The Winchester Evening Star Advertisement Notice Duplicate
Classified notice text from The Winchester Evening Star with publication policy and advertising rates. Lists post office contact details and national ad representative network. Mentions pricing per inch for display ads and delivery options by mail or carrier.
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Delisser-Boyd, Inc
New York
Richmond
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Rochester
Atanta
San Francisco
Friday September 12 1941 God Likes Appreciation
A devotional note quotes Psalm 118 1 urging readers to give thanks to the Lord for his enduring mercy. The message emphasizes gratitude and divine goodness.
Ickes Loses Ground Over New York Oil Pipeline Plan
Cabinet member Harold Ickes proposed a New York oil pipe line rejected by the Supply Priorities and Allocation Board. The secret meeting raised 700000 tons of steel needs, risking the emergency shipbuilding program per Admiral Emory S. Land.
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Eis
New York
Harold Ickes
Senate
Secretary of Labor
Hedging a Bet on Japan and World War II Politics
The piece compares Japan’s cautious stance to a June 1940 bet on Wendell Willkie then Roosevelt in October. It notes hedging bets leads to breaking even regardless of the winner, reflecting cautious policy shifts as the U. S. seeks balance in a tense era.
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Japan
U. S
Wendell Willkie
Franklin Roosevelt
No Real Siege of Leningrad
The article discusses sieges and how modern warfare changes siege dynamics from historic acts like Verdun to Napoleonic era sieges. It compares urban sieges, the role of starvation, and the rarity of successful long sieges for major cities such as London New York Chicago Tokyo Buenos Aires and others, noting Berlin Moscow and Washington histories.
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Verdun
Maginot Line
London
New York
Chiago
Tokyo
Osaka
Buenos Aires
Rio de Janeiro
Berlin
Moscow
Napoleon
Henim
Spain
Poland
Notable sieges of modern times cited in history notes
The passage lists sieges from modern conflicts including Madrid 1938 39 Shanghai 1937 Warsaw 1939 and highlights sieges of military positions such as Gibraltar 1779 Sevastopol 1854 55 Plevna 1877 Ladysmith and Kimberley in the Boer War Port Arthur in the Russo Japanese War as examples.
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Madrid
Shanghai
Warsaw
Gibraltar
Sevastopol
Plevna
Ladysmith
Kimberley
Port Arthur
Correction of editorial on presidential mothers present at inaugurations
The Star clarifies a previous claim that Mary Washington was the only American woman besides Mrs. Sara Roosevelt to see her son become President. The paper now notes that William McKinley's mother attended his 1897 inaugural and James Garfield's mother attended in 1881. Readers who flagged the error are thanked.
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Star
Mary Washington
Sara Roosevelt
United States
William McKinley
James Garfield
Editorial on Ickes oil scare packages 1939 summary
Reprinted editorial analyzes the Eastern petroleum shortage scare led by Ickes and the Oil Coordinator. It argues officials exaggerated the surplus, used fear to push conservation, and notes possible motive of wartime psychology. It lists timed claims and responses showing flawed planning and public mistrust.
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East
Ickes
Davies
Petroleum Control Agency
American Petroleum Institute
American Automobile Association
Farish
Standard of New Jersey
Washington
Oil Company
Great Britain
Mr. Ickes
Leon Henderson
Mr. Icke
Mr. Davies
la Guardia
Maloney
Henderson
Pelley
SPAB crisis shows fault lines in war industries board
Hugh S. Johnson critiques the War Industries Board and SPAB amid the Eastern gasoline and pipeline debates. He cites Ickes, Land, Henderson, Pelley, and others, noting lack of consultation and unity within SPAB as key faults hindering war administration and policy unity.
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Kilkenny
Ickes
Admiral Land
Pelley
American Railway Association
Leon Henderson
Central Clearing House
World War Plan Advocates Centralized Decision Making
The piece argues great powers should coordinate actions in war planning, requiring huddles with all major interests and final approval by the President if disagreements arise. It warns that such bickering harms administration and public confidence in war agencies. It also answers a reader question about the world’s largest vineyard, located at Guasti in Southern California, spanning 5 000 acres.
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Senate
Ickes
SPAB
Jesse Jones
Lj.r. A
Guasti
California
Quick Change Montrose Nominee Switch in Prothonotary Race
Robert Mitchell moved from the Republican line to become Democratic nominee for prothonotary. He polled 2255 votes as Independent and 3694 for Howard Maynard on the Republican ticket, with 833 write in votes for Mitchell on the Democratic ballot, setting up a November contest with Maynard.
