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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1939
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star lists publication details and advertising affiliations. It also shows subscription prices by year and by period, with carrier rates and office information for Winchester Virginia.
The page quotes a religious theme from October 7, 1939 stressing family life. It cites Husbands loving wives as Christ loved the church, referencing Eph. 5:25 and emphasizing domestic devotion.
A report by Sanders Shanks for New York bond authority says U S cities and other subdivisions must pay higher yields to borrow. The study notes a sharp rise in the municipal bond index, with Providence seeing 3 percent coupons versus 2 percent earlier, and warns that 2 percent borrowing may be over for now.
The article notes the United States weather bureau has no Canadian station observations for daily reports, linking weather data to wartime caution. It discusses how peace and war contrast along the border and the role weather plays in daily life and potentially in military concerns.
The piece assesses German and Polish forces in Poland, noting Germany used substantial airpower and superior strength while Poland faced mobilization limits. It contrasts Polish weakness with Polish defense of Warsaw and anticipates Western Front dynamics differing from Poland.
The British fliers repeat peaceful warfare over Germany as leaflets reach German doors. Berlin residents may react with mixed feelings from fear at night raids to questions about how the war began and a just peace proposal.
Lorena Hamilton visits Phantom ranch owned by George Brazee in Arizona. Shot Rogers and Jerry Dale vie for Lorena as tensions rise during a party night with Indian smoke signals, boot polishing, and a dramatic fight ending with Jerry knocked out.
The page lists seven quiz prompts including northern neighbor to Belgium and the Suez Canal builder. Other items ask about Mt Etna location the bell tower set and the triangle side opposite the right angle. It also includes the Beloved Disciple and agricultural subfields.
A note explaining the rule that words ending with a single vowel followed by a single consonant double the final consonant before suffixes that begin with a vowel. Examples include repel repelling occur occurred sit sitting.
Southern Methodists report $150000 of the $200000 goal raised for the forward Randolph-Macon movement. Adolph Hitler is scraped in the face by a bouquet during a triumphal ride through the Czech Sudetenland as a ban on flowers is imposed. Mrs Bruce Slonaker is chosen U D C state vice president at the Alexandria annual meeting. Cecil Grim teaches first aid for Rouss Fire Co. Frederick Clarke and Shenandoah officers hold Shoemaker brothers for six or seven robberies in the area last week.
The University of Virginia hosts a convention of state chapters of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. The EKelloy pact is cited as a good starting point for a broad peace movement. Britain requests a conference. The Rev and Mrs S R Ludwig relocate from Staunton to Winchester to establish a home.
Conrie Macks Philadelphia Athletics are American League champions for 1914. Crawford Woolen Co. in Martinsburg West Virginia sold to Tom Martin for 26000 dollars. It is discovered near Culpeper on property owned by Frank Kyle, merchant there.
Former West Virginia Senator J. C. Faulkner and his wife reveal the engagement of their daughter Miss Jane Winn Faulkner to Dr. William White of Nashville Tennessee. Also reports Lawrence Russell chief linesman for Winchester Telephone Co eloping with Miss Georgia Brown of Millwood to Charles Town. Winchester Fire Department travels to Staunton to assist local firemen in a Carnival event.
The Judicial Conference urges adding judges to ease calendar congestion, citing overwork in the Southern District of New York which spans eleven counties including Bronx, Westchester, and New York. Despite overall docket relief, arrears persist in select districts and Senate efforts stalled.
The Newport News Times Herald reports the sudden death of George Cardinal Mundelein of Chicago at age 67. His life reflected broad compassion for the downtrodden, guiding many leaders including the U.S. president, and forging interfaith respect across Protestant, Jewish, and Catholic communities.
Answers to questions from Frederic J. Haskin cover topics from bicycles in use to Will Rogers Memorial Scholarships providing over 300000 for handicapped students across UC Berkeley Oklahoma and Texas during 1939 40.
Hollywood gossip notes Darryl Zanuck at 20th Century Fox taking a voluntary forty percent salary reduction, a move praised as stabilizing the industry and boosting public confidence. The column surveys other stars and producers, mentions Janet Gaynor considering offers, Dietrich's publicity stance, Gable invited to Akron's Rubber Ball, and various career moves and anecdotes from Clark Gable to Ingrid Bergman.
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