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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1939
Page
10
The earliest recorded letter in America was mailed February 2, 1494 from Isabella in Santo Domingo, written by Dr. Diego Alvarez Chanca with Columbus on his second voyage. The first English letters in America are believed to be Ralph Lane’s four letters dated August 12, 1585.
Your Health features Dr Logan Clendening on page 6 offering helpful and authoritative advice. The column format invites readers to follow daily health guidance and insights from the seasoned physician.
Anne Browne surveys area bands at the Terrace G W and Yorks, notes Day In Day Out on Lucky Strike chart, praises Harry James Ben Pollack and Glenn Miller influences, and highlights the George Washington Hotel Orchestra led by Hank Cochran with Buddy Lloyd and Syke Windle. A street car incident ends with a police mental observation.
George Erakales 36 of McKeesport pleads guilty to fatally shooting Antonio Apostolides in a 1932 McKeesport restaurant. Sentencing deferred after seven years at Farview Hospital for the Criminal Insane. Committed on insanity plea, later deemed sane earlier this year.
Caroline Chatfield answers a reader about long distance courtship and marriage risks. She says there is no guaranteed method to remove love gamble, advises selecting a partner with sturdy character and shared values, and stresses mutual effort, politeness, honesty, and equal partnership to sustain marriage.
A Steubenville newspaper carries a matrimonial ad aimed at a young man seeking a wife. The item notes Ohio's market for domestic matches and offers a glimpse of dating norms of the era.
Puzzle clues list mixed with scattered letters and misprinted words. Readers must infer entries such as timid, rodent, semifluid butter, Persian fairy, river in England, and various downs. The page also includes distribution credit and stray garbled text likely from a syndicated puzzle column.
A man 29 describes himself as willing to do any work for a woman who can help him get back on his feet. He states he does not drink or gamble and can cook and perform housework. He seeks a partner to support him until he finds employment.
Dr. Robert S. Barrett reports Masons in Virginia rally 39 000 members to fund a golden anniversary endowment for the Masonic Home of Virginia. The home, started with land and endowment by Alexander Gulick Babcock, was dedicated June 24 1890 to aid children of deceased Virginia Freemasons.
The quote from Allen White, a newspaper publisher, frames advertising as a transformative force shaping American life toward comfort and luxury for millions.
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