Winchester Evening Star advertising and publication details
The Winchester Star lists postal accuracy, pricing, and advertising rates with section notes on subscriptions by mail or carrier, memorials and card charges, deadlines for ads, and national ad reps. It includes a Bible verse and a brief mention of a broader, distinct purpose of self-government.
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Devine-Tenney Corp
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Des
Van Sweringen brothers win bid to reclaim vast railroad empire
The Van Sweringen brothers bid 4 703 000 to control railroads including Chesapeake and Ohio Pere Marquette Nickel Plate Missouri Pacific and Chicago and Eastern Illinois after pledging stocks as collateral. Their move centers on a 3 000 000 000 network once 23 000 miles strong now under public auction.
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Manhat
Tw Ver-Sweringén’ Brothers
Cleveland
United States
J. P. Morgan and Company
Allegheny Corporation
Wall Street
van Sweringens
Chesapeake and Ohio
Pere Marquette
Nickel Plate
Missouri- Pacific
van Sweringen
M. J
Big plans for New Yorks 150th Washington observance
The Christian Science Monitor previews a 1939 celebration in New York marking the 150th anniversary of Washington’s oath as president. It envisions a nonpartisan, dignified exposition attracting millions and funding from business, centered on Flushing Meadows near the city’s center, with the fair touted as a gateway for American and European investment.
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Christian Science Monitor
New York City
George Washington
America
Flushing Bay
Flushing Meadows
Ac Railroad
New York
Plenty of Pleasure Clifton Forge Review
The piece notes strong public interest in sports with large crowds at prize fights and world series contenders. It contrasts booming leisure demand with widespread financial strain from everyday debts, arguing pleasure activity masks broader economic hardship and social concern.
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Clifton Forge
Harder Russian Divorce Tightens Family Law in Soviet
The Soviet government tightens divorce rules ending the postcard system. Either party can seek divorce only with mutual knowledge. Alimony can be withheld from wages and officials notified of job changes. A national press drive to bolster family life accompanies the legal changes.
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Soviet
Russia
Masculism in Oklahoma Exchang in Oklahoma
In Oklahoma a Sept 24 election defeated an amendment granting women access to state offices by a five to four vote. The piece argues the state is unusual in denying political rights to women and critiques the notion that denying rights preserves women’s traditional roles. It notes broader comments on gender and voting interest.
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Oklahoma
Union
Indian Territory
Raining Soldiers in Russian Military Maneuvers
The piece notes Soviet style air drops during drills and the broader appeal of aerial troop deployment as a training phase. It suggests such airborne strategies may spread and become widespread in upcoming military exercises.
Mass parachute maneuvers reshape warfront tactics
The piece notes civilians and soldiers practicing year or two in parachuting and descending in groups from planes with rifles. It suggests Russians use air drops to penetrate lines and mentions Mussolini possibly adopting the idea. It warns that ground forces could counter with fast tanks and hints at future battles in Abyssinia with swift armored actions.
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Mussolini
Abbysinia
Apple Butter Time Poem by William C. Brown
Poem celebrates apple butter season with imagery of apples, cider, kettles, and communal kitchen scenes. It describes the orchard harvest, spices, and jars stored for winter, ending with the author’s signature and address in Steubenville Ohio.
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Orient
South Seas
Firefighters quell intruder at Clarke county jail
One year ago firemen were called to subdue an epee incident in the Clarke county jail. Miss Edna Kremer, a night telephone operator, gave the alarm enabling quick routing of the intruder at A. C. Oates Lumber Company. The Evening Star announced plans to open a bureau at Front Royal. Methodist pastors prepared to depart for a Baltimore conference. November 6 was the deadline to register for voting in November.
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Epee
Clarke County
Edna Kremer
A. C. Oates Lumber Company
Evening Star
Front Royal
Baltimore
Athletics Take Game One Over St Louis 5 to 2
In the opening World Series game the Athletics defeated St Louis 5 to 2. Mrs Agnes Walker dies at Pali sade New Jersey. An injunction blocks picketing in a Danville textile strike. Sedan grass grows well amid the current weather. Ray Bowley suffers critical injuries from an automobile accident.
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Athletics
St. Louis
Agnes Walker
Palisade
N. J
Danville
Ray Bowley
Submarine 51 crew recovered near Block Island
Ten years ago two crew members are recovered from the submarine 51 sunk off Block Island Rhode Island. A fourth district meeting of the Virginia Federation of Women's clubs is held here. Waynesboro Pennsylvania prepares to meet Handley Friday in Cumberland Valley league football. Fifty six rum runners seized off the New Jersey coast with cargo valued at about half a million dollars. A new traffic signal is on trial at Main and Piccadilly streets.
