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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1940
Page
10
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William A. Benne, 42, escaped a workhouse sentence by pledging to quit drinking. He asked the judge for a drink saying he felt sick, but the judge refused with a sharp dismissal.
A 1940 correspondence discusses why people seek out inferiors and cling to brilliant but solitary souls. It notes how vanity, fear of truth, and dependence on adoring listeners fuel melancholia, while frank friends offer corrective honesty that is rarely welcome.
Work will start April 1 on a $65 000 textile plant to be built in Luray if financial arrangements are completed by the Chamber of Commerce. Schwarzenbach Huber Co New York officials plan a 30000 square foot facility on the Roller property north of Luray employing 250 workers in the first unit.
Officials from a Pennsylvania leather concern visited Luray to inspect the tannery. They may complete a sale that would employ about 200 workers at full capacity and possibly spur a nearby shoe factory, though details remain unverified.
William L. Austin of the Census Bureau testifies before a Senate commerce subcommittee defending the census questionnaire amid Tobey’s resolution calling for changes. The hearing centers on whether income questions breach civil rights and how the form should be modified.
The Virginia House Finance Committee defeated a bill to extend the two percent gross receipts tax to contract motor carriers by a 7 to 6 vote after amendments exempting taxis and urban vehicles. Supporters argued the tax would equalize carrier costs and raise about a half million dollars. opponents warned rural trucks could be driven out and higher transport costs would fall on consumers.
New York report quotes matrimonial consultant H Ehrenreich claiming women are too lazy to propose on Leap Year day. He notes many couples still rely on men to pop the question, with only a few brides actually proposing in a past Leap Day survey.
In Coral Gables on March 2, 16 hand picked teams begin pursuit of the $5,000 prize in the international four ball golf championship led by reigning titleholders Ralph Guldahl and Sammy Snead.
The country links fixtures crown seventeen year old teams in a field cut by half after two days of grueling 36 hole match play. Semifinals Thursday decide the championship with a top prize of 2000 dollars. Q A fellowship eligibility clarifies that journalists with at least three years experience qualify regardless of age or education.
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