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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1939
Page
4
A religious exhortation emphasizing spiritual preparedness through faith and steadfastness. It cites Ephesians 6:13 urging believers to take the armor of God and withstand trials by enduring in moral resolve.
The Star outlines four years of changes including added comics from three to nine, expanded news staff, four motor routes, and use of Central Press and Associated Press photos. Editors invite reader feedback, stressing it is YOUR newspaper and promising to correct errors and consider suggestions. The message is signed by Editor Harry F. Byrd Jr.
Readers note that Nazi, Fascist and Communist voices appear on UVA Institute of Public Affairs programs. The Daily Worker is cited as a source for provocative views, while Hardy Dillard argues that understanding totalitarianism requires open dialogue.
Two years after FDR’s Hyde Park return he predicted a four hundred million dollar saving in the new fiscal year from voluntary restraint by cabinet officers. Actual ordinary federal expenditures rose from 4.663 to 5.251 billion dollars, a 588 million increase, making the saving claim seem unlikely and urging taxpayers to demand spending curtailment.
A community journal decries Igor Cassini for false and salacious society gossip. It condemns his Sunday dancing tale as unfounded and harmful, calling for an end to smut in print and contrasting his style with Will Rogers’s respected writing.
Westbrook Pegler argues that Virginia fox hunting society should curb gossip by excluding professional gossips and limiting private dissipation. He also warns Pegler himself to avoid the Warrenton Country Club to dodge anger from Montgomery and Calvert families. The piece notes Pegler’s sharp point about sobering up and putting children to bed.
Seven sample questions test general knowledge across degrees traffic color choice crystallography, island use, river location, Jefferson signatory status, air travel with headwinds, protectorate status, occult pronunciation, and nonbackboned animals in zoology.
The document notes a description of appearance using the term complexioned, avoiding the phrase light complected. It preserves the original wording while reframing for neutral tone.
President Roosevelt names Floyd H. Roberts to the Western District of Virginia federal bench. In local news Herman Stine succeeds J. P. Arthur as president of the Rotary Club. Star correspondent notes farm yields in Hayfield average 14 bushels per acre.
Five years ago filling stations announce 18 cents per gallon as a gas war recurs. Robert A. Grim, a postal clerk with 29 years of service, retires. Mrs. Boyd Linaburg is guest of honor at a surprise birthday party at Swimley Station in Clarke County.
Ten years ago Miss Ann T. McGuire captured a women’s tennis victory at the country club. Wade B. Smith a Wardensville West Virginia accountant who visited here often has died. President Herbert Hoover returns to Washington after a Blue Ridge vacation near the Fourth.
George Goodwin Baker, longtime associate of Shenandoah Valley Bank for over 30 years, dies after a long illness. The Common Council again debates a plan with the County Board of Supervisors to jointly build a public lavatory under the courthouse porch. A local theatre advertises four reels of moving pictures shot during the recent trouble in Mexico.
Forty years ago over 2,000 people gathered at Reservoir Park for a disappointing Fourth of July fireworks show. Charles E. Boyd suffered injuries when a horse fell on him at a farm on Apple Pie Ridge. Lena Ritter continued to lead The Star's contest for the most popular local businesswoman.
Eleanor Parrish in a 18th century styled home plans a strategy to keep Phil Parrish from his demanding job at Mammoth Pictures. She chats with her children Jessica and Sonny about Christmas needs and a bold idea to entice Phil into becoming a full-time husband and father. The scene reveals family power dynamics and the social pressures of fashion and status in a New York setting.
A Washington Star Information Bureau Q and A republication lists answers on population by state 1939 California 2 293 000 passenger cars and 167 000 commercial vehicles New York 2 207 000 passenger cars 323 000 commercial. It covers origins of the Northern Spy apple notable silversmiths Mothers in Law Day in Texas second sight gerontopia and more.
A promotion for a new guide titled Parties and Games promises ready made ideas for all occasions including teas showers anniversaries and children s parties with separate chapters on picnics and automobile diversions. Readers are urged to mail ten cents for a postpaid copy to the Information Bureau Washington D C.
Hollywood plans a three yearly film sequence tracking Jane Withers from thirteen through graduation as she enters high school. The plan follows her as a sophomore and junior then graduation, aligning her development with evolving roles rather than rushing to adult parts.
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