What Is The Great Thing
The newspaper notes a Bible verse from Matthew 13 44 about the Kingdom of heaven like treasure hidden in a field. It presents publication details for The Evening Star of Winchester Virginia and includes rates and advertising information.
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Tenney- Woodward and Company, Inc
New York
Detroit
Kansas City
San Francisco
Chicago
Boston
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Associated Press
Kingdom of Heaven
Relief and state fed balance in Social Security structure
The president forwards the Social Security Board report noting most programs are state administered but federally coordinated and funded. The old age insurance exception remains federal, while general unemployment relief could be more locally managed with flexible grants. The New York Times questions central versus local control for general relief.
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Congress
Social Security Board
NEW York Times
New York
Industry fears over motor workers union battle and public costs
The essay argues that a power struggle within the motor workers union risks paralyzing the auto industry and triggering unemployment. It warns that infighting, leadership personal gain, and potential dual unions could spread beyond unions to affect the public, who would ultimately bear the costs.
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Motor Workers’ Union
Jahn Lewis
Dewey Leads But GOP Not Clear On Its Path
Fortune poll shows Dewey top Republican first choices at 12.2 percent, with Vandenberg and LaGuardia close at 11.5 percent. 38 percent offer no choice, suggesting no strong consensus and a Party unsure of its direction for 1940. Dewey also leads as second choice across groups, while past candidates land only small shares.
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Norfolk
Virginian-Pilot
Fortune Magazine
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Senator Vandenberg
LaGuardia
Alfred M. Landon
Herbert Hoover
Fortune
Vandenberg
la Guardia
Scarlet O Hara finally cast for Gone With the Wind film
The Lexington Gazette reports the search for Scarlet delayed production by about two years guiding fans to England for the role. The wait increased suspense and likely boosted book sales, with filming expected to take about a year to complete.
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Lexington Gazette
Scarlet
England
Vivien Leigh Chosen for Gone With the Wind Boosts British Appeal
The expenditure to promote Gone With the Wind continues with Vivien Leigh cast in the lead, expected to boost appeal across England and the Empire. The film is projected to become a major producer in cinema, rivaling its literary success, as it follows a national popularity poll placing it second to the Bible.
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Vivien Leigh
Britain
England
Ireland
Scotland
Canada
Australia
Empire
Ben Hur
Good Faith
David Copperfield
Monte Cristo
Governor Price Criticized Over DUI Pardoned Man
The Midland Virginian condemns Governor James H. Price for granting a pardon to a prominent man imprisoned for driving while intoxicated. The paper urges the governor to avoid similar errors and insists drunk drivers must serve their full sentences.
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Palmyra
James H. Price
Virginia
Five Die in Frederick County Auto Crashes This Weekend
Five people were killed and several more injured in a series of weekend auto accidents in Frederick County. Peyton J. Marshall, council member for eight years and current president, says he will not seek reelection. "Brother Rat" the stage play about Virginia Military Institute cadets will appear at a local theatre.
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Frederick County
Peyton J. Marshall
Lexington
Birthday balls raise over 1.5 million for infantile paralysis
A nationwide drive through President's birthday balls raises more than 1.5 million dollars for infantile paralysis research. Henry Bell estate faces a 10 thousand dollar suit from H E McCormick over injuries in a car crash that killed Bell. In Winchester, friends honor the 64th birthday of John M Steck Sr at his Fairmont Avenue home.
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United States
Henry Bell Estate
H. E. McCormick
Mr. Bell
Winchester
John M. Steck, Sr
Fairmont Avenue
Answers to Questions From The Winchester Evening Star
Answers to questions cover topics from fish Garibaldi to weather and baldness reasons. Notable items include the Garibaldi fish at Catalina, birth and death intervals in the US, and Sverdrup Arctic ice temps. Also mentions November 11 holidays, Washington hatchet tale origins, and first U.S. mediums.
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United States Weather Bureau
H. A. Sverdrup
Arctic
Palm Reading From Hands Booklet of Fortune Telling
The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau offers a ten cent booklet titled Fortune Telling that explains palmistry. It covers square and long hands finger shapes nail shapes and mounts under finger bases. Send ten cents with name address and location to Washington DC.
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Reater
Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Mrs Lena Guard Pangle Social News Notice
Mrs Lena Guard Pangle dies at her Stephens City home at 37. Rt Rev Henry St George Tucker Episcopal Bishop visits Christ Church. H William Baker of Berryville has leg amputated to save his life.
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Lena Guard Pangle
Stephens City
Henry St. George Tucker
Episcopal Church
Diocese of
Christ Church
H. William Baker
Berryville
Mon roe sinks after collision off Virginia coast
Fifty people are lost at sea when the liner Mon roe is rammed and sinks off the Virginia coast. Carroll Willis wins first prize in The Star puzzle contest earning a $2 check. Eastern Fruit Growers Association president Alex Clohan warns profits depend on lower freight rates. London sees a bold daylight robbery fleeing with half a million dollars.
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Monroe
Virginia
Carroll Willis
Star
Alex Clohan
Eastern Fruit Growers Association
Crooks
London
Impressive rites for Mrs. C. B. Rouss reported
Forty years ago ceremonies were held for Mrs. C. B. Rouss who died at her New York home. Mt. Hebron wind swept streets as Vance W. Striker is knocked down and slightly injured by a dog owned by Edgar Carper on South Market street. The School Board notes the city’s $4,000 annual school upkeep is the lowest for a city of its size in the commonwealth. I. W. Russell hosts clerical staff from J. B. Russell and Bro. at his Amherst street home.
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C. B. Rouss
New York
Mt. Hebron
Vance W. Striker
Edgar Carper
South Market Street
Commonwealth
I. W. Russell
J. B. Russell and
Aboard the De Grasse I Seek Slow Ocean Rest
A passenger on the French liner De Grasse, sailing toward France, reflects on slow travel across the Atlantic and the joys of doing nothing. He recalls Orion and the Seven Sisters, compares travel to faster ships, and cites Lincoln and Washington to counsel resilience against criticism.
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Orion
Sirius
Taurus
Thornton Proposes Then Declares Love To Sara Sue At Ball
At the university club ball Sara Sue faces two proposals as Bob Towne seeks marriage now. Thornton Holgate, a Rice professor, interrupts the scene with a dramatic confession of love, asking for time to prove his devotion. The crowd softens to a wedding-like finale as Sara Sue and Thornton walk away together.
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Sara Sue
Bob
Sanders
T. J. Sanders
Big Bob Towne
T. J
Thornton
Thornton Holgate
Tie
Galveston
Yhornton
Towne
University Club
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