Advertising rates and policies at The Winchester Evening Star
The Winchester Evening Star lists advertising rates: 2 cents per word with a 25 cent minimum, memorials and cards of thanks 10 cents per line, display ads 9 PM deadline the day before, 45 cents per inch for transient ads, and contract rates on request. National rep Tenney Woodward and Co. with AP rights noted.
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Tenney- Woodward and Company, Inc
New York
Detroit
Kansas City
San Francisco
Chicago
Boston
Atlanta
Los Angeles
All Are Chosen and Fitted for Some Duty
Behold my servant chosen and beloved with whom my soul is well pleased I will put my Spirit upon him and he shall show judgment to the Gentiles as in Matthew 12 18 source text.
Rubber supply fears shadow American industry in war era
War fears strain U S rubber supply as industry seeks East Indies reduction. United States Rubber Co. grows 20 of its needs in Sumatra. Firestone's Liberia plantings face slim 1939 yield. Goodyear expands in Costa Rica Panama and the Philippines with mixed results. Du Pont synthetic rubber could meet demand but faces adaptation hurdles. Britain Malaya Dutch East Indies Ceylon Burma Sarawak Brazil are major producers and the U S imports about half the world supply.
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America
East Indies
Brazil
United States Rubber Co
Sumatra
Firestone
Liberia
Goodyear
Costa Rica
Panama
Philippines
du Pont
E. R. Bridgewater
Bridgewater
Business Week
British Malaya
Dutch East Indies
Ceylon
Burma
Sarawak
United States
Reading Habits Warn Against Cramping Young Readers
Yale scholar William Lyon Phelps says trashy exciting books do no harm to children and may lead them to better works. He urges tact and sympathy and warns against forcing books on students, noting you can place a book before a student but cannot make him enjoy or digest it.
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William Lyon’ Phelps
Iit
Yale
American Boksellers Association
Massey Wins Drama Award For Abe Lincoln In Illinois
Raymond Massey received the Drama Desk Award for the most distinguished performance of the season for Abe Lincoln in Illinois. Daniel Frohman presented the medal and praised the play while noting that the actor’s achievement reflected universality beyond nationality.
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Raymond Massey
Robert Sherwood
Abe Lincoln
Illinois
Mr. Massey
England
United States
Lincoln
Helen Hayes
Queen Victoria
Edwin Booth
Hamlet
Katherine Cornell
Robert Browning
London
Robert E. Sherwood
Dramatics
Pulitzer Prize Committee
Raymond Massty
Drama ¢ of
New York
The
American Theater
Daniel Frohman
Massey
Hopkins stance sparks confusion in Des Moines and chamber tirade
Lynchburg notes underline a clash between Hopkins and the Des Moines speech and the Chambers of Commerce tirade. The record questions if Hopkins shifted positions or if others spoke for him. The unresolved shift creates an atmosphere of uncertainty as business expects to move ahead.
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Lynchburg
Hopkins
Des Moines
Chambler of Commerce
Secretary of Commerce
Charlie McCarthy
Bergen
Grover Whalen Demands World Fair Salute
The Petersburg Progress Index reports an order from New York World Fair headquarters requiring salutes from employees and attendants to Grover Whalen the director general. The Winchester Star questions the gesture saying it blends national honor with spectacle and wonders why it matters to the public.
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Grover Whalen
Winchester Star
Patrick Henry
Sam Adams
Valley
Grover
Britain backs independent Arab Palestine plan
The Richmond Times Dispatch denounces Britain's move to set up an Arab controlled Palestine with limited Jewish population. It argues the policy reflects cold power politics and contrasts with the 1917 Balfour pledge and League mandate for a Jewish national home.
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Great Britain
Palestine
Chamberlain
Near East
League of Nations
Britain
Mandatory
The Daily Quiz Answers on Page Two
Seven questions ask basic facts from astronomy geography and language. Topics include sun as a star tallest mammal cenotaph Paul Bunyan sport value and pronunciation diploma high mountain sea level pelagic animals and nom de plume meaning.
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Paul Bunyan
Rober Roland Charles Backhouse
Todays Common Error Pecuniary Reward Guidance
A note on wording accuracy emphasizes avoiding plain figures and instead using precise terms like pecuniary reward to describe monetary compensation. It highlights the importance of formal language choices in reporting.
