Winchester Evening Star June 13 1939 front page notice
The Winchester Evening Star published in Winchester Virginia as a daily except Sundays. Advertising rates include classified 2 cents per word and display ads 45 cents per inch, with deadlines and national reps listed. Subscriptions are 1 month 40 cents, three months 1.20, six months 2.25, one year 4.50. The issue carries a Bible verse Matt 3 2.
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Tenney- Woodward and Company, Inc
New York
Detroit
Kansas City
San Francisco
Chicago
Boston
Atlana
Los Angeles
Winchester Growth Driven by Residential Construction
Winchester development shows steady residential building across the city, meeting growing demand for homes. The paper notes no boom, just healthy growth benefiting residents and fostering a substantial community.
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Winchester
Senate approves 235000 for super experts in commerce
The Senate approved a 235000 appropriation to hire a corps of super experts in the Commerce Department at salaries up to 9000 a year. Critics questioned the need and the mission of the experts as no clear task was defined. Some urged replacing or hiring sensible officials rather than expanding the payroll.
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Esterday
United States Senate
Department of Commerce
Department
Roosevelt
Hopkins
Free Speech Rally Backed By Civil Liberties Union in Jersey City
Norman Thomas spoke at a Jersey City Civil Liberties Union meeting. The event followed earlier assaults and police inaction, amid protests against local authorities’ suppression of free speech. The Supreme Court recently ruled an anti meeting ordinance unconstitutional, reinforcing rights to public gatherings.
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Norman Thomas
American Civil Liberties Union
Jersey City
Frank Hague
Supreme Court
Civil Liberties Union
Law School for W. and M. Neglected in Board Vote at Williamsburg
The Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch reports a controversy at the College of William and Mary where eight present board members narrowly voted to discontinue the law degree program after 1939-40 and merge with the Marshall Wythe school. Advocates urge reconsideration arguing the first US law school should not be abolished without compelling reason and note overlaps with other state programs.
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Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch
Ledger-Dispatch
Board of Visitors
College of William and Mary
Williamsburg
Jurisprudence
Marshall-Wythe School of Government and Citizenship
Law
America
Virginia Law Schools
University of Virginia
Medical College of Virginia
Richmond
Federal highway speeds by region spark cross country contrast
Federal highway experts report average motorist speeds by state cluster with Connecticut commuters fastest rising pace as distance increases. Drivers in Massachusetts average 40.3 mph New Yorkers 41.3 mph and Midwestern motorists 44.9 mph.
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Connecticut
Massachusetts
And-or at the Bar Rules Out Colo mbus Electric Question
Nebraska Supreme Court voided a Columbus local election on whether to acquire electric distribution and transmission lines due to the ambiguous phrase and-or. The ruling criticizes the term as unclear for voters and cites political figures who oppose or ridicule it.
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Knoxville News-Sentinel
Nebraska Supreme Court
Columbus
Carter Glass
Senate
John W. Davis
C. A. Fowler
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Janus
The Hindu Kush Range Location and Facts
Answers to questions cover geography and civics including Hindu Kush mountains location in Asia, North Carolina nickname, naturalization by marriage rules, circle circumference method, top West Indian island, royal kin injury, sport of kings, pronunciation and golf eagle definition, and ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs.
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Hindu Kush
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U. S
West Indian Islands
Distinctive Russian Style Cited in Instruction Debate
A note urges reporters to avoid phrases like distinctly Russian and prefer distinctively Russian. The guidance emphasizes precise language choices in describing attire and cultural features.
Local news briefs and a school funding note
The bulletin notes a generally favorable crop outlook for the area with lighter conditions elsewhere. A $2000 purchase funds a new consolidated school at Gore. Miss Mary Jane Gray of the local Reformed Church Missionary Society attends the Syriod conference in Frederick Maryland.
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Gore
New Consolidated School
Mary Jane Gray
Frederick
Reformed Church Missionary Society
Delegates Arrive for Virginia Religious Education Convention
Five years ago delegates arrive in Winchester for a Virginia Council of Religious Education convention at First Baptist Church. Co D Barnett and Lee Cobb running as independents win municipal council seats. Miss Margaret Sullivan delivers salutatory at Handley annual class day.
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Winchester
Virginia Council of Religious Education
First Baptist Church
Co. D. Barnett
Lee Cobb
Margaret Sullivan
Handley
Garden Club Hosts Virginia Convention Here
Winchester and Clarke County Garden Club hosts the annual Garden Club of Virginia convention in the city. Mayor F A Shryock protests the council budget and urges citizens to attend the public meeting where the budget will be heard.
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Winchester
Clarke County
Garden Club of Virginia
F. A. Shryock
Comers Hike Homeward As Term Ends Then Vanish
Twenty five years ago Russell and Keith Comer left to celebrate school term by hiking over the Blue Ridge to their grandmother's home and were lost in the mountains. Meanwhile Mrs Mary Elizabeth Hardy dies after years of illness. A Chicago crash worsens as another bank fails to open its doors and crowds gather at other banks.
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Russell
Keith Comer
Blue Ridge
Mary Elizabeth Hardy
Winchester
Chicago
Clarke County investigates widespread chicken thefts
No arrests have been made by Clarke county authorities following numerous chicken thefts in the region. Two intoxicated men were caught attempting to run the Stephens City toll gate. Joe Wolfe and George Hyde rode bicycles to Martinsburg but were stopped by rain.
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Clarke County
Stephens City
Joe Wolfe
George Hyde
Martinsburg
A Nightly World Of Walls And Words In Greenwich Village
Eleanor Parrish, a Brooklyn housewife, pursues a private writing life while Phil returns to the newsroom night shift. She hides a fresh novel from him as she expands her social world and tightens her grip on evenings, planning a forthcoming party and drafting new stories amid domestic routine.
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New York
Jessica
Eleanor
Phil
Ee Phil
Kate Douglas
Kate
Parrish
Greenwich Village
Long Island
Parrishes
Abrams
Weida's
Louisa
Darling
Mona Ahlberg
Nell
FTC report censures auto industry for dealer control and price fixing
After a 14 month study, the Federal Trade Commission released a 3500 page report to Congress criticizing auto manufacturers for dealer control, dealers for price fixing, and finance companies for padding finance charges. It notes some improvements and urges detailed invoices to buyers while stopping short of new legislation.
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New York Times
Withrow
Wisconsin
Federal Trade Commission
Congress
National Automobile Dealers Association
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Reader questions answered by The Winchester Evening Star
A compilation of brief Q A items directed to Frederic J. Haskin Information Bureau. Topics include taxi counts in NYC and London age of composers peak, Seeing Eye dogs, fractional coin legal tender, radio program award, John Paul in Annapolis crypt, Roosevelt sons Harvard, college divorce rates, Napoleon height, body pores, and The Solent strait.
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Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Financier-By Gum! Durham Youth Recovers Nickel
A Durham traffic sergeant helped a bright faced youngster who had dropped a nickel into a stock sewer. The boy bought gum with the coin and used a pole and wad of gum to lift his original nickel from the sewer.
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Durham
N. C
W. W. Scott
Why America Seeks South America Now
An editorial by M. M. Green argues U S interest in South America is driven by failed markets elsewhere and the hope for exports but cautions that England remains dominant and South Americans lack purchasing power. It notes Germany and Japan face competitive pricing and travel barriers while local production and labor remain weak and costly.
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Winchester
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Japan
England
Europe
Latin America
United States
Hitler
North America
Columbia
Venezuela
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