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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 13, 1939

Page

4

Classified display and subscription rate notes

The Winchester Evening Star lists display advertising deadlines nine P M the day before and transients rates at forty five cents per inch. Glass items charge by word with a minimum. Associated Press rights noted. Subscriptions priced at three ninety per month, six months, or yearly in advance with various period rates.

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Ripat Chronicle October 13 1939 Editorial Verse

A dated October 13 1939 line from Ripat prints a biblical admonition urging fairness and humility. The verse cites Luke 637 and cautions readers not to expect special favors from human society.

Ripat

Is The Westwall Vulnerable in a New Front Front

A historical analysis notes that after Munich the French feared weakness along the Westwall from Luxembourg to Switzerland. It cites heavy fortification work by as many as a million workers and reports partial breaches between Merzig and Ruecken and progress in the Haardt Main and Haguenau Forest. The piece argues Allies proceed cautiously while questioning impregnable defenses.

Siegfried Line Westwall Luxembourg Switzerland Germany Belgium Holland France Britain Merzig Ruecken Haardt Main Haguenau Forest Mike

Conservation success foretells good hunting season

The article notes plentiful game due to conservation efforts in field and stream across the United States and Canada. It urges sportsmen to follow regulations to protect wildlife for future years and warns that overbagging or rule violations harm both wildlife and fellow hunters.

United States Canada

Fair Play On All Fronts In Sport and War

A sporting goods firm head argues that genuine sportsmanship rejects war as opposed to fair play on the field. He asserts that victory in war implies death to another and that self control and teamwork on the track or pitch contrast with statesmanship’s failures. Sports, especially international events, serve as a safety valve for national pretensions and exemplify fair play.

Reprinted Editorials on New National Forests in the Ozarks

The nation adds Mark Twain and Clark Forests in the Ozarks and Shawnee Forest in Illinois. The government will acquire land gradually, using run-down farms and damaged timber areas for reforestation and public benefits like watershed protection and fire control. The piece praises conservation and notes concern over tree deaths near Poughkeepsie.

Ozarks Ilinois Ozark

Hull urges postwar trade freedom for a safer world

cordell hull aa as secretay of state addresses national foreign trade convention in new york urging postwar reconstruction with freer commerce among nations. he warns that naval blockades and rising tariffs threaten international exchange and argues that cross border trade reduces war incentives and speeds peace through shared prosperity.

Christian Science Monitor Cordell Hull New York Mr. Hull United States Europe

Sweepstakes honors won by Mary Marker and others at FFA fair

Mary Marker Louise Travers and Love Campbell win sweepstakes honors for girls at the 9th FFA fair in Stephens City. Judge Lemuel Smith of Charlottesville rules on George W. Pingley’s appeal to spare the death penalty for the slaying of Sheriff J. W. Newcome. Funeral services are held at Hayfield for Mrs. Mary C. Wisecarver. Mrs. Ronald Wilson hosts a church women’s tea tomorrow.

Mary Marker Louise Travers Love Campbell Stephens City Lemuel Smith Charlottesville George W. Pingley J. W. Newcome Hayfield Mary C. Wisecarver Ronald Wilson

Actress Mrs MacCallum Cast in Sun-Up Leading Role

Five years ago Mrs Ian MacCallum stars as the Widow Cagle in Sun-Up. Admiral Byrd returns to base at Little America after a seven month stay at outpost. Mrs Horace Browne moves into Gray Gables apartment. Wheat stocks at terminals run below average.

Ian MacCallum Cagle Admiral Byrd Little America Outpost Horace Browne Gray Gables

Lindberghs Leave Washington for New York Flight

Ten years ago Charles A. Lindbergh and Mrs. Lindbergh departed Washington by air, believed headed for New York. Dr. F. L. Woolf preaches at Braddock Street Church for the first time as presiding elder. Farmers in Sulphur Spring Valley near Greenwood harvest Clem Gardner's corn by moonlight while seeding during the day.

Charles A. Lindbergh

Revival of old time basque fashion praised by Star service

Twenty five years ago a charming revival is predicted with patterns from the Star pattern service. Gowns full length and coats almost as long conceal the figure of milady. Image shows a barricade between Basel and St Ludwig as neutrality is sought. Paris withholds an official war communiqué as Germans advance through Belgium. London papers critique the conduct of war and Russians retreat in Galicia.

Star Pattern Service Milady Basel St. Ludwig Paris Belgium London Galicia

Far West meeting forms Fire Company band

Forty years ago Captain Haddox leads a meeting of the Friendship Fire Company attended by 115 members where they decide to organize a band. C B Reuss is quoted praising Admiral Schley as the greatest naval officer. Henry Sheetz dies after falling from an apple tree near Woodstock. The Boers destroy an English armored train as Cape Town reports rising sympathy for the Enae.

Captain Haddox

Lorena Hamilton Visits Phantom Ranch in Arizona

Lorena Hamilton arrives to visit her uncle George Brazeh at Phantom ranch. Cowboys Jerry Dale and Shot Rogers intrigue over her fascination as Rogers plans a fresh expedition to hunt Mexican rustlers to mislead Escobar spies yesterday.

Lorena Hamilton Arizona George Brazeh Phantom Ranch Jerry Dale Lorena Shot Rogers Escobar Rogers

Midnight Rides Backstage Clues At Phantom Ranch

Lorena plots to outmaneuver Esco bar spies by using the black horse Midnight as a lookout. She learns George rides at night and Concha Gonzales visits a rock shrine with her children, prompting plans to watch the ranch house area and trap the suspect moves.

Escobar Phantom Ranch Lorena Mr. George Yassum Concha Gonzales Gonzales

Lorena Flees Ranch For Night Ride To Help

Lorena worries Shot Rogers plans a showdown with Escobar raiders. She imagines injuries and danger but decides to ride out at night with a pistol rifle and supplies to reach Crown valley and aid the likely battle.

Shot Escobar Shot Rogers Jerry Dale Lorena Crown Valley Uncle Eens Jasper Peters Rogers Hart Sally

O Daniels Promises Prompt Political Peril in Texas

Lynchburg News questions Governor W Lee O Daniel's pledge of $30 a month for all over 65, noting pension cuts for recipients and labeling him a poor politician for failing to deliver. The piece mocks his denial of politics while implying he may be a skilled strategist if he escapes the mess.

W. Lee O’daniel Texas O’daniel Hollywood Montha Raye Gary Cooper Priscilla Lane Dolores Costello Nelson Eddy Mae West

Answers To Questions By Frederic J. Haskin

A compilation of Q and A covering topics from cattle production and corn imports to nautical phrases, margarine makeups, Shakespeare's will, Lloyds naming origin, and caffeine content in coffee. Notable items include Texas cattle head counts, Emerson on beauty, and height of Hamilton Fish Jr.

Frederic J. Haskin Hamilton Fish, Jr

Ninotchka Revives Garbo Star Power in Frugal Hit

In Hollywood a thrifty Garbo vehicle Ninotchka costs far less yet showcases sharp satire and strong box office appeal. The piece argues lavish productions often alienate audiences and credits Garbo with a comeback potential, despite prior declines fueled by mega budgets and excess.

Hollywood Garbo Ninotchka Metro Europe MGM Studio Czars Garbo Productions

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