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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1939
Page
4
A biblical passage from Zechariah 8 13 urges endurance and strength for the house of Judah and Israel promising blessing to those who persevere. The text emphasizes turning a curse into a blessing and encourages faith and courage.
The Alcoholic Beverage Control Board ties employee salaries to store sales volume. Higher sales raise pay while declines lower it, encouraging managers to boost liquor sales. The Suffolk News-Herald urges basing salaries on service length and efficiency, not sales, noting eighteen of ninety stores cut pay.
The Star reaffirms its policy that its columns remain open to every candidate to discuss any public question. This inclusive stance supports free discussion as the election approaches in two weeks.
A group representing 400 major radio stations adopted a good taste standard prohibiting spirituous liquor advertising. The article urges newspapers to follow suit and notes papers like THE STAR already refuse liquor ads, calling for wider public interest.
The article outlines five simple safety rules from Mayor LaGuardia to protect children during vacation. It covers general conduct around traffic and public transport, bicycle safety with five specific cautions, plus two additional cautions about water after meals and avoiding fireworks, runs, or knives.
The piece argues the Export-Import Bank may gift 300000 bales of cotton to Franco, despite US aid and embargoes. It cites Morganthau doubts on payment, notes State Department divisions, and warns Franco may refuse payment claiming silver from pre Franco Spain.
The piece argues that life after forty is not a period of inevitable job loss. It cites Ford as a leading example with 123,562 employees and a large portion over 40, including 84-year-old workers. It contends experience and loyalty are valued, countering common myths about aging in the workplace.
The set asks seven questions on geography theater math history and government including seas near the West Indies the author of Ghosts and Civil War end year plus pensions and state symbols Kentucky flower and railroad costs.
Instruction emphasizes using likely rather than asserting sickness from bad weather. It guides precise wording to avoid definitive claims while conveying probable health impacts. Encourages cautious phrasing in public notices and reports about adverse conditions.
Douglas Corrigan makes a transatlantic crossing to Ireland in a plane aged ten years, paying 69 dollars and 60 cents. He believes he is in California while completing the historic voyage. A separate report notes the death of Dowager Queen Marie of Romania at Bucharest’s royal palace at age 63.
Five years ago Henry Baker Jr and Harry Fowle both 12 leave Wardensville to visit the Chicago World’s Fair. The Lutheran Church in Wardensville Virginia suffers a major collapse killing or injuring no one reported. Virginia Emergency Relief Association aids 1110 locals in June per Miss Margaret Hurst the city and county director.
Bill Hottle son of Mrs W F Hottle is named passenger agent for Transcontinental Air Transport Inc at Waynoke Oklahoma A G Jones and Max Krohl are indicted for embezzlement linked to Jones Woolen Mill fraud John G Pollard Rosewell Page and G Walter Mapp all running for Governor of Virginia speak from the same platform in Richmond.
Thomas Wood Steck a renowned young apple grower from the city dies after a major operation in a Philadelphia hospital. The Sarah Zane Fire Company plans to attend the Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen's convention in Chambersburg and will demonstrate firefighting techniques from 74 years ago. The Star editorializes that Virginia liquor dealers run a costly campaign to obscure the real issues behind the statewide prohibition drive.
Forty years ago the Bee Hive Store runs a full page ad for a close-out sale as it moves to Davis West Virginia with the lease expiring. W F McKlwee sells the Strasburg Weekly News to B M Bushong. Winchester and Frederick County University of Virginia Alumni Association meets at Harry R Kern's office.
Eleanor visits Alicia Somer to decide whether to divorce Phil and follow Dennis. Alicia cautions weighing love against decades of marriage and children. Eleanor plans to tell Phil and the kids after weighing the past and future, as Jessica remains missing and a New York trip looms.
National Bureau of Standards outlines marble restoration via smoothing with fine abrasives and buffing powder to restore luster. For scratches use coarser grit like No 2 carborundum, wet surface and rub, then regrind to a finer grit to achieve a dull luster before final polish. Glass is a highly viscous liquid, not a solid, due to lack of crystalline structure and undefined melting point.
A reader quiz compiles concise answers on topics from early American birth to U S cemeteries in France costs and college funding in Mexico. It covers Virginia Dare, Abner Doubleday era, Leviticus pork prohibitions, Jefferson and Adams, U S cemetery upkeep, slave counts, steam formation, Polled Durham history, and New York restaurant guides.
A Winchester Evening Str Information Bureau appeal promotes Historic Churches in the United States a compact illustrated booklet detailing old churches across states with anecdotes. The ad urges readers to order by enclosing ten cents and mailing to Washington DC, listing spaces for name city street or rural route.
Hollywood chatter notes Kane Richmond’s San Francisco fan letters after a studio visit, praising personal access. Notes on Alice Brady directing in Tiffany days, a $2.65 billion industry, and quirky items from the day, including Connie Bennett’s handmade sweaters and a kid’s autograph stand near Paramount’s Seventeen location.
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