Winchester Evening Star Advertising Notice Summary
The Winchester Evening Star lists display ad deadlines at 9 PM the day before. rates 45 cents per inch and open rates on application. It notes national AD reps Tenney-Klin Inc with offices in New York Detroit and other cities and states AP rights.
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Tenneyklin, Inc
New York
Detroit
Woodward
Kansas City
San’Francisco
Chicago
Boston
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Associated Press
Ted
It Takes Sincere Searching Verse Reference
A compact citation from Jeremiah 29 13 stressing a promise to seek and find God with all one s heart. The line frames a devotional call to earnest spiritual pursuit in a religious context.
War and Sports Mirror World War’s Olympic Void
The piece notes that World War II likely cancels the 1940 Olympics, parallels to 1916, and describes how war spurred American athletics growth postwar. It highlights athletes mobilized abroad, postwar club membership surges, and the rise of nationalized athletics influencing future Olympic trends.
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Jack Dempsey
Gene Tunney
France
Davis Cup Returns to Australia After War Lifts Hope
In a tense Davis Cup tilt at Haverford Pennsylvania Adrian Quist defeats Bobby Riggs and Jack Bromwich overwhelms Frankie Parker to deliver a hairline Australian victory. The 25 year cycle repeats as Quist and Bromwich head toward possible military service with war clouds looming.
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Norman Brooks
Anthony Wilding
Brooks
Wilding
Australis
Tony Wilding
Haverford
Adrian Quist
Jack Bromwich
Bobby Riggs
Bromwich
Frankie Parker
America
Quist
Australia
Riggs
Parker
Amaz
Brookes
Government rogues shield cost of living from rising prices
In 1914 larder supervision faced soaring costs as war began. The piece notes government lessons and a plan to curb price abuses. Secretary Wallace forms an advisory council of farmers and businessmen to draft policies offsetting adverse effects on necessities.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace
Council of Fourteen Aims to Stabilize Farm Prices
The fourteen member council voices support for non political actions to curb price rises in agriculture. Director Wallace cites abundant food and fiber supplies and calls for cooperation among farmers businesses and government to keep prices fair. The government has previously challenged profiteers and hopes early limits will curb future profiteering.
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Wallace
Reprinted Editorials on Sophisticates and Cynicism
The piece argues that sophisticate has expanded from its deceitful roots to condemn intellectuals who aid society. It critiques Hollywood’s obscene connotation and links sophistication with detachment and elitism. The author laments dwindling cynicism as a dated, dowdy trait.
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Hollywood
Goldwyn
Daily Quiz Question Set From The Newspaper Archive
The page presents a seven question quiz asking who won the 1938 Nobel Prize for Literature who Henry Armstrong fought, the pronunciation of superfluous, rod length, mountain system of Green Mountains, Smigly-Rydz identity, number of girls basketball players, the runner to Sparta in Marathon, patent eligibility for business methods, and Herbert R. O Connors political affiliation as Maryland governor.
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Sparta
Marathon
Herbert R. O’conor
Maryland
Comma usage in direct address shown by example
The fragment shows a rule about using a comma to separate a person and their title from the rest of the sentence. It presents a sentence error example with Mr. Jones and a suggestion to exercise more.
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Mr. Jones
Middletown Woman Injured in Front Royal Auto Crash
Mrs Ethel Pickeral Hooley of Middletown is injured in an auto accident near Front Royal and is hospitalized there. Edward Hollis, son of the police chief, dies suddenly after four days of illness at age twenty.
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Ethel Pickeral Hooley
Middletown
Front Royal
Edward Hollis
Morro Castle Fire Claims Passengers Five Years Ago
Five years ago the Morro Castle fire in a gale off New York harbour claimed many of 588 passengers. A $1000 relief payment arrived from the Virginia Emergency Relief administration for Frederick County in September. G Clarence Miller, 70, dies of heart attack at midnight as the last member of a prominent old family.
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Morro Castle
New York
Virginia Emergency Relief Administration
Frederick County
G. Clarence Miller
Mary Jo Matthews Marries in Mannington West Virginia
Miss Mary Jo Matthews named Queen of Apple Blossom ties the knot in Mannington with Charles B. Coleman wearing the Queen Shenandoah gown. Prof. James R. Graham is ordained at Loudoun Street Presbyterian. J. S. Haldeman files as a candidate for the Virginia House of Delegates.
