Thanksgiving Dates Split Roanoke and Nations States Gird for Complications
Reprinted editorial notes Governor Hoey sets Thanksgiving for November 30 in North Carolina while Virginia may declare November 23. The clash risks disrupting the 1939 Virginia Carolina football game at Chapel Hill and trips for Cavaliers fans. Lifted notes from Roanoke Times compare the political and football timing to international headlines.
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Roanoke
Roosevelt
Hoey
North Carolina
Old North State
Price
Virginia
Chapel Hill
Murray
Cavaliers
Charlottesville
Keenan Stadium
Herr Hitler
Poland
Answers To Questions From The Public Records
A compiled Q and A style item answers inquiries on per pupil education investment at 400 dollars, Wheatland restoration by the Wheatland Foundation, meanings in fox hunting, Jewish population in Germany, why a fly walks on ceilings, 4 H Club emblem significance, ethyl gasoline at high altitudes, workers alliance membership claimed at 400000, the man who broke the bank at Monte Carlo Charles Wells, the 100000 dollar Wilson portrait bill, Atlantic City water temperatures with 80 degrees maximum in 1915, and that canned soup has been on the market since 1898.
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Monte Carlo
Charles Wells
England
Davenport
Beja Q
Woodrow Wilson
U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Atlantic City
Forest Fire Losses Reach Record Levels Amid Dry Seasons
The article notes that dry weather drives forest fires in the Northwest causing heavy timber losses. It cites national averages of 172,000 fires annually with $40 to $50 million in timber losses, plus historic peaks and large acreages burned. It also states the Forest Service employs about 200,000 workers and that two-fifths of U.S. timber is in national forests.
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United States
Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
Wind and Sun in Autumn's Prelude to the Year
The excerpt speaks of the west wind signaling autumn, replacing summer heat with cool air and bright light. It notes the wood fire’s aroma, the south sun’s gentler warmth, and the earth’s awakening textures as autumn rearranges the landscape and mood. The wind soon grows wild, but now is a benign seasonable force.
Last of The Summer Holidays Fun on crowded highways
The article warns that the upcoming holiday weekend brings heavy traffic as people head to shore or mountains. It notes increased danger on roads and the risk of tragedy, but says sane driving can ensure a safe, enjoyable time with no lamentable crashes.
Paging Dr Goebbels No Comic Relief for World Tension
The Richmond Times Dispatch mocks Germany and Japan amid wartime tension. It notes Japan stripping Germans rather than British in retaliation for Germany's pact with Russia and questions what the Nazis will do next.
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
China
Germany
Russia
Goebbels
Daily Quiz Answers Page Two
The reader seeks questions about constitutional qualifications for Supreme Court Justices, the first oil well location, Michigan gubernatorial winner Frank Murphy, reasons for water boiling point variation with altitude, full name of Senator Bridges running for President, cubic feet per cord, Zion National Park state, hyphenation of hard boiled, Canada’s national anthem, and moonshiners.
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Supreme Court
Frank Murphy
Michigan
Senator Bridges
Zion National Park
Canada
Punctuation Tip: Avoid Saying I Have Read Neither The Book
A stylistic guidance item explaining how to phrase a sentence without repeating or misplacing words. It emphasizes avoiding the structure I have neither read the book nor the magazines and suggests a concise form have read neither the book nor the magazine.
Council to discuss temporary welfare administration plan
A council meeting will propose a temporary setup for public welfare administration. Mr and Mrs Earl Fries welcome a daughter born in Memorial Hospital. Mrs Lewis Allen and her sons Howard Douglas and Lewis return from an extended Europe trip.
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Earl Fries
Memorial Hospital
Lewis Allen
Howard
Douglas
Lewis
Europe
Parachute Dreams Shift Sarah Anne's Course
In Perryville the schoolteacher Sarah Anne pursues a new path after a stark week of tension. She shocks friends by volunteering for professional parachute jumping while grappling with romance, rumors, and a town watching her every move.
General strike in cotton textile industry planned
Five years ago a general strike in the cotton textile industry was ordered for Saturday. Peaches from locally owned orchards near Romney bring 3.25 dollars as top price, a bushel wholesale on the New York market. Harry K. Benham, special receiver, is rapidly closing out the accounts of the defunct People's Bank in Stephens City.
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Romney
New York
Harry K. Benham
People's Bank
Stephens City
Twins Neva and Eva Jenkins Die Within Hours
Ten years ago Neva and Eva Jenkins twins die at their West Virginia home from the same disease. Police stop a street hold up near the Handley Library early in the evening as tensions rise from a Moslem uprising in the Holy Land prompting swift action by British officials and troops.
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Neva
Eva Jenkins
West Virginia
Handley Library
Holy Land
City Hall repairs urged by councilman Sibert
J. W. Sibert urges the city hall committee to repair the building. T Jones and Dr L M Allen, Clarke County winners, win mounts at Charles Town Show. Heavy rain floods downtown streets, farmers rejoice after a dry summer.
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J. W. Sibert
T. Jones
L. M. Allen
Clarke County
Charles Town
Winchester Allows Swinging Doors in Bathrooms
Forty years ago residents approved a change by an 8 to 4 vote allowing swinging doors or screens on bathroom doors in Winchester. Mrs. James H. Seabright of 121 West Piccadilly reports a letter from her son Hunter Seabright with the Sixth U S Artillery in the Philippines. C W Gibbons John A Kern Joseph Sump tion and John O Brown now carry mail in the free city delivery post office service.
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Winchester
James H. Seabright
West Piccadilly
Hunter Seabright
U. S. Artillery
Philippines
C. W. Gibbons
John A. Kern
Joseph Sumption
John O. Brown
Free City
Hawaii News Highlights and Hollywood Gossip from 1939
San Francisco dispatch from Aug 31 notes mood blues in Hollywood reporter Jimmy Fidler Jr praising Honolulu single feature cinemas, calls for a Hawaiian color film project, and updates on stars like Hedy Lamarr, Joan Crawford, Dorothy Lamour. Also covers John Garfield Broadway visit, Joy Hodges film plans, Dust Bowl refugees, and Don Ameche skunk anecdote.
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Kent State University
Ohio
John Garfield
Warner Brothers
Rose Marie Flynn
Errol
Universal
Joy Hodges
Johnny
Davis
Hollywood
E. Brown
Don
England
Madeline Carroll
Philip Ashley
Paris
Henry Fonda
San Diego County
Sn Add
Jack Pennock
J. Ronald Pennock
Isabel Jewel
Jenny Coit
Northwest Passage
Walter Brennan
Brennan
Don Ameche
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Central Press Association
Perryville
Sarah Anne
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Miller Twins
Bobbie
Corrina
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Golden Gate Exposition
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