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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1939
Page
4
The notice outlines mailing details for Winchester Virginia edition The Evening Star Publishing Co. It lists class matter handling and advertising deadlines with rates for subscriptions and transient ad pricing plus various national ad representatives and office submission requirements. The fragment references post office classifications and schedule exclusions.
The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to republication of all dispatches credited to it or not credited to this paper and to all local news published herein.
Governor Arthur H. James orders Pennsylvania state Monopoly stores to remove liquor advertising from windows. He says selling liquor only should occur, not promoting it, arguing advertising increases consumption and harms public health, and urges citizens to thank the governor for limiting liquor promotion.
An old column argues that a young man who smokes two packs daily pays about 12 cents per day in federal taxes and $43.80 per year, suggesting government revenue hinges on tobacco use and warning how mass abstinence could shock fiscal plans.
The report says Franco may appoint Ramon S. Suner as prime minister, a Phalangist pro-Hitler figure, potentially aligning Spain with the Berlin Rome axis. Japan may extend anti-Communist ties into a formal military alliance, while Franco seeks to stabilize his government post-rebellion and balance between Phalangists, monarchists, and the army.
Virginia's Carter Glass argues the state pays far more in federal taxes than it receives in aid and warns against relying on federal grants. He urges leaving a reasonable state share, stresses repayment of all government loans, and calls for a businesslike government. The remarks appeared in Lynchburg after delay in Washington.
The piece argues German short wave broadcasts fuse with the U S warning on entangling alliances to undermine support for aiding European democracies. It notes propaganda deepens the foreign entanglement controversy, urging Americans to think freely rather than switch off radios.
In local news, the Rev and Mrs T M Swann announce the birth of a daughter at Memorial Hospital. An investigation shows apples in storage at 328 660 barrels, double the 1937 level. Common Council members elect Wendell Goode to fill the vacancy created by J W Rosenberger’s resignation.
Five years ago Miss Caroline Hummer and Mr. James Allen wed in Hagerstown on February 24. W B Watkins of Blue Ridge Hunt received a hunting horn at a club party hosted by Kenneth Gilpin. Federal agencies plan for unemployed self sufficiency as the C W A ends. Max Krol is sentenced to six years for grand larceny tied to Jones Woolen Mill fraud.
Ten years ago local railroads and business interests supported a spring festival. Eugene K. Davis named cashier of Citizens National Bank at Front Royal. A local Isaak Walton league chapter will be organized here by anglers.
A report finds 7,000 prostitutes in Massachusetts as Boston and other cities crack down. In Washington, Col. John S. Mosby and Col. William F. Cody meet for the first time. Winchester endures severe hurricane damage with losses around $100,000 and orchard fears.
In March issues of national magazines ten self made millionaires are featured with Charles B. Rouss highlighted as a former local clerk. Winchester wins the next Grand Lodge meeting for the Knights of Pythias of Virginia. Capt. George H. Kinzel shows slight improvement after a severe injury in the Spangler Carriage Works fire.
Information teau directs readers to mail questions to Frederic J. Haskin in Washington D.C. and enclose three cents for a reply. The notice instructs readers on how to obtain factual answers from the newspaper information service.
A collection of trivia style Q and A items covers notable deaths subjects soy bean enamel in Ford paints congressional support for reforms inflation of 1938 incomes and more. It includes questions on Cravats origins lepsedeza crops and historical furniture prices with concise factual answers.
Advertisement for Natural Scenes of the United States booklet from the Washington Information Bureau. The piece urges Americans to learn about national landscapes and offers the booklet for ten cents by mail, with a coupon included. Includes directions to mail to Washington D C and requests a street or rural route address, city, state.
Dr August A Thomen of New York University criticizes popular fallacies in a pamphlet. He dismisses ideas like feeding a cold starving a fever delaying weight loss from vinegar and that left side sleep harms the heart. He favors simple lifestyle truths and emphasizes brain food and moderation.
Elsie Ritter fills in at Mrs. Horace Witherspoon Sr. salon as deaths strike the family. Detective Mac McIntyre and reporter Phil Benson unravel cyanide murder via a hair dryer trap, with obscure motives among the Witherspoon circle and a missing emerald string.
The Chelan Mirror argues that apple growers should not be forced to fund advertising under current law. It urges a voluntary participation model to keep the program alive, citing benefits seen by citrus growers in California and Florida and warning against forcing some producers to bear the load for others. The piece stresses growing industry-wide support and warns against dropping the program now that it is gaining momentum.
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