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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1940
Page
4
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The king orders Daniel thrown into the lions den after consulting the law. He declares that Daniel's God whom he serves continually will deliver him. The scene emphasizes faith under royal decree and divine providence.
Thirteen councilmen told The Star they favor accepting a $12,000 state grant to reconstruct a combined armory and memorial building. President Anderson has scheduled a special council meeting for Tuesday night to finalize routine details.
National food and consumer reports show Americans cutting meat and wheat intake by about 20 percent in a era of vitamin publicity. Citrus consumption soars with 750 million cans of juice sold in 1939 as Florida and California sulfurously spar over quality, price, and vitamin content amid rising Texas plantings.
The Dionne quintuplets move from government guardianship back to their parents as five year old girls grow into independent individuals. Doctor Dafoe resigns amid legal battles and pressure from interests seeking to profit from the children. President Roosevelt leaves the debt issue to Congress while taxpayers question the continuing national debt.
Reprinted editorials urge cessation of intraparty warfare across the state. The Roanoke World-News cautions against leader driven harmony and warns against an oligarchic system, preferring electorate endorsed solutions and open party primaries.
Dr. L. M. Allen city health officer calls for a Till time health unit and physician. Burr P. Harrison announces candidacy for state senate from the 25th Virginia district replacing T. Russell Cather. James W. Bowman, longtime Virginia Woolen Co. worker, dies at Mayo Clinic.
Five years ago President Roosevelt asked Congress for four billion dollars to finance his work program in the coming fiscal year. Miss Betty Gow testifies about crime scenes during the Bruno Hauptmann trial in New Jersey. Mr and Mrs Urban Sheetz are the first Winchester newborns of 1935. W Boyd Steele, 66, noted Stephens City resident, dies.
Miss Dorothy E. Conner and Maynard L. Patterson wed in Martinsburg church. Dr. Charles Baker ends a series of lectures delivered here under local Rotarians auspices.
The estate of I. W. Russell, senior partner of Russell and Green, passes to his widow Sallie E. Russell. J. W. Sibert, newly appointed postmaster, resigns from City Council as part of the transition. French and Germans clash fiercely in Alsace with no clear advantage, while Turkish forces are defeated by the Czarist army in Trans Caucasia.
Charles Hoover visits C. B. Rouss in New York City regarding possible purchase of an automobile truck for the Rouss Fire Company, for which Hoover is a representative, while Thomas Beardsworth is appointed director of the Stonewall band at Staunton.
Frederic J. Haskin reports readers seek quick facts on film rights for Gone With the Wind and Grapes of Wrath, inaugural addresses, expensive automobiles, water wells, Noel meaning, usage of a hundred, Beethoven's Ruins of Athens, tea invitations, alien pensions, travel spending, trade winds, and more with concise answers from a Washington office.
The Winchester Evening Star promotes a 32 page Household Budget Booklet with thrift tips and 12 accounting pages to track income and expenses. Ten cents postpaid with coupon and payment enclosed, directed to Frederic J. Haskin as Information Bureau director.
Fabienne plans a risky exit from a dangerous jam as Ellen and Bill wait in New York for Fabiennes return. The two men and Fabienne worry over a kidnapping case and potential danger while maintaining hope for a breakthrough before eight.
The Holy Rollers are described as a sect in the South akin to Baptists, which holds that the Holy Ghost is physically demonstrated as members roll on the floor in religious ecstasy, hence the name Holy Rollers. Under this influence they claim the gift of prophecy.
Seven questions cover geography sports prefixes and history. Topics include largest continental division, Ralph Guldahl sport, plural of four in hand, least populated state, Kerensky, botany, and the International Date Line.
Guidance states naught is correct for zero and warns against using aught as a substitute. The instruction emphasizes precise terminology and avoids nonstandard forms in reporting.
A Philadelphia nerve specialist reports a cancer patient who, after being frozen in an ice bath, shows disappearance of cancer cells. The process involves anesthesia and careful monitoring as body temperature reaches 70 F. Early results suggest pain relief and potential cures, though long-term outcomes remain uncertain.
Q A L D asks if lemon juice harms the heart from reducing view. The answer states lemon juice daily is beneficial in moderation. Editor notes Dr Clendening offers seven pamphlets at 10 cents each, including dieting and health topics, via mail order.
Washington Jan. 6 The Federal Bureau of Investigation will be expanded in the next fiscal year if Congress approves Roosevelt recommendations. The bureau now has 995 agents, including 150 authorized on September 18. The program requests 1,102 agents and a 9,932,000 dollar appropriation.
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