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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1940
Page
3
A wartime column portrays German civilians adapting to shortages and rationing. It describes color coded shopping, fuel coupons, and article limits while noting six years of Nazi discipline shaping patience and patriotism amid daily annoyances.
The State Corporation Commission at Richmond approves an amendment to the charter of the American Viscose Corporation a Delaware company authorized here The amendment rewrites article 3 of the charter as to its purposes The amendment was filed by the Corporation Trust Company of New York City
Troop 1 met Friday night opening with the flag pledge and Scout oath. Beaver Patrol leads Fox Patrol by 13 points after week ten as plans form for a basketball team and bird feeding efforts in rough weather.
Robert Thomas Murray III, a noted negro baritone, presents a program titled The Dawn of the New Day by the World Service Council of John Mann Methodist Church. The concert Friday at 8 pm in Douglas School auditorium features guests from Baltimore, Washington, and Strasburg, with William Sherman Smith on piano.
Daily puzzle across clues include Asmear Level Sea-eagle Inhabitant and a note that the puzzle is distributed by King Features Syndicate, Inc. The entry lists typical crossword theme elements and source attributions.
Virginia legislators resume session with aims to tackle major measures including a 177 million dollar budget for the next biennium. A joint session will discuss jail and penal reform proposals, probation and parole systems, and a state boiler and building code with new rule boards and governor approval.
Williamsburg Va January 22 co ed fashion sparks campus debate over who wears pants at William and Mary examinations prompt more comfort than stockings while gossips predict male students may take to skirts in a campus fashion shake up
Frank O'Hara of the Real Estate Association of New York cites that about 140000 landlords collect 450 million dollars in rent from chain stores yearly averaging 3214 dollars per landlord. The remark emphasizes the financial reach of chain retail properties across the state and nation.
R. E. Booker, secretary treasurer of the Virginia State Bar, mailed the first annual report to attorneys and judges. It covers the twelve months ending August 31 and notes district committees handled forty nine complaints of unprofessional conduct, with twenty four dismissed, two acquittals, two license revocations, one reprimand, two cases sent to courts, and twenty still pending.
Infant son of Mr and Mrs Paul Smoke of Mt Williams Virginia is critically ill with influenza and pneumonia. Dr R M C Glass is the physician and Mrs Earl Long is the nurse. An older son John is recovering satisfactorily.
A new survey shows American bituminous coal miners work shorter hours yet produce 400 percent more per day than Belgian miners, 300 percent more than French miners, and 200 percent more than British miners, highlighting efficiency gaps across regions.
Lynchburg January 22 Carter Glass Jr of Lynchburg was the only candidate to file for the Twelfth Senatorial District special election on January 29 to fill the Burks vacancy. Filing certificates with the Lynchburg Corporation Clerk and Campbell County Circuit Clerk expired at midnight.
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