Winchester Evening Star Advertising and subscription rates
The Winchester Evening Star lists advertising rates of 2 cents per word with a 25 cent minimum, transient rates at 45 cents per inch, and display ads due by 9 PM the day prior. Subscription prices are 3.50 yearly by mail, 54.58 by carrier, with various six month and three month options.
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Bening Star Publishing Co
Winchester, Va
Tenney- Woodward and Conklin, Inc
New York
Detroit City
San Francisco
Chicago
Boston
Kansas Santa
Los Angeles
Proverbs Bible Quotation Displayed on September 18 1939
A religious verse from Proverbs is quoted with questions about woes sorrows contentions and wounds. The passage warns against excessive drinking and seeking mixed wine on a September 18 1939 publication date.
Neutrality debate fuels Congress as polls split on policy
The piece argues for a cash and carry neutrality approach in the U S, cites Gallup showing 50 50 on revising neutrality laws, and warns against letting sympathies or ship risks draw America into a European war. It recalls past conflicts sparked by ship seizures and advocates aligning law with safer commerce while avoiding belligerent entanglements.
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Gallup
United States
Britain
France
War resources plan eyed for wartime dictatorship
Reprinted editorial from the Washington Star argues America should centralize control of industrial and manpower resources under a single wartime official to mobilize quickly in case of war. Secretary Louis Johnson discusses creating a War Resources Board led by Edward R. Stettinius, modeled on World War I structures but with stronger authority.
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America
United States
Louis Johnson
War Resources Board
Edward R. Stettinius
United States Steel Corporation
Johnson
War Resources Administration of America
War Industries Board
War Department
Quiz questions and page two answers from The Daily Quiz
A set of ten trivia prompts asking locations and definitions. Questions cover Sikiang river hatch heavy water chemical name grimace ship sunk after iceberg collision 1912 explorers South Pole flag colors Peace River and reliquary.
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South Pole
Peace River
Phrase Avoids Apostrophe in Pronoun Possessives
A style note instructs editors to avoid apostrophes in possessive forms of pronouns such as its hers ours yours and theirs. The guidance clarifies standard usage for clear neutral copy.
No truck shipments reach New York amid strike
News from the era notes halt of all truck shipments in New York as a strike continues affecting metropolitan firms. Belief lingers there will be no war after Hitler Chamberlain meetings on the Czech Sudeten dispute. Gainesboro forms its first senior class with 13 students and 23 boys in vocational agriculture.
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New York
Gainesboro
State Police executives meet in Staunton as officers attend
Chief Hollis and officers Frank Ritter and Francis Punk attend the annual meeting of state police executives in Staunton. Winchester Ministerial Association opposes a walkathon planned to start tonight at the fairgrounds. B. F. Davis Jr enrolls as a freshman at Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
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Hollis
Frank Ritter
Francis Punk
Staunton
Winchester Ministerial Association
Fairgrounds
B. F. Davis, Jr
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Fire damages Cammer's Auto Shop for 5000 dollars
Arthur G. Jones indicted for embezzlement in Woolen Mill funds seeks venue change claiming unfair trial locally. Gilbert Willis and Theodore Lake of Clarke county badly injured in a two car collision.
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Cammer
Arthur G. Jones
Gilbert Willis
Theodore Lake
Clarke County
WW1 River Aisne battles rage as German advance nears Paris
Twenty five years ago a fierce artillery duel continued along the Aisne as weary infantry clashed with German forces. If victory favors Germany Paris could fall soon. In Virginia Leslie D. Kline planned a talk at Reliance and Star Tannery. Mr and Mrs W O Zinn marked their twenty fifth anniversary in Stephenson. Rev P D Thompson, Fauquier Episcopal minister, died at a daughter's home near Wickliffe.
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River Aisne
Paris
Leslie D. Kline
Virginia
Reliance
Star Tannery
W. O. Zinn
Stephenson
P. D. Thompson
Fauquier County
Wickliffe
Frederick County Post Offices Listed and Market Square Talks
The Star details all forty six Frederick County post offices in response to inquiries while noting a special council committee of E Holmes Boyd W P McGuire and James M Haymaker to meet Supervisors about the market square proposition. David Wills former college star and current Louisville Club professional visits hometown friends.
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E. Holmes Boyd
W. P. McGuire
James M. Haymaker
Market Square
The
Star
Frederick County
David Wills
Louisville
Dower to Talk Notes Rapid Speech Milestones
The article contrasts language development in toddlers, finding an 18 month old often uses only five words while a 24 month old typically knows about 272 words and speaks in complete sentences. It discusses implications for parenting and early childhood education.
Lorena Gimlton Meets Phantom Ranch Cowboy at Arizona Station
Lorena Gamilton travels in Arizona to visit her uncle. At the railroad station she meets Shot Rogers, a Phantom ranch cowboy. Rogers warns of recent cowboys slain at the ranch and cattle thefts. He offers his horse and gun for her trip.
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Lorena Gamilton
Arizona
Shot Rogers
Rogers
Lorena
Hollywood
Melvyn Douglas
Ronald Regan
Jane Wyman
Richard Greene
England
Vancouver
Howard Lang
Jean
Jean Hersholt
Lorena Hamilton Faces Arizona Outback Ride To Danger
Lorena Hamilton meets Shot Rogers in Blanco Arizona where he offers escort and a horse. She rides toward Uncle George's ranch along Ghost River past Papago scouts and desert hills while a hidden threat looms as a trap is sprung and she is captured.
Alfred Hotin Composes Song In The Bluest Mood
Mass at five o'clock in the morning in Cambridge finds Alfred Hotin, a 31 year old songwriter, at his piano composing a tune he titles In The Bluest of Moods before two figures in blue-walk enter the doorway.
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Cambridge
Alfred Hotin
Skunk Prompts School Dismissal During Carroll County Day
In Mt. Carroll students enjoyed an unexpected day off when a skunk crawled into the school ventilator. Earlier, Hotin was fined ten dollars in court for disturbing the peace as the community noted the Star Spangled Banner’s 125th anniversary amid hot weather and vacation wishes.
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Hotin
Rome
Mt. Carroll
Mercury
Answers to Questions on History Science and Time
The text presents a compilation of Q and A style entries covering demographics of Danzig Germans, 1939 arms expenditures by nations, the Kodiak bear as the largest carnivore, origin of standard time, royalties for songwriters, principles of air filtering devices, and Lincoln’s tribute to Civil War women.
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United States
Great Britain
France
Germany
Italy
Japan
U. S
CARE OF THE CAR Booklet Promotion From AAA
An appeal to car owners describes the CARE OF THE CAR booklet by the American Automobile Association. The ad explains cars are costly machines needing proper care and invites readers to send ten cents and a coupon to Washington D C for a copy.
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American Automobile Association
Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Hollywood gossip hints at stars and studio games
Hollywood chatter notes Louise Campbell's decline after Paramount drops her from a contract, while studios recycle talent. Anecdotes cover Orson Welles, Jeanette MacDonald, Estelle Taylor, and a cat surplus at Warner Brothers prompting autographs on collars. Parody lines and industry quirks fill the page.
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Danielle Darrieux
Paris
Hollywood
Orson Welles
Petc Westmore
Jeanette MacDonald
Gene Raymond
Franchot Tone
John Schafer
Estelle Taylor
New York
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