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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1939
Page
10
Richmond reports a statewide drive to enforce auto permit renewals. About 3,600 motorists were checked since Sept 1 with over 300 cited to appear in court. Director M S Battle notes continued checks until most drivers renew. Beginning Oct 1 exams will be required for operator permits including physical legal driving and safety tests.
The Rev. Norman Uphouse announces a revived Bible school at First Brethren Church on Berryville avenue starting October 2. Sessions every Monday at 7:30 p.m. are free and last one hour, featuring Systematic Theology and Expositions from Daniel and Revelation, taught by Uphouse and Dr. A. T. Baker with no denominational bias.
Shenandoah Motor Company president C. H. Schutte announced the 1940 Chevrolet models would be introduced locally and nationally on Saturday October 14. He plans to attend a Baltimore factory meeting soon where the new cars will be shown to Chevrolet dealers in the region.
A brief note inviting readers who share the policy to engage in a prescription business. The message emphasizes belief in the policy as alignment with the invitation. No specific names or dates are provided.
John W. Mims, 50, Luray hotel operator and Shenandoah Valley civic figure, died at Rockingham Memorial Hospital after a prolonged illness and a blood transfusion. He helped found and led the Virginia Hotel Association and served on the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce board. Funeral services will be in Luray with burial at Green Hill Cemetery. Surviving are his widow Vinda Hudson Mims, daughter Betty Jean, his mother, a sister and five brothers.
Dear Miss Chatfield answers a reader who fears his wife’s jealousy may ruin both his and an innocent girl’s reputation after 33 years of marriage. The columnist advises psychological help and urges the husband to focus on his clean record as husband, citizen, churchman, and businessman.
A large gathering gathered at 625 South Stewart Street to honor James Edward Lupton 21 who drowned in a University of Richmond campus lake Thursday evening. Rev. C Worthington Lowe led services with support from Rev. E T Clark and Rev. S B Cousins. Interment followed at Mount Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers included J R Lindsey Alvin Tavenner Jr John Carpenter Jr Marshall Boyd and a University of Richmond delegate. Lupton was a pre ministerial sophomore at Richmond believed to have died from a leg cramp in the water.
In Oxford Maryland Mary W Stewart known as Miss Mollie becomes the nation’s oldest postmaster after 62 years service. She is invited to the White House receiving line on October 12 during the National Postmasters Association meeting in Washington. Her first appointment was March 4 1877 under President Rutherford B Hayes and she has served under 13 presidents.
A collection of quirky week events from across the U S and abroad. Highlights include a double-jointed truck incident in California, odd legal verdicts, unusual animal rescues, and curious municipal oddities from New Jersey to Idaho.
C B Mallory a well known C P Telephone employee sustained a painful knee injury changing a tire when the jack slipped from under his private car and the machine dropped on his knee. No bones were broken but he was badly bruised and will stay at home several weeks.
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