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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 08, 1940

Page

3

Garber Named to Oppose Robertson in Virginia District Race

Harrisonburg resident Jacob A. Garber won the Seventh District Republican nomination at Luray and will challenge Representative A Willis Robertson in November. Garber promised to beat Roosevelt and criticized New Deal spending while Rockingham delegates gained nominations to state and national party posts. Mundt pinned the speech on state rights and bi party unity against centralization.

Jacob A. Garber Harrisonburg Congress A. Willis Robertson Garber Luray Roosevelt Glenn W. Roebush I. Hubert Early W. C. Deming Front Royal L Brown Waynesboro A. F Johnson Highland-Bath R. C. Myers Augusta B. C. Strick- Warren French Woodstock Zigler J. C Hutcheson Edinburg B. W. Mauck Mundt Karl Mundt S. C South West Europe

Killed In Fall On a Stairway (Continued from Page 1)

The obituary notes an infected foot contributing to the fall, detailing Mr. Lillis's past in Winchester and Cumberland. Mrs. Lillis resides with her sister Miss Annabelle Ryland and has lived at her sibling's home since Mr. Lillis's death in 1936.

Back Drying Do’s and Don’ts from Laundry Experts

Harriet de Busman demonstrates proper towel drying to avoid stretching and damaging towels. Experts from the American Institute of Laundering warn against over stretching and nicked towels which cause torn threads. They also rebuke blaming commercial laundries for owner carelessness.

American Institute of Laundering Harriet de Busman

Freud Introduces Libido as Psychological Term in 1895

Sigmund Freud first used the word libido in analytic psychology in 1895 to denote the vital urge behind all human endeavor, especially the craving of reproductive instincts.

A. K Sigmund Freud

Parkway Opening Expands Blue Ridge Scenic Drive This Summer

National Park Service engineers announce about 200 miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway will be open for motor travel this summer alongside the 97 miles of Skyline Drive. Tourists will travel from Front Royal to Rock Fish Gap and on toward Deep Gap and Asheville with limited amenities at several new recreation areas. Openings hinge on demand and facilities, with Skyline Drive remaining fully operational and Big Meadows Lodge set to welcome visitors by April 15.

Washington Front Royal Great Smoky Mountains Blue Ridge National Parkway Blue Ridge National Park Service Skyline Drive Jar Man’s Gap Shenandoah — National Park Blue Ridge Parkway Jarman’s Gap Rock Fish Gap Adney Gap Roanoke Deep Gap N. C Boone Blowing Rock Beacon Heights Linville Mountain Mitchell Asheville Great Smoky Mountains National Park Park Service Parkway Skyland Big Meadows

British Plot to Use Din%mite Barges Across Danube T: British Plot to Use Dynamite Barges Across Danube

German sources in Berlin claim a British plan to flood the Danube with dynamite laden barges to destroy river channels and bridges. Romanian police arrested over 100 alleged conspirators before the operation could be carried out. a Bucharest English vice consul is named as chief plotter.

Berlin Giugiu Bucharest Giurgiu Secret Service Romania Shey

Breach of Neutrality Quoted in War Debate

The article discusses neutrality violations and the implications of uprisings in occupied regions. It notes Norwegian waters and neutrals facing pressure, contrasting with British wartime conduct and the strategic path ahead.

Norwegian

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