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Mary Jo Matthews
Mannington
W. Vahomé
Charles B. Coleman
J. S. Haldeman
Mame
Virginia House of Delegates
Outlaw Liquor Traffic Advocated by A C Bane
A C Bane urges nationwide prohibition of alcoholic liquor trade for safety of nation state church school home and individuals. Ideal Winchester fair weather favors third day with top trotting horses in major national races. Rural mail carrier Charles F Laise of Bunker Hill WV narrowly escapes when his mail wagon is spooked by a runaway horse.
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A. C. Bane
Winchester Fair
Charles F. Laise
Bunker Hill
W. Va
Local baseball trio fails as Martinsburg routs team
Forty years ago Sandy Baker Ed Baker and Hunter Kern executed a triple play in a Martinsburg West Virginia game but the team lost 9 to 1. A rich coal vein was found near Gainesboro with value to be determined. Winchester fire companies attended the funeral of Fire Warden James W Barr in a full turnout.
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Sandy Baker
Ed. Baker
Hunter Kern
Martinsburg
W. Va
Gainesboro
Winchester
James W. Barr
Corrinne and Robert Kennedy wrestle over trust and truth
In a dim hotel dining room Corrinne and Robert Kennedy discuss a past romance and concealed letters. He suspects misdeeds while Corrinne hints Sarah Anne protected her sister. A phone call to Sarah Anne fails, prompting Kennedy to press on with plans and confrontations in New York.
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Robert Kennedy
Jack
Judith
Corrinne
Sarah Anne
City
Bob
Carririne
Lynn Rhodes
Dorothy Dix
Bob Ransom
New York
Robert
Cornell
Europe
Harvard
Sparkle
Old Guard Returns: Churchill and Eden Recalled to British Cabinet
The Norfolk Virginian Pilot notes Winston Churchill and Anthony Eden are recalled to the British cabinet as Hitler’s target list endures. Churchill’s return signals a stronger armament stance and decisive leadership, while Eden’s Dominions post emphasizes wartime diplomatic balance. Edward, ex-king of the Commonwealth, remains Britain’s most popular exile prince.
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Newport News Daily Press
Winston Churchill
Anthony Eden
Hitler
Norfolk Virginian Pilot
Churchill
Admiralty
Brousne i
Earl Stanhope
Chamberlain
Edego
Dominions
Eden
Britain
Edward
British Commonwealth of Nations
Answers To Questions By Frederic J Haskin
A compiled Q and A style listing answers on topics from currency in circulation to statehood, fur seals, Tom Thumb, and radio networks. It notes May 31 1939 dollar bills outstanding and includes figures for Fort Bragg and the 16 inch gun range.
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Frederic J. Haskin
Treasury Department
Georgia Voice Critiques Virginia Natural Bridge Disgrace
A reader column recalls the awkward privatization and roadside ads at Natural Bridge Virginia. The piece laments fencing tolls and billboards while condemning commercialization of a national natural wonder.
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the Star
Our First Duty editorial praised by reader
Mrs Lora Stinson of Boyce Virginia commends The Star editorial Our First Duty of September 5. She says the timely article offers needed advice and that she joined in the Monday morning prayer, calling The Star their home paper.
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Star
Lora Stinson
Boyce, Va
Clerical Protest on ABC Board Liquor Profits
Rev Ed J Richardson and Mrs Bertha Carpenter urge readers to condemn ABC Board profits from liquor sales in Virginia. They blame liquor traffic for harming families and causing deaths, calling for citizen shame and action against dealers.
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ABC
the Star
Ed J. Richardson
ABC Board
Virginia
Old Dominion
Bertha Carpenter
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Smigly-Rydz
Scott
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Africa
King Features Syndicate, Inc
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Wings OF Youth
Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
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Lake Erie
Ohio
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Massachusetts
United States
Northwest Territory
Connecticut Reservation
Ingersoll
C.E. W
Robert J. Ingersoll
New York Evening Telegram
J M. Buckley
Christian Advocate
Evening Telegram
Teleste
Buckley
Pribilof Islands
Alaska
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Kensington Palace
London
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Duke of Teck
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King George III
S S. Kresge
S. Kresge
Mich
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Panama
Aspinwall
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William H. Aspinwall
Medi Daily
Aspinwall-Colon
Colombia
Tom Thumb
Charles Sherwood Stratton
Bridgeport
P. T. Barum
England
Barnum
Lavinia Warren
Middleborough
Mass
U. S. Army Post
Fort Bragg
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Atlantic
Minas
Bay of Fundy
National Broadcasting Company
Augusta Conrad
Washington, D. C
Robert Porterfield
Conrad
Harry
Washington
Grand Canyon
Ballyhoo
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