Advertising and rates notice from The Evening Star
Public notice of advertising rates for The Evening Star Publishing Co. Winchester Va. includes 2 cents per word minimum 25 cents and display ad rules with borders. National representatives listed include DeLlisser-Boya Inc New York and other cities.
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God’s Protecting Care Psalm Quotation Card
An aged quotation from Psalm 34 7 appears as a devotional emblem. It declares that an angel of Jehovah camps around those who fear him and delivers them, offering comfort and faith to readers seeking spiritual reassurance.
France Fell Quotes Then Leader Accountability
A quotation from Andre Maurois urges frank leadership to avoid national decline. It argues that a quick, honest reproach prevents greater harm than ongoing discontent and hostility, claiming France could have avoided downfall if leaders had spoken openly to the people.
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France
Andre Mourois
Lord Gort Dispatches Reveal British War Readiness
Lord Gort reports a British Expeditionary Force in France lacking armored divisions, scarce light tanks, and meager aerial support amid finicky supply and half rations. The piece argues government negligence led to near total defeat and urges US readers to demand real readiness and truthful mobilization.
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Germany
Lord Gort
Flanders
France
Central advisory board urged to coordinate war relief
President Roosevelt's interim committee led by Joseph E. Davies calls for revoking existing licenses and granting new ones only when payments meet public interest and efficiency tests. The report cites about 700 foreign relief groups since 1939, with $90 million raised in two years and wide variance in administrative costs.
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Joseph E. Davies
Charles P. Taft
Frederick P. Keppel
Department of State
Red Cross
Calls for coordinated relief amid war aid chaos
A committee notes emergency groups are hastily formed with high administrative costs and duplicated efforts. About half of current agencies coordinate with the Red Cross while the rest proceed without information, urging intelligent integration to better serve the public and war sufferers.
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State Department
Red Cross
Editorials on football scales and fair play proposals
A reprinted editorial argues major upsets were scarce as big schools rout smaller ones. It contends football fairness would improve if teams limit squad sizes to match opponents, preventing successive fresh showings by large universities and preserving sportsmanship.
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Maryland
Boston College
St. Anselm
New Mexico Aggies
Highlands
William and Mary
North Carolina
Elinor Rhyne
Tennessee
Furman
Get Behind Senator Byrd
The Baltimore Sun urges readers to consider federal non-defense spending now approaching 6.58 billion dollars for the current year and nearly double the total a decade ago. It notes payrolls at over 1.39 million and calls for public scrutiny of defense versus non-defense outlays.
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Byrd
Anzac Guerrillas Hold Crete Against German Threats
Australians and New Zealanders in Crete continue guerrilla warfare against German Italian posts in rugged Crete. They live on scant supplies smuggled by locals and refuse bribes from the occupying forces, with Greek patriotism described as not for sale.
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Crete
Miss Annie L. Rives Dies Suddenly at Stephens City High
News item recalls the sudden death of Annie L. Rives, newly appointed librarian at Stephens City High School. It notes W. L. DeHaven’s 68th birthday celebration and mentions international tensions with Greece, plus domestic unrest as Spain’s Socialist government seeks Madrid protection and a Winchester weekend automobile crash leaves one dead and nine hurt.
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Stephens City High School
W. L. DeHaven
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Greece
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Madrid
Winchester
Banks of Virginia Back National Credit Corp Subscribed
Ten years ago banks in Virginia subscribed to 4 million dollars in the National Credit Corporation as urged by President Hoover. The Blue Ridge Hunt Club holds its annual steeplechase at Annefield with 37 entries. Funeral rites for Thomas A. Edison are described as impressive.
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National Credit Corporation
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Blue Ridge Hunt Club
Annefield
Thomas A. Edison
America
Rev Nelson chosen to lead chapter for year
Miss Effie Pugh marries Elmer Good at the Hangerstown Maryland fair. A Chapman Auto Sales Co advertisement offers a Ford car for a man with a job and seventy five dollars cash.
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R. B. Nelson
Effie Pugh
Elmer Good
Hangerstown
Chapman Auto Sales Co
Star
Germany to spread Atlantic with U boats report Berlin
In Berlin a report states Germany will extend submarine warfare in the Atlantic. Judge T W Harrison campaigns as Democratic candidate for Congress from Virginia's Seventh District praising President Wilson as a farmer's friend in Harrisonburg. Birth of a Nation continues to draw packed crowds at the local theatre.
