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Tenney- Woodward and Company, Inc
New York
Detroit
Kansas City
San Francisco
Chicago
Boston
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Subscription Rates By Mail And Carrier
Rates shown for by mail or carrier include advance payments. The text lists several time frames such as one year and three months with varying prices. Some lines appear garbled or duplicated but indicate subscription pricing in advance.
Friday May 19 1939 religious note quotes scripture
A brief religous snippet from the May 19 1939 issue cites 1 John 3 24 about keeping commandments and abiding in us through the Spirit. The fragment presents a devotional tone and scriptural reference without additional context.
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John
Story of the Undistributed Profits Tax Repeal Effort
Senate Finance Chair Pat Harrison urged President Roosevelt to repeal the undistributed profits tax. The piece reviews its 1936 passage, critics’ warnings that it entrenches monopolies and harms small firms, and calls for repeal as the nation faces slow recovery and unemployment concerns.
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Pat Harrison
Senate Finance Committee
Roosevelt
White House
House of Representatives
Senate
Harrison
Bailey
George
Byrd
the Star
American Federation of Labor
Byrnes Senate Unemployment Committee
A. F. of L
Senate Unemployment Committee
Congress
New Deal
Congress of the United States
Mercy Killer Case Sparks Debate On Mercy Killing
Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch discusses a case where a father killed his intellectually disabled son after years of care and financial strain. The jury acquitted the man, despite arguments that he murdered under perceived divine instruction, highlighting tensions between emotion and law in mercy killings.
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Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch
The Daily Quiz Answers on Page Two
A set of seven trivia questions covers ancient capitals Egypt micrometers citizenship by marriage Dutch premier constitutional war powers and the science of acoustics as well as French Guiana seaport capital and the puberty to adulthood life stage.
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Egypt
United States
Netherlands
U. S
French Guiana
Common Editor Note on Funeral Observances
A briefing warns reporters to omit either funeral or obsequies when describing a service. The guidance stresses precise wording to avoid redundancy in notices and headlines.
First air mail flight from Winchester launches in fog
Hindered by mists and low clouds, the first plane to carry air mail out of Winchester takes off for Washington National Air Mail Week. R. Gray Williams delivers the graduation address to fourteen members of the senior class of eight. V. A. Miss Virginia Bean announces her marriage to Otis Sargent set for June 18.
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Winchester
Washington National Air Mail
R. Gray Williams
V. A
Virginia Bean
Otis
Sargent
Handley leads early in C V A L meet as Alleghany seeks revenge
Five years ago Handley track opens strong in the C V A L meet hoping to avenge last year’s upset by Alleghany high of Cumberland. Dillinger is indicted by a federal grand jury for transporting cars across state lines. Bobby Lewis throws his second one hit game as S W A falls to Luray by two on errors.
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Handley Track
Allegany High
Cumberland
John Dillinger
Bobby Lewis
Luray
London organist Baldwin plays concert at First Baptist
Ten years ago Dr Minor C Baldwin renowned London organist performed at the First Baptist Church before a large audience. Pleasant Valley farm of C T Hardesty in Clarke County suffered a 10000 dollar loss in a night fire destroying nearly all stock. In weekend crashes near here two Washington and Lee University students and a Staunton Military Academy cadet died.
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Minor C. Baldwin
London
First Baptist Church
Pleasant Valley
C. T. Hardesty
Clarke County
Washington and Lee University
Staunton Military Academy
Waters and Miss Jenkins Wed At Grace Lutheran Parish
Clinton E. Waters and Miss Lillie C. Jenkins wed at Grace Lutheran Church parsonage with Rev. Dr. George Bowers officiating. Master A. C. Slonaker led Masonic rites at the corner laying of the new Southern M. E. Church in Stephens City. A local member of the W. C. T. U. was accidentally jailed following weekly service.
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Clinton E. Waters
Lillie C. Jenkins
Grace Lutheran Church
George Bowers
A. C. Slonaker
New Southern M. E. Church
Stephens City
Hunter N. Kern Earns Third in Star's Popular Fire Officer Contest
Forty years ago Hunter N. Kern placed third in The Star's contest for the most popular fire company officer with Sam Atwell first and Joe Kiger second. Season tickets for the Blue Ridge cycle track, recently built, go on sale at T. T. Wall's. Miss Nannie Bartlett hosts Winchester orchestra members at her South Braddock Street home.
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Hunter N. Kern
Sam Atwell
Joe Kiger
Blue Ridge
T. T. Wall's
Nannie Bartlett
Winchester Orchestra
South Braddock Street
Jim's plunge test sparks a tense bridge escape
In Brighton Jim, newly recovered, urges restraint as Clark Martin prepares a dramatic test on the bridge. Lana fears danger and tries to stop him while crowds gather, tension mounts, and Jim charges toward preventing a fatal signal. The scene ends with Lana's desperate scream as the plan unfolds.
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Lana
Jim
Clark
Clark Martin
Guy Post
Lona
Brighton
Lena
Answers To Questions From Washington D C
The item presents a Q and A roundup on topics from graduation estimates to geography and history. It notes 1 100 000 expected high school graduates this June and Crater Lake as the deepest U S lake at 1996 feet. It also covers Booth skull burial, Panay indemnity, and Wassermann test history.
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Washington, D. C
United States
L. S. A. Crater Lake
Oregon
Concise Booklet On Parliamentary Law
A 32 page guide explains organization, presiding, elections, reorganizations, and provides a model constitution for new clubs and associations. Send ten cents postpaid to Information Bureau Washington DC with name address and payment details.
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Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
Save Winchester Porch of Taylor Hotel, Dear Editor
Letter from B Floyd Flickinger urges Winchester leaders to protect the old Taylor Hotel porch as a historic landmark. He cites preservation efforts in Charleston and New Orleans, suggests a city ordinance to guard pre 1860 buildings, and asks McCroy to reconsider demolition. He pledges to work with citizens to save the landmark.
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Save Taylor Hotel Porch
Winchester Star
Old Taylor Hotel
Virginia
Winchester
Shenandoah Valley
Jamestown
Yorktown
United States
Charleston
S. C
St. Augustine
Florida
New Orleans
Louisiana
Congress
Senate
Byrd
McCroy Company
Williamsburg
Omy
Taylor
Across 1 Through 9 Mixed Puzzle Fragment
Fragmentary crossword style clues with garbled phrases and missing letters. Reads like partial entries and jumbled word bits from a puzzle page, with scattered numbers and references to places and terms.
Borah questions U.S. role in policing the world
Senator William E. Borah of Idaho argued that Norway Sweden Denmark and Finland stay neutral due to geography and noted the United States failed to police the world in 1917. He warned policy aims could lead to inevitable failure if the U.S. tries again.
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William E. Borah
Idaho
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Finland
United States
Chicago Makes a Face at New York World's Fair
Chicago papers mock the New York World's Fair and portray the Soviet exhibit as a focal point. The New York attendance leads Chicago by a 3 to 1 margin at the Century of Progress Exposition. The Chicago Tribune calls the steel Russian figure a target for Communist activists.
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Chicago
New York
Chicago Tribune
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