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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1939
Page
10
Springfield Minnesota tale recalls Mrs X who after receiving $40 from husband to shop en route to the Twin Cities suspects a fellow traveler. She takes $40 from the stranger’s purse, only to learn at home she had left the money on the dressing table, exposing the ruse.
German troops tighten the noose around Polish positions as encirclement expands from Lwow toward Julno and Warsaw. Fortifications at Brest Litovsk are breached while advances threaten to trap millions in the Warsaw region.
Puzzle grid shows clues for across and down entries with mixed wordplay and partial phrases. Readers fill answers like context clues and letter patterns from the newspaper’s syndicated puzzle page.
The Treasury reports receipts of 106,717,655.69 and expenditures of 59,757,171.22. Gross debt stands at 40,866,326,962.82, with a decrease from the previous day of 2,693,652.79.
Dear Violet, a young woman seeks help about sarcasm and sharp talk harming friendships. The columnist advises toning down wit to avoid losing social acceptability and explains that pleasant manners matter more than clever repartee. The piece closes with a reader asking about choosing a life path as a church missionary.
Velma Baker Fink, 22, on trial in Fremont for first degree murder over her infant Halden’s death. She pleads childbirth insanity as defense, claiming mental lapse and memory gaps during the night of the baby’s drowning in Green Creek. An eight-woman, four-man jury will decide mercy recommendation and potential electric chair sentence. The defense, led by testimony from Dr. Louis J. Karnosch, argues she suffered true psychosis after childbirth.
A new publication titled How to Get A College Education provides current facts and statistics for planning a college path. It covers Why Go To College Choosing a College Typical Expenses Planning Your Budget Tuition Fees Board and Room Entrance Requirements Students Aid Funds and other tips. Send ten cents with a coupon to the Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau in Washington DC.
A reader questions balancing family obligations with pursuing meaningful work in a foreign country. The advice suggests consulting a church minister for frank guidance, taking careful steps, and preparing before making any major move. The column notes eight general interest problems from readers will be discussed and personal letters answered with initials held confidential.
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