Houston
Anthony Adverse
Mississippi Riv
Parcels of Bird Paradise Banned in 1918 Law
A partial excerpt notes a 1918 law making it unlawful to import a bird of paradise into the country. The fragment mentions pets and illegal import implications, with unclear surrounding context.
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Paradise
Petters
Women at Philadelphia Arsenal and Ohio plants form vast wartime workforce
The piece notes 12 million working women, 2,500 at Ohio plants and thousands at Frankford Arsenal in Philadelphia, forming a large skilled reserve for civilian war effort. It emphasizes training, discipline, and cooperative shop skills while acknowledging the personal costs of work leaving families and homes.
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Frankford Arsenal
Ohio
Philadelphia
Women Party leaders fail to pin down antiwar plank
After the Nineteenth Amendment, Alice Paul and Doris Stevens led Washington talks to draft a social program for new voters. A strong faction sought war outlawry but was overridden, while efforts long pursued gender equality. The piece critiques both war and political corruption, contrasting with Nazi era slogans and ongoing gender unity debates.
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America
New Women’s Party
Alice Paul
Doris Stevens
Washington
Hitler
Kaiser
Kirche
Kinder
Kueche
Pulpless Teeth Not Dead They May Not Be Harmful
A column discusses the pulpless tooth status, citing Dr Louis I Grossman and Dr Billings on focal infection. It notes many pulpless teeth show no infection, and removal of devitalized teeth is not justified in healthy individuals.
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Louis I. Grossman
Philadelphia
Billings
Grossman
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