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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 27, 1939

Page

4

Broadening the Eastern Apple Advertising Network

A commentary lauds Appalachian Apples Inc for two years of work funded by Virginia West Virginia Maryland and Pennsylvania growers. It urges uniting regional efforts into a centralized Eastern Apple Association to boost nationwide ad campaigns and pave the way for a broader Northwest partnership.

Appalachian Apples, Inc Virginia West Virginia Maryland Pennsylvania Appalachian Apples East Appalachian New England Michigan Mississippi Eastern Apple Association Northwest

Roosevelt Attorn ey General Urges Cutbacks in Government

Murphy calls for 25 percent reduction in public expenses and a million payroll releases without harming core functions. The President counters with a four billion dollar lending program, half to South American nations, seen as pump priming not affecting the budget, though risks and future tax burdens loom.

Roosevelt Murphy

Modern Hog Rearing By Lewis Owings At Harpster Ohio Farm

Charles H. Lewis and Charlies W. Owings operate a 425 acre Harpster area hog farm housing 300 pure bred Poland China hogs in two new fireproof facilities with air ventilation and sunlit roofs. Each sow has a private pen and life boxes kept at 72 degrees with an office and lab planned. The operation emphasizes feed science, cod liver oil, oats, ground corn, vitamins, and concrete floors to boost growth and reduce losses.

Charles H. Lewis Ohio Charlies W. Owings Harpster Lewis Parker

Seven Quiz Questions From The Daily Quiz

The page lists seven quiz prompts asking about Alaska purchase country, aliens in the Navy, Dnieper Sea outlet, Sir Walter Scott, Belmont Stakes winner, successor to Justice Sutherland, and the body of water linking the Channel to the North Sea. Additional items include pronunciation of mistrial and definition of conduit with a final question about Ossining’s former name.

U. S Alaska U.S. Navy Dnieper River Walter Scott Belmont Park N. Y Justice Sutherland U. S. Supreme Court English Channel North Sea Ossining

Common Error Guideline Update

A guidance note instructs reporters to avoid clinical phrasing and instead describe illness as serious when describing a lasting condition. It emphasizes concise wording suitable for public summaries and consistent terminology across stories.

Winchester marble champ heads to national tournament

Elwood Williams, the Winchester marble champion, departs for Wildwood New Jersey to compete in the National tournament. In other news, People's Drug Store opens its new location in the Bell building.

Elwood Williams Winchester Wildwood N. J People’s Drug Store Bell Building

Winchester to be Represented at Virginia Municipalities Meeting

Lawrence Hollis Dr. C R Anderson and P P Pilcher will represent Winchester at a Virginia League of Municipalities meeting. Citizens oppose issuing a building permit for an abattoir just east of Kent Street. Miss Rachel Jennings receives a scholarship to Camp Andre of the national Girl Scout council.

Lawrence Hollis C. R. Anderson P. P. Pilcher Winchester Virginia League of Municipalities Kent Street Rachel Jennings Andre Girl Scout Council

Virginia political shifts and prison sentence reported

Ten years ago Harry Sinclair and Henry Mason Day entered prison. Edwin Andreson marks 25 years as University of Virginia president. William Mosely Brown, formerly a Democrat until 1928, is named the Republican nominee for Virginia governor.

Harry Sinclair Henry Mason Day Edwin Andreson University of Virginia William Mosely Brown Virginia

Rescue attempt ends in drowning as pair saved

Dr. W. Holmes Yeakley drowned while attempting to rescue his wife and friend. all three were saved. Gordonsville selected as site for Virginia state militia annual encampment. Hailstones as large as walnuts struck J. C. Miller’s wheat field in Bunker Hill.

W. Holmes Yeakley Gordonsville Virginia J. C. Miller Bunker Hill

George Marpole jailed for shooting at Berryville officer

George Marpole receives six months in jail and a fifty dollar fine after firing at Berryville town officer George Ricamore. John Swartz drives a traction engine into a new fireplug near the toll gate on National Avenue and gets a spray. Thomas Barr falls ill while walking on Main Street and is taken home where his condition improves.

George Marpole Berryville George Ricamore John Swartz National Avenue Thomas Barr Main Street

Desendents of Kings prize changes Nell Parrish life

Eleanor Parrish wins the Senfell Raye prize for her novel Descendents of Kings after a crisis with her sick child Jessica. A celebration follows with plans for a Bermudian holiday for Nell, Phil, and Jessica, as they face debt and hopeful recovery.

Eleanor Phil Parrishes Annie Eleanor Parrish Jessica Kate Douglas Wisconsin Kate Henderson Phillip Parrish Hazelton Gardens Estate Great Neck Long Island New York Nell Mrs. Parrish Bermuda

The Way To Ruin A Young Man

An editorial warns that debt is a swift path to ruin for individuals and nations. It argues that living beyond means weakens health and prospects, linking personal debt to societal decline and cautioning against grandiose government schemes.

Liberty Magazine Liberty Rome Germany Hitler Washington

Back to the good old drama in Alfred E. Smith's view

Alfred E. Smith argues America needs a return to real stage drama and swashbuckling plays from Hollywood. He recalls classics like Way Down East and Turn to the Right and questions why Hazel Kirk and Uncle Tom’s Cabin are not revived.

Cleveland Hazel Kirk Uncle Tom Legree

Answers to questions from a 1930s quiz column

The text compiles Q A style items: first national rifle match held at Sea Girt New Jersey in 1903. Santa Rosa Island history and size. 50 mile NBC broadcast radius from Empire State Building. air space in cement blocks lightens weight and aids insulation. Jumbo the elephant killed near St Thomas Ontario in 1885. large NYC parade crowds for Lindbergh 1927 and others. three states did not ratify the 18th Amendment. Galento and Louis first pro fights dates. Harvard Library size. Glenn Frank linked to Rural Progress. 1937 shirt production 12 027 243 dozen valued at 128 533 699 dollars.

Who's Who Among Household Pests booklet offer

The Winchester Evening Star advertises a 32 page booklet COMMON HOUSEHOLD PESTS listing pests such as flies moths carpet beetles termites fleas rats and mice with information on cheap control. Ten cents postpaid via the Information Bureau directed by Frederic J. Haskin in Washington D C.

Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau Frederic J. Haskin Washington, D. C

Hollywood Luck and Famed Actors Defy Time

A column notes Hal Ark Davenport’s late peak in Hollywood after a downturn with the Federal Theatre Project. Marie Dressler May Robson and others are cited as examples of late-life comebacks. The piece blends anecdotes on actors, studio quirks, and a comic cue about collecting grapes for a hospital.

Hollywood Halary Davenport Davenport Federal Theatre Project Marie Dressler May Robson Kansas

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