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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1940

Page

4

Classifieds and Display Ad Rates In Winchester Evening Star

Classifieds require name and address with a 38 cent minimum charge. Copy must accompany ads. National Advertising Representatives listed for major cities. Display ads with border must be in by 9 PM the day before publication. Transient rate 45 cents per inch. Subscription and contact rates apply.

Sach Ward and Conklin, Inc New York City San Francisco Chicago Boston Los Angeles

Be Worthy of a Divine Father Verse Charm

A devotional line from Colossians 1 10 urges believers to walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing and to be fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God. The passage emphasizes growth in faith and ethical living as the measure of spiritual progress.

Washington Catching Up As Nation Gains Tax Resolve

The piece argues Washington is waking to the need for higher taxes and retrenchment to fund defense. It warns that billions in emergency spending and arms programs threaten credit and living standards if not matched by industry cooperation and national restraint. It cites Byrd and Tydings urging retrenchment and warns against profligate government methods.

Congress Washington Byrd Virginia Tydings Maryland

The Sun Calls for New Economic Order and Shared Sacrifice

The Sun argues the nation must face harsher economic terms and a broader mobilization of labor and industry. It urges President Roosevelt and Washington leaders to recruit all sectors for a national effort, accepting higher taxes and longer work hours if needed for national defense and security. It endorses public resolve and moral discipline to bear the sacrifices demanded.

Roosevelt Washington Woodring-Edison-Hopkins Salaams SUN

Blazing heat forces county musical festival indoors

One year ago this day the second annual county musical festival was moved indoors at Handley School due to scorching temperatures. Floyd Roberts, winner of the 1938 Indianapolis Speedway Memorial Day classic, died in a three car crash during the 1939 race. Dr and Mrs John B McKee celebrate the birth of a daughter.

Handley School Floyd Roberts John B. McKee

Winchester Faces Healthier Soft Water by July 1937

City manager Arthur Field announces that Winchester could have a plentiful soft water supply by July 1937 at a 2 12 cents per thousand gallons rise if federal allocation arrives. A surprise birthday party honors Mrs. Clarence Brill on Morningside Drive. A team of former big league stars with strong hitting is planned to play the Park on tour through the east.

Winchester Arthur Field Clarence Brill Morningside Drive East

Heinz plant breaks ground on 14 acre Winchester site

Ten years ago work began on a Heinz plant covering a 14 acre site south of Winchester. Miss Bettina Belmont rode multiple ribbon winners at the Carter Hall Horse Show in Millwood. Michael A. Doran longtime Winchester police chief died suddenly.

Heinz Winchester Bettina Belmont Carter Hall Millwood Michael A. Doran

Middletown High Valedictory for Vivian Edmondson

Twenty five years ago Miss Vivian Edmondson delivered the valedictory at Middletown High School. President Wilson presses for st op to submarine warfare against passenger ships as policy toward Germany forms. Carl Kremer wins junior debate medal at Roanoke College where he studies.

Vivian Edmondson Middletown High America Wilson Carl Kremer Roanoke College

Miss Louise Redmond Leads City's Most Popular Girl Contest

Forty years ago the Star reports Miss Louise Redmond continues to lead the city in the popular girl contest. Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Kirk visit after recent marriage in Baltimore. Robert Galloway, injured when a horse toppled at Stephenson station, shows signs of improvement.

Louise Redmond Harry E. Kirk Baltimore Robert Galloway Stephenson Station

The Star Quiz on Page 2 Answers

A fragmented quiz item asks seven questions about warfare tanks geography feathers instruments Scandinavian city nicknamed Venice to the North precious stones carats and a march gate.

Cornell University Rochester Ithaca New York City Venice

Unclear historical note on English usage

Fragmentary remark questions proper phrasing of a verb phrase and labels the combination of certain words as vulgar. The text lacks clear publication context or identifiable persons or organizations.

Ode To Lemonade King of Beverages

A nostalgic piece ranks lemonade as the best drink since 1891 on Penn Street Kansas City Missouri. It mixes memories of Aldrich with advice on making real lemonade and notes its decline due to newer drinks, then shifts to a Q&A about calories and exercise with brief health guidance.

Aldrich Penn Street Seventeenth Street Kansas City Missouri United States

Maid to Measure stage romance thrills small-town crowd

In chapter twenty six first curtain for Maid to Measure opened at eight. Bill Bailey and Gayle guide the cast through nerves and pranks during a three way love plot. Gayle misstates a line provoking a charming save by Bill and Lola Montes a distracting guitarist elevates the finale drawing six curtain calls.

Bill Bailey Bill Gayle Jeremy Merrifield Gardens Omething Gayle Dixon Mary Melissa Mayfield Ted Mallory Mallory Ted Vgn Bailey Mary Melissa

Answers To Questions By Frederic J Raskin

A reader’s quiz with concise answers on politics, etiquette, records, nursing awards, deaf education, demographics, biblical phrases, gelatin use in ice cream, barite, and cinema habits. Notable items include the 1924 Democratic National Convention length, postdivorce naming, and nurses’ Florence Nightingale medal details.

F Orrence Nightingale International Red Cross Committee

Natural Scenes in the United States booklet offer

A promotional notice invites readers to order a brochure titled Natural Scenes in the United States. It presents one illustrated natural site per state and the District of Columbia, with condensed descriptions and decorative color format. The coupon offer costs ten cents postpaid and is mailed to Washington, D. C. residences.

United States District of Columbia The

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