Winchester daily ad rates and policy note
Publication details for The Evening Star Publishing Co. Winchester Virginia outlines memorials cards rates and display ad deadlines. It lists transient rate and contract rates and identifies national ad representatives in major cities. The notice closes with a biblical quotation from Matthew 12 20.
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Tenney- Woodward and Company, Inc
New York
Detroit
Kansas City
San Francisco
Chicago
Boston
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Readers denounce fascist press but defend advertising ethics
The Staunton News Leader rebukes a Virginia fascist style paper “Southern Progress” while arguing advertisers must not control editorial policy. It asserts merchants advertise for business, not policy, and predicts the fascist publication will fail under public disgust and reader exodus.
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Virginia
Southern Progress
Richmond
Hitler
Staunton
Winchester
THE
STAR
Scandinavian women gain equal rights in industry
A Geneva dispatch reports that Scandinavian women have achieved the greatest advancement in equal rights with men in industry, placing them on par with or ahead of women in many regions. The survey contrasts subservient roles in parts of the Orient with industrial equality in Scandinavia and beyond, noting the United States trails in this global comparison.
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America
Geneva
Switzerland
Orient
Scandinavian Countries
United States
Indiana tests speed signs to reduce curve accidents
Signs showing safe maximum speeds for curves under normal driving conditions are being tested by the Indiana Highway Commission. They are installed along a 98 mile stretch from Indianapolis to Paoli with heavy traffic, mounted above standard curve signs and reflectorized for night visibility.
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Indiana
Indiana Highway Commission
Indianapolis
Paoli
Ind
If Germany Had Won in 1915 Peace Terms Outlined
The piece cites Ambassador Bernstorff's 1915 proposal of harsh peace terms Germany would impose on France, including colonies, indemnity, free trade for 25 years, disarmament, fortress destruction, and large weapon and patent transfers. It argues Versailles would have mirrored such terms if Germany had prevailed, noting war's brutal nature and Senator King's remark on Hitler's mindset.
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Germany
Bernstorff
Washington
France
Allies
Russia
Great Britain
Hitler
Berlin
Europe
Versailles
King
Utah
Senate
The Daily Quiz Answers Turn to Page Two
Seven questions test geography history and government knowledge. Topics include Muscle Shoals location Mexico’s conqueror Belgium neighbor explanation of the Arctic Ocean and Italian foreign minister and US citizenship rules for children born abroad.
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Muscle Shoals
Mexico
Belgium
Ruling on Prisoner Commitment Phrase Contested
A courtroom dispute centers on phrasing of commitment at trial readiness. Lawyers argue whether the term should be definite or final to reflect status and next procedural steps.
Jolliffe Declines Assessor Appointment Amid Inquiry
News notes Joseph L. Jolliffe will not accept Judge Philip Williams's appointment as assessor. Arthur E. B. Morgan, former TVA head, testifies to a Senate committee that the president barred him from full records access. Friday’s festival day saw ABC Store post 2313.45 in state sales.
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Joseph L. Jolliffe
Philip Williams
Arthur EB. Morgan
Senate
Star's cooking school closes second annual class
Five years ago the Star reports the cooking school ends its second annual class with all merchants pleased with turnout. The government plans to transplant 350 mountain families in Shenandoah Park area amid opposition. A homestead program for ousted valley residents is planned. The Jewish Women's Club is entertained at Marshall by Mrs. Julius Nachman with a bridge party.
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the Star's Cooking School
Shenandoah Park
Jewish Women’s Club
Marshall
Julius Nachman
Clarke County Attorney William T. Lewis Dies at 66 in Berryville
Ten years ago William T. Lewis 66 Clarke county attorney died of a heart attack at his Berryville office. In Winchester Clarke County Garden Club Mrs William P Massey was elected president. Engagement of Miss Leona Lauck and Mr Albert Shirkey both of Winchester announced.
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William T. Lewis
Clarke County
Berryville
William P. Massey
Winchester and
War Office Furious Over Slain U S Infantryman in Mexico
Twenty five years ago the War office in Washington protested the killing of U S Infantryman Parks in Mexico on spying charges. J B Haldeman urged local poultrymen to observe Rooster Week and isolate male birds. John D Rogers, a federal revenue agent, is in the area on a Moonshine raid.
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War Office
Washington
Parks
Mexico
Haldeman
John D. Rogers
Federal Revenue Man
Popular volunteer fire officer contest winner is Sam Atwell
The Star reports Sam Atwell wins first in the vote to name the most popular volunteer fire company officer with Joe Kiger taking second place. A separate incident in Front Royal ends in a fatal shooting as John W. Brown is killed by his father-in-law during an attempted attack on his wife. In Kernstown, Joseph M. Barton and Miss Frankie B. Jones wed at the bride’s mother's home.
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Sam Atwell
Joe Kiger
John W. Brown
Front Royal
Joseph M. Barton
Frankie B. Jones
Kernstown
Escape Plan For Jim Brings Lana To The Bridge
Lana and Jim plan a Saturday escape from the hospital to travel to St. Louis aided by Clark Martin. Jim faces a dangerous test at the bridge while Lana fears the coming exposure and the detective’s suspicions. Dinah’s friendship and Lana’s secrecy heighten the peril as they prepare to flee.
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Lona
Jim
St. Louis
Lana
Clark Martin
Camden
Clark
Dinah
Detective Agency
Martin
Mrs. Morriss
Clarke
Unknown crossword puzzle clues from 1939 syndicate page
Fragmentary crossword style clues list many definitions and word fits across numbers. The item reads like a syndicated puzzle page with scattered hints for words such as pronouns, animals, actions, and titles, interspersed by stray phrases and incomplete entries. No coherent story or event is present.
Questions and Answers on Education and Public Affairs
A 1938 Edu cational Radio Script Exchange survey found 237 colleges and universities broadcasting on 272 radio stations. The piece lists notable presidents, unemployment data, costs of the Dionne quintuples' care, and other quick facts.
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Educational Radio Script Exchange
United States Office of Education
Ants Control bulletin offers home guidance
The bulletin on HOUSE ANTS describes ant kinds found around homes and lawns, their habits, effective baits, and methods to combat them in clear non technical language. Order a copy with five cents included for postage and handling to the Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau.
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Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
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Open Forum praises Daughters of Confederacy on June sixth tributes
The Star's Open Forum commends the Daughters of the Confederacy for continuing the annual June sixth Memorial Exercises and lauds W. W. Glass and Mrs. Green for supporting them. A reader suggests consolidating the parade with a cemetery tribute to benefactors, creating a grander procession to preserve the sixth of June as a yearly highlight before the Apple Blossom festival era.
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Daughters of the Confederacy
W. W. Glass
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