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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 17, 1940

Page

6

Consult Quacks About Diseases in iGTON

The United States Public Health Service reported that more people were visiting stores and quacks for venereal disease remedies than seeking reputably trained physicians. In cooperation with the American Social Hygiene Association the service warned educational work is needed to urge the public to seek qualified medical care.

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Cannot Qualify For Old Age Aid

A 65-year-old widow in Pittsburgh may not qualify for social security benefits after earning $49.95 in a three month period, five cents short of the $50 minimum. Officials say had she met the requirement, lifetime monthly benefits would have begun next month.

Pittsburgh

Rug Crocheted in Easy Diamonds Pattern Sale Notice

Crocheted 36 inch rug designed in diamond pattern using loop stitch. Instructions, materials, color schemes, and illustrations in Pattern 586. Send ten cents to Winchester Evening Star Household Arts Dept. to obtain the rug pattern and details. Include name and address and pattern number.

Winchester Evening Star Household Arts Dept W. 14Th Street New York N. Y

Radio Highlights from New York broadcasts across the Atlantic

The cabinet’s war policy remarks by Lord Halifax at 9:35 a.m. and Churchill at 4:15 p.m. via NBC and CBS networks mark another week of British voice broadcasts to America. Upcoming programs include Lucille Manners on the Friday night concert series and Patroller Bukacek featured in Vox Pop on CBS.

New York Atlantic Lord Halifax WJZ NBC MBS Winston Churchill the Admiralty WEAF WABC CBS Neville Chamberlain Lucille Manners Weaf-Nbc Jessica Dragonette Miss Manners Rosario Bourdon Frank Black Frank Bukacek Cedar Rapids Parks Johnson Wally Butterworth Bukacek Europe Hollywood Playhouse Grandpappy Fred Allen Kay Kyser College Wabc-Cbs Burns and Allen al Pearce Radio Guild National Conference of Jews and Christians

Weather Totals and Fur Spending in 1939

The report shows 24 hour rainfall to 8 a.m. at 0.06 inches and year to date 1.03 inches. It lists historical monthly averages from 1913 to 1939 and notes average annual rainfall of 35.53 inches. It also states American women spent about 350 million dollars on furs in 1939 and around 800,000 women bought new fur coats.

Winchester Research Laboratory

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