Classifieds Rates and Publication Info From Winchester 1939
Winchester Virginia newspaper notice outlines classified ad rates two cents per word and a minimum, transient ad rates at 45 cents per inch, and contract rates on request. It lists national advertising reps Tenney Woodward and Conklin in multiple cities and credits Associated Press for dispatches. Subscription prices shown and a Bible verse quote precedes the issue date September 20 1939.
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Tate
Tenney- Woodward and Conklin, Inc
New York
Detroit
Kansas City
San Francisco
Chicago
Boston
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Associated Press
Privileged Parking Criticizes City Manager Lee Grant
The Star congratulates City Manager Lee Grant for removing a reserved parking sign in front of his office. It argues scarce parking should be open to the public and questions why officials receive privileged spaces. Grant’s action is praised as a model for others.
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Lee Grant
Censored News and Front Line Reporting Amid War Censorship
The piece notes high effort by foreign correspondents and newsrooms yet warns front line reporting is scarce and conflicting. It highlights wartime censorship in London Berlin Paris and major European cities before transmission to readers.
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London
Berlin
Paris
European
Europe
Pre Marital Syphilis Testing Urged By Virginia Medical Club
The Virginia Medical Monthly reports the Medical Society of Virginia committee on syphilis control endorsing a marriage protection bill requiring pre marital serological testing for syphilis and physician counseling before marriage. Tests would be state funded or free through approved laboratories, with confidential physician statements and access to free clinic doctors for those unable to pay. The proposal will be reviewed at the October Medical Society meeting with hopes for enactment next session.
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The
Virginia Medical Monthly
Medical Society of Virginia
State Health Department
Health Department
Medical Society
Committee On
Medical Society Endorsement Boosts Pre-Marital Bill
The Legislature hears that the Medical Society backing will aid a pre-marital bill. Delegate Moncure had seen the measure pass the House but fail in the Senate Committee. The defeat was linked to a proposed gonorrhea test alongside syphilis testing, opposed by medical authorities as too harsh.
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Medical Society
Moncure of
Stafford
House of Delegates
Senate
Woodring in Question as War Department Faces War Strain
Reprinted editorial notes long simmering doubts about Harry Woodring as secretary of war. It outlines friction with War Department associates, Roosevelt’s shifting plans, and the need for a strong, trusted administrator as Europe enters conflict and military readiness rises. The piece hints Johnson may be acting as de facto secretary.
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Harry B. Woodring
Europe
Mr. Woodring
Washington
Woodring
War Department
Roosevelt
Dern
Kansas
American Legion
Louis Johnson
Johnson
University of Virginia
Little Cabinet
Philippines
Paul V. McNutt
McNutt
Philippine Post
Federal Security Agency
Manila
White House
Wooding
Common Apostrophe Mistakes in Numbers and Letters
The column mocks errors such as using an apostrophe to form plurals of figures and letters. It cites examples like p s and a s with the phrase mind your p's and a's. It notes the error in "1800's" and urges correct plural forms without an apostrophe.
Czech government partial peace concession to Germany noted
The Czech government accepts part of a Franco British plan to maintain peace in Europe by yielding to Germany and Hitler. R E Buncutter wins the McCorman trophy in medal play handicap at Golf Club with Ed die Goss as runner up. W S Campfield of Virginia Horticulture Society says local growers sell apples too cheaply to truckers.
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Europe
Germany
Hitler
R. E. Buncutter
McCorman
Golf Club
Eddie Goss
W. 8
S. Campfield
Virginia Horticulture Society
Council stalls on ordinance over weekly walkathon fine
A quorum shortfall halts final action on a measure to impose a $1000 weekly fine for walkathons. In Richmond a parade panic erupts when a circus lion escapes its cage and is shot by guards.
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Richmond
Fire destroys John White's barn in Clark County
Richmond officials disclose Virginia taxpayers will gain tax relief totaling 2 million dollars. Several candidates have filed for city offices as annual elections approach.
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John White
Clark County
Virginia
Richmond
Council
Eighth Frederick County Sunday School Convention Closes
The eighth annual Frederick County Sunday School Association convention ends with a mammoth parade of all participants in the city. Other items note Keystone Cycle Club riders en route to Staunton for their endurance run and Leslie D. Kline’s letter to The Star claiming over 30 million dollars are wasted annually in Virginia saloons.
