Advertising Rates and Policies of The Winchester Evening Star
The Winchester Evening Star lists advertising rates and policies including classifieds at 2 cents per word with a 25 cent minimum, memorials and cards of thanks at 10 cents per printed line, and display ads with a 9 PM pre publication deadline. Transient ads 45 cents per inch, with contract rates available, and National reps in multiple cities.
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Tenney- Woodward and Company, Inc
New York
Detroit
Kansas City
San Francisco
Chicago
Boston
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Do Not Sell Out: Questioning worldly gain versus soul
A quotation from Matthew 16 26 weighs the value of riches against the soul. The line questions what a man profits if he gains the world but loses himself. It speaks to priorities and moral limits.
Road of Champagne and Caviar Continues Debate on Roosevelt Pump Priming
The author questions Roosevelt's 1933 economic turn and later spending program, citing large deficits, high taxes, and rising debt. Unemployment remains around 10 million, relief rolls rise, and international recovery lags behind, arguing the so called royal road to prosperity has failed. The piece urges admitting the facts and changing course.
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Roosevelt
Social Security Board
United States
League of Nations’ Monthly Bulletin of Statistics
Nations
United Kingdom
France
Mr. Roosevelt
June Roses and Iris Compete in Month of Bloom
June brings roses iris and peonies into bloom with roses still the favorite. It is a month of brides graduates and hay harvest plans and summer memories, a rare wonderful month with 30 days for enjoyment.
Myth of Grant Lee Sword at Appomattox Reappears
The Petersburg paper casts doubt on the historic claim that Grant returned Lee's sword after surrender. It cites Gen Badeau and Dr Freeman to argue Lee did not surrender the weapon and Grant did not demand it. The piece warns such myths erode confidence in history.
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Petersburg
Lee
Grant
Appomattox
McLean House
Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch
Re Magazine
Liberty
Appoxattox
Robert E. Lee
Badeau
Dr. Freeman
Gen. Grant
Gen. Lee
German publishers press for concealed author name
Manchester Guardian notes American author Miss Rachel Lyman Field refused to let a German house print All This and Heaven Too under the name Lyman Field due to Nazi quarters hoping to curb the Rachel name. The piece highlights authors’ self respect over royalties in negotiations.
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Rachel Lyman Field
Heaven
United States
Lyman Field
Rachel
Miss Field
Convict's Daughter Seeks News as Press Frenzy
Lena and Mrs. Morriss flee reporters at the Morriss home then learn Jim Rankin is cleared of murder in a Brighton case. A police sergeant directs them to a room where Rankin awaits, while a sensational extra proclaims Rankin’s supposed confession and its link to a Wetmore tragedy.
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Lena
Mrs. Morriss
Morriss
Jim
Lona
Dinah
Lana
Jim Rankin
Ing
Brighton
James Rankin
Brighton Bridge
Wetmore
Colorado
Rankin
Clark Martin
Tom
Evans
John Angstedt
Angstedt
Tom Evans
Bennett
Daily Quiz Questions From History Page
Seven trivia prompts cover humidity meters capital moves pigments military chiefs Andes vulture Gadsden Purchase origins embryo pronunciation US flag stars Greenland strait and Eli Whitney invention.
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U. S
Washington, D. C
U. S. Army
Roosevelt
Malin Craig
Gadsden Purchase
U.S. A
Greenland
North American
Eli Whitney
Today’s Common Error On gender neutral phrasing
A language guide highlights avoiding gender ambiguity by using parallel terms. It advises using female and male members instead of phrases implying mixed or combined genders.
Shenandoah Valley Bank names Cooper to board
Eugene B. Cooper elected director at Shenandoah Valley Bank succeeding his late father Captain Lewis F. Cooper at a board meeting. Meanwhile local jail inmate Arthur Shoemaker injures a vein in his left arm during confinement. Dan Henry plays the villain in East Lynne at Little Theatre.
