The Evening Star Notice to Winchester Subscribers
A notice from The Evening Star Publishing Co. Winchester Va requests subscribers report delays or irregularities in delivery to maintain a perfect system. It lists national representatives DeLisser Inc New York and instructs mail conforming with Post Office Order 19687.
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Evening Star Publishing Co
Winchester
ee _ NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES DeLisser, Inc
44Th St
New York
Star
Thanksgiving Psalm Verse On Day Of Thanksgiving
A 1944 church notice quotes Psalm 103 verse to bless the Lord on a Monday observance. The brief item marks the date November 27 1944 with a religious reflection for readers.
Christmas Seals Celebrate 40th Anniversary Of Tuberculosis Fight
A 1904 Denmark Christmas Seal story links Danish postal clerk Einar Holbert and the U S National Tuberculosis Association. Winchester Tuberculosis Association now part of 2500 affiliates promotes the seals to fund education and prevention. Since 1904 the death rate from tuberculosis has fallen 75 percent, yet the disease still claims lives. Citizens are urged to observe the fortieth anniversary by using the seals.
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Denmark
Einar Holbell
United States
National Tuberculosis Association
Holbert
Tuberculosis Association
Winchester Tuberculosis Association
National Organization
Santa Claus
Hitler rumors and the looming fate of Germany
Reprinted editorials discuss two alleged Hitler speeches and question if Hitler is alive or incapacitated. The piece argues the Nazi leadership remains dangerous, the Gestapo silent on truth, and that Allied bombings threaten Berlin while Berchtesgaden serves as a fortified refuge. The piece probes German resolve versus Allied advance and the looming conquest of Germany.
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Hitler
Volkssturm
Munich
Gestapo
Himmler
Germany
Berchtesgaden
Fuehrer
Salt of the Earth urging farmers for bigger crop output
Washington urges American farmers to prepare for an even larger mammoth crop to meet rising world and domestic needs. Despite two years of war conditions, labor shortages and military service drain, U S farm production has risen to record levels reflecting the energy thrift and patriotism of the nation’s farm people.
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Charlotte Observer Farmers of America
Washington
How's Your I Q Quiz on Page 2 Answers
A compact quiz list asks seven questions covering monopoly concerns in government sales, Borzoi meanings, relativity, casein origins, Owen Stanley Mountains location, last state admitted, presidential associations with several phrases, plus cricket terms and a few others.
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Aluminum. Co. of America
Owen Stanley Mountains
Africa
New Guinea
U. S
Great Britain
Death of Frederick County Citizen Mack B Hook
Mack B Hook a well known Frederick county resident dies in the local hospital. Three display photos are removed from the cases at the C Fred Barr studio while two other cases remain undisturbed. The final race meet of the Eastern season starts Monday at Charles Town West Virginia, a racing tradition in the town dating back to 1786.
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Mack B. Hook
Frederick County
C. Fred Barr
Charles Town
W. Va
Modern Sunday School building opens at Loudoun Street church
A new Sun day School facility at Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church will begin operation Sunday. Seven rustled horses from Clarke county are recovered as they are sold by a commission agent at the Union Stock Yards in Baltimore. The Blue Ridge Hunt Club notes fixtures for December.
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Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
Clarke Countty
Union Stockyards
Baltimore
Blue Ridge Hunt Club
York firm to open Inwood quarry in West Virginia
Ten years ago J E Baker Co of York plans to open the Inwood West Virginia quarry and hire many local workers. Negotiations are under way to sell Shenandoah Box Wood Co operating as a paper mill to a New Jersey firm that plans to close it and put workers out of work.
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J. E. Baker Co
York
Inwood
W. Va
Shenandoah Boxwood Company
New Jersey
Eee
Florist Charles E. Aulick Dies After Ill Health
Twenty years ago Charles E. Aulick a noted city florist dies at his home after a long illness. H. A. Solenberger and J. McFarland are Dickinson College students in Carlisle Pennsylvania. Julian Venable of Stephens City reports picking up a broadcast from Mexico City on his remade radio set in a remarkable feat of reception.
