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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1939
Page
3
Virginia residents face a June 1 deadline to file income tax returns with local revenue offices to avoid penalties. The 1.5 percent rate on the first 3,000, 2.5 percent on the next 2,000, and 3 percent on excess income apply. penalties rise to 10 percent by June 1 and 5 percent after December 5, with triple-delinquent penalties reaching 100 percent.
In Martinsburg on May 2, growers report a good apple crop ahead. Spray specialist E C Sherwood notes rain hindered pollenization but warm days and bees should offset effects. Orchardist M M Brown says wind and rain did not harm bloom and bees were busy in spring work.
Carlisle Pa May 2 Abbott of Philadelphia has won a place on the Dickinson College varsity tennis team as a freshman. A southpaw with a speedy serve and solid backhand she earns her spot on the squad.
President William Green of the AFL told the Senate Labor Committee that the National Labor Relations Board distorts the Wagner act and urged replacing it with a five member Federal Labor Board. He backed AFL amendments broadening court appeals, limiting the board’s power to void contracts, and allowing employer petitions for union representation elections.
A state survey shows Roanoke city having the lowest assessment inequality score in Virginia, with 28.2, as officials note many counties and cities have undergone reassessment. The study highlights the impact of 1930s reassessment efforts and calls for broader county by county action to reduce tax disparities.
Present and past rainfall data show 24 hour precipitation 0.37 inches, April to date 3.23, year to date 12.4 inches. Monthly averages from 1913 to 1938 are listed with January 2.53, February 1.98, March 2.94, April 3.20, May 3.64, June 3.58, July 3.34, August 3.68, September 2.36, October 3.13, November 2.32, December 2.40 inches. Average annual rainfall is 35.09 inches. Courtesy Winchester Research Laboratory.
An advertisement for Everybody's Song Book sells a collection of over 200 songs across themes from festive gatherings to religious and patriotic pieces. It notes 144 pages, indexed content, and a coupon offer for 20 cents, mailed via the Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau. A second brief item mentions Uniontown volunteers hurrying to Redstone Creek fire caused by a discarded cigarette igniting gasoline.
The Boston Bees hold the NL lead as Casey Stengel’s Giants fall from sixth to seventh. Pittsburgh’s Rip Sewell earns his first win, Pirates beat the Reds 2-1, Dodgers edge Phillies 13-12, White Sox beat Cubs in an exhibition benefiting Monty Stratton, with Posedel and Lavagetto among the standouts.
Yesterday in the American League only the Cleveland Detroit game was scheduled with final scores not provided in the fragment. The item notes a single game and references major league statistics in a brief score report style.
National League results show Pittsburgh 2 Cincinnati 1 and Brooklyn 13 Philadelphia 12, Boston 7 New York 2. Other games list New York at Detroit Boston at Cleveland Washington at St Louis Philadelphia at Chicago. Then Chicago at Philadelphia Cincinnati at New York St Louis at Boston Pittsburgh at Bronxlyn.
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