Classifieds and rates from Winchester Evening Star 1939
Advertisement rates and submission rules listed for the Winchester Evening Star including word counts, memorials, display ads, and subscription prices. A Bible quotation appears with a date of Tuesday May 16 1939.
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Tenney- Woodward and Company, Inc
New York
Detroit
Kansas City
San Francisco
Chicago
Boston
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Carrier
Dobie Nominated for Western Virginia Federal Bench
Roosevelt nominates Armi stead M. Dobie for the Western District of Virginia presidency. Dobie, dean of the University of Virginia law school since 1933, previously taught and practiced law in St Louis. Endorsed by Virginia senators, confirmation seen as likely.
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Roosevelt
Armistead M. Dobie
Julge John Paul
Virginia
Dobie
University of Virginia Law School
William Iiner Lyle
University of Virginia
St. Louis
Dean Dobie
Prominence and Rumors About the Roosevelts
The piece defends opposition to New Deal policies while condemning gossip about the Roosevelt family's marriages. It argues rumors stem from prominence, not truth, noting Mrs. Roosevelt dismisses false reports and urging rebukes to tabloids.
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United States
Roosevelt
James
Elliot
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
New High Speed Airboat Aims To Redefine Aviation
A secret US project unveils an airboat for 54 passengers with a perfect curve wing pushing speed to 275 mph. Powered by two 18 cylinder, 2 000 hp motors, it carries 5 000 gallons of fuel and a 10 000 mile range, enabling nonstop transatlantic flight concepts and rapid long distance travel.
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United States
Lindbergh
Paris
New York
Why the South Is in Hock to the North
The piece criticizes Roosevelt era policy, arguing southern capital fears government taxation and debt, distrusts government as lender and regulator, and worries about pension taxes and undercut private investment. It cites Eccles and fears of currency inflation, government bonds, and loss of private wealth. It laments banks hoarding idle funds while the producer class bears burdens.
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Hock
Charleston
Marriner Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
United States
Uch
Hospital Visit Escalates Tension Between Jim and Lana
Lana faces police inquiry while Jim concedes fear of danger and a life on the run. He plans to leave with her after a staged move to Camden, as she secretly secures two tickets and vows to stay by his side despite the threat looming over them.
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Lona
Jim
Lana
Clark Martin
Brighton
St. Louis
Camden
Martin
Daily Quiz sample questions from page 2
A list of seven questions covering archaeology, Bob Feller, ring wearing etiquette, Yugoslavia’s Foreign Minister, the meaning of horizon, the Holland tunnel river, pronunciation of discourse, capital of Venezuela, air brake inventor, and alternate name for Ping-Pong.
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Bob Feller
Yugoslavia
Holland
Venezuela
Today’s Common Error in Style Guides
The note warns writers to avoid saying actors “furnished their own costumes” and instead use the concise term “supplied.” It emphasizes precise diction in reporting and instructional guidance for consistent newsroom language.
Destructive fire kills 25 at famed Atlanta hotel
The fire devastating a famous Atlanta hotel claims twenty five lives. A Chamber of Commerce board meeting discusses plans potentially to open a local shoe factory. In Whitacre, 59 year old farmer Raleigh Brown is found burned to death on his porch.
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Atlanta, Ga
Chamber of Commerce
Raleigh
Brown
Whitacre
Charity cases dominate local hospital annual report
Five years ago the annual hospital report shows 31 percent of patients last year were charity cases. Attendance at the cooking school here breaks records as crowds fill the Palace theatre lobby to hear Miss Louise Dixson. Mr and Mrs Charles Flowers of Stephens City announce the birth of a son on May 11.
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Palace Theatre
Louise Dixson
Charles Flowers
Stephens City
Handley Wins Tri School Meet Over Harrisonburg Charlottesville
Ten years ago Handley track team wins a tri school meet against Harrisonburg and Charlottesville. Martha Stowers Red Cross secretary aids relief in central Virginia hardest hit by cyclonic winds. May 17 set for groundbreaking of new industrial school for colored students at Berryville.
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Harrisonburg
Charlottesville
Martha Stowers
Red Cross
Virginia
Industrial School For
Berryville
Thief Captured in Washington Fights ExTradition
Twenty five years ago a thief who robbed Hable's store and Sartelle's confectionery here last night is caught in Washington but opposes extradition. A new morning B and O train improves valley division passenger service. A Virginia committee opposes statewide prohibition and seeks local liquor choice laws.
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Hable
Sartelle
Washington
Valley Division
Baltimore and Ohio
Virginia
Richmond
Winchester park talk quiets as parade plans advance
Forty years ago discussion of a public park for Winchester waned while some residents remain interested. The town will gain telephone linkage with Berkeley and Jefferson County towns after a few more miles of wire. J. P. Haddox and Stewart Bell are named chairmen for the mammoth firemen's parade and celebration.
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Winchester
Berkeley
Jefferson County
W. Va
J. P. Haddox
Stewart Bell
Facts From Questions By Frederic J Haskin
Answers cover population growth in Germany from 67 million to 92 million and territorial gains of 75 000 square miles over six years. Additional items include brontides quirky poets silk investments and Olympic notes with 1940 Helsinki Games.
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Germany
Fortune Telling Booklet Offered By Information Bureau
A 48 page booklet titled Fortune Telling explains reading faces, cards, tea leaves, and coffee grounds. It promises signs, omens, and superstitions as fun party entertainment and offers a copy for ten cents with a mail-in coupon from the Information Bureau in Washington, D C.
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Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Frederick J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Confederate Memorial Day in Winchester Remembered
In a postscript letter, W W Glass objects to merging Confederate Memorial rites on June 6 with Memorial Day May 30. The piece recalls Stonewall Memorial Association founded 1865, the 1930 address by Judge Junius Fishburne, and the long history of June 6 celebrations with parades, veterans, and scenes across Winchester including Stonewall Cemetery, Mount Hebron, and local landmarks.
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Katherine Glass Green
W. W Glass
Retail Merchants
Chamber of Commerce
Ashby
Stonewall Memorial Association
Philip Williams
Mary Dunbar
A. H. H. Boyd
Eleanor Frances Williams
Tillie Russell
Mary Kurtz
Junius Fishburne
Stonewall
Winchester
Rouss City Hall
Court House
Glens and Dales
Frederick Plaza
Reuss City Hall
John J. Williams
George W. Kurtz
Eugene Baylor
William P. McGuire
Thomas K. Cartmell
Winchester Light Infantry
James Burgess
Bruce Gibson
Joseph A. Nurton
Fifth Regiment
Maryland
Dixie
William Spottswood White
Sons
Stonewall Cemetery
Stonewall Memo Association
Mount Hebron
Stonewall Jackson
Braddock Street
Morgan
Ambler Hill
Amherst
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