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Europe
France
Frederick County Sunday School Association
Keystone Cycle Club
Harrisburg
Staunton
Leslie D. Kline
The
Star
Prohibition
Virginia
Frederick County Seeks Grim Property for Hitching Yard
Frederick County proposes to take Grim property by eminent domain to build a hitching yard if it transfers its shared interest in Market Square to the city for a municipal building. Mrs. Ad Henry suffered severe scald injuries to face and hands from a exploding tomato can. West Virginia law banning wild turkey shooting expires, but non residents pay a $25 license fee in Virginia.
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Frederick County
Market Square
Ad Henry
West Virginia
Cerberus Barker Tone Question by Ancient Greeks and Romans
A 1939 Scott’s Scrap Book item notes debates among ancient Greeks and Romans over whether Cerberus the three headed dog barked in the same tone or in different tones for each head. Corr 1939. King Features Syndicate, Inc. World rights reserved.
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Cerberus
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Phantom Ranch Cowboy and Desert Intrigue
Lorena Hamilton travels in Arizona to visit her uncle and meets Shot Rogers, a Phantom ranch cowboy. They face danger when Lorena is captured by three Mexicans and forced toward a cliff. Jerry Dale, an agronomy-minded ranch youth tied to the Brazees, navigates tension with Phantom cowboys as clues emerge from a riderless horse and a beaded purse found in the saddle pocket.
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Lorena Hamilton
Arizona
Shot Rogers
Laturday
Lorena
Mr. Frazee
Southwest
Young Dale
Jerry
Brazee
State University
Brazees
Sally
Kentucky
Sizzlin
Mistah Jerry
Jerry Dale
The Bull and the Boxing Champion Clash in Uneasy Quiet
Jerry Dale grins at Jasper Peters after roughing him up inside a rural yard. George Brazee, an older man with high dignity, steps in and reminds Dale that Peters is larger and older. Dale boasts of past intercollegiate glory while Brazee questions whether discipline was necessary.
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Jerry Dale
Jasper
Jasper Peters
Dale
Jerry
George Brazee
Mr. Brazee
Peters
Mr. Peters
Daily Quiz Answers Page Seven
A set of seven quiz questions covering geography history and civics. Topics include the largest country in South America the Taft Supreme Court appointments flag stripes liquid measures the Mississippi River H R H initials pronunciation of gratis and Georgia’s two main rivers.
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Sottith America
U. S. Supreme Court
Taft
U.S
U. S
Georgia
Questions and Answers from the Public Inquiry Column
A compilation of short Q and A items covering topics from a Mississippi congressman proposing a smoking ban in public places to trivia on germination records, labor board case totals, fairy stones, honey production, Lou Nova’s heritage, the Rainbow Arch bridge in Utah, Arlington’s Tomb dedication, New Orleans elevation, the Tasmanian devil, Gone With the Wind sales, Tagalog origin, and state black population figures.
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J. McC. A
Paul Johnson
Mississippi
District of Columbia
Boy Rider Breaks Leg After Dare Provokes Collision
Five year old Mark Duffy stood in the street challenging a larger rider. The rider swerved and struck him, breaking two bones in Mark’s left leg. Authority investigate the incident and urge safer street conduct.
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Kansas City
Mark Duffy
Mark
Bette Davis Drama Needs Lighter Roles Says Fidler
Jimmy Fidler argues Bette Davis should mix comedy with tragedy to sustain box office and prestige. He notes her career long run of blue mood drama since Ol` Human Bondage and praises Barbara Stanwyck Dietrich and other Hollywood figures in Idol Chatter style.
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Hollywood
Brothers Warner
Bette Davis
Bette
America
Barbara Stanwyck
Robert Taylor
Marlene Dietrich
Alan Dinehart
Allan Jones
Venue de Milo
Joan Blondell
Beverly Hills
Arthur Hornblow
Myrna Loy
Bill Lundigan
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Winchester
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Scott
R.j.scott
Central Press Association
Oren Arnold
Corral
Chapter
By Frederic J. Haskin
Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D
Garfield Park Conservatory
Field Museum
National Labor Relations Board
Patrick County
Mepee, & A
Christ
Department of Agriculture
Lou Nova
L. W
Utah
Bridge Canyon
Navajo Mountain
Capitol
Washington, D. C
Arlington
N. McC. A
New Orleans
Geological Survey
Lake Pontchartrain
W.G. H
Tasmania
Australia
Luzon Province
Philippine Islands
South Carolina
Jimmy Fidler
Fidlings
Hedy Lamarr
Frances Langford
Frances
Hein
Terry Kilburn
RKO Super
RKO
M-G-M
Isabel Jewel
Technicolor
the McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Greenwich, Conn
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