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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1939
Page
10
The Ladies Aid Society of Greenway United Brethren church unanimously adopts tributes to Mrs L E Nosset widow of a beloved secretary. They note she was a fine personality devoted mother and loyal church member and extend sympathy to her children grandchildren and friends as they submit to God’s will.
The American Association of University Women lists fifteen fellowships for women scholars with many $1500 stipends. The awards, part of fifty years of fellowships celebrated at upcoming Denver events, emphasize project significance and peer endorsement. Applications must arrive in Washington by December 15, 1939.
Big enrollment at College Park shows nearly 3,000 students filling University of Maryland classrooms, a rise of 18 percent from last year, with officials predicting up to 3,500 by the end of the first semester.
A national vote selected America’s Favorite Poems in a 48 page booklet offered for ten cents postpaid. The collection favors classic poets like Longfellow and Whitman, with some later authors, and is distributed by the Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau led by Frederic J. Haskin. Philadelphia police halt two bicyclists transporting spring water for a sick friend, arresting them on untaxed liquor charges after questioning contents.
Dear Miss Chatfield advises a wife married to a jealous husband who restricts her movements and uses family spies. The columnist argues the marriage won’t work unless both partners cleave to each other, urging self reflection and commitment rather than in-law interference.
Illinois politics centers on war and business prospects shaping the 1940 presidential race. Democrats see a pro Roosevelt turn with third term talk, while Republicans debate ticket names like Vandenberg Dewey Taft and Bricker. Uncertainty remains over candidacy plans as prewar trends shift.
In Hancock Maryland a flood of apples from western Maryland orchards heads for market. An orchardist says the rarest will be 10 to 15 percent above the ten year average. He notes Europe export cuts due to the war and higher ocean freight rates.
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