Advertising rates and policy at Winchester Evening Star
Classifieds charge 2 cents per word with a 35 cent minimum. Display ads with border require prepayment by 9 PM the prior day. Transient rate 45 cents per inch. National reps Tenney Woodward and Conklin, Inc. serve New York Detroit Kansas City San Francisco Chicago Boston Atlanta Los Angeles.
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Ity
Tenney~Woodward and Conklin, Inc
New York
Detroit
Kansas City
San Francisco
Chicago
Boston
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Subscription Rates and Timeframe Details
The notice lists subscription rates by carrier and mall year in advance. It shows one year in advance at $4.56, six months at $3.235, three months at $1.36, and one month at $0.48 with a Wednesday October 11 1939 reference.
Civilization Requires It Hospitality Without Grudge
A religious excerpt urges believers to show hospitality to others without reluctance, citing a biblical verse to emphasize generous acts as a moral duty. The quote reinforces mutual support and charitable conduct in daily life.
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Peter
Shirley's Car Sell Proposal for Highway Dept Draws Fire
The Budget Commission faces opposition to Henry G. Shirley's plan to sell 124 highway cars and allow staff to use personal vehicles at five cents per mile. Critics argue tighter supervision and penalties would curb abuse without adding $75,000 in annual state costs.
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Shirley
Cavalry’s Role in World War I Reconsidered
The article argues that cavalry numbers rose and remained crucial in World War I. It notes British forces grew from 42 000 to 74 000, Russians from 756 squadrons to 1277, totaling about 1 000 000 cavalrymen at war’s end. Ludendorff credited cavalry with victory potential. German collapse cited as cavalry shortage.
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Cate
Poland
Russia
Ludendorff
Price curb pledge targets profiteering in war economy
The Producers Council of the National Association of Manufacturers of Building Materials and Appliances and the American Institute of Architects joined in condemning unwarranted price kiting. They adopted a resolution urging members to oppose profiteering or undue price increases under war in Europe conditions, highlighting risk to home builders and buyers.
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Producers Council
National Association of Manufacturers of Building Materials
American Institute of Architects
National Association of Manufacturers
Europe
Editorial: William and Mary Endowment Plans Face Historic Step
The William and Mary board of visitors forms a three member committee to plan college development and seek private endowment funds to support the endowment association. The move could steer the college toward either stronger state aided private endowment or a private independent foundation, depending on legislature and donors.
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Norfolk
Board of Visitors
College of William and Mary
Vernon Geddy
Geddy
Williamsburg
Rockefeller
William and Mary
University of Virginia
Southern states lead U S building boom in August
Secretary Perkins notes unusual late season construction gains with August permits rising 8 percent from July and 22 percent from August last year. Residential building drives the surge as eight month total reaches 1.405 billion, up 26 percent from 1938. Southern cities show the strongest improvement across business and industry.
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United States
Perkins
Souteen
Goats Win with Glue Tasting Under California Woodpecker
Fragmented text describes goats and a woodpecker affecting a cupboard, with references to acorns and winter season in Australia. No clear events, dates, or names to establish a concrete news item.
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California Wood Pecker
Private scouting plan in Arizona romance unfolds
Shot Rogers debates using private scouts against the raiding Escobar. Lorena urges bold action, offering to ride out with him to gather inside information and aid George Brazee, while reconciling romance with danger in the southwest.
Lorena Hamilton Visits Phantom Ranch in Arizona
Lorena Hamilton travels to Arizona to visit her uncle George Brazee owner of Phantom ranch where cowboy Jerry Dale and Shot Rogers are drawn to her. The pair discuss using modern detective methods to locate rustlers rather than relying on armed force.
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Jerry
Escobar
George
Brazee
United States
Miss
Young Rogers
Mi—Lorena
Big George
Shot
Uncle George
Lorena Hamilton
Arizona
George Brazee
Phantom Ranch
Jerry Dale
Shot Rogers
Rogers
Thorpe to Speak at Lynch Testimonial Dinner Tonight
Noted economist J. Merle Thorpe will speak at a testimonial dinner for M. M. Lynch, dean of the local bar, hosted by about 200 friends tonight. District 6 meets at Handley Saturday with around 600 teachers expected. A feature on Greenspring’s Old Mill by Anderson Brothers notes it was built in 1801.
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J. Merle Thorpe
M. M. Lynch
District 6
Handley
Anderson Brothers
Greenspring
the Star
Riots Reported at Sarajevo as World War Began
Five years ago riots against the Italian government are reported at Sarajevo where the World War started. Miss Anne Brooke Kern announces the Little Theatre play Sun Up will be presented October 19. Mr and Mrs D E Hawthorne receive congratulations on the birth of a son, David. Edwin Jr.
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Sarajevo
Anne Brooke Kern
Little
D. E. Hawthorne
David
Edwin, Jr
Bean wills burial at National Cemetery
The will of Joseph P. Bean specifies burial in National Cemetery. The notice also mentions the upcoming marriage of Miss Miriam Haldeman and Mr. Harry Haines set for tomorrow. Dr. Herbert Kneisley has died in Hagerstown Maryland.
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Joseph P. Bean
National Cemetery
Miriam Haldeman
Harry Haines
Herbert Kneisley
Hagerstown
Antwerp Falls to German Advance as Paris Reports Front Steady
Twenty five years ago a German push overruns allied lines while Paris notes the front remains intact. Portugal to declare war on Germany. Severe fighting rages on the Russian front. Funeral held for Captain J. Morgan Sencindiver of Co. B 1st Va Cavalry in Berkeley County. Boston defeats the Athletics 1-0 in World Series game. Mrs Mariam Barker leads Jordan Springs Hotel restaurant opening at 170 North Loudon.
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Paris
Portugal
Germany
J. Morgan Sencindiver
Co. B
Berkeley
Boston
Athletics
Mariam Barker
Jordan
Springs Hotel
North Loudon
Kohen Sentenced to Life for Slaying in Moorefield
Forty years ago Lemuel Kohen of Hardy county was sentenced to life imprisonment at Moorefield for killing John Fagger. Minnie Jones, Beverley R. Jones's daughter, marries Harry L. Doll of Martinsburg. Albert Polhamus bets on eating oysters and beer in two hours. Thomas Seabright shows six pairs of fowls at Hagerstown Fair.
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Lemuel Kohen
Hardy County
Moorefield
John Fagger
Minnie Jones
Beverley R. Jones
Harry L. Doll
Martinsburg
Albert Polhamus
Thomas Seabright
Hagerstown Fair
Answers To Questions From Frederic J. Haskin Column
A collection of brief Q A items covering World War disease death rates, state sizes, the Dixie Kid boxer Aaron L Brown, yeast calories, mouse balance, the City of Glasgow loss, Appalachian Trail length and route, Woolworth Building dedication, Rose Islet as southernmost, the War of the Roses political clash, income tax amendment ratification, and the origin of U boat term.
Nurse Edith Cavell review sparks anti German sentiment
Jimmy Fidler previews Nurse Edith Cavell noting Anna Neagle delivers a memorable portrayal of the WWI nurse executed in 1915. He praises the film as historically factual yet worries its anti-German stance may inflame wartime sentiment and argues for leaving war stories to future generations.
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Hollywood
Edith Cavell
Anna Neagle
Herbert Wilcox
Belgium
Wilcom
Germany
War toys for Christmas prompt local readers
A reader from Wadesville Virginia asks Winchester residents to urge merchants to drop war toys from Christmas orders and for parents to avoid buying them. The letter stresses potential influence on children and invites further opinions on the issue.
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Winchester
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