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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1939
Page
4
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The text notes the Associated Press holds exclusive reprint rights for all dispatches credited or not, plus focal news published in this paper. It assures the AP owns publication rights to local content and implies broad republication control.
A reflective biblical verse is cited, Genesis 32 24, noting Jacob's struggle with a mysterious man until dawn, highlighting perseverance and faith under trial.
On July 1 the new fiscal year opened with a daily deficit of 163 291 149 dollars and the national debt rising to 40 566 301 863 dollars marking the start of the year.
The Associated Press reports thousands of WPA construction workers quit Wednesday in protest against the new relief act requiring 130 hours per month. Protests gathered in New York with at least one committee formed to file complaints. The measure aims to fix flaws of the old act and sustain relief employment.
On the second anniversary of the Chinese-Japanese conflict General Chiang Kai-shek issued remarks questioning Japan’s promised quick victory. He notes China’s blockade impact, heavy losses, and ongoing resilience through guerrilla warfare, praising China’s unity and strategic endurance despite dire conditions.
Roanoke World-News calls for discipline of state officers after a Prince Olav and Princess Martha escort allegedly sped eighty miles per hour along 47 miles of roads in two cities. Mayor Bright condemns the action as reckless and unsafe with no emergency.
Washington Times-Herald columnist Igor Cassini was assaulted and tarred in Warenton Virginia after a note about a local gentleman farmer not invited to a garden party. Report calls the attack an intolerable outrage and urges vigorous punishment to deter private thuggery.
The item asks readers to turn to page 2 for the answers to seven questions about geography ancient history horses desert Libya a baseball manager Mississippi flower Yugoslavia foreign minister and Solomon temple location.
The article argues against quoting heated lines like comparing someone to Nero. It urges concise phrasing such as simply to Nero to avoid sensationalism.
Herman Hable reports that the council will likely fail to secure government grants as they cannot raise the required local share. Mrs. Champe Conner is convalescing after a two car collision on Berryville Pike. Garland W. Morris, noted local fishing enthusiast, lands a 45 pound bonito off Cape Charles.
A drink crazed man in Woodstock Shenandoah County attacks ending in the deaths of his wife and her father and his own suicide. Miss Lena Kern honored at a WCTU meeting as its oldest member at 85.
Ten years ago James Henry Light a Confederate veteran died at his home near Middletown. Christian Endeavor societies in county churches held a picnic near Capon Bridge. Carl Peterson applied from Little America by radio for naturalization papers to become a citizen of this country.
Frederick county Circuit Court records show five pages of writing in the deed book over a sale of about three quarters of an acre. Miss Sallie Gertrude Fansler becomes the bride of Alson Hott at her parents home on Fairmont avenue. Mr and Mrs H B Gilpin host a dance at Scabby for Miss Mary Page Nelson, guest of Dr and Mrs L M Allen.
At the reorganization meeting C W Hensell was re-elected president and E G Hollis as clerk of council. Administrators of Judge John Handley's estate pay 10000 to the city, total now 54000. Harry Seabright and Miss Addie Whisson wed here by Rev Dr E K Cox.
The planet Venus is linked to the Roman goddess of beauty and the symbol 15 is described as a mirror. The note discusses the planet’s brightness and its name origin in a concise, period tone.
Eleanor Parrish faces a tense theater rehearsal and aging wealth as she considers ending her lifelong writing career for a final deal. Phil Parrish presses for a manuscript worth sixty thousand while she weighs her past and future in a world of money and memory.
The Radio Manufacturers Association meeting in Chicago warns that nationwide TV requires hundreds of costly stations and long costly studio time. Transmission ranges, coaxial cables, and mile-by-mile expenses push up costs while advertising revenue remains uncertain. The piece argues sponsors must pay for television as early limits on program hours test public demand and the industry’s profitability.
A reader quiz from the Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau lists brief Q and A items. It covers youngest U S Senator, statues of Joan of Arc, B S S degree, Barter Theatre Abingdon, Quezon term, vitamin deficiency, grocery bag standards, Oregon gasoline tax, Time Capsule music, Tennyson, Windsor visit to Hitler, first printer in the United States, and Mussolini’s title.
The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau promotes a new booklet PARTIES AND GAMES. It promises bright ideas for entertaining, holiday gatherings, indoor and outdoor games, and aims to help readers earn a reputation as clever and successful hostesses. A dime buys the guide by mailing ten cents with name address and city to Washington, D. C.
Hollywood column critiques Charles Laughton’s return and laments Twentieth Century-Fox for sidelining Peter Lorre who starred in M Crime and Punishment and The Man Who Knew Too Much. The piece argues for fair casting and notes other showbiz tidbits from Arthur Treacher to Ralph Graves and local entertainment notes.
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