Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Winchester Evening Star in Winchester, Virginia

We have 3,124,248 pages in Virginia

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1939

Page

3

Young Democrats Of State Oppose Any President With A Third Term

Roanoke Aug 28 reports the Young Democratic Clubs of Virginia adopted an anti third term resolution at their annual convention amid heated debate. The measure passed 793.5 to 359.5, with leaders like John Spires leading opposition attempts to reopen the issue. Duval was elected president and other officers were chosen without opposition. Governor Price and Senator Glass spoke, and a capitation tax vote was approved 957 to 206.

Roanoke Young Democratic Clubs Virginia United States Carter Lee Rocky Mount Resolutions Committee John Spires Radford Nancy Lynn Manassas Price Carter Glass Colgate W. Darden Norfolk John W. Flannagan Bristol J. Sinclair Brown Roosevelt Glass General Assembly America White House Virgin Young Democratic Clubs of John Currie

Rainfall Totals and Seizure Notice Combined

Weather figures show August to date 2.69 inches and year to date 33.51 inches with monthly totals listed for 26 years. A 1929 Ford Coupe seized July 19 1939 in Shenandoah county under Internal Revenue laws, with claim procedures due by September 13 1939 in Richmond Virginia.

Winchester Research Laboratory Treasury Department Alcohol Tax Unit Bureau of Internal Revenue Baltimore District of Virginia Internal Revenue Shenandoah County Richmond I. R.C R. E. Tuttle

Red Cross In Readiness With War Looming

Washington reports the American Red Cross would mobilize quickly in a war scenario, aided by 3,716 chapters and nearly 6 million members. Chairman Norman H. Davis and Ernest J. Swift highlight enhanced readiness, peacetime disaster training, and expanded nurse rosters.

Washington Europe United States American Red Cross Norman H. Davis Ernest J. Swift Swift Red Cross Army Navy

Man Declares Peaceful Intent Yet Readies to Fight if Provoked

The quote frames a speaker as a peaceable person who wishes to avoid conflict but reserves the right to engage in combat if necessary, signaling a readiness to defend self or principles under pressure.

French Clamp Censorship On Communications

Paris authorities enforce noon start for all telegrams and cables from the city to pass through the government censorship office. Press organizations denounce the move as officials prepare to filter outgoing news.

Paris Rue de Rivoli Tuileries Gardens Foreign Ministry

Names on a forged check trick LA police start probe

Los Angeles officers L H Sauter and Tom Sketchley from the West Pico station investigate a $30 bad check. The worthless paper bore the signatures Sauter Sketchley and listed 4526 West Pico as the address.

Los Angeles L. H. Sauter Tom Sketchley West Pico Street Sauter Sketchley West Pico

Pi Christian Fraternal Orders Hold National Encampment at Camp Lupton

Pi Christian Fraternal Orders begin their 10 day national encampment and grand council sessions at Camp Lupton Massanutten Academy near Woodstock on the Shenandoah River. Delegates come from as far west as St Louis and as far north as New England. Camp staff includes Dr David H Jenson Cincinnati and Rev George Winters Hyndman Pa among others. The event features six campers forming three political parties to present platforms nominate candidates and elect a mayor and five commissioners to run the camp known as Piville. The organization founded in 1905 by Dr Jenson spans 40 states and 10 foreign lands with interdenominational roots.

Pi Christian Fraternal Camp Lupton Massanutten Academy Shenandoah River Woodstock St. Louis New England States David H. Jenson Cincinnati George Winters Hyndman Bryce Nichols Piville Jenson

Black Rubber Balls Entrance London Crowd at No 10

In Downing Street a crowd surged as a suitcase flew into the air and rubber balls chalked with Peace Now slogans rained down. Police arrested a hatless eccentric who hurled the case, while bystanders shouted for revenge.

London Downing Street No. 10 Downing Street Britain

Thanksgiving Date Change May Spark Retailers Opening

Babson argues Roosevelt may use Thanksgiving date changes as an opening to aid retailers and reduce unemployment by boosting consumer buying. He urges governors to consult merchants, suspend Wage and Hour laws for sellers, and extend store hours while production balances.

Roger W. Babson Chicago Ill Roosevelt New England Franklin Delano Roosevelt Gad

Model pilotless plane found after dusk Spencer search

A resident rushed into Spencer North Carolina with news of a plane crash near his home. A town wide all night search recovered the wreckage. The craft is a model pilotless plane about six feet wingspan powered by a small motor.

Spencer N. C

Colonel Sweeny to Lead 10,000 American Volunteers for France

Paris reveals Colonel Charles Sweeny will command an American volunteer infantry division of 10,000 to fight for the democracies in war. He claims to have 50,000 American volunteers signed and ready.

Charles Sweeny France Paris Sweeny America

Cobbler’s Complaint Near Rival Hat Shop Trial

James Pappas testified in Chicago court that his shoe repairing and hat cleaning business was busy yet slow as many orders were sent by a rival shop across the street. He said he fixed fifty pairs of shoes and fifty hats that customers never called for and asked the court to punish the rival. The judge kept the case ongoing.

Chicago James Pappas Busin Nagase Pappas

Also Mentioned on This Page

Democrats Wits Mit “i Young Democrats Russell DeVine Center Robert Lane Anderson Marion Horace Edwards Jeff Harold F. Snead Henrico L. Preston Collins House of Delegates Smyth County Big Humanitarian Organization de Cro Sd Rem Oh Ei Gana Iner Gaida Vi Baker & Anderson N. Braddock St Victor Bread American Babson Middle West Pennsylvania Ohio Michigan Indiana Kentucky Ilinois Wisconsin Minnesota Green Lewis Firestone Auto Supply & Service Stores Loudoun St. Geo. Barnsley Cobbbler Shenandoah Valley National Bank Federal Deposit Insurance Corp Adolph Sax Meyer, Beer Ambroise Thomas Richard Strauss Weere
Search Courier

Search the Winchester Evening Star Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Winchester Evening Star?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication