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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1939
Page
9
The Virginia Department of Education released a 10 year statistical analysis covering 1928 to 1938 showing Virginia trails the national average in several measures. Enrollment and attendance rose, library volumes expanded, while per pupil expenditures and teacher salaries remained well below national figures.
Dr. W. H. Stauffer announced $25 000 in additional state funds will be available this month for dependent children aid. With local and federal matching funds the program totals $60 000 enabling support for over a thousand more children. The plan splits 25 percent from the state 41 2 3 percent locally and 33 1 3 percent from the federal government. The aid keeps children with their families reducing orphanage placements and, when families split, helps prevent future social trouble by keeping minors out of prisons and almshouses.
In Los Angeles a scene unfolds with five patrol cars arriving after an alarm. Officers rush into a building to address a supposed burglar but a man in the crowd clarifies there is no break in, noting he reported the alarm for cautious check.
Harlof Olson and his brother run a Bethel Alaska trading post and claim Eskimos need ice boxes to keep perishables cool when summer supplies arrive. He, a former Clarinda resident, was visiting here and explained the market.
The Treasury reports receipts for October 14 of 7.83 million dollars and expenditures of 18.66 million. Expenditures total 1.79 billion for the period. Gross debt stands at 40.90 billion.
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