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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1938
Page
4
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Classifieds declare two cents per word with minimum charges and display ads 45 cents per inch. Memorials and Cards of Thanks priced by line. Copy due by 9 PM the day before publication. Mention of Associated Press and trust in God quoted from Daniel 3:17.
The Continental Bank plants a field of wheat at the World Fair grounds to show city visitors how wheat grows and bread is made. M Lee Marshall, former Missouri farm boy and now a major flour user, leads the project with Cornell experts monitoring the crop. It is billed as the first large scale field planted in New York City in nearly a century and may become the most expensive wheat field ever.
The Baltimore Sun reviews Sir Samuel Hoare in Parliament who argues Britain arms against a future Führer, not Hitler, while noting the irony and shifting logic in British foreign policy and the fear of a stronger successor to Hitler.
An escaped lion killed a man in Wildwood New Jersey prompting sympathy for the victim and the persecuted animal. The lion spent summer chained to a motorcycle sidecar driven around a cone track raising questions about zoological exhibitions and public safety.
Dr. W. E. Garnette reports Virginia lost over 200 million dollars to other states via migration in ten years. Similar migration by 100,000 Virginians helped Virginia cities receive about 100 million dollars. The figures highlight soil erosion, wealth siphoning, and education needs as major regional ills.
The piece argues rural Virginia youths favor remaining in Hanover County over moving to cities. It credits progress in roads schools farm training and electricity for reducing city lure and predicts a potential reversal of migration trends if rural living standards keep rising.
The Civic clubs of Lynchburg award Senator Carter Glass the First Citizen honor and eulogize him by Senator Harry F. Byrd. Byrd praises Glass and notes his service as governor and senator. Ceremony at Smith Memorial Hall Randolph Macon Women's College honors a lifelong public servant admired across parties.
Robert Russell of the Stephens City F F A chapter is chosen supervisor for the fair on November 10 and 11. Clearing skies end flood threat after heavy rains. Scout Executive Dan O Henry calls for three new scout troops to raise Winchester Scouters to 250. Roger Babson predicts war with U S backing Britain and France unlikely.
Five years ago the Virginia Episcopal Church women's auxiliary opened its 43rd annual convention with Mrs. R. T. Barton presiding. Also noted were Italy hosting the first mass wedding under Mussolini's plan with 2,500 couples. The Administration bought gold at 47 cents above world figures to curb the medium. Richard Cooper elected president of Handley FFA chapter with Rudolph Crisman as secretary.
Ten years ago Mrs. Mary R. Lupton died at age 76 at her Opequon county home. Glass sand near Gore will be mined and shipped extensively in the near future. An interdenominational standard Training School for church school workers opened at the First Baptist Church with many attending.
Twenty five years ago two regiments of cavalry stationed in the area were ordered toward the Mexican border in case of war. Ralph Rinker of Opequon is building several automobiles of original design and is now working on a flying machine. A stable and buggy shed next to William Warner's grocery on South Market street were leveled by flames in a fire that firemen kept from spreading. George H. Lorimer, writer for The Country Gentleman, stops in Winchester during a writing tour of the South.
War era notes report W G Dorsey injured eye after a nine month old baby poked him with a finger. R M Henry John Fuller Carson Haymaker and Sam Noakes head for the Cove on a partridge hunt. Free mail in Winchester starts tomorrow. J S Brown C W Gibbons and Joe Sumption are carriers. A large glass display window is placed in the new drug store of George Bushnell.
The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau offers readers answers to any factual question. Send your query to Frederic J. Haskins, director, Washington DC, with a 3 cent reply fee enclosed.
A long reader Q and A feature presents brief questions on topics from railway time speeds to biographies and language. It includes notes on Rothschild’s life, Maud Slye, U S Soldiers Home costs, cooperative statistics, soft eggs in poultry, safety glass, addressing the President, Pope quotes, Munich Conference leaders, Henry L Doherty, La Traviata meaning, Rugby School age, and the swan reference for poets.
A booklet for coin collectors outlines origin and development of coins famous collections rare pieces and how values are set. Experts praise it and beginners find it invaluable. Obtainable through the Washington Bureau enclose 10 cents with name address and city state.
This profile recalls Artie Mason Carter who founded the Hollywood Bowl by mobilizing communities and musicians. She rented a town theatre, sold tickets door to door, raised funds for a pipe organ, persuaded officials, and halted a steam shovel to save the project. Her dedication popularized classical music and inspired future generosity.
Wien H. S.5 notes that on July 28 1866 the Great Eastern laid the Atlantic cable to Newfoundland and that 1866 miles of cable had been paid out.
During a year the poles gain 65 more hours of sunlight than the equator, due to the atmosphere bending the sun's rays more. This bending makes the sun visible even when it is below the horizon.
Judy Rogers a New York heiress seeks work after her father loses his fortune. She clashes with past love Craig Denby as she moves from hotel to Long Island estate, joining Abbey Bolands circle while a social season unfolds.
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