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Montrose
Robert Mitchell
Howard Maynard
Mitchell
Maynard
America’s Historic Churches brochure offer
A brief advertisement invites readers to order a 48 page educational booklet on historic American churches. It promises pictures and histories of famous churches, emphasizing religious freedom and national heritage. The offer costs ten cents postpaid and requests mailing to Washington D C for delivery.
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United States
North America
Quiz questions from a 1940s paper page
A list of trivia prompts asks who was the only U.S. president born in Pennsylvania and questions on topics from Bible order to leather curing, the Delancey era, a Derby placing, timing of Germany’s invasion, the Blue Grass State, and Major Bowes as a film producer with true or false.
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U. 8S
Pennsylvania
Richard Evelyn Byrd
U.S
Virginia
Delancey
Germany
Russia
Major Bowes
Common Errors in Reporting Tighten Action Language
Editors advise reporters to prune vague phrases and focus on clear action. Avoid dramatic or graphic wording and instead use concise, direct verbs to describe events and outcomes.
First U S News Agency Origin in Boston 1811
The first news FER in the United States began about 1811 in Boston as theearliest agency to disseminate items to local weekly papers. Its key source was merchants reading rooms, notably Samuel Topliff's Merchants Reading Room, for current events.
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United States
Boston
Samuel Topliff
Bombing intensifies as air forces strike enemy cities
Reported buildup of British and German air raids increases pressure on wartime fronts. In domestic policy, debate over the draft age rises as Congress eyes lowering the limit to 21. The explosion at the Powder plant near Dover, New Jersey, claims over 50 workers in a disastrous blast.
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Congress
Dover
N. J
Hitler predicts Nazi victory if war with Russia arises
The article states Hitler believes Nazi forces would triumph over Red Russia over its fertile lands and mountain resources. Law enforcement expects a 1 o'clock curfew on beer and wine sales to curb late-night loitering downtown. David Headley enrolls at Berea College in Berea Kentucky to major in agriculture.
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Hitler
Red
Russia
David Headley
Berea Colle
Berea
Hurricane hits British Honduras top reef, 400 feared dead
The storm devastates the tip of British Honduras resulting in over 400 fatalities. In Maryland, R. L. Omps is appointed chairman of the Democratic Executive Committee for Frederick County as local schools begin the 1931 32 session with about 3 000 pupils enrolled.
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British Honduras
R. L. Omps
Frederick County
Greece’s anti war cabinet resigns amid war hesitation
Twenty five years ago observers saw Greece’s anti war cabinet resigning and doubted the country would join the Allies soon. A. Miller caught a 23 inch six pound bass in the Potomac near Romney. A citywide union strike threatens to halt all activity in New ark.
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Greece
A. Miller
Potomac
Romney
Newark
Notable Accidents and Health Notes From The Era
Forty years ago Mrs. Harry C. Lupton is struck and knocked down by a cyclist who did not stop. Charles H. Worthington of Winchester has been missing in London for four months, relatives are worried. President McKinley, shot two days ago at the Buffalo Exposition, is improving and doctors are hopeful of recovery.
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Harry C. Lupton
Charles H. Worthington
Winchester
London
Eng
President McKinley
Buffalo Exposition
Editor trades produce for subscriptions in Encino Enterprise
The Encino Enterprise ad notes farmers with roasting ears, snap beans, garden produce and frying size chickens can trade goods to the editor or his wife at market value on subscription accounts. The editor adds he enjoys eating and has found four youngsters are hearty eaters. The piece also answers a trivia question: Bok Tower moat at Lake Males, Florida is 15 feet wide.
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Encino
N. M
E. L. Hinton
Answers To Questions From The Information Bureau
A reader can obtain factual answers by writing The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau directed by Frederic J. Haskin in Washington D C and enclosing three cents for a reply.
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Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Questions and Answers From General Knowledge Quiz
A compilation of brief Q and A items covering topics from war powers to railway mileage and hymn books. Notable facts include Congress declares war, 235 064 miles of railways, Army hymn book, amber bead cleaning, Santos Brazil orchid farm, lightning deaths, 1741 bakers strike, Irish potato origin, 2500 gallons for US Capitol painting, Johnson plane crash near Burbank in 1937.
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Mate Q
Martin Johnson
L.T.W. A. the Explorer
Salt Lake City
Los Angeles
Burbank
California
Longevity debate weighs social and medical impacts
Dr. Logan Clendening reviews Barclay Newman's Must We Grow Old? noting aging trends from 1850 to 1980 and their social costs. He questions the feasibility of prolonging life, cites geriatric medicine growth, and cautions that long life raises economic and ethical challenges amid modern disease battles.
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Karl Menninger
Barclay Newman
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