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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1940
Page
4
The notice lists advertising rates for the Winchester Evening Star including 2 cents per word for classifieds with a 25 cent minimum and display ads 9 PM deadline the day before. Transient rates 45 cents per inch and national reps in major cities. Subscription prices shown for various terms.
A religious notice cites scripture from 1 John 2 6 urging believers to live by example. The fragment emphasizes personal responsibility to imitate Christ through action rather than words.
A reader recalls Gone With The Wind ads listing only the title while stars were omitted. They note contracts requiring all stars and the producer when one name is used, and a past Warner Brothers clash over top billing with James Cagney.
Virginia has seen rapid industrial growth, with 309 new plants since 1937. In 1937 106 plants started, 99 in 1938, and 104 last year, many utilizing local raw materials. Food products led last year’s new industries, with 46 new textile plants in three years and broad geographic spread.
The Supreme Soviet raises 1940 defense funding to 11.4 billion dollars, a three billion boost from last year, amid warnings to Scandinavian neighbors. Deputy Shdanoff touts Karelo-Finnish union as a step for small nations while critics view it as coercive expansion in the Russo-Finnish context.
Reprinted editorial notes that banks earn small profits amid low interest rates and reduced yields. It cites FDIC figures showing 1938 profits at 1.235 billion on assets and explains how declining rates from 1923 to 1937 squeezed earnings, leaving bankers with mounting concerns.
The Raleigh News and Observer notes The Advertiser in Montgomery questions Mississippi lawmakers involved in poker. It argues decent Democrats avoid poker players for public office and warns Alabama lawmakers should keep gamblers at home. The piece jokes on North Carolina politics and bridge as a safer pastime.
The text mocks Moscow's reactions to foreign coverage and Moscow's protest of a Scandinavian defensive pact. It hints at Finland's historical promises and suspicions about Soviet motives, portraying a critical view of Soviet diplomacy and internal fear. It notes three suggested reasons for Russia's stance.
Miss Shirley Carter Williams and Miss Alli sonson Cooper are named maids of honor in the 1939 festival. W. C. Poston, resident engineer, says Frederick County may receive $70 000 from the state for use on secondary roads this fiscal year. Judges sweep R. M. A. 78 to 21 in the opening track meet of the year for both schools.
Reports suggest Germany ready to sign a non aggression pact with European governments while remaining within its borders for at least ten years. Rumors circulate that Frances Perkins may lose favor in Washington and could be replaced as Secretary of Labor by Detroit mayor Frank Murphy. Dr E C Stuart leads a Little Theatre production of Aren't We All.
Ten years ago Frank Wray served as principal speaker at a Friendship Firemen banquet drawing a large crowd. Lieut. R J Clohecy the British War ace performed stunts over the local airport. The United States Britain and Japan reached an accord at the London Naval Parley.
Firemen battle attic fire at the Kavanaugh Hotel in Harrisonburg Virginia preventing total destruction. An unrelated note reports the sinking of the British battleship Lord Nelson at the Dardanelles and three submarines sunk over Hoboken by British planes. A damage suit by George P. Kern against Abrams Creek pollution aftereffects is set for April 12 before Judge T W Harrison.
Forty years ago Harry Hyde, previously with C. B. Rouss in New York, takes a new position at ONeals great store in that city. John Tokes and Caesar Grant, well known colored residents of Winchester, with Grant suspected of hiding some money. Four year old Howard Taylor falls on Main street narrowly escaping serious injury when the horse of B N Seabright must jump over him.
Where is the Matanuska settlement located What age is required for bottled in bond whiskey to be aged What city did General Lee surrender to General Grant Does the Bay Bridge in California have a single span or multiple spans Who is the Democratic Whip of the Senate What nickname is given to Academy Award statuettes Why has the United States ever issued three cornered postage stamps What does rococo mean Is the Cape of Good Hope the southernmost tip of Africa Which English mariner discovered Canada
A note highlights a common error in English usage. It suggests replacing cannot help but with cannot help regretting to improve sentence flow and accuracy.
Dr Logan Clendening explains fibrositis or painful nodules linked to cold springs. It affects neck and back muscles and panniculitis appears in middle aged women. Heat and massage relieve symptoms. neck pain and headaches may follow. An asthma Q&A notes childhood cases often improve with age and allergy testing. Editor notes pamphlets available for ten cents each.
North Carolina, with a Catholic membership of 6900, has the smallest Catholic population of any state.
Patent office curiosity notes a soap bubble trapped in a bell jar lasting five weeks. An inventor describes the phenomenon and its surprising persistence, highlighting the puzzling buoyant dynamics observed in tiny air pockets.
I and Miss Markham push toward the Rio Vista club for answers about the kidnapper. A sick cook and Tony Pappini missing after a terrified scream imply danger as we pursueBelzer's hinted ties to a boatman and possible gang activity.
The Christian Science Monitor notes expected war intensification but not via dramatic fronts. Britain's focus remains economic pressure, while Germany weighs blitzkrieg talk. neither side shows eagerness for an all-out, springtime escalation as cabinet changes loom.
Illinois highway engineers and Sir Isaac Newton show that crash damage rises with the square of speed. As speed doubles from thirty to sixty mph, damage quadruples. from twenty to eighty mph, damage increases sixteenfold.
Reader questions answered on topics including Oldest US aquarium, Dies Committee members, Benjamin Franklin's grave, General Slocum disaster, halcyon days, number of New York florists, northernmost US point, US teachers in 1900s, authors of School Days, start of spring, and a Dinah Craik quotation.
American readers are urged to obtain a large colored map of Europe from the Washington Information Bureau. The map includes economic and political data on the reverse side and is available for ten cents postpaid. Include name address and state to Washington D C.
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