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Block Island
R. I
Virginia Federation of Women’s Clubs
Waynesboro
Handley
New Jersey
Main
Piccadilly Streets
Presbyterians Ordain Rev Samuel Knox Phillips at Berryville
Twenty five years ago Rev Samuel Knox Phillips prepared for ordination into the Presbyterian ministry at Berryville on October 2. Col John S Mosby donated his crutches to the National Museum. Four wealthy Martinsburg residents were robbed, and an apple spraying machine sparked a blaze at John Gold’s arm.
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Samuel Knox Phillips
Berryville
John S. Mosby
National Museum
Martinsburg
W. Va
John Gold
Ballot Form Set For Frederick County Elections
Frederick County electoral board met to draw up the ballots for the coming November general election. A key change authorizes a separate ballot for each of the five magisterial districts while all state and county candidates appear on every ballot. Separate ballots will list district officer candidates such as supervisor in the Opequon district.
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Frederick County Electoral Board
Electoral Board
Senate
House of Delegates
Opequon
Flashes of life and oddities from across the nation
A jumble of brief vignettes describes Alan Lum Freeman and a cotton field scare with a pup barking at a rattler, a shoe theft in Baltimore, a pantsless robbery in Dallas, Alaska burglary footprints, Mesa Verde cliff dwelling questions, a Minneapolis wallet theft during a ride, and a 20 mile wheelbarrow wager to the Minnesota Capitol with a safety intern.
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Roanoke
Alan Lum Freeman
Pup
Lum Freeman
Sam
Hastings
Minn
State Capitol
St. Paul
Peter Worth
Max Baer
Leo McGowan
Baer
Ickes Faces Shifts in New Deal Budget Fight
The piece outlines how Interior Secretary Harold Ickes faces pushback from Congress and the White House over an 4,880 million relief appropriation. It notes Ickes gains and loses influence, with critics accusing slow spending while others argue the cash must reach the public to affect the 1936 election. The column laments abrupt policy changes and warns of political and corporate unrest stemming from top-down decisions.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Interior
Harold L. Ickes
Ickes
Capitol Hill
White House
Hopkins
Ballot Changes Outline Electoral Board Members Listed
The notice explains ballots at voting precincts will include candidates for supervisors constables and magistrates across all five magisterial districts. It also names county electoral board members J L Jolliffe chairman R A Kline secretary and John W Harper.
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County Electoral Board
J. L. Jolliffe
R. A. Kline
John W. Harper
Short Q A On Classical Topics From Historical Texts
The excerpt asks about ibid meaning and answers that it refers to the same place. It notes Sir Walter Raleigh never visited North America mainland. It cites Pepi II’s reign as the longest, beginning about 2566 B C at age six and lasting ninety one years.
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Walter Raleigh
America
North America
Pepi II
Egypt
Rainfall totals and averages from Winchester records
Present and past rainfall data show 0.25 inches for the past 24 hours ending 8 a m and 25 inches for October to date. Year to date precipitation is 28.90 inches. The 22 year average is 34.61 inches. Monthly averages range from 1.94 inches in February to 3.88 inches in May.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
Of Course, of Course Jud Tunkins On Lawyers
Jud Tunkins remarks that lawyers are naturally good people yet avoiding bad company is not always easy. He notes humorously that keeping lawyers out of trouble can be challenging in society.
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Jud Tunkins
Carol Kennedy plans a New York move and sudden fortune
Carol Kennedy, an orphan turning twenty four, reveals to relatives she will abandon her Connecticut home for New York happiness. At a party she confesses a wish for social prestige marriage to Dr Owen Craig. She visits Bronson and Goodhue with cousin Kathy Prentice and Isobel Bronson to scout a place, buys new clothes, and attends a party with Isobel introducing potential suitors as the story continues.
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Carol Kennedy
Connecticut
New York
Carol
Kathy Prentice
Owen Craig
Owen
Nanny
Harlem River
137Th Street
Robbins
East Side
East Fifties
Greenwich Village
Plaza
Bronson and Goodhue
Isobel Bronson
Mary Goodhue
Mary
Isobel
Vassar
Kathy
Dar Ling
Jean Stewart
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