Gospel Message Opens Winchester Evening Star Column
The May 15 1940 issue of the Winchester Evening Star lists advertising rates and subscription details and includes a Bible verse from Romans and a note about gospel content. The page shows editor H P Byrd Jr and national ad reps Tenney and Jin Inc.
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Tenney and Jin, Inc
New York
Detroit
City
San Francisco
Chicago
Boston
Kansas
Los Angeles
Connecticut Oysters Shipped To Virginia
The Alexandria Gazette notes Connecticut oysters shipped to Chesapeake Bay aim to boost Virginia beds with 5000 barrels of Nutmeg oysters from New Haven. Three year old adult oysters transplanted into York River bottoms could strengthen stocks, though pollution and conservation policy may affect reproduction and future supply. Connecticut’s venture seeks to restore Chesapeake Bay oysters to their historic role as an affordable wholesome food.
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Alexandria
Connecticut
Chesapeake Bay
York River
Newcastle
Winchester
New Haven
Virginia
General Assembly
G. Walter Mapp
Pardons and Commutations in Virginia Governor Race Debate
The Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch questions Governor Price's clemency record over two years, noting a shift toward more pardons and commutations. It cites a Richmond AP report on a new clemency machinery under Raymond L. Jackson and argues the system may not explain the rise. The piece criticizes the burden on the governor and favors a board approach to clemency.
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Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch
Price
Raymond L. Jackson
Ledger-Dispatch
Jackson
Commonwealth
Ledger-Disptach
Virginia
Mr. Kemper Opens Call for Business Political Action
Roanoke Times notes James Scott Kemper, new president of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, urges businessmen to take a more active role in politics to improve government. The piece stresses that politics must be engaged, not avoided, for national progress.
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Roanoke Times
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
James Scott Kemper
Kemper
Chamber of Commerce
Churchill's stark pledge as Britain selects a war leader
In the House of Commons Winston Churchill takes office as Prime Minister and offers no program beyond a single aim of victory. He delivers a blunt speech promising blood toil tears and sweat and proving himself ready to face harsh truths.
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Britain
Neville Chamberlain
Winston Churchill
Churchill
House of Commons
British Empire
Hail to Joie the Wren Returns to Emporia
Gavette Joie the wren returns to Emporia after seventeen summers at the George W. Schatz home on South Neosho. Mrs. Schatz notes the bird seems less spry the last two years but remains friendly and self reliant.
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Joie
George W. Schatz
South Neosho
Emporia
New York Critics Grumble Over Term Crowding
New Yorkers say the city offers too many candidates this year accusing the scene of selfishly backing Dewey for a first term Roosevelt for a third term and the Yanks for a fifth term.
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New Yorker
New York
Dewey
Roosevelt
Memorial rites for Confederate dead to be observed here
Local U D C chapter answers Retail Merchants request and says Memorial rites for Confederate dead will be observed this year and in years to come. H E Anderson is installed as new commander of Post 2123 Veterans of Foreign Wars. Mrs Lora Stinson of Boyce wins free trip to the World's Fair for her essay on What Clarke County Needs Most.
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Lora Stinson
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Clarke County
Gazette
Molly
Merrifields
Cholly Farrington
Sunday Chronicle
High Hat Society
Miss Dixon
Gayle Dixon
Bill Bailey
Little Tempe Hyde
Gayle
Central relief drive opens with 2532 subscribed toward 6000 goal
Five years ago a reported sum of 2532 is subscribed in one day as central relief campaign with a goal of 6000 gets underway. Hospital shows a deficit of over 6000 in report of superintendent Lillian Anderson, directors explain cause of deficit.
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Central Relief Campaign
Lillian Anderson
Women handicap series opens at Golf Club reading session
Ten years ago Mrs Libby Glaize and Mrs Polly Harrison read in the first of a series of women handicap tournaments at the Golf Club. A championship rifle team for Co I was named with members Fred Thomas George Miller Glenn Seabright Edwin Smith Robert Boyd and Har Pifer. Mrs Frank B Crawford elected regent of Fort Loudoun chapter of the D A R.
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Libby Glaize
Polly Harrison
Golf
Fred Thomas
George Miller
Glenn Seabright
Edwin Smith
Robert Boyd
Har] Pifer
Co. I
Frank B. Crawford
Fort Loudoun
President Wilson Demands Germany Stop Attacks after Lusitania Sinking
Twenty five years ago President Wilson sent a stern note to Germany after the Lusitania sinking. He warned Germany to halt attacks on merchant ships or face accountability for infringements of American rights. Dr. Alfree Bland Tucker, a Virginia family member, died at his Berryville home. John J. Nixon advertises a large 1915 Maxwell touring car for hire.
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Germany
U. S. Lusitania
U. S
Alfree
Bland Tucker
Virginia
Berryville
John 8. Nixon
Gangs Target Horses After Fire Destroys Stable Near Fairfax
A Star reader urges public action against gangs buying and selling horses from intoxicated country men for profit. A blaze at D H Potter’s stable near Fairfax school lights the town, but no animals are harmed.
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Star Reader
D H. Potter
Fairfax School
Star Quiz Answers From Page Two
The passage asks seven trivia items including re re mineral from a film, ancient name of the Dardanelles, a new university in New Haven, political party with the slogan Sixteen to One, most abundant metal in the crust, a sacred musical term for a verse and chorus, and the author of a monarch who reigned sixty three years in England.
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Uim
Dardanelles
New Haven
Conn
England
Language Advice for Precise Descriptive Writing
A writer reflects on avoiding overused adjectives like nice and suggests precise terms such as agreeable admirable pleasant and charming to convey clear meaning without clichés. The guidance emphasizes choosing words that accurately express intent in discourse.
Coffee Myth: Imam of Shehodet Monastery and the First Brew
A Buddhist or Islamic tale describes the Imam discovering coffee by heating crushed berries in a chafing dish. The resulting dark brew induced alert thoughts, sleeplessness, and a soothing glow, sparking debates about coffee’s virtue and supposed Puritan hostility to happiness.
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Shehodet
Coffee and caffeine effects debated by experts and readers
An early discussion notes caffeine increases mental work without causing brain damage or mood drop if not disrupting sleep. A teen asks about gaining weight while editors advertise medical pamphlets and self-help guides.
Answers To Questions by Frederic J. Raskin
A reader can get answers to factual questions from a Washington director. The piece lists several Q A pairs on diverse topics including takeoff distance for bombers two thousand feet, Justice Hughes religious faith Baptist, hibernation weight loss, Shakespeare origin of phrase Something rotten in the state of Denmark, Harvard Presidents, European relief funds, and other trivia with dates and figures.
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Frederic J. Raskin
Winchester
Washington
Army Air Corps
Army
Denmark
Shakespeare
Hamlet
State Department
How to Make And Use a Budget 1940 Booklet Ad
A Washington Information Bureau booklet titled Household Budget 1940 offers guidance on managing personal finances. It includes budget tables and accounting pages to help readers track spending, saving, and money goals. The ad invites readers to order by mail for ten cents.
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Washington
Winchester Evening Star
Frederick J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
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