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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1939
Page
4
A reader questions bureau provides brief facts on topics from publishing firsts to public figures. Entries include when Poor Richards first appeared, White House grounds acreage, Oscar and railway center notes, and a Monte Carlo song subject, with short factual answers and dates where given.
On the Texas college campus Thornton Holgate a shy PhD holder sets out to win Miss Peaches Pomeroy with a box of two dozen roses and a handwritten note after Sara Sue advises him to act. Peaches agrees to the date and the autumn prom looms as the social centerpiece.
A visitor from another planet compares Europe’s warlike prep and America’s consumer wealth, noting munitions factories and arms in Europe and abundant resources yet widespread poverty at home. He questions endless borrowing and spending as a path to prosperity and declares, “Either I am crazy or the world is crazy.”
A New York Times defense of states rights raises questions about the Vermont Governor's position. The piece argues clarity on facts is needed before judging the merits of the governor's course.
The Vermont case argues the federal government may not seize state lands and water without consent under flood control law. It asserts state sovereignty undercuts federal power while urging Congress to repeal unfair amendments and defend states rights against centralized authority.
A brief vignette from the Toledo Blade recounts a diminutive man who proclaims faith aloud, declares divine support, and finally asserts his own divinity atop a height. The cadence mirrors cautionary folklore about arrogance and belief.
In a sports filled item the Star-Times notes two wars extending into extra innings yet laments a surprising lack of world excitement. The piece contrasts ongoing conflicts with public interest and highlights a quiet global mood.
W E Terhune is named president to replace the late H B McCormac with R G Williams and H B McCormac Jr added to the board. A Marlboro frame dwelling owned by George P Sedrick burns, valued at about 5000 dollars. Ottie Fries leads big apple group in Ellis Minstrel Show feature. Mr and Mrs Robert Jenkins host for David Rivers and his Baltimore wedding party.
Miss Frances Affleck secures a flawless Sunday School record at the Presbyterian church after forty years of regular attendance. Rev. S. L. Flickinger leads a country-wide reform day as the first in a series of prayer services. C. E. Edmondson, Middletown native and fifty-year merchant, dies at his home. Handley adds varsity wrestling to its athletics program under coach John Redmond.
Valley pike will receive 400000 this year for widening and 150000 is set for a new Berry's Ferry bridge over the river. City Council bids are submitted by several architects for a new jail. The Star advertises an upcoming talking movies debut with Al Jolson in The Jazz Singer next Monday. State officials say only a few drunken driving pardons will be granted.
Road superintendents A R Rinker of the North Frederick Turnpike and M Lockhart of the Northwestern Grade file annual reports. Mrs Robert P Page, a North Carolina native, dies in Berryville at 73. Mary Anna Rutherrod of this city named general superintendent of Rocky Mt Hospital in North Carolina.
Forty years ago the Handley Board of Trustees postponed electing a treasurer. In Romney West Virginia two prominent men fought on Main Street over a political issue. A rumor about Aunt Betty Hergrovec’s smallpox proved false. Mrs Julia Harrison, wife of Judge Thomas W Harrison, died at her home from pneumonia.
In Cranford New Jersey at Hampton Hall Mrs Romald a once distant woman becomes more open after Mrs Eldren and her daughter arrive. Eldren helps others bringing guests into her circle and Romald joins in with car rides bridge games and kindness. A life lesson about living well before dying.
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