Winchester Evening Star December 30 1939 short note
The Winchester Evening Star issue from December 30 1939 includes a mail drop notice and a religious verse. The page header notes copyright and postal class as second class matter with date.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1939
Page
4
World War II Era Developments Across Europe and US Politics
A sweeping chronology recalls events from 1939 including Czecho Slovakia’s submission to Hitler and secession of Slovakia, German invasion of Poland, rising war preparations in Britain and France, and the USSR Finland conflict. It also notes US political shifts, cabinet changes, defense spending, court actions, and presidential proceedings through 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danzig
Germany
Russia
Britain
France
Poland
Hitler
Munich
Finland
Japan
Bief
Pope Pius
St. Peter's
Franco
Spain
Answers To Questions From The Winchester Information Bureau
A compilation of reader questions with concise replies on topics from Maugham’s earnings for Rain to Rockefeller Center costs and the largest US canvases. Notable entries include the $200 sale of a Rain story, platinum fox origins, Rockefeller Center investment, West Point mural, and Lincoln’s body lie in state details.
Notable figures listed for biographical or calendar notes
A dated roster lists public and cultural figures with roles and dates including Mayo Clinic founders, scientists, politicians, industrialists, writers, actors, and a Supreme Court justice, reflecting a commemorative or social calendar.
Household Helps booklet offers ten cent copy through bureau
The Washington Information Bureau promotes a household task booklet titled Household Helps. It promises useful money saving tips for the entire home and invites readers to mail ten cents for a copy postpaid to Washington D C. The notice instructs senders to include name address and payment in wrapped coin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Evening Star
Information Bureau
Frederick J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Fabienne confronts a hospital theft plot in a midnight escape
Fabienne returns to Park Plaza hospital to locate Christine's car and confronts a nurse. In Sonny's room she discovers Chris at the window with a plan to abduct the sleeping child. Fabienne keeps control, orders an escape via the elevator, and warns Chris to move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fabienne
Chris
Bill
Fifth Avenue
Town
Park Avenue
River Drive
East End Avenuue
Park Plaza Hospital
California
Christine
Lewis
Robert
Miss Brown
R Office
Erie
Sonny
Burglar-Proof Mint Visit by Two Teens Sparks Caution
Two 15 year old boys gain entry to a new armor plated San Francisco mint while merely exploring. Miss Hazel Grant of South Cameron Street recovering from appendix operation. General Pershing awarded Knight Commander degree in Masonic order. Governor John Pollard studying Virginia farming problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Hazel Grant
South Cameron Street
General Pershing
France
John Pollard
Virginia
Richmond funds await millwood avenue project in Winchester
Over $15 000 in out of state road money is earmarked for the Millwood avenue project in Winchester. The first year’s whiskey revenue is reported as a boon to state treasurers tallying results. Llangollen, a famed northern Virginia showplace, is deeded to Mrs. John Hay Whitney by her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Millwood Avenue
Winchester
Llangollen
Northern Virginia
John Hay Whitney
Snowbound State Hinders Wildlife Says Game Chief
A. W. Robinson, chairman of the State Game Commission, warns deep snow across the state endangers wildlife as conditions worsen. He urges protective measures and monitoring of animal populations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Robinson
State Game Commission
Christmas Dance Draws Crowds at Rouss Hall
Twenty five years ago a festive Christmas dance drew many attendees from out of town at Rouss Hall. Harry Markell had an arm X rayed after a bad fall at the local hospital, sustaining a fractured arm. London reports Russians crushing Austrian troops with a master stroke, while Germany remains deadlocked in Poland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rouss Hall
Harry Markell
London
Germany
Poland
Forty Years Ago Cold Weather Drops to Five Degrees
Coldest winter spell states temperatures fall to five degrees as many residents report fatalities from freezing. Winchester reports hundreds of dollars in boosted business this past Christmas season.
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Winchester R
Seven Quiz Questions from The Daily Quiz Page Two
A set of seven trivia prompts asks who first flew solo across the Atlantic, the sport tied to Gene Mako, cord wood volume, definition of pelagic animals, the Red Cross chairman, the country with New Delhi as capital, lobster taxonomic class, the primary pigment colors, feet in one chain, and Clark Gable’s wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Ocean
Gene Mako
American Red Cross
New Delhi
Clark Gable
Three Courses Chosen Highlight Essay Error
A note in today’s issue critiques how a quotation fragment is presented. It urges concise phrasing by replacing a sentence about choices with a simple three course reference.
What the New Year May Bring in Medicine
Dr Logan Clendening looks ahead to future medical advances. He highlights a hoped for breakthrough in virus disease causes and specific treatments, plus better pain measurement, safer anesthesia, and more efficient neurosis care. He warns of possible postwar epidemics and cites a forecast of a major influenza outbreak in February 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan Clendening, M. D
J. H. D. Webster
Edinburgh
What Is Pepsin and Its Long Term Use
Q and A outlines pepsin as a stomach secretion ingredient. pure chemical form possible if secretion is lacking. It does no harm but has no use unless chemical analysis shows a deficiency under normal conditions. Editor notes Clendening offers seven pamphlets for 10 cents each via mail request.
Man shoots self after mistaking toy pistol for real
No Plaything Atlantic Iowa John Alexander 22 resolves to tell a New Year tale after a service station employee picked up a small revolver mistaken for a Christmas toy and fired. The bullet pierced his left side in the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
John Alexander
Alexander
Farm Hazard Adds Tired Cows to Wichita List
Farm woman in Wichita hospitalized for a fractured ankle after a cow she was milking sat down in her lap. The incident adds to farming hazards noted in local reports.
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Wichita
Kas
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