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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1939
Page
9
Richmond April 7. Dr. Sidney B Hall, state education head, argues state and local funding share has shifted little since 1910. He cites per pupil day costs, total expenditures, and tax gains to show adequate state support and teacher pay are critical to maintaining quality and democracy.
A San Francisco survey finds girls have more difficulty securing work than boys but tend to keep jobs longer once employed. The study highlights persistent gender gaps in entry opportunities and suggests women sustain employment at higher rates in measured positions.
Crochet fans can craft elegant mercerized string star doilies for luncheons buffets and occasional tables. Pattern 6350 includes stitch illustrations photographs and materials. Send ten cents to Winchester Evening Star Household Arts Dept 259 W 14th St New York NY with name address and pattern.
The article notes how diamond weighing scales are so sensitive that a single eyelash or tiny dust specks can tip the balance, underscoring the precision required in appraising jewels.
In Norway and Sweden visitors flock between May 15 and July 15 to experience near endless daylight at midnight as summer days stretch long and bright across the region.
Help wanted notice from Hable's Real Estate Office seeks several bricklayers. Classified ad dated 4 15 tf, inviting applications from skilled workers.
A small zipper change purse was lost Saturday night near Capitol Theatre. A liberal reward is offered for its return to Virginia Feed Mill. Date 4-17-21.
State troopers blocked a bridge near Clinchco as United Mine Workers tried to parade through town with about 1000 protesters after 150 Kentucky members arrived. Ten troopers halted the march at the bridge while reinforcements arrived and Col. M. I. Battle took command.
A four-man delegation sought a peaceful picket of the Clinchfield Coal Corporation mine as troopers armed with riot guns and tear gas bombs stood at the ready. Col Battle refused, saying violence on Thursday had turned the crowd outside the law and halted mine operations.
Norfolk naval officials announced ships in the fleet will sail Thursday as part of a return to the West Coast five weeks earlier than planned. About 64 ships including major units will depart Hampton Roads for the Pacific, with the Yorktown area concentration curtailed and public view limited. Vice Admiral Ernest J. King said the departure is imminent and public access to ships will be restricted.
The heart moves about three gallons of blood per minute from right to left. In violence the flow may surge to about ten gallons per minute.
A 27 by 67 foot stained glass window at St. Marys Cathedral Covington Kentucky is described as one of the world’s largest.
An advertisement urges thirty day use of RIS to keep kidneys active and healthy. It notes trial treatment priced 25 to 50 cents to a dollar, claims only RIS is genuine and must not be substituted, and lists Miller's Drug Store in Winchester Virginia as the seller.
A two alarm fire in Richmond on April 17 damaged more than 10000 dollars of property belonging to the Ideal Fishing Float Company and the Charles A. Smith Junk Company. Fifty firefighters with ten streams confined flames to one end of the long building.
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