Classified Rates and Advertising Policies
The Winchester Evening Star lists rates for classifieds at 2 cents per word with a 25 cent minimum and 10 cents per line for thank you notices. Display ads with borders must be in the office by 9 PM the day before publication. transient rate 45 cents per inch. contracts available. National reps are Tenney Woodward and Company in multiple cities.
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TES
Tenney Woodward and Company, Inc
New York
Detroit
Kansas City
San Francisco
Chicago
Boston
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Obedience Above Offerings in Samuel Quote
A biblical line from 1 Samuel 15 22 emphasizes that obedience to God's voice surpasses burnt offerings and sacrifices. The verse argues that listening and following divine guidance holds greater value than ritual acts.
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Samuel
Royal couple tours Canada with crowd frenzy
King George and Queen Elizabeth, despite royal lineage, travel democratically and without guards, drawing about 50,000 cheering fans in a lively public greeting. Reporters compare the scene to a college football crowd as the monarchs mingle for about half an hour amid elbowing excitement.
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George
Elizabeth
Britain’s Palestine Policy Faces Arab Majority Arguments
The piece criticizes Britain for aligning with Arab national feelings in Palestine, arguing Arabs would hold two thirds of the population while Jews now number about 450,000. It cites British wartime reports, rebel leaders Abdul Rahim el Haj Mahomed and Aref Abdul Razzik, and claims Britain’s 1919 homeland decision spurred Jewish growth and investment, ending with a accusation that Britain abandons Jewish interests to appease Arabs.
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Palestine
War Office
Higher Arab Committee
Abdul Rahim el Haj Mahomed
Aref Abdul Razzik
Turkey
Britain
England
Great Britain
Czechoslovakia
Daily Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Split Gridded Clues
A 1959 puzzle page with across and down clues including 23 24 25 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 entries, mixed Greek, chemical, and regional terms, plus thematic wordplay and a copyright notice from King Features Syndicate.
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Germany
Anearly
Hearth
Agricul
Juralim & Wes
Nor
Continent Church
Palestine
Carter Glass Admired as Elder Statesman by General Johnson
General Hugh Johnson lauds Carter Glass as one of our era’s greatest veterans and a steadfast liberal voice from the early New Deal era. Johnson calls Glass America’s most beloved and respected Virginia statesman, whose experience and judgment vindicated by history.
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Carter Glass
Hugh
Johnson
Corcorans
Cohens
Senator Glass
General Johnson
Virginia
Commonwealth
Costs of convict labor in highway work debated
The Farmville Herald argues convict labor increases highway costs by 25000 to 30000 annually and that the extra expense should fall on general taxation, not gasoline revenues. Convict employment is needed but should not be borne by motorists alone. costs should be shared by all taxpayers.
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Henry G. Shirley
Farmville Herald
Virginia
Convict's Daughter Faces Night of Waiting and News
Lana and Mrs. Morriss endure relentless phone calls and reporters as Jim Caldwell awaits jail or transfer. A detective’s arrival signals a breakthrough while Lana fears losing him to prison and momentarily hopes for a supported escape with new information from Ellis Langforth and photographers.
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Jim
Lena
Clark
Dinah
Main Street
Mrs. Morriss
Lana
Mie
Colorado
Daddy
Mrs. Morris
Mrs. Bennett
Ellis
Rankin
Ellis Langforth
Lona
Daily Quiz Answers and Prompt to Page 2
This item lists seven questions from a Daily Quiz page including capitals, dam locations, states of matter, a Roosevelt minister to Canada, underwater foundation structures, pronunciation of economist, McAdoo tenure, Roosevelt Supreme Court appointments, Christian and Frederick kings, and the opposite of alminism.
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Moscow
Gatun Dam
Roosevelt
Canada
William G. McAdoo
United States Supreme Court
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Christian
Frederick
Today’s Common Error in The Language of Commands
A brief note explains that the correct instruction is fetch not bring. The guide emphasizes fetch includes going for an item and returning with it. It argues for concise command usage in daily tasks.
