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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1939
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star lists advertising rates and subscription plans while noting a Thanksgiving benediction from 1 Chronicles 29 13. The page, dated Monday October 23 1933, features classifed pricing and a religious verse section.
Romania emerges as a major oil producer and key grain and lumber supplier. Germany purchases over a quarter of Romania's exports while Britain ranks second, and Romania supplies food and fuel to industrial nations. After WWI its territory and population expanded significantly.
Romania dedicates one third to one half of its arable land to corn and exports lumber wealth. It possesses salt resources from a 250 square mile region used since Roman times, with zinc copper iron and lead mining. The lumber sector runs 400 sawmills employing over 45,000 workers and exports exceed 25 million dollars annually.
The article notes Romania delayed joining World War I for two years choosing the Allies after promises of Austrian territory. It warns neutrality may not endure as rivals covet its resources and trade with warring powers raises pressure for aid. It highlights King Ferdinand I's Hohenzollern ties and fear of losing wartime gains in a second global war.
Editorial notes Virginia Future Farmers of America achievements at the national convention. Va FFA members earn top honors including Star Farmer of America titles for Robert Lee Bristow in 1937 and Hunter Roy Greenlaw in 1938, plus the South Hill Chapter winning best chapter. The piece argues agricultural education and county agents lift Virginia youth, reverse farm migration, and protect soil resources as graduates return to teach and lead county programs.
Lady Astor overseeing Cliveden once more serving as a military hospital. The oval garden by the Thames holds WWI graves tended for twenty years, now expanding to a 300 bed facility for Canadian forces as Britain bears a new war burden.
Judge Weems sentences thirteen violators of ABC laws to fines totaling 1900 dollars and an aggregate of ten years in jail. Grand Master C Vernon Robinson speaks at Tri County Odd Fellows Association meeting in Middletown. Mr and Mrs Joseph Hancher attend a shower hosted by Miss Virginia Hancher.
In a nationwide manhunt Pretty Boy Floyd escapes another pursuing group near Wellesville Ohio as authorities continue efforts to capture the famed outlaw. Jimmy Yates posts a high year score of 370 in the local bowling league. Capt Stewart Albert Seabright longtime police chief dies at 85 at his South Stewart Street residence.
A decade-old note reports The Sixth U S Field Artillery near here ending a camp with a final concert by the band. It also notes the opening of a canal and lock system between Pittsburgh and Cairo and the death of C D Robinson in Fairmont West Virginia, brother of pioneer cold storage magnate C L Robinson.
Twenty five years ago The Star runs a one column head on war from Europe as German attacks persist. Paris reports fierce fighting along all lines. Local prize results announced by the Hampshire County Agricultural Association highlight fair exhibits. A man is arrested for motorcycle theft in Miami after working in an orchard here. Over 9 000 barrels of apples were moved by train between here and Harpers Ferry setting a new record.
Forty years ago Joe Denny formerly of this city won the Staunton tournament and earned the right to select the tournament queen. The Frederick county telephone system expands to many sections. William Baker is washed from his buggy by high water while fording Isaac's Creek near Gainesboro.
Lorena and Shot Rogers trek at Phantom ranch facing possible danger as dawn breaks over a night sea of peaks. They plan to watch forks of the Ghost River with field glasses, while wary of exposure and past troubles as they anticipate a long, quiet day ahead.
Shot Rogers and Lorena trek the mountain mesa at night to observe rustlers. They plan to stay near the Ghost stream and watch cattle movements while avoiding detection. Lorena asserts independence from Jerry Dale as they prepare for the risky surveillance.
The Pittsburgh Headlight notes that parking issues have disappeared in several European cities, with Berlin and Rome cited as examples. It mentions government limits on private car use to conserve gasoline and adds a humorous line about a gardener noting many varieties of weeds in his garden.
A London humorist fragment notes an estimate and hints at a broader narrative. The readable lines suggest reflective commentary on public life and social observances with subtle wit. Further context remains fragmented.
A Detroit News opinion questions a plan to buy up sugar and resell to itself at higher prices, asking what prevents widespread profit for all and highlighting concerns about market manipulation.
A collection of Q and A covering fast ball speed by Bob Feller about 75 mph, John Hancock as signature term, Miss America pageant history in Atlantic City, Robert E Lee buried at Washington and Lee, gelatin protein content, Mussolini wound during WWI, total US oil production and recoverable reserves, silkworm feeding weight, Byrd family library in Virginia, and Cecil Rhodes dying words.
Hollywood gossip spotlights Deanna Durbin amid claims of headstrong behavior and uncooperative demands. Collected quips reference Lynn Bari Claudette Colbert Anita Louise Annabella and others while mixing fashion notes and studio anecdotes from 1939 on execs, flattery, and publicity tactics.
A visitor from Lynchburg writes of Winchester as a beautiful, up to date city. He commends Handley High School, the clean streets, pleasant homes, and thanks Mayor and Dr. Anderson for their dedicated work to develop Winchester.
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