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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1939
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star announces advertising rates: 2 cents per word with a minimum 25 cents, display ads with borders require office submission by 9 PM the prior day, and transient rates of 45 cents per inch. Rates on application.
Fragmentary line from a religious text asks how to escape if there is such a great salvation cited from Hebrews 2:3. The prompt presents a devotional inquiry rather than a news item. No identifiable organizations or events are stated.
The report notes suits and overcoats made from potato leaves and stems in Germany as a result of shortages, with the American consulate in Leipzig confirming the trend. It also cites a German effort to expand synthetic fats production and a housewife barter system to cope with ongoing rationing, highlighting how the war touches noncombatants and daily life.
A handful of diplomats from nations erased by Axis conquest remain in Washington as officials in title only. Edgar Prochnik of Austria Vladimir urban of Czecho Slovakia Jerzy Potocki of Poland and the Albanian minister preserve de jure roles while personal ties to the U S endure. Procope continues as minister in fact and Prochnik resigned his legation to Germany turning to teaching while his wife pursued dressmaking.
The Virginia Hotel Association reelected Roland Eaton as president and Eugene R. Branch as vice president during its meeting last week. Both men are prominent in Winchester. Eaton manages the George Washington Hotel, a role he has held for about eleven years. Previously, Roland Jon ran the hotel and is now managing director of the Cavalier in Virginia Beach.
British men, not women, shape masculine fashion globally. The article notes tweed wear admired worldwide and contrasts evening dress with more garish Latin and Oriental styles. It highlights Prince Philip and George VI as contemporary fashion leaders guiding changes for both aristocrats and tailors.
The text notes the king’s habit of wearing a double breasted suit and black felt hat in the evening, arguing that such luxury items should be mothballed during war. It suggests a nation at war must stay industrious and avoid soft luxury like silk hats and stiff shirts, favoring practicality for both king and commoner.
The Roanoke World News reports the Weaver Commission in Virginia is unanimous against diverting road funds but split on enshrining non diversion in the state constitution. The majority backs a constitutional amendment while a minority led by C O Conor Godrick opposes it.
E. O. McCue Jr of the House of Delegates told members of the Crozen Lions Club that constituents should contact lawmakers before or during sessions to influence legislation. The group urged the General Assembly to avoid raising the tax rate.
Roy Ryden and Schuyler Larkin selected as heads of Winchester Little Theatre with an all male board elected for the first time. Daniel C. Roper resumes private life after resigning as Secretary of Commerce for personal reasons. F Donald Coster alias Philip Musica, ex convict and president of a major drug company, shoots himself after fraud indictment.
Harold Red Grange, famed Bears captain and pro champion, reportedly seeks a coaching job at the University of Illinois succeeding Frank Carideo. Captain and Mrs Paul Rutledge relocate to Winchester establishing residence on Shirley Street.
Merchants in Winchester expect the season’s busiest Christmas shopping rush in years as stores prepare. Henry B. Gilpin, noted clubman and traveler, is reported seriously ill at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Tear gas was used to thwart a bank robbery attempt in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
T H Ritter and L W Fries are elected to lead the local Royal Arcanum chapter as regent and vice regent. General Kirchner orders 100000 British soldiers to the coast as German invasion reports emerge. Huns bombard England and a North Sea sea battle is noted. Mrs T W Steck wins Potato Club first prize with 254 bushels per acre. Winchester Belgian Relief fund raises over 1050.
Forty years ago Heller's Candy Corner promotes special Christmas goodies. Jacob A. Cline dies at home after three days illness. M. J. Grove Lime Co hires fourteen Stephens City men to load limestone cars from a new site to test rock at a Maryland plant.
The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau presents factual Q A. Panama Canal expenses for 1938 totaled 12 648 594 48 with earnings 3 252 970 16. Antelopes run up to 60 mph. US gold production in 1938 was about 4 245 400 oz of 37 165 000 oz worldwide.
The Information Bureau announces a booklet EVERYDAY SCIENCE explaining basic science through question and answer. It covers stars weather animals plants Earth and mind in layman language. Order today for ten cents postpaid using the coupon or mail to Washington D C.
Fabienne and Ellen leave Willoughby house and meet Nicky and Bill as plans for an evening unfold. Bill offers his spare digs for cards and conversation while Ellen notes Bills bachelor life and Fabiennes growing bond with Nicky. A hidden photo of Fabienne hints at deeper feelings, setting intrigue for the next installment.
Four Lynchburg civic clubs back a physician proposal to create a blood bank modeled on Fredericksburg’s Red Cross project started nearly a year ago. The service has proven indispensable, supplying donors of all types on moment’s notice and supporting accident and emergency needs nationwide.
Legislation drafted by State Tax Commissioner C. H. Morrissett seeks a state income tax on federal workers in Virginia. The measure, with an emergency clause, would require federal employees to file returns upon passage, aligning Virginia with other states.
A set of ten trivia prompts covering geography, history, and science. Questions ask for the southern tip strait of South America, state nicknames, US financial history, boxing champions, Hindu Kush location, McKinley birthplace, first Italian ship sunk, 1928 continental divide tunnel, definition of a heifer, and the ocean containing the Sargasso Sea.
Guidance warns editors to phrase death dates as on the fifth of June rather than died the fifth of June. The note emphasizes precise wording for obituaries and reports.
Doctor Logan Clendening answers reader questions on eye strain from moving pictures and compares modern breakfasts with those of ancestors. He notes film quality and viewing distance affect strain, while breakfast evolution reflects transportation and refrigeration, favoring orange juice, toast, and coffee for work mornings.
The article explains postmeal sugar in urine is an early diabetes sign. It notes the body’s impaired ability to burn sugar, the importance of not ignoring postprandial glycosuria, and that a blood sugar test clarifies whether it is incidental or real diabetes.
Questions answer if treating hernia by injections works in some cases and if white nail spots have medical meaning. It also notes red throat spots from anemia pellagra or nutritional issues and suggests bad teeth as a cause. Editor advertises seven Dr Clendening pamphlets at ten cents each with a simple request process.
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