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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1939
Page
4
A bible verse excerpt from Psalms 23 1 2 expresses the Lord as shepherd providing guidance and rest beside still waters. The text emphasizes divine care and sustenance in times of need.
The Metropolitan Opera and Real Estate Company considers selling its property to the Metropolitan Opera Association to tap its patrons for support while preserving the Diamond Horseshoe and grand opera. Despite deficits, the city has wealth to restore the Opera House with hopeful donors and a future season.
The article discusses how world circumnavigation has shifted from physical endurance to airline reliance. It notes the dangers remain but are impersonal and highlights the vanished personal challenge once faced by Phileas Fogg. It questions whether modern travelers have more fun than in Jules Verne era.
Ambroise Vollard shaped modern art by buying early works from now famous artists like Cezanne Degas Renoir Van Gogh Picasso and Gauguin. He funded painters with low prices then sold them for high sums, earning praise as both shrewd dealer and generous supporter. His death in an automobile accident near Versailles at 76 is mourned by art circles worldwide.
A theater program mixing Mickey Mouse and a family film included a segment on vaccination. Proponents call it fit for parents with children starting school, while physicians split on its merits and some states doubt its preventive value.
The Senate struck from a $2.49 billion lending bill the $500 million toll road item labeled self liquidating. Senator Byrd led the amendment, branding the plan as an unrestrained spending measure risking fiscal chaos. Barkley’s amendment signaled further shift away from federal funding for non Federal toll projects.
The page presents seven questions from The Daily Quiz including why cream rises in milk, definitions of post mortem and nephoscope, and the Volga’s outlet. It asks about Haakon VII’s country, meter versus yard length, the first U S chief justice, a Yankees double header loss this season, remonstrate pronunciation, and the meaning of the S on coins.
In a serialized drama, Sarah Anne Melton balances engagement to Jack Courtney with duty at a banquet. Judy Drake steps in to replace her, while Jack pursues fame after a Pacific flight. At the hospital, Sarah Anne waits as romance, ambition, and loyalty collide.
The guide suggests avoiding phrases like she was shocked at his conduct and instead use by his conduct to describe reactions. It emphasizes concise objective wording in reporting.
Lester D. Arnold defeats Ralph Grim in a 36 hole final to capture the Winchester Golf Club championship. George deGrange makes a 14 000 foot jump and remains suspended by parachute for over 13 minutes to set a new record. Jordan Springs near Step Henson is sold to Mrs. W. H. Maphers for 10000 dollars with plans to open as a hotel.
Shenandoah National Park may not open Skyline Drive this season as officials warn, while elsewhere Huey Long faces protests from New Orleans leaders over militia deployment to quell labor disturbances. Hoye Riley covers an international Lions convention in Grand Rapids Michigan for the local club.
Col and Mrs Lindbergh escape injury as their plane veers to a ground loop at Newark airport. Twins are freed after witnesses cannot identify which child caused a disturbance at a Whitacre yard party. Local families offer to house New York fresh air kiddies for a two week vacation period.
Twenty five years ago V M I at Lexington received 100000 from Congress for damages to buildings caused by Union soldiers. W N Sampsell of Stephens City was appointed to fill a vacancy on the faculty of John Kerr High School. War in Europe seen as imminent as peaceful efforts fail.
William R. Hillyard the local ice man is badly hurt when his wagon upsets after the horse became excited. C. A. Heller sells the City Hotel to Hugh Grant. Turner Ashby Chapter Confederate veterans will skip Fisher's Hill reunion due to high train rates.
A compiled Q and A column covering topics from Bible counts to Mason jar patents. It explains terms like High Tensile steel and flautist, notes Henry Clay’s quote, and gives details on Goodwill Industries funding, fire losses, illiteracy by country, and Jarvis Island jurisdiction.
Hollywood gossip notes highlight Bette Davis as Tailwaggers president and driving force behind a guide dog school for the blind. Andrea Leeds ring rumors, Shirley Temple stories, and other industry chatter fill the page with light, humorous updates from Hollywood's social scene.
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