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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1939
Page
4
A religious verse from 1 Corinthians urges believers to be steadfast and unmovable in their service to the Lord, promising that their labor is not in vain. The line emphasizes enduring devotion and ongoing good works.
The administration pushes a 2.8 billion loan program to private industry claiming self liquidating aims. Critics fear non recoverable loans mask endless spending. They argue despite idle bank funds the policy deters business investment and increases tax risk amid rising debt.
The piece argues free schooling is universal but underutilized as many youths fail to complete beyond early grades. Statistics show low progression from fifth to college levels, with only 2 percent holding college diplomas. It concludes education’s promise clashes with actual outcomes and critiques white collar bias.
Fritz Kuhn head of the German American Bund spent four hours in a Webster, Massachusetts station after a drunken restaurant party drive incident. Police diverted the party to a sober bodyguard driver and Kuhn swore at officers in English claiming his identity. Bail set at 54 dollars.
From The Foundation Garment Review, corset buyers in New York next week will see the Floradora influence on future foundation garments. Laced corsets of the romantic era inspire girdles and brassieres for American women’s wear in the coming six months, revealing trade secrets for imagining tomorrow’s wardrobe.
The page poses seven questions about politics liquor law etiquette city politics sports pronunciation geography instruments and pet lifespans. It asks details on South Africa status gills to pints Chinese immigration dinner dances Tom Pendergast Revolta golf pronunciation Lisbon concertina and dog lifespans.
Guidance to avoid repetitive phrasing in reporting. Prefer concise action like made a fire instead of describing a built a fire on the beach. Emphasizes clear direct language for simple acts and common actions.
Alma Orndorff wins first prize in the Correct Dress contest at the 4 H club short course in Blacksburg. The report also notes Front Royal Viscose plant aims to be the largest rayon unit worldwide upon completion and highlights salaries and eight month terms affecting Frederick county teachers.
Federal officers are tipped by an unknown woman and fatally shoot John Dillinger near a Chicago theatre. Harry Real is hit by a car on Front Royal Pike and suffers a broken leg, transported by a passing motorist. Dr. E C Stuart plays a key role in Little Theatre's Cradle Snatchers production.
Residents from Winchester and nearby communities protest tolls on the Potomac River bridge at Williamsport Maryland. Funeral services for Prof. Byron Franklin Line are conducted with large attendance. Officers and men of Company I return after a two week annual summer encampment period.
Magistrate Frank Krebs sentences a Black man found with one pistol to 600 days in jail. The Winchester Gun Club announces its second annual clay pigeon shoot for August 4. William H. Baker presides at the Northern Virginia Power Co. annual meeting in the absence of ill Lewis Cooper.
Forty years ago Stewart Yeakley provides Sarah Zane with a ton of hay for the company horses. Phelps and Co. of Baltimore seeks a site here for a plant focusing on apples and peaches. Hansbrough and Carter near completion of a grand Main street office building described as the most handsome downtown.
In a market scene Sarah Anne Melton learns that Jack Courtney has set a record in aviation. A newspaper buzzes with the home town hero, stirring memories of their past as Sarah Anne awaits direct contact from San Francisco, where he’s now flying. The scene blends hometown ties with a looming distance.
A Q and A compilation by Frederic J. Haskin includes facts on Vatican City size 108.7 acres and population 1106, P P C cards meaning pour prendre congé, New York Constitution dates, English speakers, BILLION dollar country remark by Reed, pole-to-pole distances, Mellon gallery cost 15 million and 1940 completion, heart size variation, and Lord Lothian bio.
Households urged to order an up to date booklet titled Canning and Preserving with tested recipes for vegetables fruits meats and poultry plus jellies preserves marmalades jams conserves fruit butters and pickles. Enclose ten cents for the publication and mail to Washington D C via The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau.
Hollywood opinion cites Gene Raymond as a rare star built on personal appeal, yet idle as moguls regret box office shortages. Now splitting headlines over his career while Lucille Hallop divorce and other studio notes mirror a fickle industry.
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