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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1939
Page
10
An Evening Star Page 2 item notes missing lines from an earnings inquiry into unemployment benefits. It references F W Bailey on a statement about workers with credits from covered employers drawing weekly benefits based on total earnings and rate, with required reporting of all earnings for each week.
The amount a totally unemployed claimant can draw each week is determined by a standard benefit. If earnings occur in the reporting week, benefits are reduced in proportion to the reported earnings for that week.
A public debate at Fairview School Reynolds Store is set for 7 30 Friday night March 31. The question asks whether practical experience is more essential than literary education with Foster Lineweaver Doyle Hels ley Roy Beam handling the affirmative and Cecil Yost Wood Luttrell E C Lewis the negative. Everyone is invited.
In Blacksburg on March 29 fifty five breeders and friends met at the James Madison Hotel for the annual Virginia Purebred Swine Breeders Association meeting. A new constitution and by laws were adopted and officers named.
A Clarke County jury found Hugh Williams not guilty after he appealed a sentence of 100 dollars and 30 days in jail for driving while intoxicated. The article lists jurors and then details a series of grand jury indictments for thefts of chickens and break-ins at various properties.
BERLIN Md March 29 William Hanley 25 a mill worker was found dead last night under the same circumstances as his father eight years ago. Magistrate Fred A Culver said Hanley apparently killed himself by pressing a shotgun trigger with a stick. There would be no inquest. Mrs Hilda Hanley said she left their seven month old baby with him while shopping and found his body in the garage when she returned. A letter addressed to Mrs Hanley was found near the baby.
Dear Miss Chatfield advises a middle aged widow torn between marriage to her younger friend and potential heartbreak. Mr Thurber suggests weighing whether relinquishing him for his own happiness matters as they discuss shared interests and long term companionship.
A column on marriage, maturity, and lasting compatibility argues that intellectual growth outlives youth, and that lasting happiness depends on mental concord rather than guarantees. Caroline Chatfield invites readers to submit problems for discussion and letters with self addressed envelopes.
ROCKVILLE MD March 29 The town clock rolls to a new site after a heated meeting. Mayor Douglas Blandford defends Confederate ties amid protests by the United Daughters of the Confederacy. A committee will choose a new location Saturday.
In Lexington Kentucky on March 29 Man O War, the famed American thoroughbred, turned 22. Groom Will Harbut says the horse had a simple breakfast of apples and carrots and a light five mile gallop as birthday observances kept low key. He quips that the horse stays out of politics and would be president if he ran politics like racing.
A statue clock was donated to the city by the estate of Walter Brownley, a Washington confectioner. The gift marks a civic tribute from a local notable whose legacy includes sweets and community service.
Crossword clues list across and down with mixed garbled entries from a 1959 King Features syndicate puzzle. Some entries reference common words and phrases like flowers, fate, and delay, while others appear corrupted. The page shows partial clues and misread letters typical of OCR from a newspaper puzzle page.
Virginia poultrymen in the Shenandoah Valley and the Northern Neck push the Virginia Grows Healthy Pullets Program to improve livability and health of chicks pullets and laying flocks. Virginia Tech researchers and county agents outline guidelines on culling testing and disease control for better management and reduced mortality.
Burgos March 29 Nationalist headquarters said radio messages from Murica Almeria Jaen Cuenca and Ciudad Real showed their surrender to Generalissimo Franco. Offensives in Cordoba and Toledo helped prompt these capitulations leaving Albacete Alicante and part of Guadalajara still resisting.
New York reports Merrick the oldest American thoroughbred has turned 36, an age the paper notes equates to about fourteen human years, marking a remarkable longevity for the stallion.
Thomas Scully will be the guest speaker at the Rotary Club meeting at the George Washington Hotel tomorrow. His topic is The Probation and Parole System in Virginia.
Police in Hagerstown Md report James A. Martin missing from Yarrowsburg had been seen on Saturday. Authorities say they have abandoned foul play theories and will continue the search until he is found.
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