Winchester Evening Star Classifieds Rates and Notices
Advertising rates include two cents per word with minimum charge. Display and national rates available. deadlines nine P. M. the day before. Tenney and Conklin, Inc. listed as national representatives. Associated Press rights noted.
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Moisplay
Tenney and Conklin, Inc
New York
Detroit
Woodward
Kansas City
San Francisco
Chicago
Boston
Atlanta
Los Angeles
We Must Take the Blame Sermon Reflection
A church page features a sermon title and a biblical quotation from James 1 13 14 urging personal responsibility for temptation. The note is dated September 11 1939 and emphasizes individual accountability rather than blame on God.
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God
Talk Turkey Festival Acknowledges Shenandoah Valley Farmers
Rockingham farmers and business men are praised for the Turkey Festival in Harrisonburg that highlighted mass production methods in turkey breeding. Virginia’s poultry industry, led by Shenandoah Valley innovators like Charles W. Wampler, could expand to place turkey on holiday tables, with Rockingham County poultry output valued at about 5 million dollars.
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Rockingham
Harrisonburg
Shenan Valley
Charles W. Wampler
National Turkey Growers Association
Virginia
Ham County
Consolidation of 100 German Sausages In Hitler Decree
A 1930s newspaper lament decries a German government move to fuse 100 sausage varieties into one rationed “Hitler wurst” amid fears of obesity and cultural loss. The piece contrasts German culinary tradition with immigrant American cooking and questions what the regime gains from such a change.
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Germany
United States
Old Country
Hitler
Travelers Seek World Despite War Rumors
The piece notes travelers prefer seeing the world despite war rumors and the air of conflict driving some to seek safety in familiar places while many remain eager to explore distant locales.
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Cyme
Travelers praise cheap travel in Americas as dollar stretches
John and Elizabeth Tempest describe easy cross border travel from Laredo to Mexico City and back, noting lodging and meals cost only pennies per day. They claim a 1,600 mile trip can be done for eight dollars and see the Americas as an antidote to limits on wanderlust despite potential European conflicts.
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America
John and
Elizabeth Tempest
Mexico
Laredo
Mexico City
Mae West Embraces Moral Rearmament Say Critics
Reprinted Montgomery editorial lauds Mae West for adopting moral rearmament after meeting Dr. Frank Buchman of the Oxford Group. The piece notes her claim of success from recent years and questions whether young girls should begin such efforts early or late, concluding West now has both reputation and moral rearmament.
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Montgomery
Mae West
Frank N. Buchman
Oxford Group
Miss West
Buchman
Associated Press
Apple Juice Seen As Aid Against Alcohol
Tacoma readers learn from Dr. Ira A. Manville of the University of Oregon medical school that fresh apple juice and pulp reduce blood alcohol content and counteract the poisonous effects of liquor. He notes the remedy is especially helpful for those with poor liver function, while warning hard cider can have the opposite effect.
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Tacoma News Tribune
Manville
Seven quiz questions from The Daily Quiz page two
The item lists seven questions covering amendments to abolish slavery, a Newport reference, a female terrapin term, Bryan Bitsy Grant sport association, a depilatory, the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, the globe's hydrosphere, lightning danger from open windows, gala pronunciation, and the Tiber river path through a city.
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United States
Newport, R
Bryan
Bitsy) Grant
Spottsylvania Court House
Common Error: commas with italics or emphasis
Instruction highlights a style pitfall where writers omit punctuation before a term set apart by italics or emphasis. It explains when a comma is not used and why this can affect readability in sentences like The word petite is adopted from the French.
Middletown and Stephens City Council Members Elected
County commissioners meet and canvass votes to confirm council members. Paul Riley chosen to teach and direct the Frederick County High School band. Miss Mary Louise Fritts wed to Walter Daniel Wisecarver Jr of Berryville at White Post.
