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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 27, 1939

Page

2

Land for Americans in the Philippines Foreseeable Hope

Babson argues Philippine lands offer vast farming potential for American settlers before 1946. He warns U S policy must balance independence with trade and insists copra hemp and rice are key exports and that a land opening could reduce unemployment by resettling workers on fertile, affordable acreage.

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Jolsons Reach Property Settlement in Divorce Case

Jolson and Ruby Keeler announced a property settlement resolving their marriage. Keeler plans to seek a divorce in November. Jolson will be in Florida to permit a divorce by default.

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Sentences Imposed In U S Court

In Harrisonburg Judge John Paul sentenced 59 violators guilty of internal revenue liquor offenses and auto theft or counterfeiting. Liquor violators received four to 15 months. several were placed on probation. he warned probation violators face at least a year. Notable sentences included four Roanoke men for counterfeit half dollars and multiple 18 month to two year terms for car thefts and related crimes.

Harrisonburg United States District Court John Paul Internal Revenue Roanoke Sam Willliams Atlanta Harvey Wade James Palmer Earl Becknell Camp Lee Walter George Thompson George Thomas Coleman Manchester Cann Elmira N. Y Page County Chillicothe Ohio Beckley W. Va Charlottesville John P. Moneymaker Edgar Bearfield Paul George Dodson Madison Dodson Rufus Dodson George C. Hawkins

Dog Emerges After Four Day Rescue From Culvert

In Richmond a weak hound named Bob crawled from a 12 inch drainage pipe on Thirty seventh street road ending a four day rescue by volunteers. Bob chased a rabbit into the pipe Sunday and became stuck fifteen feet underground. Rescuers dug seven points and even broke the pipe while hearing the dog whine before he pulled free with help from a stick and wire.

Richmond Bob Thirty-seventh Street Ernest Robinson

Stranger than Fiction A Scott's Scrapbook Truths

A quirky column titled Stranger than Fiction presents oddities and curiosities from a scrapbook era. It highlights peculiar anecdotes and unusual happenings, offering a window into offbeat stories that amused readers and sparked conversations in the paper.

Scott

Hoover to Wilson Letter Foretells European War

The Collier’s issue publishes an unpublished 1919 letter from Herbert Hoover to Woodrow Wilson. Hoover argues the Allies seek more than they deserve, United States must avoid entangling alliances, and retirement from Europe may be required if peace based on the 14 points cannot be achieved. He warns against military enforcement and European entanglements dragging the U.S. into prolonged conflict.

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New Armament Program Begun By Mussolini

Rome announces a new rearmament program with 17.476 billion lire planned for Italy's armed forces. The period covered and linkage to last December's 10 billion lire appropriation were not disclosed.

Mussolini Rome Italy

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