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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1939
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star lists mailing and advertising rates. It shows classifications, display ad rules, transient rates, and subscription prices for various periods in Winchester Virginia.
A religious note reflects on peace as a divine covenant. Scriptural quote from Numbers 28:12 frames a message of spiritual assurance.
The writer condemns federal grants to states as mortgages on citizens property, noting all grants in six years act as first mortgages under tax funded funds. They argue Washington bears high administrative costs, up to thirty three percent, and insist these are proven facts.
An overview of Zane Grey as a unique Western fictioneer whose work bridged pulp and literature. From Riders of the Purple Sage in 1910 to Western Union, his stories enthralled readers for two decades and linked fame with life at sea, shaping a distinct American Western fiction tradition.
The International Association of Chiefs of Police reports Buffalo New York and Indianapolis Indiana have begun issuing identification cards to police officers. Each card shows a photo fingerprints and the officer shield number to prevent fraud and impersonation and other departments including Michigan Ohio California are already equipped with the system with several eastern states weighing adoption.
A taxation student warns that applying federal income tax rates at state level could push a 250000 dollar earner to a 256500 dollar annual bill, illustrating ruinous tax duplication. The piece argues for a broad readjustment of federal, state, and local taxes to reduce citizen burdens across multiple fiscal angles.
The Times weighs Herr Von Ribbentrop's Danzig speech and finds it echoes Hitler's earlier points. It argues the foreign minister blames Britain while denying conflict with France and the United States, portraying Germany as seeking friends before a projected western push.
A New York World-Telegram piece parodies health warnings by noting scientists say swallowing metals in food is rarely harmful. It shifts to caution against swallowing rumors and propaganda, urging skeptical judgment during wartime messaging.
Timely warning issued to student bodies at Princeton Rutgers Cornell and other U S institutions at the start of the college year. The notice underscores the value of intellectual awareness and anticipates campuses as centers of open minded analysis to prevent emotionalized hysteria.
Historic listing shows R. T. Barton and H. E. Totty as mayoral candidates on a 40 year old ballot brought to the Star Office. Lloyd George warns Chamberlain that Munich peace risks a war for Britain with few friends. Mrs. Katie Forney notified of her son-in-law Titus J. Lindamogd’s death in Hartsville D. C. from heart attack.
Five years ago county ministers were guests of Rev. Allen Jones in Kernstown to elect officers for the upcoming year. Also announced is the marriage of Miss Florence Wyant to Mr. J V Sumption. Joe Cronin, star player and Senatorial manager, is sold to the Red Sox in a surprise deal.
Ten years ago Miss Margaret Estardus a former night club hostess won a $75,000 verdict against Harry K Thaw. Mrs Nettie V Pingley wife of the County Game Warden dies at her Frederick county home. Canadian orchardists report a larger crop than 1928 with a harvest of 3 702 370 barrels.
The Village Improvement Association of Berryville holds a reception at Miss Dean Pulliam's home with president presiding. B A Fuller shows a cotton branch from his wife's garden bearing 48 pods. seed came from Texas. William B. Snider of Baker and Company collapses with appendicitis.
Miss Annie L. Taylor daughter of Mr and Mrs George W Taylor of 419 South Kent marries Louis J Sapinger of Woodstock. Charles W Hensell a Main street merchant sells his business to C A Heller through Shenandoah Valley National Bank. Eight British battleships and five cruisers are ordered to Gibraltar as Boer disturbances threaten Europe. Russia and France hostile to England with Italy friendly.
Shot and Lorena trek at dusk to learn how rustlers divert water to steal Phantom cattle. They discover a crude dam gate in a cross channel that diverts water off the main stream, implying the rustlers use flooding to drive and wash out cattle trails. The plan is revealed as Es cobar's men operate stealthily.
The Florida citrus scene faces a naming gap as grapefruit sales lag near Shamokin Pennsylvania. The term Shaddock recalls the fruit’s travel from Asia to the West Indies. The Christian Science Monitor suggests boosting Florida outreach and even distributing samples in Pennsylvania to let the fruit speak for itself.
William Wilson Sale longtime Virginia Adjutant General dies at home after a lengthy illness. A Norfolk lawyer and three term state senator appointed by Governor Mann in 1910, he led the Virginia National Guard through World War I, Camp Lee development, and guard modernization before retiring in 1931.
A quiz of quick facts covers the Victoria Cross composition the Crimean War standard railroad gauge and other topics. It notes Villa's real name Doroteo Arango and mentions dog training schools Tailwagger Guide Dog Institute and His Master's Eyes.
Seattle man John Mallory told police a car touched his rear bumper multiple times and delivered an electric shock. Several other drivers report the same experience, and police seek the practical joker as a traffic prank suspect.
A five color map depicting Europe with borders as they were before World War I. It includes railroad mileage shipping tonnage and international trade figures on the reverse. Priced at ten cents, available through the Information Bureau with payment details provided.
Dr. Clendening describes a shift toward alkaline powder for ringworm and athlete's foot, noting fungi favor acidic skin. A pH 10 powder is sprinkled between toes and in shoes to deter growth and reinfection, with cautions on secondary infection and nail care.
Reader questions ask if all light skin spots come from pigment loss and whether pigment can be restored medically. The editor answers yes to pigment loss and no to restorative medical treatment. An editor's note promotes seven Dr Clendening pamphlets for 10 cents each, ordered with 28 cents and a return envelope.
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