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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1939
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star is issued daily except Sundays by The Evening Star Publishing Co. in Winchester Virginia. It is entered at the post office as second class matter.
Printed line. DISPLAY ADVERTISING with border around it must be in this office by 9 P.M. the day before publication. Transient rate 45 cents per inch. Contracts rates on application. National Advertising Representative Tenney Woodward and Company with offices in New York Detroit Kansas City San Francisco Chicago Boston Atlanta and Los Angeles.
The Associated Press holds exclusive reprint rights for all dispatches credited or not credited to the paper and for all local news published herein.
The notice lists yearly and monthly subscription rates by mail with various advance payment options and a weekly rate. It provides amounts for one year two ways, six months and three months, and a one month option, noting free months and differences between in advance pricing. The figures include 3.50 for one year, 1.75 for six months, 4.50 for one year in another line, and 0.40 for one month.
A religious exhortation underscores service to the Lord with gentleness patience and instruction in a dated 1939 publication fragment. The text quotes Bible verse 2 Tim 2 24 and calls readers to humility in service.
The text argues Nazi Germany keeps its people ignorant of foreign opinion and world views. It notes radio broadcasts from abroad in German widen awareness yet may not reach the devoted masses. It warns the Fuehrer’s strategy relies on stifling opposition and suppressing outside critique to fuel aggressive acts.
A U S Department of the Interior study notes soaring interest in aviation among boys and girls, with aviation courses limited in schools. It compares American lag to Europe, urging immediate steps to expand aviation education and train future aircraft engineers and pilots.
Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees struggles with form in spring training amid theories his legs have failed him. The piece recalls Cobb’s old verdicts on Gehrig and Babe Ruth and notes both players declined after initial brilliance.
Richmond News Leader argues that the Administration Reorganization Bill, shaped this year or last, would have failed in the Senate. The piece notes liberals and conservatives yielded in the Senate amendments, urging compromise toward possible reconciliation and ongoing liberal policy within the party.
In Lynchburg observers dispute a monument model of General Jackson on his charger Little Sorrel. Critics call the statue cowhocked and knotty, lacking the horsely grace praised by veterans, while noting Sorrel’s famed endurance supports the horse’s memory.
The Independence Mo Ledger reports a Nazi official declaring that nearly one third of German men are in uniform. The piece critiques the militarization tone and satirical suggestion to buy flamboyant attire like a yellow suit and purple tie to match the propaganda display.
The Rev Ronald S Wilson and Mrs Wilson hosted a party for their son Ronald Jr on his fifth birthday. Guests included Betsy Glaize Bonnie Seal Nancy Slonaker Mary Marshall Steck Jackie Sheetz Tommy Harrison and Paul Hottinger. Mr and Mrs Paul F Rosenberger returned from a wedding trip.
Five years ago firemen accept invitation to take charge of the parade on the first night of the Apple Blossom Festival. C L Barr chief announces. Members and friends of the Young People's Department at Duncan Memorial M E Church Berryville will hold Sunrise service at Easter. Capt Edward H Durell and Miss Georgia Conrad left this evening to spend Easter in Washington.
Governor H. F. Byrd motored to Winchester for a weekend visit. European demand for small apples grows, with France preferring cotton-pack presentation. Comedian Harry Langdon stars in Heart Trouble at the Capitol Theatre.
Speaker Champ Clark declares that repealing Panama Canal tolls would force abandonment of the Monroe Doctrine. Six reels of thrills and drama shown at the Auditorium tonight for 5 cents. David 8. Glaize remains seriously ill but unimproved. Kenneth N. Gilpin buys the Rosney farm near Millwood Clarke County from Edward B. Jacobs.
A note marks a forty year retro view from The Star, unclear events or names unreadable, cataloging past items without specific individuals or places.
Reader can obtain factual answers by writing to The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau in Washington D C directed by Frederic J Haskin. Enclose three cents for reply.
The column lists quick questions and answers on topics from pawn shop lending in New York City to gas mask patents, poems, Arlington amphitheatre capacity, Roosevelt Medal recipients, Benjamin Franklin statue details, and other historical facts. It provides concise factual responses with named individuals and places.
The Winchester Star promotes a 48 page booklet titled Beauty and Charm covering bathing cosmetics skin make up hair teeth hands feet diet posture exercise clothing perfume and more. It is advertised as the most complete publication of its kind offered for ten cents postpaid with a coupon to Information Bureau Washington DC.
In Georgetown British Guiana a young woman secured change at the Raw Gold window by admitting she was at the wrong window and smiling, then politely asking for two shillings. Boris Karloff, of Frankenstein fame, discussed gardening as a favorite hobby revealing his birth name and his wife’s name inspired stage name. He finds seed work a lifelong thrill. The author recalls a Detroit bank sign reading Please from autumn 1912, commending its simple civility.
In the concluding chapter detective Mac McIntyre unravels Horace Witherspoon's murder plot. Horace used poisons, staged a salon accident, and manipulated his wife to hide evidence. The detective explains the alarmingly clever scheme and the missing cyanide, ending with a quiet wrap at home.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer quotes Mr. Hoover urging a changed human attitude to save civilization. It questions what such rhetoric means in a world filled with Hitler and Mussolini sympathizers, noting that in dangerous times a pacifist must defend doors or take arms.
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