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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 13, 1939

Page

4

Winchester Evening Star Classifieds Notice Summary

Local notice details advertising rates and deadlines for The Winchester Evening Star. Includes classification rates, display ad rules, border requirements, and national ad representative information. Also notes Associated Press copyright and publication details.

Winchester Ve. As Evening Star Publishing Co Tenney- Woodward and Conklin, Inc New York Detroit Kansas City San Francisco Chicago Boston Atlanta Los Angeles Associated Press

Psalm 46 10 Exhortation to Be Still and Know God

A devotional quotation emphasizes stillness before God and declares that the Lord will be exalted among the nations and on the earth. It reflects confidence in divine sovereignty and worshipful praise.

God

Repeating War's Tragedy Echoes Through Time

The piece argues 1939 echoes 1914 as new generals and reporters cover a similar German French clash. It notes published speeches, claims of brutality, encirclement, and sacred union rhetoric, urging sane leadership amid renewed conflict.

Richard Harding Davis Brussels Louis Lochner Robert Bunnelle Alvin Steinkopf Donald Day Lyn Heinzerlin Chamber of Deputies France Europe Union

Colorful Colonel Retires From Air Racing

Col Roscoe Turner retires from air racing after winning the Thompson Trophy in Cleveland for the third time. The flamboyant figure with gaudy uniforms and a lion cub mascot helped inspire youth toward aviation, much as Barney Oldfield did for early motor racing.

Barney Oldfield Barney Col Roscoe Turner Cleveland Oldfield

Prices Rising For Sugar And Other Foods

Rising prices of sugar and certain foods fuel public interest. Officials propose investigation. housewives scold grocers. Law protects rights, but processes are slow. Supply and demand governs. War fears push stockpiling and high prices, though no real scarcity exists. Prices may normalize if buying slows.

America Launch Heralds New U S Merchant Fleet

Reprinted editorial lauds the Newport News liner America as the largest U S built and a model of fire protection and passenger comfort. It frames the launch within a national push to rebuild a robust merchant fleet, noting 500 new ships planned and federal backing, with the America as a symbol amid the European crisis.

Norfolk Newport News United States North Atlantic Mary Bremen America East Coast Gulf and West Coast Manhattan Havre Southampton Europe John M. Franklin United States Lines

Father and son confront a family crisis amid flood warnings

Robert Ransom confronts his father about trust and a church gift connected to Corrinne. Meanwhile autumn floods threaten the college town as students brace for evacuation and authorities marshal boats and militia in a rising river crisis.

Robert Ransom Corrinne Robert Sarah Anne Hollows

Daily Quiz Questions and Answers Prompt

A test quiz asks seven questions covering barometers flag stripes Netherlands cubit foot chairman Republican National Committee Seine estuary standard rail gauge Doctor of Engineering SWOC initials and Nile River outlet plus a geography reef and labor term SWOC.

Lpage Netherlands Republican National Committee Seine United States Nile River SWOC

Comma Use in Transitional Words Sparks Common Error

A teaching note explains that using a comma after transitional words like moreover however therefore is often incorrect unless followed by an independent clause. It cites examples and offers guidance to avoid comma splices in formal writing.

New Deal Seeks Edge in Democratic Presidential Primaries

Frank Turgeon Jr invites the public to a private viewing of his photographic work as Democratic primaries heat up and critics warn of purges and intense party battles nationwide.

New Deal Frank Turgeon, Jr

Skyline Drive to Open After Delays This Saturday

Interior Secretary Ickes orders Skyline Drive opened on Saturday September 15 amid repeated delays. The School Board awards the double bus route for Carpers Valley and Miller schools. Patricia Ruth is named infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Victor Wheeler.

Harold Ickes Interior Department Skyline Drive Robert Kremer Carpers Valley Miller Patricia Ruth Victor Wheeler

Debut at First Baltimore Cotilion for Miss Rosalie Nelson

Miss Rosalie Nelson makes her debut this winter at the First Baltimore Cotilion. Handley Library now loans Stony Mead by Katherine Glass Green, freshly published. Order of Fraternal Americans holds a district meeting with Victory Council in Stephens City.

Rosalie Nelson Baltimore Stony Mead Katherine Glass Green Handley Library Order of Fraternal Americans Victory Council Stephens City

Cider Growers Pay 20 Cents a Hundred for Apples

The Shenandoah Valley Apple Cider and Vinegar Co advertises payment of 20 cents per hundred for cider apples. The Marne battle shows French and British forces breaking the German line. Winchester faces potential tax impact as saloon abolition debates continue amid a looming state prohibition vote.

Shenandoah Valley Apple Cider and Vinegar Co Paris Battle of Marne Winchester

Civil War veteran revisits battlefields with seven foot beard

William Guiles of Pontiac Mich revisits Civil War battlefields here where he fought far north and displays a seven foot beard. Albert Dix loses barn and contents to a Millwood road fire with no insurance. Jim Baker son of Russell Baker of West Cork street breaks his arm leaping.

William Guiles Pontiac Mich Albert Dix Millwood Road Jim Baker Russell B. Baker West Cork Street

Answers to Questions by Frederic J Haskin

A quiz review covering world wages New Zealand 1894 along with questions on funeral decorations sky scrapers Greek athletes milk products Dead Sea Ohm's Law horse pulling a wagon bicycle tire life expectancies and cowboys dogies The piece cites answers by various contributors and presents brief factual notes on each query.

The Only Hope of the World Masses Is Religion

An urging to return to the teachings of Christ as the path to recovery and normalcy. The New Testament is promoted as essential reading, with a coupon to obtain a copy for 20 cents postpaid via the Information Bureau directed by Frederic J. Haskin in Washington, D. C.

Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau Frederic J. Haskin Washington, D Washington, D. C

Hollywoods shift to slapstick amid war demand

Hollywood plans a pivot from biography and heavy drama to zanny comedies and musicals as war anxiety grows. Producers seek old time rib ticklers to offer relief, while stars face public sentiment, marriages, and industry rumors in a lively parade of anecdotes and notes.

Hollywood

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