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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1939
Page
4
Subscription Rates By Mail And Carrier Declared
Rates list for subscription by mail and by carrier. Details include one year in advance 3.50 dollars, six months 1.76, three months 1.30, one month 0.46, and weekly options. The snippet ends with a Biblical verse and a moral exhortation.
Boomerang Propaganda and Nazi War Office Pictures
The piece argues British officialdom slows to release war info while Nazi images from Poland showcase a mechanized army, bombing, and tanks. It questions whether these pictures help Allies by exposing Britain and France’s resolve to fight Hitlerism, and notes propaganda can mislead both sides.
War Debts by Country Official Account of Bal Due
An official statement lists war debts by nation with balance due and payment figures. Countries include Armenia Belgium Czechoslovakia Finland France Germany Austria Great Britain Greece Hungary Italy Lithuania Poland Romania USA Yugoslavia. Total balances due amount to 13,007,010,373 with prior totals of 10,270,339,617.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armenia
Belgium
Czechoslovakia
Fetonia
Winland
France
Germany
Austria
Great Britain
Greece
Hungary
Italy
EGE
Lithuania
Poland
Rumania
Alabama Adopts Public Safety Dept to Oversee Highway Patrol
Alabama plans to remodel its safety department into a state department of public safety effective October 1. The new agency will combine highway patrol with a drivers license division and peace officer powers, funded by license fees. Probate judges will forward license applications to the state department and issue 20 day learning permits with supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Department of Public Safety
Drivlicense
State Departent of Public Safety
Editorial Calls for Large State Budget Increases
A reprinted editorial argues for nearly 20 million dollars in per diem and biennial raises. It notes proposed increases for the State Industrial Commission and State Board of Education to fund a three point program, plus needs from the Hospital Board and Health Department. The piece questions funding sources and warns against overreach that could balance the budget or raise taxes, urging restraint by the General Assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Industrial Commission
State Board of Education
Price
Virginia
State Hospital Board
State Health Department
General Assembly
Lloyd George Critiques Chamberlain as Britain Faces Crisis
The veteran Liberal leader Lloy d George warns that a peaceful settlement may be best and accuses the Chamberlain government of bungling Russian and Italian negotiations. He notes Labour gains and Conservative ascendancy, suggesting neither Chamberlain nor Lloyd George is fit to lead through a long war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Lloyd George
Europe
Mr. Asquith
Chamlain
Liberal
Britain
Labour Party
House of Commons
Lloyd George
Liberal Party
Russia
Hitler
Poland
Ukraine
Balkans
Black Sea
Chamberlain
Italy
Clemenceau
Versailles
Mr. Chamberlain
Mr. Lloyd George
Russians denounce Lindbergh as liar over Soviet air strength
Russians denounce Col. Lindbergh as a stupid liar for his statements about Soviet air strength. Mr. and Mrs. Marion P. Michael of Sunnyside lose their home to a fire. Exprest Clevenger reports Chester White hogs gaining two pounds daily for him. Miss Jane Bickers returns to Fredericksburg after a weekend with Miss Anne Kerr Russell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Lindbergh
Marion P. Michael
Sunnyside
Clevenger
Chester
Jane Bickers
Fredericksburg
Anne Kerr Russell
Will of Mrs. Virginia H. Lines Bequeaths Estate to Memorial Hospital
Five years ago the will of Mrs. Virginia H. Lines was recorded leaving the bulk of her estate to trustees of Memorial Hospital. A riot at Interwoven Mills in Martinsburg during a strike is witnessed by Mr and Mrs John I Sloat and J M Spurr of this city. Miss Virginia Cover Russell forms her mother Mrs H K Russell in Baltimore and goes with her to New York for a visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia H. Lines
Trustees of
Memorial Hospital
Martinsburg
John I. Sloat
J. M. Spurr
Virginia Cover Russell
H. K. Russell
Baltimore
New York
Lorena and Cowboys in a Sunday Arizona Dance
Lorena Hamilton visits Phantom ranch in Arizona where Uncle George Brazeen and cowboys Jerry Dale and Shot Rogers play out flirtation and frontier plans. After a late night quarrel and a gentle ride, Lorena enjoys flowers and jokes as bonds form, with a cliffhanger ending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorena Hamilton
Arizona
George Brazed
Phantom Ranch
Jerry Dale
Lorena
Shot Rogers
Mr. Rogers
George
Mr. Dale
Shot
Shy
Darlin
Dale
Jerry
Lorens