Latin team triumphs in Virginia district contest
One year ago Jean Moling James Brown Tom Meade and Nina Ramaschetti led a Latin team to first place in a Virginia district contest. Garland Quarles notes 115 seniors seek diplomas at this year's commencement. Hershey Pints clinch Evening Star Ladies League season with a closing banquet and dance. Dr. and Mrs. Charles Anderson win tacky party first prize at the Triangle Club entertainment.
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Jean Moling
James Brown
Tom Meade
Nina Ramaschetti
Virginia
Garland Quarles
Hershey
Evening Star
Charles Anderson
Triangle Club
Church of Christ Entertainment
Winchester Fire Traps Drawn by Leslie Wood Front Page
The Star features a Leslie Wood drawing depicting many fire traps in the downtown area of Winchester on the front page. Jacob Michael Stickel, 88, a Confederate Army veteran, dies at his home in the city.
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Leslie Wood
Winchester
the Star
Jacob Michael Stickel
Methodists Unite in Historic Kansas City Conference
The Methodist Unification Conference in Kansas City ends two weeks of deliberations with a pledge that the three major branches The Methodist Episcopal Church The Methodist Episcopal Church South and the Methodist Protestant Church are one united people. Bishop John M. Moore declares the union a culmination of years of effort though some dissenters remain. The merger is described as strengthening and expanding the church and its Christian mission.
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Kansas City
Methodist Unification Conference
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Methodist Protestant Church
John M. Moore
Dallas
United States
Paradox of Lindbergh The admired yet elusive aviation hero
The piece analyzes Charles Lindbergh as the most celebrated yet socially withdrawn figure. It argues he is not a genius beyond other pilots, never shuns praise, and avoids social contact due to a deep sense of inadequacy that fueled both his strengths and weaknesses.
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Charles Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Atlantic Ocean
Nurton Named Full Admiral at Long Beach Amid Hoover Incident
The Navy announces Vice Admiral Louis M. Nurton is elevated to full admiral at Long Beach California. President Hoover slips while fishing at his preserve in Madison County and sustains a black eye.
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Naval Department
Louis M. Nurton
Long Beach
Calif
Hoover
Madison County
Steam engine breaches toll gate and hauls rock on valley turnpike
C E Huff operated steam traction engine breaks through Hillmans toll gate and continues hauling rock over Valley turnpike in violation of road regulations. John Pierce, who dodged extradition from Washington on a Sartelle and Hable robbery charge, is jailed locally. Hamburg American liner Vaterland, then the world’s largest ship, loses control during docking in New York and crashes a pier and tugs.
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C. E. Huff
Hillman’s
Valley Turnpike
John Pierce
Washington
Sartelle’s
Hable’s
Vaterland
New York
Winchester volunteers stage successful parade led by ward marshal
Forty years ago volunteer firemen in Winchester organized a notable parade with Dr J F Ward serving as marshal. A wallet advertised as lost in The Star by Noah Haines is recovered and turned in at the office. The new Columbia chain bicycle is gaining popularity in rural districts.
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Olunteer Firemen
Winchester
J. F. Ward
Marshall
Noah Haines
New Columbia
Answers to Questions from the Newspaper Quiz
A compilation of quiz Q and A items across topics from coffins and tobacco to elk, chinook winds, ship production, and notable biographies. It lists facts on burials, insurance, murders, maple syrup, and the 1937 New London explosion, with dates, places, and figures.
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Texas
New London
Puzzles Tricks and Magic Booklet Offered for Ten Cents
The Evening Star promotes a ten cent booklet titled PUZZLES TRICKS AND MAGIC aimed at testing mental agility with math problems word puzzles enigmas and simple magic. Readers are instructed to mail a coin and coupon from Washington Information Bureau to receive a copy. Includes name address and location fields.
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Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
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