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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1939
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star lists H. F. Byrd Jr as editor and notes post office friend in Winchester Virginia. The paper is published daily except Sundays by The Evening Star Publishing Co. of Winchester VA as second-class matter.
Advertising rates listed include 2 cents per word with a 25 cent minimum, 10 cents per line for cards of thanks, and 45 cents per inch for display ads. Copy must be submitted with payment, and border display ads must be in by 9 PM the day before publication. National reps Tenney, Woodward and Company listed for major cities.
The notice states that the Associated Press holds exclusive rights to re publish all AP led dispatches or those not credited to this paper and also owns all local news published herein.
Rates list multiple options with prices for various subscription terms including yearly six months and monthly plans. The text shows figures like 3.50 for year in advance and 1.70 for six months, plus a weekly option.
A dated fragment presents a religious verse from April 14 1939. It cites Matthew 13 22 about seed among thorns and the worldly cares choking the word. The entry appears as a devotional line rather than a full article.
A satirical look at outdated and obscure laws still on the books across states. Examples include bear exhibits in Maine, inciting Indians in Michigan, insult to honor in New Jersey, eating snakes in Kansas, and other quirky legal relics. The piece pokes fun at how old statutes linger despite modern enforcement.
Seventh Grade at Handley High School publishes a semi monthly mimeographed issue praising a class visit to THE STAR office. The article notes familiarity with teletype linotype and rotary press, complimenting Miss Erma Kelley and inviting other classes to visit and learn newspaper production.
Frank A. Taylore of the Smithsonian cites a 19th century cataloque noting Samuson of Oxford New Hampshire likely built the first internal combustion motor. Morey used a spirits and turpentine fuel in a small boat, firing an explosive mix to create a vacuum in the cylinder. The find suggests propulsion advances occurred earlier than accepted, potentially awakening the modern motor age.
The Raleigh News and Observer praises changes to the North Carolina market system but warns they won t assure decent elections. It notes limits on who may mark ballots and questions whether literacy or disability rules will curb manipulation or end political corruption at the polls.
The writer criticizes Roosevelt’s Warm Springs farewell as too casual about war. He warns against accepting war as inevitable and argues America must deny any duty to intervene if conflict arises. He cautions warnings may not deter aggression and recalls World War experiences.
At the annual meeting Herman Stine is elected new president of the Rotary Club. The Shenandoah Valley Field Trial club hosts its 12th annual spring meet amid the club’s finest weather. William Bell Watkins Sr is chosen M F H of the Blue Ridge Hounds. Miss Hilda May March and John P Rutherford wed at Braddock Street Church.
Five years ago Wilbur C. Hall spoke at the Friendship Fire Co annual banquet. Mrs. H B McCormac accepted chairmanship for Frederick county and Winchester to raise funds for the Children s Home Society of Va. Frank Gearing was reelected president of the eight team local bowling league with James B Yates as secretary treasurer. Lee Cobb VFW commander announced he would run as an independent for city council.
Ten years ago Miss Virginia Ann Huntsberry was chosen as Princess Winchester for the 1929 Apple Blossom festival. A special council meeting approved issuing and selling 500000 in bonds to refinance city debt and extend the sewer system. Captain Frank Wray spoke at the April meeting of the Fort Loudoun chapter of the D A R.
Twenty five years ago four U S warships sail for Tampico Mexico to avenge an insult to the flag. Marines held there by a Mexican general. Dr J F Ward Winchester physician chosen mayor to succeed the late Ran T McGuire. Meeting planned for all pastors and Sunday School officials to organize.
Forty years ago Dr. Dakota Ray, a long haired western medicine man, appears for free lectures and entertainment at Court House square each night this week. The item also notes Winchester and Frederick county residents urged to pay back taxes or face seizure of property. In local contest Joseph Kiger trails Sam Atwell for most popular volunteer fire officer in The Star poll. A boy named Doug Herring is knocked unconscious after tripping on pavement near the Court House.
A reader can get the answer to any question by sending a brief inquiry. The notice requests enclos ing three cents for return mail and identifiers for The Winchester Evening Star reau Frederic J Haskin director Washington D 4.
A compiled Q A page answering varied questions from initials after names to awards and science facts. Topics include 8.T initials, David J O Brien awards, Panama Canal vessel totals and tolls, dental care timing, Ides of March, first three cent stamps, backward flying birds, baseball record times, cattle and hog numbers, Loie Fuller serpentining, a poem excerpt, and sapphire hardness.
Washington Information Bureau announces PUZZLES TRICKS AND MAGIC a varied booklet for puzzle fans and beginners. Includes math problems word puzzles enigmas and simple magic tasks you can try yourself. Cost ten cents postpaid send TEN CENTS with name address to Information Bureau Washington DC.
In a reflective column the author recalls growing up on a Missouri farm and living in Forest Hills Long Island. He dreams of an acre for a riot of tulips and a hive of bees, laments wasted land, urges readers to invest thirty cents in seeds, and cites Walter Duranty and William Bolitho on life’s losses versus gains.
Lana Ackerman, troubled by her father’s murder sentence, bonds with Jim Claridge during a lake picnic and near drowning. He saves her and professes care and love, but a later message from the capital reveals her father is dying, plunging her into uncertainty.
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