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Middletown
Stephens City
Paul Riley
Frederick County
Mary Louise Fritts
White Post
Walter Daniel Wisecarver, Jr
Berryville
Fire destroys S. S. Morro Castle. 133 lives lost
Five years ago a fire nearly sank the S. S. Morro Castle off New York coast. Investigators charged incendiary acts amid heavy loss of life. In separate notes, Vernon Baker and Frank Orndorff face theft charges for a large chicken pullet haul in Hayfield. Lieut. W Benton McCall named new commandant for S VA with higher enrollment anticipated.
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S. S. Morro Castle
New York
Vernon Baker
Frank Orndorff
Hayfield
W. Benton McCall
Shields wins playoff for city tennis title
Ten years ago Ron Shields defeated W. A. Baker in a decisive playoff to claim the city tennis championship. The same issue reports Warren Himelright and spouse narrowly escape a deadly house fire near Stephens City as flames engulfed their home. A British plane set a new Schneider Cup speed record of 328 miles per hour.
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Ron Shields
W. A. Baker
Warren Himelright
Stephens City
Richard Cooper Honored On 21st Birthday at Chambersburg
Mr and Mrs Joseph Cooper host Richard Cooper on his 21st birthday in Chambersburg Norman Wyncoop suffers severe cuts after being thrown through a car windshield in an accident on Berryville Pike Miss Amanda McKee and W V Carpenter attend final day of the Winchester Fair as part of their honeymoon and will reside at Capon Bridge
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Richard Cooper
Joseph Cooper
Chambersburg
Norman Wyncoop
Berryville Pike
Amanda McKee
W. V. Carpenter
Winchester Fair
Capon Bridge
W C T U Report Highlights Lena Kern at Meeting
Miss Lena A Kern presents the annual W C T U report amid a city meeting. Police survey shows some restaurants suspected of selling whiskey on Sundays. Shenandoah Valley Academy opens the 1899 1900 term with 77 cadets enrolled.
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Lena A. Kern
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Scott's Scrap Book on Ame Afredis and Morning Planets
An entry from 1929 discusses Ame Afridis a warlike northwest India tribe opposing British rule with hand made weapons. It explains morning and evening planets are not stars but planets reflecting sunlight, unlike true stars.
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Northwest
India
King Peasures Syndicate, Inc
Smart Dog Amat Impresses Stage with Tricks
A report notes Amat the small dog trained by R J Scott performs more tricks on stage than any other breed. The piece mentions grooming by Ms Mistress and a Nassau Grouper fish changing colors when frightened, highlighting vivid natural patterns.
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Nassau Grouper
Tropics
Wings of Youth Chapter Forty Four Victory and Vaulting Skies
Sarah Anne receives a parachute and a generous clothing check from Miss Sarah and Miss Anne. She buys a wardrobe and tea amid news of an eleven dead Stratoliner crash, reflecting on risk, progress, and her future with Robert Kennedy and Jack.
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Robert Kennedy
Sarah Anne
Judith
Jack
Robert
Sarah
Miss Anne
Sarah Moffet
Judy
Goodby
Perryville
Corrinne
Answers to Questions by Frederic J. Haskin
A compilation of Q and A covering white asparagus origins and bleaching, Canada etymology from Huron, Florodora's London and New York runs, NatGeo map costs, burial eastward symbolism, Skyline Drive altitudes, news origins, World’s Fair child care, US child mortality, USSR as largest country, Horatio Alger bibliography, US citizenship rate, The Bear ship history, and US Navy anti aircraft gun specifications.
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Orry Kelly
Milo Anderson
Warner Brothers
Joan Bennett Prompts Nostalgic Hollywood Critique
Jimmy Fidler recalls Joan Bennett in the five year old Private Worlds and argues her talent outpaced the roles she received. He faults studios for underutilizing her beauty and urges bold choices to revive her career amid broader Hollywood gossip and industry notes.
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Hollywood
Joan Bennett
Bette Davis
Bennett
Joan
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