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Charles E. Aulick
H. A. Solenberger
J. McFarland
Dickinson College
Carlisle
Julian Venable
Stephens City
Mexico City
Wartime Victory Reports In Eastern and Western Fronts
Thirty years ago a football season toll shows twelve youths hurt with only two in college games. Officer Neville of the police returns to duty after illness. Reports claim German retreat under Von Hindenburg and Allied victories suggest war may end.
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United States
Office
Neville
von Hindenburg
Obituaries and local notes from Frederick County history
Forty years ago M M Hodgson aged 69 died at his Opequon residence. The County Board of Health orders vaccination for all children in Frederick county public schools. John Kerr schools report average attendance 541. Mrs Charles Kurtz bitten by poisonous insect. Forty five years ago M S Haas passes Winchester on Valley tour biking from Baltimore. A L Boyer buys 1117 acres near Brucetown with brick house and orchard for 11000. William A March has a hen laying three eggs in one day after a long lay-off.
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M. M. Hodgson
Opequon
County Board of Health
Frederick County
John Kerr
Charles Kurtz
M. S. Haas
Winchester
Baltimore
A. L. Boyer
Brucetown
William A. March
It Depends Upon Us In Life’s Great Issues
A village sage story asks whether a bird is dead or alive, answered: it depends on you. The piece urges choosing good over evil and humility over pride, noting life’s outcomes hinge on our actions and God’s grace guiding human power.
Seaman's Service Established by War Shipping Admin
The War Shipping Administration says the new Seaman's Service has been created to provide merchant seamen with services similar to those offered by USO and the Red Cross to armed forces. Address listed as 39 Broadway New York 6 New York.
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War Shipping Administration
United Services
Red Cross
Broadway
New York
Compulsory military training push in U S politics
In Washington on November 26, a strong push for compulsory military training faces a split Congress and broad public support. The Roosevelt administration and the U S Chamber of Commerce back it, arguing for national defense and youth education, while critics fear loss of freedom and wonder if numbers alone secure security.
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Washington
Roosevelt
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Chamber
Army
Navy
Air
France
Germany
Hitler
Optimistic Outlook By Dr Clendening On Tuberculosis
Dr. Clendening notes TB has lost much of its sting over five decades. He cites 44% college exposure with 4% active TB, argues case finding reduces latent infections, predicts future death rates dropping toward zero by 2000, and describes chest X rays as key in mass screenings for ages 15 to 25.
Prussian Military Training Ideas Reconsidered for Youth
A speaker argues for modern defense education inspired by Prussia after 1870. Proposes compulsory four year programs in high schools and colleges, expanded service academies under federal oversight, and enhanced naval and army guard units. Warns against full federal mobilization and questions options for nonstudents.
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West Point
Annapolis
Naval
Army Guard
Prussia
New Words and Phrases in the News
A 44 page booklet catalogs hundreds of freshly coined terms tied to war. It lists new inventions and life concepts with definitions and includes a long index of foreign place names found in current dispatches.
New Words and Phrases booklet request note
A reader inquires about a booklet titled New Words and Phrases, enclosing fifteen cents for postage and asking for delivery to Washington D C, with the return address and city provided.
Murderous Motive Clouding Drue Cable Case
In a tense confrontation Nugent presses Miss Drue Cable over a supposed murder by digitalis. Craig Brent, recovering, questions the theory as district attorney Soper pushes for evidence while Drue fears a charge based on circumstantial hints. The scene shifts to Drue’s guarded room as tensions rise.
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Drue
Loper
Nugent
Craig Brent
Craig
Peter Huber
Anna
Peter
Soper
Sarah
Wilkins
Kate
Conrad Brent
Miss Cable
Mr. Brent
Digitalis
Mignon G. Eberhart
King Features Eyndicate
Ime
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