Mrs Miller to lead East Lynne at Little Theatre
Mrs James Miller is slated for a lead in the Little Theatre production East Lynne directed by Mrs Schuyler Larkin. Air Mail Week marks the first Winchester air mail flight delivering a large cargo of letters without incident. Claude Stickley to receive the degree of Chivalry from the Odd Fellows at the Grand Lodge of Virginia in Lynchburg.
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James Miller
Little Theatre
East Lynne
Schuyler Larkin
Winchester
Claude Stickley
Grand Lodge of Virginia
Lynchburg
Man confesses to multiple robberies in nearby city
A man arrested Saturday night admits committing at least 13 robberies in Winchester during the past month. The report notes the arrest by local officers and the suspect’s cooperation with investigators.
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Winchester
George C. Carper
Margaret
Jack Brantner
Martinsburg
Carter Hall Horse Show Date Set by Blue Ridge Club
May 25 is chosen for the annual Carter Hall Horse Show. Handley High School defeats Massanutten Military Academy in the annual competitive drill. A Middletown boy is tied to a telephone pole in Strasburg and held overnight by ruffians.
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Blue Ridge Club
Middletown
Strasburg
Handley High School
Massanutten Military Academy
Rich ards and Turner wed in Pierce ceremony
Twenty five years ago Miss Clara Bell Richards married Mr Claude V Turner of Pierce Florida in a pretty ceremony. Miss Katherine R Glass announces commencement program for Fort Loudoun Seminary as City Council weighs transforming the city plaza into a public park.
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Clara Bell Richards
Claude V. Turner
Pierce, Fla
Katherine R. Glass
Fort Loudoun Seminary
County Board of Supervisors
Winchester merchants to close early for summer
Forty years ago merchants in Winchester plan to close at 7 30 p m this summer. A bicycle relay between Martinsburg and Staunton ends with Staunton teams winning after covering a distance of 118 miles in seven hours. Jake Ebersole cuts a tree yielding 36 fence rails 16 cord of stove wood and 4650 shingles.
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Winchester
Martinsburg
Staunton
Jake Ebersole
Rankin Forces Net to Save Clark in Dangerous Stage Stunt
Jim Rankin uses his claimed authority to direct the rescue net stunt as Clark Martin teeters above the river. Police arrest Rankin amid crowd suspense while Lana pleads, fearing prison and fearing for Jim as the drama ends with a cliffhanger and bail looming.
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Jim
Lana
Clark Martin
Clark
Rankin
Answers To Questions By Frederic J. Haskin Quiz Sheet
A compiled quiz reveals answers on topics from dog licenses in Henry III England to Arthur Murray's real name and age. It lists Grace Moore tour cities, WWI enlistments by surname counts, and San Marino’s status as the oldest republic.
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Dog World
Henry III
England
O— Q
Grace Moore
Chicago
Vancouver
Seattle
Portland
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Pasadena
San Marino
Italy
Urban
Canning and Preserving Guide for Home Canners
Early fruits and vegetables like rhubarb currants strawberries cherries and raspberries signal canning season. The 48 page booklet Canning and Preserving offers over 100 tested recipes for jellies jams preserves marmalades pickling and modern methods. Enclose ten cents for a copy by mail to the Information Bureau Washington D C with name address city and state.
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Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Wallace's Peculiar Role After the 1936 Election
The article analyzes Henry A. Wallace's uncertain leadership within the New Deal farm wing as Rexford Tugwell's influence wanes after his 1937 ouster. It notes Wallace's mixed reception among farmers, shifts in agency control under reorganization plans, and his precarious political position ahead of 1940 with a farm bill and processing-tax debate shaping his fate.
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Henry A. Wallace
New Deal Coalition
Wallace
Rexford G. Tugwell
Tugwell
Mr Wallace
New Deal
Tugwlll
Roosevelt
Secretary of Agriculture
Forest Service
Department of the Interior
Secrey
Mr. Wallace
Iowa
Senator Gillette
White House
Farm Credit Administration
Bureau of Public Roads
Bureau of Fisheries In Commerce
Ickes
Illinois
F. A. Silcox
United States
Congress
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