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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1939
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star is edited by H. F. Byrd Jr and published daily except Sundays by The Evening Star Publishing Co. at Winchester Virginia with mailing as second class matter at the local post office.
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Short devotional line from Jude exhorting believers to build up their faith by praying in the Holy Ghost. It urges keeping in God’s love while seeking mercy and eternal life through Jesus Christ.
The Wisconsin figure Thomas R. Amlie faces Senate rejection for the Interstate Commerce Commission post amid Wisconsin legislative denouncements labeling him a Communist. Editorials argue his lack of training and private ownership views render him unfit for regulatory transport duties.
Press reports from Europe indicate Britain and France have agreed to guarantee Greece's independence against potential Italian and German aggression. Athens is the capital. Greece covers about 50 270 square miles with a population around 7 000 000, similar in size to Ohio and Alabama in population and area.
The text outlines Greece's location and historic milestones from ancient times through early 20th century upheavals. It notes inclusion in empires, 1821 29 independence, 1923-25 monarchy overthrow and 1935 restoration, Metaxas 1938, and aims for a Fascist state with universal service. It lists military strength, a Balkan non aggression pact in 1934, and Greece's mixed economy centered on agriculture with limited arable land and key exports and imports.
The Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch reports a proposal to raise the nation's debt limit to 50 billion dollars. The note highlights the suggested cap and reflects public attention on the fiscal measure.
The Nenana Ice Classic in Alaska draws guesses on when the river ice will break up near Fairbanks. A past winner timed the breakup to the minute, winning over 61 thousand dollars by triggering a clock when the ice moved.
A lighthearted note advises against sawing diamonds on a clean tablecloth as sawdust from diamond cutting is black and would soil the surface.
Richard Whitney, a Wall Street broker, receives a prison term of five to ten years for his theft. Selection of jurors dominates the opening day of the George Pingley murder trial involving Sheriff Newcome. Benjamin Krouse is honored at Centenary Reformed Church for sixteen years of Sunday School and church attendance. A fire at Apple Way Cabin Camp in Kernstown causes about $3,000 in damages.
Miss Elizabeth Rice and Miss Virginia Russell are appointed maids of honor to Queen Shenandoah XI, Mrs. John Hay Whitney. Mrs. Melvin Green is reelected president of the Women's Civic League with Mrs. Phil Gold as treasurer. Mr. John Eddy leaves for Washington DC to take a new post as assistant bank examiner.
Miss Mary Jo Mathews of Mannington West Virginia is chosen as Queen Shenandoah the Sixth. Federal troops regain control of several Mexican towns as rebels stir revolution fears. A special City Council session to consider suspending Police Chief Doran is postponed.
William H. Baker hands in his resignation as a member of the City Council, tabled by fellow members. Simple funeral rites are held here for the Rev. Dr. James Robert Graham, pastor emeritus of the Presbyterian church. Miss Hattie Cline fractures a leg by slipping on wet ground alighting from a spring wagon at Ridgeway, W. Va.
Forty years ago Joseph Massey injures his knee by slipping on Court House steps. Sam R. Atwell leads in The Star's contest for the most popular local officer of a volunteer fire company. A mule trade case with $100 and ensuing county dispute fills a court day.
The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau provides brief Q and A on topics from shoe production by state to camellias, card taxes, ice formation, WPA books, sky visibility, medical symbols, cigarette use, luxury trailers, per capita shoes, public utilities, heart function, and snakes in New Jersey with authoritative short answers and figures.
The Washington Bureau offers a forty page Home Doctor Book compiling essential health care facts for common diseases infant care child diseases and prevention. It explains treatment until a doctor can be consulted and costs ten cents postpaid with coupon details and address for Frederick J. Haskin Information Bureau Washington DC.
Nellie Revell, once in a plaster cast to her chin, inspires with grit on air four times weekly. Mary Elizabeth Corstad escapes piano practice by washing dishes, then swaps dishpan for the piano stool after two trying weeks.
Lena Acker man secures twelve a week at Mr Sanders's Ardmore's like a dream after leaving the Hardy firm. She enjoys light dictation work, plans to pay back Jim Claridge, and hopes for a safer life, while facing thoughts of fashion and a faltering relationship.
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