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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 04, 1939

Page

4

Classifieds notice with ad rates and submission deadline

Display advertising requires delivery by 9 P M the day before publication. Transient rate is 45 cents per inch with contract rates on application. National Advertising Representative Tenney Woodward and Company Offices in New York Detroit Kansas City San Francisco Chicago Boston Atlanta Los Angeles. Classifieds require two cash receipts and address.

Siorgais Tenney- Woodward and Company, Inc New York Detroit Kansas City San Francisco Chicago Boston Atlanta Los Angeles

Psalm 42 1 Verse Plea For God’s Presence

A devotional line echoes Psalm 42 1, expressing a soul’s deep longing for God as a hart pants for water. The verse emphasizes spiritual thirst and reliance on divine presence.

Use Your Haskin Service The Star urges readers to use the bureau

The Star and Frederic J. Haskin promote the Washington information bureau for reader inquiries. Haskin's salary and pamphlets cover cost and postage, with responses to daily questions sent by mail. The paper notes the service improves reader value and reports show broad use.

THE STAR Information Bureau Frederic J. Haskin Washington Haskin

Three Day Waiting Period for Marriage License

A proposed bill may require a three day wait between obtaining a marriage license and ceremony in the General Assembly next year. The measure follows Maryland's recent law closing marriage mills at Elkton and Rockville. While Virginia may not see similar marts, supporters argue the delay deters hasty or ill advised marriages and serves public policy.

General Assembly Maryland Elkton Rockville Virginia

Indiana Adopts Scientific Tests For Drunken Driving Evidence

Indiana becomes the first state to allow court use of scientific tests to show intoxication in drunken driving cases. The law defines blood alcohol ranges from .05 to .15 percent as varying levels of evidence and shifts burden of proof accordingly.

Indiana International Association of Chiefs of Police Iowa Alabama Congress District of Columbia Association

The Bomber Threat From Europe

Richmond readers are reminded of air attack fears from Europe citing Igor Sikorsky on bomber ranges and fuel needs. The piece argues European use is limited to the European theater and notes unlikely scenarios such as liquid hydrogen fuel or Atlantic refueling stations.

Richmond Times-Dispatch Arthur Brisbane New York Brisbane United States Boston Norfolk Charleston Igor Sikorsky America Mr. Sikorsky Europe Atlantic

Winchester Night Information Bureau Ad Says How to Answer

The reader can obtain fact answers by writing to The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau in Washington D C directed by Frederic J Haskin. Enclose three cents for reply.

Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau Frederic J. Haskin Washington, D. C

Remnants of a Quiz Page on World Facts and Law

A collage of trivia Qs and As covers topics from flags at the Capitol to estate definitions, unaffordable terms in currency law, Rosary divisions, third presidential terms, the San Franciscoexpo cost, Vatican railway, and pillar dates. It lists figures like Lincoln, Rittenhouse, and Julius II with brief facts.

United States Capitol Architec of Capitol United States

Goldfish swallowing sparks talk of new intercollegiate sport

A Harvard student and a Franklin and Marshall junior each swallowed live goldfish to win a ten dollar bet. The piece playfully imagines a future where goldfish swallowing becomes an Ivy League sport with college scholarships and rising fish prices as the trend spreads to Yale and Princeton.

Harvard Franklin and Marshall Virginia Tech Yale Princeton Ivy League

CARE OF THE FEET booklet offered for ten cents

Do Your Feet Give You Trouble If your feet have you down take our advice and get yourself a copy of the booklet CARE OF THE FEET Nothing is more important to your comfort than comfortable feet You work on them and play on them and you must take care of them The booklet contains authoriative general information on home treatment of minor foot ills selection of correct shoes and stockings simple forms of exercise that will strengthen and improve the foundations on which you stand Don't neglect them Order your copy of this helpful publication now Ten cents postpaid Use This Coupon The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau Frederic J Haskin Director Washington DC Mail to Washington 3 DC

Barrier to Cornered Reform

Tom Wallace in the Louisville Times ridicules a Maine representative's bill banning tomatoes in clam chowder and asks when federal law could criminalize sugar in cornbread. He critiques Congress as a popular front with no real legislation likely, noting partisan failure if only Cleveland era Democrats served.

Montgomery Tom Wallace Louisville Times Cleveland Sleeper Maine Wallace Congress Cleveland

Marriage announced for Miss Dorothy Fulp and Pred S Hunt Jr

The notice reports the marriage of Miss Dorothy Fulp of South Boston Virginia to Mr Pred S Hunt Jr of this city. The ceremony occurred in Hagerstown Maryland. Also noted: the U S Navy seeks 45 000 ton warships and Dr Lewis M Allen attends the Virginia Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists in Philadelphia.

Dorothy Fulp Boston Pred S. Hunt Jr Hagerstown U. S. Navy Lewis M. Allen Philadelphia Virginia Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Easter Dance at Rouss Hall Featured by Soddy Haines

G A A members entertained at an Easter dance in Rouss Hall with music by Soddy Haines and His Virginians. Misses Westwood Beverley Byrd and Eleanor Flood returned from Bermuda Easter vacation. Byrd a Gunston Hall student, Flood attends Holton Arms. Samuel Insull denied the right of appeal against an extradition decision.

Soddy Haines Westwood Beverley Byrd Eleanor Flood Bermuda Miss Byrd Gunston Hall Miss Flood Holton Arms Samuel Insull

J Victor Arthur Named Director General of Apple Blossom Fest

Ten years ago J Victor Arthur was named director general of the Sixth Apple Blossom Festival. Judge and Mrs Philip Williams reported their children Shirley Carter and Anne Dunbar had returned from a visit to Mrs Williams parents Mr and Mrs Henry George of Winston Salem NC.

J. Victor Arthur Philip Williams Shirley Carter Anne Dunbar

Frederick County fruit growers circle backs cedar rust law

Dan W. Lupton, chairman, says tickets are on sale for the Winchester Chautauqua set for April 17 to 23. The Auditorium offers 6 reels for 5 cents featuring Son of His Father Parts I and II, The Actress, A Man's Profit, Sophie's Hero, and In An Elemental World.

Frederick

Courtesy and Law: Lessons From Two Traffic Tales

A pair of anecdotes contrasts courteous behavior with strict compliance in traffic and public manners. A Florida driver dismisses a school zone charge, while a New York motorist accepts a fine and a suspended sentence, then a British Guiana manager uses a simple sign reading Your hat to elicit polite behavior.

New Rochelle New York British Guiana Booker Brothers McNaught Syndicate

Lona Ackerman Strands on City Street After Rent Refusal

After being asked to leave her boarding house for nonpayment, Lona Ackerman wanders a city street. That night the man who rented her room discovers her on a park bench and offers to buy her a meal.

Lona Ackerman Lona

Stranger in Town Helps Lana Then Sets Up Tomorrow

Lana meets a mysterious iron worker named Claridge who pays her hotel, offers help, and promises job prospects. He reveals a softer side and a sister he hasn’t seen in years, while Lana fears dependence but feels cared for. The scene ends with a tentative plan to meet again.

Claridge Jim Claridge California United States Lana

Lonely Lana Finds Unexpected Trust Over Coffee

Lana shares a painful family secret with a kind stranger in a warm restaurant. She recalls her father and a man who died, finding solace in his sympathetic brown eyes that remind her of Tiny, a past love. The exchange deepens as she reveals more about her life in the city.

Lana City Tiny Daddy

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