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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 06, 1939

Page

4

Winchester Evening Star publication details and rates

The Winchester Evening Star from Winchester Virginia lists its mail and publishing details. It notes daily publication except Sunday and provides advertising representation across major cities. It confirms Associated Press membership and rebroadcast rights for local news. Subscription rates are shown for year six months and one month.

Evening Star Publishing Co Winchester Associated Press

Guide Our Words and Thoughts Psalm Reflection

A religious meditation citing Psalm 5 1 urging divine guidance for words and thoughts. It emphasizes prayerful consideration of speech and inward reflection as a spiritual practice.

Clarke County Faces Rising Auto Fatalities Prompt Call for Safety Drive

Clarke County reports seven automobile deaths in the year, up from one in 1938, with causes ranging from grade-crossing collisions to drunk driving. The piece urges a county wide safety campaign led by officials and parents, stressing enforcement and public awareness to curb reckless driving.

Clarke

Cheap At The Price The Beauty Industry's $200 Million Figures

The American Cosmeticians' Association says American women spend about 200 million dollars yearly on beauty. In 1939 about 39 million women visit 78 thousand beauty shops for services like hair waving, permanents, facials, manicures, and cosmetics. New York leads with 39 million, California 16 million, and Illinois 15 million.

American Cosmeticians’ Association United States New York California Illinois

Allport blasts psychologists at Berkeley meeting

Dr Gordon Allport of Harvard, retiring APA president, scolds psychologists for retreating into laboratories. He says they lack practical touch with people and mistake theory for behavior, urging a blend of headwaiter intuition and scientific insight to forecast human conduct.

Alexandria Gazette Gordon Allport Harvard University American Psychological Association Berkeley Calif Allport

Cardinal Mundelein Stood as American Church Leader

George Cardinal Mundelein of Chicago rose from New York's East Side to become a leading Catholic figure. Ordained at 23, he led as chancellor of Brooklyn, then bishop and archbishop, opposing Hitler and supporting priestly expression. His death marks a loss to the nation.

Newport News Daily Press George Cardinal Mundelein Chicago United States New York East Side Brooklyn Mundelein Hitler Father Coughlin Cardinal Mundelein

Seven Test Questions From The Daily Ouiz

The page asks seven trivia items including which planetoid is nearest Earth the common name for tetanus the presiding Chief Justice at Andrew Jacksons trial the pronunciation of industry which state last ratified the Constitution the instrument for specific gravity of liquids why cream rises in milk the great lyric poet of Scotland and the product 1 minus 2 times 1 minus 8.

Andrew Jackson Scotland

Local Farmer Reports Twenty-Four Cattle Herd

A farm noted a herd containing twenty four cattle. The report lists cattle ownership and herd size with no injuries or losses recorded.

McAboy Named Superintendent of Ninth District

Jack McAboy is selected as superintendent of the ninth district. The F F A fair is sponsored by boys of Middletown and Stephens City schools. Dizzy Dean of the Chicago Cubs and Lefty Gomez of the Yankees oppose each other in the World Series second game. Earl Armel returns to Winchester after three years in the United States Navy.

Jack McAboy Boys of Middletown Stephens City Dizzy Dean Chicago Cubs Lefty Gomez Yankees Earl Armel Winchester United States Navy

Shrimp Dinner Attended by Captain Brown at Fire Co Event

Five years ago Captain R B Brown presided at a shrimp dinner held by the Sarah Zane Fire Co. Over 110 persons were killed in another Spanish rebellion. E P Browning Jr directed "Sun Up" in a Little Theatre production.

R. B. Brown Sarah Zane Fire Co E. P. Browning, Jr Little Theatre

Local Driver Slightly Injured in Auto Crash

Mrs John F Rodman sustains minor injuries in an automobile accident. Funeral services are held for James White in the Hayfield county area. Arthur Jones testifies in his own defense in Corporation Court regarding Woolen Mill embezzlement case.

John F. Rodman Arthur Jones Corporation Court James White Hayfield

War delays, autumn battles loom on Western Front

Allied forces struggle to crush Germany as Huns and Austrians push toward Warsaw. Strategists warn the war may last all winter while apple markets feel the tension from disrupted foreign trade. Joe C. Coe sues Winchester for 20000 damages over local Abrams Creek sewerage affecting his dairy cows.

Warsaw the Star Joe C. Coe Winchester Abrams Creek

City Council Renames Main Street to Loudoun Name

Forty years later the city council restores to Main street the unwieldy Loudoun name amid merchant opposition. Dave Petrie shows a letter from his son Lyon Petrie, a U S Army quartermaster in the Philippines, while Robert Steele near Cumberland Valley station at Spring Gardens notes his Bath birth.

City Council Loudoun Dave Petrie Lyon Petrie U. S. Army Philippines Robert Steele Cumberland Valley Spring Gardens Hirthaa

Children Take Longer To Sleep Than Adults, Minnesota Tests Show

University of Minnesota tests find children average 30 to 35 minutes to fall asleep while adults take 10 to 20 minutes. The study highlights age-related differences in sleep onset times and may influence parenting guidelines and bedtime routines.

University OF Minnesota

Lorena Hamilton Visits Phantom Ranch in Arizona

Lorena Hamilton travels to Arisona to meet her uncle George Brazee owner of Phantom ranch. Cowboys Jerry Dale and Shot Rogers stand out with Jerry drawn to Lorena while Shot falls in love. yesterday Lorena, moved by Jerry’s wounded hand, makes further advances she dislikes.

Lorena Hamilton Arisona George Brazee Phantom Ranch Jerry Dale Lorena Shot Rogers Symba Jerry Shot Rogers

Hidden Hearts Amid Ranch Turmoil on the Mesa

In the aftermath of a raid the Phantom cowboys work through burial and burning of dead stock in Crown valley. Lorena Hamilton bonds with Shot Rogers during a pistol lesson and a shared moment, amid tension with ranch owner George Brazee and the men. The scene blends danger, humor, and growing attraction as rain freshens the land.

Mesa Rogers Blanco George Brazee Shot Mr. Brazee Crown Valley Jerry Dale Lorena Hamilton Old Jasper Jasper Lorena Shot Rogers Mexico

Answers To Ask The Experts On Various Topics

A compilation of Q and A excerpts covers judges robes at 1790 Supreme Court, earth shape, barn window imitations, silver dollars in 1939, American authors popular in the Soviet Union, Bridge rule stability, artichoke eating method, 1863 New York draft riots, origin of humble pie, emergence of composite and no photography after Lincoln, and American residents in Mexico including Mexico City.

Supreme Court William Allen Butler Jay New York City

HASKIN QUIZ BOOK Offered For Ten Cents

The quiz book promises questions and answers on various subjects from the original Answer Man. It claims educational value and novelty from questions actually asked by real people. Send ten cents with a coupon to Information Bureau Washington D C.

Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau Frederico J. Haskin Washington, D Haskin Rena Frederic J. Haskin Washington, D. C

Committeeman Rowe Urges Motorists To Get In And Out

A reader questions if police stop and door opening at curbside is appropriate and urges Rowe to press police to set an example. He cites two incidents at the Braddock and Piccadilly area showing risk from curbside stops and asks for consistent traffic safety practices.

Star, x Rowe Braddock and Piccadilly Streets Virginia Braddock Street Zuckerman National Avenue

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