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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 01, 1939

Page

10

Examinations Open for U S Civil Service Jobs

The U S Civil Service announces open competitive exams for three positions. Auditor (marine accounts) at 3200 a year with specialized experience required. Junior tabulating machine operator at 1440 a year with six months electric tabulating machine experience. Forestry student aid at 1260 a year for two years of forestry study by June 30, 1939. Herman Lee, secretary, U S Civil Service Board of Examiners, post office in this city.

United States Civil Service Ion U. S. Maritime Commission Forest Service Herman Lee U.S. Civil Service Board of Examiners

Chinese HQ claims Japanese losses in April actions

Chinese military headquarters announced 31,665 Japanese killed and 513 captured in 504 enemy strength-testing actions during the second half of April.

Chungking

Shriners to Ride on Specials for National Convention

Ten special trains will bring nobles of the Mystic Shrine to Baltimore for the national convention the week of June 25 Boumi Temple of Baltimore hosts the group announced today The Sioux City Iowa train will include two horse cars carrying 35 white Arab horses for the white horse patrol Two Pullmans and a baggage car accompany the riders Other specials will arrive from Dayton Akron Newark Richmond Sacramento San Francisco Louisville Lexington and Detroit

Baltimore Boumi Temple Sioux City White Horse Patrol Dayton Akron Ohio Newark N. J Richmond Richmond, Va Sacramento San Francisco Cal Louisville Lexington, Ky Detroit

Apple Shipments To Foreign Ports Reported

Apple shipments from New York last week to foreign ports were listed by Inge and Company freight brokers. Destinations include Hamburg and various overseas depots with quantities shown, reflecting exports from the port.

Apple New York Inge and Company

Poet Frost compares art to prize ring in judge’s arena

Colorado Springs May 1 Judge Art as in prize ring suggested by Robert Frost at a fine arts conference. He argued the supreme test of art is the money it earns the creator but the inner assurance of excellence remains missing. He urged a contest where works fight to a finish and are judged at the end.

Colorado Springs Robert Frost Frost

Police Find Stolen Boat and Hidden Whisky Still

In Queenstown Maryland on May 1 policemen found a stolen boat and, nearby, a 200 gallon whisky still and a small amount of whisky. Sheriff Edward Warle Coursey reported the still was destroyed and the boat returned to its owner. He said the boat had likely been taken to aid in transporting the still.

Queenstown Wye River Edward Warle Coursey

Digs Own Grave In Dall Season

Miner L. F. Wiley of Uniontown Pennsylvania digs his own grave during a coal strike. At 49 he fears no immediate death but wants to be prepared. He secured health board approval a year earlier but only now burrows in a cemetery near his home as wage deadlock leaves him unemployed.

Uniontown L. F. Wiley Wiley State Board of Health

Treasury Status April 28 Receipts and Debt Figures

Treasury reports on April 28 show receipts of 12.61 million dollars and expenditures of 24.56 million. Gross debt stood at 40.056 billion dollars, reflecting an increase from the prior period.

Washington Treasury

Love guides a daughter's choice amid parental doubt

The Miss Chatfield column advises distraught parents to accept their daughter's marriage to a physically challenged suitor if she remains certain after a year. It highlights that a man’s path is shaped by wit and will, not legs, and defends a daughter’s right to make her own life choice.

Miss Chatfield America Caroline Chatfield

Denney Stands Against Union in Methodist Split

Richmond May 1 Bishop Collins Denny says he will remain a bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church South under its jurisdiction alone. He refused to join the unified church and urged the South church’s continuance, citing historic dissent and loyalty to its doctrine.

Richmond Collins Denny Methodist Episcopal Church South Denny Uniting Conference of the Methodist Church Kansas City Methodist Church, South Uniting Conference Conference Methodist Church Old Methodist Episcopal Church America General Conference Methodist Episcopal Church, South New Methodist Church

Drowsy Driver Collides Near Public Core Scene

A sleepy motorist and a sleepy passenger in the back seat veered into a location believed to be a public core. Onlookers gathered as the driver explained in a solemn tone the mistaken impact.

Milwaukee

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