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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1939
Page
4
The notice lists advertising rates and policy details for The Winchester Evening Star in Winchester Virginia. It includes display and transient ad rates, copy rules, national advertising representatives, and subscription prices for mail and carrier delivery. The date shown is September 5, 1939.
A religious excerpt cites Psalms 114:7 urging awe at the Lord and the God of Jacob. The brief text emphasizes reverence before divine presence.
The article argues Americans should remain calm and view European events with a cool head. It urges support for Britain France and Poland, condemn Adolf Hitler, and vow to resist being drawn into war while acknowledging propaganda and atrocity reports. It echoes Roosevelt’s call for maintaining peace and unity in defense of liberty.
The piece notes September bringing cooler days and longer nights, signaling autumn and school resuming. It contrasts lingering summer warmth with the coming harvest season and a calm return to work life, ending with a quip about an African cannibal story.
Reprinted editorial argues Roosevelt should gain amendments to the neutrality act and push cash and carry while keeping America out of a new European war. It warns a 40 billion dollar debt would wreck the economy if the United States enters, urging preservation of a single sound democracy.
Guidance on writing times with a period between hours and minutes, for example 10:15 a. m., to ensure clarity and consistency in periodical typography.
Seven quiz prompts ask about World Court membership, poker wild card high card, Bolivia capital Sucre, Watteau theft Louvre return, ship draft 30 feet, U S ambassador to Britain, pronunciation of Larnigh Shoshone, royal princess Selaiaas birth, cubic yard to cubic feet, Nevada’s main river.
Misses Jonedith Henry Margaret Jane Athey and Betsy Birmingham are chosen to represent Winchester at Berkeley Springs Beauty Contest. The meeting organizer N H Eagle reveals the meeting here will not be held. Park tries to break undefeated Frederick Md Hustlers double header on Labor Day.
Federal agents arrest two Chicago physicians suspected of plastic surgery to alter faces of criminals Dillinger and Van Meter. Secretary Ickes announces Skyline Drive opening September 15 with Roosevelt's dedication on the 16th.
Admiral Byrd releases an electric impulse from Little America that mimics an automobile horn in Los Angeles and unveils a picture at the Radio Exposition there. Dr. A C Swimley dies from pneumonia after the attack.
Twenty five years ago rapid German troop movements to the frontier were attributed to motor trucks hauling men and heavy guns. J. M. Steck is reelected president of the city council at the first meeting after the election with no vote on the city manager plan yet. Wheat on the Baltimore market is now 1.14 dollars as war demand boosts prices.
Forty years ago Prof. Thomas Beardsworth reopens his music classes for the winter term. A local apple shortage hints at few apple butter boilings this year. George Eagle is elected president of Market Street Church Epworth League.
Sarah Anne faces a life threatening jump during a carnival air show as Judy and aviators Robert Kennedy and Jack Courtney watch. She recalls teaching memories and confronts jumper's paralysis before pulling her parachute and surviving a near crash. Bob shows concern while Jack questions the stunt.
A Wenatchee valley pioneer urged the Record to organize a youth drive to replant destroyed orchards. He warned against government actions against apple growers and urged hope that the apple business will recover with fair treatment and renewed enthusiasm.
A collection of concise Q and A on topics from naval history to daily life. Entries include John Paul Jones’s Ranger flag in 1777, coffee as medicine in 1634, heat versus cold death tolls, Man of War visitors, DC powered TVs, encased stamps, grave inscriptions of Captain Scott, milk and dairy yields, and Tangier Island settlement.
Dr. Will Durant calls Christianity the hope of the world and argues for a federated world state where peace and democracy arise from love for humanity. The essay traces causes of war to crowded populations, tariffs, and centralizing authority, urging dismantling barriers and embracing the kingdom of God on earth. Pastor W. Talbert of Brucetown Circuit Methodist Church signs.
The editor laments German attacks on unarmed ships and warns that Allied patience is waning. He cites sinking of the Athenia with American passengers and asserts U S resolve and ingenuity will meet any challenge.
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