Jasper
Escobar
Ferdinand
Athletics defeat Cubs in World Series bid game
Ten years ago Connie Mack’s Athletics turn back the Cubs 9 to 3 as they seek the World Series honors. Leslie D. Kline reports purchasing a school bus to serve Gore. The Rev and Mrs. Murray D. Mitchell visit daughter Mrs. W. B. Allison in Pulaski. The Sunshine Revue headlines at the Colonial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connie Mack
Cubs
Leslie D. Kline
Gore
Murray D. Mitchell
W. B. Allison
Pulaski
Austrians and Germans clash on Vis tula and Galicia fronts
War fronts report Austrian and German forces in heavy fighting with Austrians advancing in Galicia and Germans retreating north of the Aisne. The battle extends toward Antwerp as Vienna announces offensive momentum. Charles M. Brown, scion of a noted family, is dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vistula
Aisne
Antwerp
Vienna
Galicia
Charles M. Brown
Mrs Griffith Hurt in Runaway. Tailoring Opening Promised
Mrs Richard EB Griffith suffers painful injuries after a runaway in the eastern city section as her horse bolted after knocking over empty barrels. S. H. Hable reveals a merchant tailoring opening offering 1000 samples starting at $15, inviting customers with the line Why wear a hand me down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard EB. Griffith
S. H. Hable
Opening ball and frost mark county winter start
Forty years ago a social opening ball was hosted by young ladies at Union Fire Co hall. Rev W L Seabrook delivered a sermon on the evils of drink at the Wednesday prayer meeting. The first heavy frost of fall hit several county areas with vegetation damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Fire Co
Hall
W. L. Seabrook
Answers to Frederic J. Haskin Questions
A column of Q A from The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau answers fact questions. Topics include golf numbers, Indian veterans, Karlsbad springs, Sandy the child actor, volunteer firemen, coinage of phrases, Congress appropriations, Panama hats, scripsit-on meaning, unicorn symbol, hair growth, wedding gifts, and barbed wire entanglements usage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D
Washington, D. C
More Maryland Apples Are Bought
Maryland growers began selling 70 railroad carloads of apples to the Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation, an allotment 50 cars larger than planned. FSCC agent Ralph Woodside said purchases would occur this week, with best fruit at 75 cents a bushel and other grades under that price. A ruling requires hand picking all apples purchased, excluding 250000 bushels blown from trees in the Hancock area by a recent storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
Maryland
Maryland Apple Growers’ Committee
Ralph Woodside
FSCC
Woodside
Hancock
Goodly Sum For Old Age Workers
Washington reports the Social Security Board announced total wages of 55 billion dollars received since January 1, 1937 by American workers covered under the old age insurance system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Social Security Board
Auto thief mistakes police prowler for sedan
A would be thief in Seattle stole a police prowler, triggered the siren near headquarters, and was jailed immediately as the patrols responded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Famous Places in the United States booklet offer
A Washington Information Bureau booklet showcases major historical sites across 48 states and the District of Columbia with photographs and descriptive text. It highlights landmarks such as the first capital of the Confederacy and the Evangeline Oak, inviting readers to send ten cents to Washington, D. C., for a copy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District of Columbia
United States
Washington Information Bureau
Confederacy
Arizona
Louisiana
Border inspections sour Virginia travel tale to California
Letters from Gus Haines of Winchester recount a New Virginia visitor’s rude border search in California on Sept 20. He claims luggage rummaging and car searches by state agents, contrasts it with Virginia hospitality, and asserts California fruit controls targeted Virginia produce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Star
Canada
California
Womanless Wedding praised for Stephens City support
Editor lauds Mrs. Julian Steele for organizing the successful Womanless Wedding sponsored by the Independent Hose Co. at Stephens City. The show drew large crowds in Winchester with praise for Steele and cast, noting cooperation of church Auxiliary leaders and crowded venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Star
Julian Steele
Independent Hose Co
Stephens City
Mrs. Steele
Winchester
Steele
Jacob C. Hiser
Auxiliary
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