Classified Notice and Advertisement Rates
A notice listing Associated Press rights and advertising terms. It mentions display ad deadlines by 9 PM the day before and varying rates. Subscriptions and regional ad representatives are noted for New York Detroit Kansas City San Francisco Chicago Boston Atlanta and Los Angeles.
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Associated Press
Tenney- Woodward and Conklin, Inc
New York
Detroit
Kansas City
San Francisco
Chicago
Boston
Atlanta
Los Angeles
High school football in Kansas City a wholesome sport
Reprint editorial extols Kansas City high school football for its safe, nonprofessional system. Coaches emphasize character and season conditioning over wins, with medical checks, age appropriate schedules, and no recruiting. The piece argues football here is wholesome and well managed.
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Kansas City
Logan Clendening
Clendening
Best Cure Best For Sciatica
Dr. Clendening explains sciatic pain causes and treatments in plain terms. He notes common variations from numbness to calf cramps and stresses rest, mechanical manipulation, heat or cold therapy, and, rarely, nerve injections for relief.
Watch Your Words In Edifying Speech
A brief admonition from a religious text urging believers to guard communications. Emphasizes speaking only what is beneficial to building others up and imparting grace to listeners.
Bright retail prospects for 1940 fourth quarter
Analysts forecast department store sales in 1940 to match the 1925–1930 average, with a coming year expected to see strong production and turnover. Consumers may gain earnings power as prosperity rises, potentially balancing the economy after lean years since 1929.
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United States
Europe
Horses in Modern Warfare Preserve Ride of Cavalry in U S Plans
Washington dispatch says War Department plans a powerful cavalry force with nearly 20 000 horses added to 17 000 in service for a total of 37 000. German use of horses in campaigns shows terrain can favor equine mobility and reinforces transportation and reconnaissance roles alongside mechanized units.
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Washington
War Department
Low Countries
France
Paris
United States
U. S
Latin America
Talking nicely on the telephone boosts profits, says Norfolk speaker
A Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company employee tells Norfolk Rotary that polite phone manners matter to business profits. She notes many people are rude on calls, causing potential lost orders, and urges directing conversations civilly rather than demanding who is speaking.
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Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Rotary Club of
Norfolk
What dictator New York World Telegram hints at
A provocative line echoes biblical proverbs about evil rulers, noting the World Telegram’s three guesses on the dictator to which the shoe fits. The piece frames the tyrant as a figure embodying pride lies bloodshed fake witnesses and incitement of discord.
Local growers select Walker Bond to supervise apple purchases
Walker Bond chosen chairman of a committee of local growers to oversee the purchase of apples by the Federal Surplus Commodities. Louise Travers elected president of the Live Wire Class. Berlin reports campaign against the Poles ended as Hitler heads to the Western Front.
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Walker Bond
Berlin
Hitler
Western Front
Louise Travers
Four state freight cut eyed for apple shipments
A 20 percent reduction in freight rates on apples across a four state area is anticipated. The Frederick County School Board advances plans for a modern high school for pupils in the county's northern part, to be built along Fairmont avenue extended. Thousands of Ethiopian tribesmen move toward the northern border ready for a possible Italian attack.
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Frederick County
County
Fairmont Avenue
Italy
Fire damages Angerona the Covers home at Piccadilly and Fairmont
Fire nearly destroys Angerona the Covers home at the corner of Piccadilly Street and Fairmont Avenue with about 20000 dollars in damage. Moses S. Miller of Stephens City dies from injuries in an auto accident. B M Roszel former commander of the Virginia American Legion may be nominated as national commander at the convention.
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Angerona
Piccadilly Street
Fairmont Avenue
Moses S. Miller
Stephens City
B. M. Roszel
Virginia Department of the American Legion
Winchester Banker W H Baker mourned at home
Prominent banker and manufacturer W H Baker is laid to rest in Winchester following his death at his residence. Frederick County farmers anticipate a bumper corn crop as cutting begins, while local men adopt new fall fashions and Greece mobilizes troops amid Balkan tensions with Serbia and Romania.
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Winchester
W. H. Baker
Frederick County
Balkans
Greece
Young Democrats urged to honor Washington principles
Speakers urge adherence to George Washington ideals at a Young Democrats gathering. S. H. Hansbrough chosen as chairman of the finance committee of the newly formed Board of Trade. Lieutenant Key Meade dies of tropical fever in the Philippines, where wounded in action earlier.
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George Washington
S. H. Hansbrough
Board of Trade
Lieut
Key Meade
Philippines
U. S. Army
Answers to Questions in an Evening Star Bureau
Questions and answers from The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau cover topics from lease lengths to Bible chapters and famous figures. Notable items include origins of 99 year leases, Wright brothers first flight, Rock of Gibraltar height, and Charles Wesley hymns.
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Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Wright Brothers
Kitty Hawk
Orville Wright
Orville
Wilbur
Seven Quiz Qs From The Star Quiz Page
Questions ask about early colonies location of first church blockhouse and ship, peanuts growing, private cars in Manila Honolulu or Bermuda, owl vision, first seceding Southern state, Mount Vernon river location, Appian Way, head of WPA, Frank Knox predecessor as Secretary of the Navy, and postmaster mail opening rules.
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Manila
Honolulu
Bermuda
Mount Vernon
George Washington
Mississippi
Hudson
Potomac
WPA
Frank Knox
Secretary of the Navy
Common English Usage Note on the Word Suspicion
A language guide warns against using the phrase I suspicion he is a spy and explains that suspicion as a verb form is obsolete. It urges replacing with be suspicious or other standard constructions to correct tense and phrasing.
Tribute to J Few Brown A Christian Gentleman's Quiet Strength
The speakers describe J Few Brown as a modest, Christian gentleman who lived with patience and serene courage. They praise his integrity, humility, and dedication in home, office, and church, noting he harmed none and sought no personal gain. They express lasting gratitude for his moral guidance and steadfast character.
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J. Few Brown
Brown
Prison Break Plan Emerges in Torture Room
Gun confronts Trent after using a drugged pellet to gain a meal and sleep. He pivots from fear to a bargaining stance, proposing a plan to extract information from Hazeldeane and offering to talk terms if allowed proper sustenance and rest.
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Trent
Gun
London
Berlin
Europe
England
France
le Parisiennet
Hazeldeane
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R.j.scott
Bright Retail Prospects
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New York World-Telegram
Matthew Bacon
Revolutionary Tribunal
Robespierre
Rock of Gibraltar
O'Hara Tower
Bureau of Mines
Wylie
University of Iowa
Charles Wesley
John
Congress
Gandhi
Sherwood Eddy
Mahatama
Tolstoi
Ruskin
Henry Clay
Clay
Polk
Raleigh
Texas
Alabama
F. V
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G. C
Uo Manning Caugh
Wedgeport
Nova Scotia
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Blackburn
Befezerieg
Rupert Grayson
Central Press Association
Tommy
O. K
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