Strong Defense Advances as Senate Passes National Guard Bill
The Senate approved Roosevelt’s plan giving the President authority to call the National Guard and Army Reserves for a year with 7 dissenters. Amendments cut guard service for dependents but failed to limit use to Continental US. A second bill, Burke-Wadsworth, would register 21 to 31 year olds and draft by lot, with deferments for dependents. The paper urges swift passage to protect liberty and deter aggression.
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Senate
House
Roosevelt
National Guard
Army
Adams
Colorado
United States
Philippine Islands
Marriage rush to Fredericksburg ends with many weddings
Reprinted editorial notes the Fredericksburg marriage surge last week drew over 6,000 weddings in the area, signaling a dramatic social trend and public interest in nuptials. The piece reflects on the unusual volume of marriages and uses local context from the Lance Star publication.
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Fredericksburg
Lance Star
December 1938 to August 1940 marked a golden era for weddings
The period near Fredericksburg saw couples tying the knot with support from relatives and local businesses. Couples spent on licenses, florists, jewelry, and taxis guiding them to venues, creating a lively, community driven wedding season that locals recall fondly.
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Cember
Fredericksburg
Open Door to Canada
New York World Telegram notes wartime rumors about Canada as a vacation spot are unfounded. Americans are welcomed with normal travel, no passport required, and relations with Canada are at their best, supporting neighborly understanding.
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New York World Telegram
Canada
United States
Lindbergh’s War View Criticized as Armament Call
The Baltimore Sun questions Colonel Lindbergh’s stance on the European war arguing it hinges on wealth control rather than principles. It asserts Americans remain unsafe if Germany wins and urges strong armaments to deter both powers, contrasting with past British and French dominance near U.S. shores.
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Colonel Lindbergh
Europe
Germany
Britain
France
Lindbergh
Lindbregh
Plans to Start Route 50 Work This September
After years of legal disputes the highway department will begin construction on Route 50 between here and Shenandoah via Waterloo in September. A child is born in the Philippine Islands with the heart outside the body. Miss Sophie Lee Clark of Middletown becomes engaged to Mr. A. T. Jackson of Bayboro, NC.
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Highway Department
Here
Shenandoah
Waterloo
Sophie Lee Clark
Middletown
A. T. Jackson
Bayboro
Acting state supervisor named for vocational agriculture education
Five years ago D J Howard was appointed acting state supervisor of vocational agriculture education. Tucker McGuire, a local actress, will appear in Little Theatre's production of Mary the Third. Joe Louis defeated King Levinsky in two minutes and four seconds in New York.
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D J. Howard
Tucker McGuire
Little Theatre
Railroad trims service on valley line ten years ago
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad seeks to curtail some valley line service. Growers suffer as an embargo on Argentine apples is denied. Citizens plan a public prayer service in front of the courthouse to seek relief from the drought and heat.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Argentina
Court House
Hindenberg's Polish drive thwarted as Russian trap fails
Blair Prince owned by Roger T. Jones of Winchester wins Berryville Horse Show runabout class for a second year. Czar's Eastern front forces escape a surrounding pinch during the Polish campaign, ending a major defeat for the Russian armies.
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Hindenberg
Blair Prince
Roger T. Jones
Winchester
Berryville
Swindler Posing as Government Agent Reported
Fortified by warnings, farmers are told a swindler buys supplies with worthless checks while posing as a government agent. Sellman McCullen has been promoted to paymaster first class in the U S Navy. Children still sing A Splinter from My Sweety's Wooden Leg as an informal tune.
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Sellman McCullen
U. S. Navy
My Sweety
Infections Spread by Finger Tips
Dr. Logan Clendening warns that even minor skin injuries on fingers and lips can cause serious infections. He explains dangers from finger tip infections to facial and nasal infections, outlines treatment steps, and notes risks for diabetics and the elderly. The note promotes seven pamphlets available for 10 cents each.
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Clendening
Logan Clendening
Questions and Answers From The Winchester Evening Star
A reader’s information column answers varied questions from 1832 stage debut of Joseph Jefferson to snow surveys and reindeer totals in Canada. It covers academic freedom, the universal language Ro, and World War I remarks by Sir Douglas Haig, plus Soviet republic counts and historical notes.
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Joseph Jefferson
Rainer Gs
Daddy Rice
Bowery Theatre
Washington, D. C
Jefferson
Rice
Edward P. Foster
Marietta
Ohio
Douglas Haig
Wall
Who Killed Cock Robin and other trivia quiz
A quiz asks seven questions on topics from poetry and history to science. It covers the weapon in a nursery rhyme, a proverb completion, telegraph history, constitutional amendment, material weights, a prizefighter's opponent, and vocabulary origins.
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U. S
Tony Galento
Max Baer
Buddy Baer
Jack Rabbit
Sundown and Sunup Pro Vincialisms
The note discusses using sunup and sundown as pro vincialisms for sunrise and sunset and advises avoiding those terms. It frames a linguistic preference for plain descriptive phrases in factual writing.
Changes In Map of Africa
Advertisement inviting readers to order a large five color map of Africa detailing economic and political data. It highlights Africa’s resources including gold from the Union of South Africa and diamonds, and offers the map for ten cents postpaid with a coupon to Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau, directed by Frederick J. Haskin.
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Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Africa
Germany
Union of South Africa
Winchester Evening Star
Frederick J. Haskin
Linda and Ronald Race to Stop Sarah's Elopement
In a late night chase along Connecticut piers Linda and Ronald race to thwart Sarah wedding. They recall past loyalties while rushing through a highway jam to find a swift marriage minister and confront the outcome of a love triangle.
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Linda
Ronald
Robert
Sarah
Ronnie
Mr. Parrish
Connecticut
A Geographical Guide to Holy Land for Bombers
The editorial ridicules Italian bombing in Ethiopia and warns bomber crews about targets in Palestine. It lists Haifa Nazareth the Sea of Galilee the Jordan River Jericho Jerusalem and sites around the Holy City culminating with Gethsemane the Garden of agony as ideal bombing targets and invokes shame. The piece ends by noting the reprint as pride in the column.
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Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch
Mussolini
Ethiopia
NEW York Herald Tribune
Holy Land
Haifa
Nazareth
Sea of Galilee
Egain
Jordan
Palestine
Jerusalem
Constantine
Christ
Jericho
Herod
Calvary
Holy City
Mount of Olives
Gethsemane
Southern laboratories urged to boost regional science effort
Richmond Times Dispatch highlights Science magazine call for more Southern labs and funding. It cites Dr. Herty's pine chemistry as an example of regional achievement and notes the Governors Conference backed a ten-year plan for economic and cultural enrichment aiming for a Southern World’s Fair in 1950. Virginia academies pursue long range planning to expand research.
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
South
American Association For the Advancement of Science
George D. Palmer
Charles H. Herty
Governors’ Conference
Virginia
Academy of Science
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