Advertising rates and postal notices from Winchester Evening Star
The Winchester Evening Star lists advertising rates of two cents per word with a 25 cent minimum and border requirements for display ads. It notes subscription prices, carrier delivery, and advance payment options, including weekly and monthly plans.
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Tenney and Conklin, Inc
New York
Detroit
City
San Francisco
Chicago
Boston
Loreles
Wait on the Lord Psalm Verse Display
A September 20 1940 line presents Psalm 27 14 exhorting readers to be strong and take heart while awaiting guidance from the Lord. The fragment reflects religious devotion and scripture quotation in a newspaper format.
Aerial Pictures Replacing Field Surveys in Detroit Planning
The Michigan State Highway Department states aerial photographs taken from 3 000 feet will form a mosaic map at 40 feet to the inch. The images cover 14 miles of Grand River Avenue and emu te 154 feet, offering an efficient substitute for field surveys costing about 8 000 dollars. First used in 1924, this project marks the department's first complete replacement of field surveys with aerial photography.
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Detroit
Grand River Avenue
Michigan State Highway Department
Michigan Highway Office
Electric Magnets Clean Missouri Highways
A road magnet on wheels rid nails bolts and obstructions to prevent tire blowouts on Missouri highways. Three electric magnets lift four pounds per mile. a two ton truck carries the unit with a generator driven by a separate engine. Built by the Missouri state Highway Department at four thousand dollars final.
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Missouri
Missouri State Mghway Department
Highway Department
Off Street Parking Rules Spread Across City Zoning
The American Society of Planning Officials reports rising use of off street parking mandates in city zoning. Examples include Bronxville Rochester Bound Brook Northvale Hillsdale Nutley Evanston Glencoe Los Angeles Santa Monica and more require spaces for new residences hotels theaters and restaurants. Paragraph notes typical provisions for multi dwelling districts hotels theaters and dining venues with varying space per unit room or seats.
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American Society of Planning
Bronxville
Rochester
N. Y
Bound Brook
Northvale
Hillsdale
Nutley
N. J
Evans
Southampton
South Plainfield
N. J.pton
Ho- M&o
Evanston
Riverside
Mequon
Wis
Mequon Ordinance Requires Parking for Roadside Stands
N. J. ordinances require stores to provide parking. Mequon Wisconsin mandates roadside stands offer parking for at least six vehicles on or near their premises.
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N. J
Mequon
Wis
Rockingham County Turkey Festival to Tour Harrisonburg
The Alexandria Gazette notes Rockingham County will hold its second National Turkey Festival in Harrisonburg on October 10 and 11. The event aims to boost turkey demand with 60 000 visitors last year and features a parade and a coronation pageant on the Madison College campus with Queen Rockingham II and fifty Virginia princesses.
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Alexandria Gazette
Rockingham County
Harrisonburg
John Barton Payne
Virginia
United States Shipping Board
President Wilson
American Red Cross
Shenandoah
Madison College
Turkey
Rockingham II
Sour Notes and Shimmering Metaphors in Public Figures
A string of epigrams and quips, attributed to noted writers and media voices, contrasts wit and vanity. The items parody personality, speech, and public perception with bright imagery and sharp humor from diverse authors.
Green blackberries are red and other language confusions
The New York Sun letter playfully notes English quirks such as cargo versus shipment and priceless meaning invaluable. It cites examples like green blackberries that are red and a housewife as a sewing kit carrier and an ale wife as a herring fish, highlighting linguistic puzzles.
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New York Sun
Gob Humor and Mothers in Pennsylvania Observer Item
The Pennsylvania Observer II notes a mother spends 21 years shaping a son while another woman reverses the effect in a single night, highlighting gendered social humor from the era.
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U. S
Pennsylvania
Reds edge Cards to hold NL lead in tense finish
Miss Ruth Ellen Patton wed Harvey Lake Jr in a yesterday ceremony. Chamberlain says Allies not ready for Hitler peace and France and England remain committed to redeeming Europe despite threats.
