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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1939
Page
4
A concise reflection on John 4 24 stating that God is a Spirit and worship must be in spirit and truth. The line emphasizes inner devotion over outward ritual. It frames worship as personal spiritual communion with the divine.
Cherry an eight year old milking shorthorn from Amesbury England produced 41644 pounds of milk in a year surpassing Carnation Ormsby Butter King record of 38606 pounds. The article notes four daily milkings and compares average U S cows yielding far less while warning about marketing and breeding implications.
B Kincer head of the Weather Bureau climate and crop weather division tells the American Meteorological Society that winters are not as cold and snows not as deep. He notes 100 year records show a temporary warm dry phase, likely followed by cooler wetter periods.
The War Department reports the National Guard, about 200 000 officers and men, ready for immediate inclusion in the Regular Army in a war emergency. States with the largest Guard personnel include New York and Pennsylvania, with others in Massachusetts, Ohio, Texas, Michigan, and more. The Army expansion bill allocates 45 million dollars to upgrade equipment, including tanks and anti-aircraft arms, though some air units still use obsolete planes.
The House labor committee faces a vote next week on including apple production in the wages and hours act. Growers warn higher labor costs would raise production to 83 cents a bushel, risking liquidation as returns fall short of costs. One fourth of Morgan county orchards halted in five years, pushing workers to WPA relief.
President Roosevelt at a Jackson Day dinner in Washington argued the Democratic party risks death by abandoning the policies that brought it to power. He cited the 1932 platform calling for budget balance, tax reform, and sound currency, and criticized farm board policies and spending as causes of decline.
Thousands witness the coronation by Admiral R. E. Byrd as social rounds begin in Winchester with a week of parties and a festival attracting many guests.
Five years ago the Ohio governor was warned that Dillinger and his gang had set up headquarters in Ohio and planned to capture him and his daughter. A separate incident notes a $5,000,000 blaze at the Schenley Distillery in Lexington Kentucky destroying twenty thousand barrels of fine whiskey.
Ten years ago four people were killed and hundreds injured when a train on the New York City elevated railroad crashed into the rear of another. J. R. H. Alexander of Leesburg was appointed judge of the 26th Judicial Circuit Court.
Twenty five years ago the U S Army stood ready to strike Mexico if mediation failed to secure a truce. William Sheetz suffers the loss of the fingers on his left hand in an accident at the Glaize planing mill.
Forty years ago a blaze in Sallie Jones's Cecil street home was blocked by a bucket brigade. The pastor of the colored church offered a reward for the recovered cemetery fence section.
The Winchester Evening Star invites readers to send in factual questions. Directed by Frederic J. Haskin in Washington D C the Information Bureau asks respondents to enclose three cents for a reply.
The excerpt presents a series of concise Q and A items covering diverse topics. Highlights include Mick the Miller’s 34 second 600 yard greyhound record, Sutton & Son Ltd as Reading seed house, railroad taxes at 341 million in 1938, and 3.8 million German unemployed. Other entries note Gilbert and Sullivan popularity, a Virginia traffic tower donated by Bill Robinson, and 225 colleges offering marriage courses.
An advertisement promotes a booklet named Household Helps offering labor saving tips for home makers. It urges readers to order by enclosing ten cents and mailing to Washington with name and address provided. The call for short cuts and simpler methods aims to reduce spring cleaning drudgery.
A 1939 McNaught piece extols the San Francisco World’s Fair on Treasure Island. It highlights art collections, mining replicas, futuristic displays, and a grand nighttime illumination praised as more beautiful than prior wonders. The writer urges a visit, praising the Grand Canyon as equally stunning.
Lana Ackerman and Jim Claridge flee publicity after a prison escape. A newspaper photo of the couple triggers fear and change, pushing them to abandon city life for a fresh start on a bridge project in Lewistown then toward Brighton. The pair vow to stay together as they seek work and a new home.
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