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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1939
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star is published daily except Sundays by The Evening Star Publishing Company in Winchester Virginia.
Classifieds charge 2 cents per word with a 25 cent minimum and require copy with payment. Memorials and cards cost 10 cents per line. Display ads with borders due by 9 PM the day before. transient 45 cents per inch. National rep Tenney Woodward lists major U.S. offices.
A biblical verse echoes Paul recounting his response to the heavenly vision before King Agrippa. The line stresses commitment to discerned divine guidance and personal obedience.
Reports show leading cities hold about seventeen billion dollars in demand deposits the highest on record. Deposits rise and loans fall with banks increasing government securities and federal reserve balances while business remains slow and unemployment high due to regulatory and tax burdens.
The piece argues state powers have eroded under federal regulation of commerce. It cites a milk case extending federal reach inside production states and a garment maker scenario as examples. It warns centralized government risks undermining local self rule and democracy.
Richmond News Leader argues that hard work can exhaust from boredom and monotony. It urges daily rest and diverse activities to prevent fatigue and maintain efficiency, noting long hours without breaks reduce productivity and overall well being.
A Georgia representative proposed placing nonmembers of Congress on the pension rolls. The idea drew sharp criticism as a potentially enlarging pension program beyond current members and raised questions about eligibility and fairness.
The page presents seven questions from a daily quiz asking about the Panama Canal Zone Ohio governor Isle of Man foot pounds cabinet nationality for natural born writers of Shakespeare meaning of semester state nicknamed plantation state pronunciation idealist and poker hand rankings with straight flush vs four of a kind.
Instruction cautions rewording claims about rations. It advises using authorized or privileged phrasing and suggests alternatives like We were entitled to rations. The guidance focuses on precise language choices for historical or official statements.
Henry T. Goode wins the Lions Club presidency at the annual meeting. G. O\'Bryan is named head of Berryville Chamber of Commerce, with Bruce Gorham as vice president. Senior class president Kenneth Heine passes the gavel to junior Ray Robinson at Handley class day rites.
Dr Raymond Kerlin earned his dental degree this spring and is initiated into Omicron Kappa Upsilon. Kiwanis Club president H C Sheetz Sr presides at a luncheon honoring Handley seniors hosted by three local civic clubs. News from Washington reports the death of Robert McCarty husband of Mrs May McCarty of this city.
Ten years after a Front Royal altercation Daniel R. Jenkins dies at Memorial Hospital. Rev. Zed Hetzel Copp of Philadelphia urges all young people to marry at 21. Eagle Scout Charles Anderson chosen to represent Shenandoah Area Boy Scouts at the international jamboree in England.
Twenty five years ago The Star pictured an artist’s drawing of the New Hotel Jack scheduled to open on November 15. A pair of fine driving colts owned by J. J. La Rue near Rippon West Virginia were killed by lightning during a thunderstorm in Jefferson County. Miss Gertrude M Higgins of this city joined Georgetown University Hospital Nurse Training School as part of the graduating class.
Forty years ago Mr and Mrs Edgar C Hottel are honored by friends on their first wedding anniversary. A L Shearers double tally ho is given its annual early summer cleaning and is seen on streets pulled by four high steppers. Ashby Swanson hobby horse concession now operating at the Charles Town Fite Co s benge fit show.
Eleanor, newly married to reporter Phil Parrish, adjusts to life in New York while pursuing writing and a new baby. Kit Cranston visitors highlight Eleanor’s fatigue and the struggle between career and motherhood as she prepares for a future with their child.
A compilation of factual Q and A items covering federal employment figures for January, New York City and New Jersey industrial area definitions, oxygen levels at altitude, Benny Goodman’s schooling, biblical seasons, global ship tonnage, mahogany tree growth, head hunting tribes, Dust Bowl migrants, sterilization laws in Germany, what a goshawk is, and earth curvature estimation. Entities include federal government sectors, New York and New Jersey counties, Lloyd's Register, Hull House, Lewis Institute, Jivaro, Philippine and Borneo regions, and notable figures.
The seaplane Tender Langley will end temporary duty with the Atlantic squadron Friday and sail for Pearl Harbor Hawaii to join patrol wing two. Commander Samuel P Cinder, Langley’s commander, will be relieved about June 15 by Commander Arthur C Davis.
Joseph Schnel ling a 16 year old bicyclist in Salt Lake City rode into a parked automobile, flew over it and landed on the car’s top while still astride his bike. He escaped with a strained knee ligament.
Washington Information Bureau offers a booklet combining mathematics word puzzles enigmas and simple magic. The counts include paper and continuous line puzzles and aims to test mental ability for ten cents postpaid. Enclose ten cents with name address and location to Frederic J. Haskin Director Washington D C.
The Emporia Gazette frames Fritz Kuhn’s arrest as a test for Tom Dewey's prosecutorial nerve and the fairness of American justice. The Birmingham News and others urge a fair trial focusing on theft charges, not political opinions, with Dewey to uphold due process.
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