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Cincinnati Reds
St. Louis Cardinals
Ruth Ellen Patton
Harvey Lake
Chamberlain
France
England
Europe
Middle town canning contest winner and regional notes
Five years past Mrs. Russell Stickley won the canning contest sponsored by the Demonstration Club of Middletown. Italy turns toward England after a strong Ethiopian stance. Local apple crop expected to run near normal as by product plants begin a busy season.
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Russell Stickley
Demonstration Club of
Middletown
Italy
England
Hitler pictured as Fascist leader in German elections gains
Ten years ago The Star showed Adolf Hitler as head of the Fascists after major gains in Germany. The 1930 Virginia apple crop was projected to be halved, a trend echoed nationwide by the Agriculture department. Dr. Hugh Clark became commander of the R. V. Conrad American Legion post.
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The
Star
Adolph Hitler
Germany
Virginia
Agriculture Department
Nation
Hugh Clark
R. V. Conrad American Legion
Northern Virginia Power lineman electrocuted at Charles Town
Martin D. Thornton, a lineman for the Northern Virginia Power Co., is killed by a high tension wire accident in Charles Town. Germany urges U S steamship lines to display large flags on vessels in the Atlantic. William H. Baker, leading banker and manufacturer, dies after long illness at his Washington and Water streets home.
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Martin D. Thornton
Northern Virginia Power Co
Charles Town
Germany
U. S
Atlantic
William H. Baker
Washington and
Water Streets
Republican Day at Winchester Fair Fizzles Without Orator
Forty years ago a Winchester County fair event named Republican Day drew no speaker as no orator appeared. Dr. Hunter McGuire, famed southern surgeon, died in Richmond and was born in the town. J R Doran refurbished his North Main Street saloon interior with new woodwork.
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Winchester County Fair
Hunter McGuire
South
Richmond
J. R. Doran
North Main Street
Every Muscle Used in Competitive Running
An analysis explains that about 750 muscles in the body are engaged in a hundred yard dash from legs to trunk arms and face. The back braces the body while the arms maintain balance and facial muscles grimace as all muscles burn food and oxygen during intense running.
Answers to Questions by Frederic J Haskin
A digest of trivia answered by Frederic J. Haskin from The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau. Includes dates about Thanksgiving timing DC state rules camel herd disposal US denominations presidential births west of the Mississippi Chinese citizenship and the Count of Paris as pretender to the French throne.
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Frederic J. Haskin
Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
Count of Paris
Isabelle
Orleans and
Braganza
Prince Henri
Duke of Guise
Jones referenced in paper prompts cautious reporting
A note on phrasing requests avoiding the term write up. It urges using report or story to describe coverage of Jones. The guidance emphasizes clear attribution and formal tone in newspaper-style summaries.
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Associated Press
Jones
Quiz Questions From The Star Test Your World Knowledge
The Star asks seven queries on world capitals biology and history. It covers Australia’s capital Australia University Hutchins Presidency state nicknames Jackson Day Cuba Puerto Rico Hispaniola Ellery Queen Willkie family of sisters and a Grant quote.
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Australia
Ofhich University
Robert M. Hutchins
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Hispaniola
the Antilles
Ellery Queen
Wendell Willkie
Ground hogs and vermin take aim at Virginia game laws
Noel J Allen blasts Virginia game officials and laws over protection of rats crows foxes and other vermin. He cites Pennsylvania pest control success and asserts locals should bar hunting licenses to end what he calls mismanagement and corruption in the state’s wildlife policy.
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Winchester Star
Game Commission
Virginia
Genae Opie
Southside Sentinel
Pennsylvania
Union
Clarke
Fauquier
Loudoun
Rappahannock
Capitals
White Plains
N. Y
Sherbrooke Road
Scarsdale
Pungo
Noel J, Allen
Prisoners Starved and Barred as Rationed Supply Dwindles
Gun and Tommy endure hunger and confinement in a bungalow pen as guards tighten control and a planned escape scheme brews. The pair watch others feast from a window while a new fence isolates them and a padlocked gate seals their fate. Trent plots, while a cunning insider offers a deceitful respite.
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Tommy
Trent
Gun
Outen
Tommy Hazeldeane
Black Plane
Cranses
Hazeldeane
Gswine
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