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Eugene B. Cooper
Shenandoah Valley Bank
Capt
Lewis F. Cooper
Arthur Shoemaker
Dan Henry
Little Theatre
East Lynne
Notable Graduates and Notable Deaths Highlight Week
Five years ago Miss Ethel Harper was among 110 women earning degrees at Harrisonburg State Teachers College. Luther Oates died after a highway collision near Capon Bridge while en route to hospital. Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker were shot by FBI agents while linked to Dillinger crimes.
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Ethel Harper
Harrisonburg State Teachers College
Luther Oates
Capon Bridge
Clyde Barrow
Bonnie Parker
John Dillinger
Ten Years Ago: Baby found in cistern on Nicodemus Farm
A white baby girl’s body is found in an abandoned cistern on a Nicodemus farm in the county. Abraham L. Ebersole, 68, dies after a stroke. Handley scores 114 points to Massanutten Military’s 102 in the annual drill.
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Nicodemus Farm
Handley
Massanutten Military
Abraham L. Ebersole
Married at home of parents on Sen Seney Road
Miss Hazel T Brown and Mr Harry E Maloy wed at the home of her parents on Sen Seney Road. Anti Saloon league leaders in Winchester and Frederick County circulate a petition urging a general election on whether Virginia should be dry. Harry Sartelle of Geneva Ind is appointed a teller at Farmers and Merchants Bank to succeed late Ran T McGuire.
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Hazel T. Brown
Harry E. Maloy
Senseney Road
Winchester
Frederick County
Anti-Saloon League
Virginia
Harry Sartelle
Geneva
Ind
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Ran T. McGuire
City Council pledge signees back public power plant
Forty years ago candidates James M. Haymaker J. P. Haddox Charles A. Heller and E. Holmes Boyd pledged themselves to vote for a public electric power plant if elected. A fire destroyed depot grain elevator warehouse store and post office at Clearbrook. Forty sheep were rescued from Back Creek island by J. J. Harmer amid flood waters.
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James M. Haymaker
J. P. Haddox
Charles A. Heller
E. Holmes Boyd
Clearbrook
Back Creek
J. J. Harmer
Methodist Divorce Rule Approved for Marriages by Divorced Spouses
The Methodist Uniting Conference in Kansas City approved a rule allowing ministers to officiate at marriages involving innocent parties in divorce suits. The policy permits such weddings when clear competent testimony shows adultery or cruelty invalidated the marriage vow. The author notes mixed views on biblical justification but supports the practical justice of the rule.
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Petersburg
Methodist Uniting Conference
Kansas City
Answers to Questions from a 1940s Knowledge Quiz
A collection of Q and A on topics from highways to bananas to stamps. United States No. 1 carries heaviest traffic near New York City. termites cause about 37 million dollars in yearly property damage. ripened bananas are a good child diet.
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E.R. A
United States No. 1
Maine
Florida
United States Highway
New York City
United States
H. E
S. A
Labor Time Savers For the Homemaker
A Washington Information Bureau guide titled Household Helps offers time and labor saving hints for the homemaker. Priced ten cents postpaid, the coupon panel requests name street city state and a mail to Washington D C for a copy.
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Washington Information Bureau
Winchester Evening Star
Frederic Junte
Washington, D. I
Government Should Set Business An Example
Letter from George Spelvin of Average American criticizes Henry Morgenthau Jr. in Washington DC over treasury loan offers for United States saving bonds. He questions government hiring practices, executive salaries, and use of investors’ funds. He cites SEC scrutiny of a gas and electric firm and opposing government yachts and Florida Canal projects.
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New York
Henry Morgenthau
People
Securities and Exchange Commission
Gas and Electric Company
Ben Gray
SEC
Florida Canal
Florida
Atlantic
Gulf
America
Henry
George Spelvin
Americak
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Andre Marie Ampere
Tommy Dorsey
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J. G. A. Lowell Mason
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Leningrad
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