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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1939
Page
8
The Navy Department states a submarine can fire a torpedo either on the surface or while submerged. Additionally, an ex CCC enrollee may obtain a duplicate discharge by writing to the Adjutant General's Office War Department Washington DC.
The Winchester-Frederick County Red Cross Chapter invites all interested to enroll in free Red Cross lifesaving courses at the American Legion pool. The first class for Beginners and Swimmers starts tomorrow at 10:00 am, taught by Mr Dan Henry. Participants need not be pool members and should bring name address and phone when mailing the registration form.
The 18th annual Bible Conference at Massanetta Springs opens tonight at 7 with programs led by Dr. Paul H. Vieth and Dr. F. Crossley Morgan and music by the Westminster Quartet. Delegates from about thirty states and fifteen denominations are expected over August 14 27 as Harrisonburg hosts leaders from Rotary Kiwanis Lions and local business groups. The event features Family Camp Week School for Pastors and a Rural Life Institute with talks on learning for life and adult education.
Staunton will preside Thursday morning and introduce Baptist ministers and Dr Bernard C Clausen of Pittsburgh as special speaker at the Bible Conference. The program on August 19 and 20 includes Dr Robert E Speer of New York Dr Wm Evans of Los Angeles Dr Bernard C Clausen Pittsburgh Dr F Crossley Morgan and Dr Paul H Vieth. A mail messenger moving mail between post office and railroad is required to observe local and state traffic rules.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation reported 64 million dollars paid to 359,138 depositors in 48 insolvent or unsound banks during the first half of 1939. It called the outlay the greatest six months reinforcement of the banking system since 1934 and noted use of lending powers to facilitate mergers without interrupting banking services.
Dear Miss Chatfield advises a 35 year old man with a disability to pursue a practical marriage with an able bodied partner who is neat, patient, and compatible. He should meet candidates through social dinners to assess fit, aiming for a reliable housekeeper and partner while balancing personal expectations.
Virginia crop prospects on August 1 improved across most commodities with higher yields expected than last year. Wheat production forecast 7,946,000 bushels, corn 36,166,000. barley risen. total potatoes 7,031,000 bushels. apples 7,800,000 bushels. peaches about 968,000. Rain and drought affected some truck crops and hay.
Frederic Remington was a war correspondent during the Spanish American War, confirming his role as an artist who reported from the field amid conflict.
Advertises Calotabs as the cure for biliousness causing irritability in hot weather. Claims one or two tablets at bedtime wash out sour bile and refresh the system by morning. Warns to buy only genuine checker-board labeled Calotabs and notes pricing at twenty five cents for family package and ten cents for trial.
The earth’s rotation on its axis makes celestial bodies rise in the east and set in the west. Thus regions east of us experience sunrise earlier and have faster time. western areas have later sunrises and slower time. A 24 hour day yields 1 hour difference per 15 degrees of longitude. In 1884 a world time standard divided into 15 degree zones with Greenwich as the zero meridian.
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