Winchester Evening Star Advertising Rates and Subscriptions
The Winchester Evening Star lists advertising rate per word and per inch, with national ad rep details and Associated Press rights. Subscription prices are given for one year, six months, three months, and one month, with advance payment requirements. The issue date is Tuesday October 17, 1939.
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San Francisco
Chicago
Boston
Atlanta
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Associated Press
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Passage from Second Samuel a Psalm-like verse
A brief biblical quotation from 2 Sam 22:20 praising deliverance into a large place. It highlights divine delight in the speaker and gratitude for rescue.
An Appeal For Jewish Relief In Shenandoah Valley
The Winchester committee of Jews and Gentiles aims to raise 2500 for Jewish refugees in Central and Eastern Europe. It notes thousands displaced, goods confiscated, and Jews seeking new positions abroad, praising talents like Professor Albert Einstein and Dr Abram Flexner while stressing humanitarian fundraising without stirring war sentiment.
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Winchester Committee
Shenandoah ‘Valley
Europe
Germany
Albert Einstein
Princeton University
Winchester
Abram Flexner
Flexner
Handley School
Palestine
Mercy Deaths and Euthanasia Debate in Public Discourse
A Bronx case of a thirteen year old boy killed by his father to end his suffering renews debate over mercy killing. The piece surveys religious, legal, medical positions and warns of control risks in life ending.
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Bronx
Roosevelt era roads kept open in Shenandoah park dispute
The Petersburg Progress Index urges that President Roosevelt misjudged the costs of keeping open Brown's Gap Road and the New Market Gordonsville Turnpike through Shenandoah National Park. Senator Byrd and Senator Glass plan to reintroduce a bill to require Interior Dept to keep them open.
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Petersburg
Roosevelt
Brown's Gap
General Assembly
United States
Shenandoah National Park
Virginia
Lee Highway
Spotswood Trail
Byrd
Congress
Secretary of the Interior
Thanksgiving Days split over two Thanksgiving dates
The editorial notes states divided on Thanksgiving Day dates with 24 states set for November 30 and 22 for November 23. Texas and Colorado observe both, while Kentucky faces a double bill as a bank holiday. Georgia to North Carolina pick November 23 or 30 by region.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Courier-Journal
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Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Vermont
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Mississippi
Texas
Colorado
England
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Georgia
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Virginia
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Florida
Tennessee
North Carolina
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Ohio
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Illinois
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F. F. A. Fair Top Scorer Robert Russell in Stephens City
Robert Russell leads scorers at the ninth annual F F A fair in Stephens City. Junior Boarders debate creating an executive committee to run the Apple Blossom Festival. Judge Philip Williams orders clear title to Burnt Church for the Presbyterian congregation.
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Robert Russell
Stephens City
Burnt Church
Roosevelt visit Roanoke by V P I band and local weddings
Five years ago Cecil McVay Allison Hartman Horace Hart Dennis Hayley and Leslie Polhamus joined the V P I band that will perform for President Roosevelt during a Roanoke visit. Miss Margaret Dora Hart wed Mr Harold Rowe in Hagerstown. Roy Newcome, four, son of Mr and Mrs Harry Newcome, was struck by a car on a highway near Armel.
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Cecil McVay
Allison Hartman
Horace Hart
Dennis Hayley
Leslie Polhamus
Roosevelt
Roanoke
Margaret Dora Hart
Harold Rowe
Hagerstown
Roy Newcome
Harry Newcome
Armel
Major Mars and wife return to renew Salvation Army aid
Major and Mrs James Mars, longtime Salvation Army workers, come back to renew aid in the city after years away. Mrs Elizabeth Atwell Horsey, noted in religious and philanthropic circles, is killed when struck by an auto on Berryville Pike.
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James Mars
Salvation Army
Elizabeth Atwell Horsey
Berryville Pike
Dunkirk siege nears as German push tightens coast defenses
Twenty five years ago Kaiser's troops reportedly closed to within eight miles of Dunkirk on the French coast across from England while the fortified seaport was expected to fall into German hands. A Japanese cruiser reportedly sunk with heavy losses, leaving only one officer and nine sailors. Police raiders Showalter and Hollis hit Kendall's poker joint on South Kent Street in the early hours. Invitations go out for the wedding of Miss Margaret Byrd Page Burwell and Dudley Woodward Burchard set for November 11.
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Kaiser
Dunkirk
Channel
England
Showalter and
Hollis
Kendall
South Kent Street
Margaret Byrd Page Burwell
Millwood
Dudley Woodward Burchard
Scott's Scrap Book notes biblical mentions of rocks and limestone
In this condensed excerpt by R J Scott, the essay counts references to rocks and limestone in the Bible. It notes 293 mentions of cones, 135 mentions of rocks, and mentions Palestine as full of limestone rocks, large and small.
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Palestine
Outlaw Ranger and Lorena Face Threats in Arizona Drift
Shot Rogers leads a small posse in Miners' Arroyo tracking Mexicans led by Luis Escobar. Lorena emerges from hiding with first aid supplies and calm resolve, risking danger to aid the outpost as the standoff looms in the Phantom acreage.
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Lorena
Escobar
Luis Escobar
Miners’ Arroyo
Jerry Dale
Remember the Rage A wartime tax and sea war warning
The piece recalls payroll taxes for social security and criticism of New Deal funding while noting WW II era naval losses such as the Emile Miquet and three German U-boats. It predicts ongoing combat reporting as England and France stay firm, warning of daily reports and widespread sorrow.
Sinking of HMS Royal Oak and British losses reported
The Petersburg Progress-Index notes a record European war toll as the British battleship HMS Royal Oak with over 1,200 men aboard is sunk on Friday the 13th, alongside the British freighter Herons.
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Petersburg
H. M. Royal Oak
Herons
Recipe for Opinions
A Washington Post item explains how people form opinions by adding a bit of information to imagination and a large quantity of prejudice, then shaking with emotion to final form. The short piece highlights cognitive bias and emotional influence in everyday judgment.
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Washington Post
Answers To Questions By FREDERIC J. HASKIN
Question and answer column covering Lincoln Memorial inscription, Nevada population, World War veterans Legion membership, Bible wording liquor, Congress pay for special sessions, Iceland sovereignty and althing, short story markets, US capital cities, Five W plan, Manchukuo soy output, Pasteur origin, and tenure laws for teachers. Includes multiple Qs and As with named individuals and places.
Fortune Telling Booklet Ad From Washington DC
An old advertisement offers a booklet titled FORTUNE TELLING describing how to read stars hand lines cards tea leaves and dreams for amusement. Readers are invited to mail ten cents with name address and location to Information Bureau Washington DC to obtain a copy.
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Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Hollywood purge may cure major film industry ills
Hollywood executives cheer as a purge in Filmville trims excess baggage and unproductive staff. Studios find costly waste, with writers delivering most work while others carry 90 percent of total load. Despite some losses, industry savings rise and better pictures could restore profitability.
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Hollywood
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