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Berlin
Congress
Virginia
T.W. Harrison
Harrisonburg
Wilson
Shenandoah Valley Bank Reports Two Thousand Depositors
The Star carries a statement from Shenandoah Valley Bank claiming 2,000 depositors. William F. Randolph of Boyce sells his famed high jumping horse Shamrock to Boston horseman N Williams. B&O Railroad informs Mt Hebron cemetery group they must move back their fence before grading and paving along the right of way through town.
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William F. Randolph
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N. R. Williams
Boston
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Mt. Hebron
Star Quiz Answers Page 2 and Questions List
A set of trivia questions asks about February moons Armistice time in New York Eva LeGallienne or others middle name Hoover states starting with A Santa Rosa plant originator Hart Mountains and the athlete Cookie Lavagetto. It tests history geography and sports knowledge.
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New York
Eva LeGallienne
Eleanor Roosevelt
Edna Ferber
U. S
Santa Rosa
California
Hart Mountains
Stenographer Admits Common Placement Error
A note on grammar warns that many writers misplace the adverb only. It urges placing only as close as possible to the word it modifies, with examples illustrating correct positioning.
Johnson Denounces Blackout Policies As Panic-Mongering
In a Washington report dated October 19 Hugh S. Johnson criticizes blackout rules as intrusive and unnecessary. He cites a private party interrupted by a caretaker demanding lights out and argues the threat of German air raids is exaggerated. He questions Mayor LaGuardia involvement and suggests Orson Welles would better marshal public emotion.
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So the Cops Came and Lights Went Out
A tense scene unfolds as officers arrive at a house where rebels defend their actions. The householder asserts his right to defend home and questions the legality of a warrantless entry. A confrontation ends with the householder affirming possession of a permit to bear arms.
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Hampden
Parting Threat Amid Retreat and Fire Vehicle Frenzy
An official retreat was followed by a mocking threat about FBI reporting and Nazi sympathy. Meanwhile highway lights flashed wildly as women in attractive uniforms darted along in fire trucks and other fully lit vehicles tending to synthetic casualties.
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Buddie
No Need for Blackouts
A reader argues against unauthorized government action disrupting private citizens and the economy in wartime. The letter questions the defense effort, accuses officials of mismanagement, and criticizes diverting attention from war policy. It cites Mrs. Roosevelt mentioning a bomb could provoke public reaction.
Dreams and How to Interpret Them booklet offer
The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau promotes a booklet titled DREAMS with rules for interpretation and a dream dictionary. It promises insights into dream symbols and past loves, inviting readers to order for ten cents postpaid with a coin enclosed.
Blackberry Varieties: Origin and Ripening Notes
The text notes a blackberry that turns black when fully ripe and mentions a Louisiana origin for a plant described as between two varieties, Phenomenal and Mayes-Austin Sewbestee. It presents a fragmentary horticultural reference without clear dates or full context.
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Louisiana
Doctor posing as physician robs New York housewife
A man posing as a doctor came to a New York home offering a medical exam to secure a job for the husband. He kept the wife immobilized in plaster footprints and stole about $1,000 in jewelry before fleeing. The piece also notes a quiz about Manila’s name origin, linking it to the native term maynila.
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New York
Post Office
Answers To Questions By Frederic J. Haskin
Public information note inviting readers to write to The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau in Washington D C with a three cent reply enclosed for factual answers to questions.
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Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Clendening
Logan Clendening
Thanksgiving dates by state and undecided list
The document lists Thanksgiving days by state with two main dates November 20 for many states and November 27 for others, plus an undecided group including Idaho Michigan Mississippi Missouri Nevada South Dakota Texas. It also includes unrelated Q A items on car mileage and biblical reference.
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California
Colorado
Connecticut
District of Columbia
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Minnesota
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Oregon
Rhode Island
Utah
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
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Delaware
Florida
Georgia
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Kansas
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Nebraska
New Hampshire
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Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Tennessee
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Michigan
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Missouri
Nevada
South Dakota
Texas
Rigid Tests of Drivers For Fewer Auto Deaths
An article argues physicians should screen drivers to curb auto fatalities amid strong public resistance. It reviews exam criteria including vision systemic disease drunkenness insanity and mental defects with emphasis on judgment over physical fitness. It cites a 68 year old case and explains how experience influences views on color vision and heart risk in driving.
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