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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1939
Page
4
Front page shows editorial header for the Winchester Evening Star with Byrd as editor and advertising rates. The Oct 24 1939 issue includes classifieds pricing, display ad deadlines, Associated Press note, and a Bible verse Do not Guess but let every man prove his own work Gal 6 4.
USDA figures show Virginia apple production costs rose 73 percent over 25 years from 40 cents to 70 cents per box for grow, pick and pack. In Washington State costs doubled from 50 cents to $1 since 1914 due to spraying, cleaning and packing cost increases from better boxes wraps and handling.
The Gallup Poll indicates American desire to enter a European war falls from 44 percent to 29 percent as England and France near defeat. The piece argues America should stay out of the European conflict to protect democracy and peace.
A Council of State Governments survey shows California and Ohio proposing major old age pensions with novel financing. New York seeks to legalize pari mutuel betting, while New Jersey eyes a $21 000 bond for unemployment relief. Mississippi New Virginia Kentucky and New Jersey voters face referenda and governors elections in Georgia New Mexico and Maine.
Reprinted editorial debate on early 20th century calls to prosecute the New York Yankees under anti trust laws. St. Louis Post Dispatch urges action, while Boston Boston Transcript and New York Sun defend or critique the charge. Richmond Times Dispatch aligns with enforcement and questions legal remedy.
A Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch piece questions how long colleges will tolerate professional players in inter collegiate football. The commentary notes football thrills and financial leverage for athletic associations while critics urge reforms despite earnings and alumni pressure.
Kansas City Star argues government expansion and wartime debt justify staying out of war. Civil Service Commission lists 920,310 executive branch employees, 2,550 above WWI peak, with national debt over 40 billion. editorials warn of consequences of entering conflict with current public payroll and debt levels.
Miss Rose MacDonald of Clarke county learns from research that Mrs. Robert E. Lee was born at Annefield estate owned by William Bell Watkins, challenging the common belief she was born at Arlington. Adolf Hitler visits Vienna for the first time since April 9 to campaign for a union vote. Mr and Mrs E W Hinton lose about 2000 dollars in a county house fire.
A night crash on the Big 4 Cincinnati limited near Earl Park Indiana injures thirty two people. The Annefield Cup is noted. Races are scheduled for October 31 at the estate of W B Watkins. Mrs James Himelright is honored at a surprise party by Miss Irene Clowser on her eighty ninth anniversary. Ten years ago.
J. J. Newberry Company's store opening is scheduled for 8 30 on Saturday. John Garland Pollard predicts a governor victory by about 50 000 votes. Women express approval of his record amid a stock market rebound and panic. Twenty five years ago German advances and air activity create fear near Lille and Dunkirk. Frank Campbell of Northern Virginia Power Company suffers a severe electric shock. A cloudburst in San Antonio causes twenty five fatalities.
R T Barton reads resolutions in memory of John J Williams former commander of the General Turner Ashby Camp. Contractor McKim Diffenderfer injured building an addition to the Crittenden residence on West Cork Street. Rice Harlee Blues Coal and Iron Company of Gainesboro prospecting for coal there. A third opening is being dug.
Shot Rogers and Lorena spy a herd of at least 20 riders guiding 50 to 60 cattle up the dry east fork of the Ghost River, bypassing the two wet branches and raising questions about their destination and possible espionage. The pair crouches on a hilltop edge, discarding jewelry to avoid glint and watching for a suspicious move as they await further clues.
Fredericksburg Free Lance Star reports the National Association of Postmasters urged keeping the 3 cent rate for out of town letters. They suggest issuing special 2 and 3 cent stamps at Christmas to promote peace and goodwill. Public would resist any rate drop, while stamp users favor a test of whether business might rise with a 2 cent nationwide rate.
The frozen sleep method, developed about three years ago, is being studied at Temple University Hospital and Lenox Hill Hospital. A patient treated at Lenox Hill after 36 hours in ice reportedly spoke coherently and felt fine, though the overall effectiveness remains to be proven.
A compiled set of trivia items answers questions about the Supreme Court act of 1789 the Aquacade costume count at the New York World's Fair volunteer soldiers from New York Pennsylvania and Illinois Sousa's death in Pennsylvania in 1931 stamp subjects Jane Adams Frances Willard Louisa May Alcott and three others Mozilla gumbo okra origin of the Baptist Church Fisherman and Helwys Roger Williams Borborygmus caused by intestinal gases a minor note on thundershows and the difference between a thundershower and thunderstorm Victor Herbert's Naughty Marietta premiere and teaching salaries averaging 1818 for city teachers 827 in rural areas
A Hollywood observer compares film stars to dahlias, noting big spenders on new personalities like John Garfield displacing John Payne and predicting audiences prefer established favorites. Anecdotes cover Garbo, Clark Gable, Fatty Arbuckle, and Betty Compton, with notes on Una Merkel and industry tidbits about signings and retakes.
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