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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1940
Page
4
A dated devotional excerpt cites Isaiah 55 2 urging readers to seek nourishment that satisfies the soul and reject empty labor for earthly gain. The text emphasizes spiritual abundance over material wealth and calls for discernment.
A wartime column praises French General Weygand nicknamed The Fox for using football style mousetrap tactics to trap German tanks. It compares French blocking backs and hidden guns to countering tank offensives, noting Paris reports hundreds of German tanks damaged by hidden 75mm guns.
Washington printing office completes seventh CFR volume up to Indians with 27 000 pages planned in seventeen volumes. Nations Business notes Archives will codify post 1938 rules by 1941. Lawyers face complex path through titles supplementary volumes Federal Register and agency orders.
Col. O R McGuire of the Bar Association calls Congress to pass the Logan Walter bill. The measure would require hearings before new regulations and grant victims the right of appeal to courts for fact and law review.
McCormick argues the Flanders retreat is a historic military feat showing civilian suffering as the war’s real burden. She notes evacuated armies reach the Somme front while civilians endure relentless bombardment and displacement, proving modern war targets populations as well as fronts.
A 21 gun salute welcomes King George VI and Queen Elizabeth to Washington for a White House visit with President Roosevelt. In California, film stars Robert Taylor and Barbara Stanwyck marry quietly in San Diego.
Five years ago Pauline Taylor became president of the Delphian Society of Winchester. Ensign George Fuller was commissioned at the Naval Academy in Annapolis after four years of study. Roy Potts was elected president of the Clarke County Chamber of Commerce.
Miss Emily DeHaven and Kenneth Renner announce their marriage. James Sydney Larrick of Middletown led 550 students in scholarship at the National Business College in Roanoke after completing his course.
Twenty five years ago riots in Mexico left several British subjects dead while the U S Cabinet criticized Germany for its reply to a demand to follow the international code of warfare at sea. Frederick County attorney Herbert S. Larrick delivers a Memorial Address in Hagerstown. Shenandoah Valley Academy finals award diplomas to cadets Sam Baker George Barrie D C Bowly G Bryan Conrad and Frank Wissler.
Forty years ago Mrs. E. A. Carroll sued Valley Female College for injuries from a fall off the front porch after the 1898 commencement. A horse and buggy belonging to B. R. Lineburg was reported stolen from the county hitching yard. Miss Lula V. Coughill wed Charles Bhuster in an announced marriage.
A reflection on tobacco use as a drug and moral issue, noting reformer attitudes, nicotine’s poison label, and differing public views. Includes trivia on nicotine’s historic medicinal naming and a medical Q and A column about colitis diets and available Dr. Clendening pamphlets for readers.
The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau compiles quick facts with expert answers. Topics include the first U S airline passenger May or Pheil, panda lineage and diet, long lasting republics, hotel employment, letter closings, Louisiana parishes, Alaska flag, rug care, Adams Memorial, coloratura, Red Russia, and Edgefield as a home of nine South Carolina governors.
The Star asks seven questions covering God names, Asheville location, Buckskins soldiers, Shibboleth origin, the Adirondacks vs Catskills, Liberty Island, Dutch royal refuge, McGill University, dimensions, and the Spanish American War battle cry.
A promotional notice invites readers to mail ten cents for a copy of the Home Law Book. It outlines topics including contracts notes wills property marriage and divorce with up to date information for the layman. The advertisement is addressed to Washington D C Information Bureau and Frederic J Haskin directs the order.
A court guide states that the word party is a legal term referring to a person with standing, such as the party of the first part, and should not replace the noun person or the pronoun one in ordinary language.
Mr Merrifield hosts a somber dinner with Jeremy Bill and Gayle. Gayle teaches Jeremy to dance on the porch while Bill watches, sensing the love triangle. Jeremy shows financial prospects, plans a riding party, and the group plots activities to lift spirits. Bill battles unrequited love and looming conflict with Lola.
A Roanoke Times column argues that cooking outweighs kissing in marriage. It cites Hollywood stars and public figures while claiming strong meals keep husbands loyal, noting divorce courts fill with kissing-focused spouses but fewer cooks who keep homes intact.
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