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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1938
Page
4
A Winchester Virginia front page item from April 23 1938 highlights church guidance urging readers to cultivate harmonious thoughts and deeds and seek things above with a biblical verse from Colossians 3 1.
The nation debates federal spending with the President urging four and a half billion dollars to boost domestic trade. The Congress weighs spending versus saving as 21 percent of the public favors increased appropriations and eight to two oppose boosted expenditures.
A column notes three recent court decisions touching gaming and crime. Tax Appeals allows deducting card losses if winnings are anticipated. A court says card play is skill not chance. California Supreme Court upholds a gun demand for a new deal as legal in a disputed game.
A five year Johns Hopkins University study led by Dr. W H Gantt finds nervous breakdowns are common in dogs more than in humans. The report says the brain can endure more than dogs, offering cautious hope for the future amid pet distress.
A Senate special committee led by Senator Byrnes urges immediate tax relief for business and industry. It calls for repealing or modifying the undistributed profits tax and altering the capital gains tax to restore confidence and aid recovery amid House Senate revenue bill stalemate. The administration faces pressure as negotiations continue and the fate of tax reform remains uncertain.
A Senate special committee report on unemployment and relief critiques tax revision and relief administration. It cites 26 736 skilled workers on relief projects in five large cities, 8000 interviewed, 63 percent reporting outside earnings. The panel urges disclosure of outside income with relief checks and questions continuing the current system amid President's expansion proposal.
The Clarke Courier weighs juror fairness and the duty to judge within law. It praises Clarke county farmers for upholding civilization by voting to rid society of an enemy of mankind, stressing impartiality and the burden of responsible verdicts.
Mack Ward of Lincoln Virginia wins the state championship for prize corn in the Future Farmers of America group. Mayor C R Anderson urges action against misleading local merchant ads and warns the practice will continue. A burglary at Hodgson and Browns Jewelry Store reports glass window smashing and thefts of watches and rings.
Lieut. Eric Seabeck arrives with sister ship to the Spirit of St. Louis for a local festival flight. A Circuit Court jury awards Fred Thwaite 75 dollars in a suit against George Guthridge over a car dispute.
A U.S. representative from Illinois urges a congressional inquiry into baseball as a major trust. Fire at a store damages a grape arbor and packing cases but is quickly extinguished by workers. William W. McDonald buys the Tom Jeff Russell farm for 12000 dollars. A large North Mountain fire threatens Steck Myers and Keckley farm areas near the county border.
Over 125,000 volunteers respond to U S government call for war against Spain in Cuba. Halltown paper mill owned by George Eyster destroyed by fire with $25,000 damage. John Andrews and Burt Thomas collide on bicycles in Berryville. Christ Episcopal Church installs a pendant lamp for the pulpit to aid the rector without shining into worshippers eyes.
A compilation of trivia with terse facts: German Jewish immigration to Palestine numbers, Bancroft Hall at Annapolis as the largest US dormitory, World War I veterans' dying rate, history of roller skates, Mussolini’s son on war, DeMille's film output, rise of women drivers, Smigly-Rydz as Poland's dictator, Pony Express mail details, Dodd Mead contest winner Elizabeth Seifert, constitutional quip between friends, basilisk lizard swimming, Michigan repeal of Prohibition, vanadium source for steel from Peru.
Dental science note from Chicago fame describes Uncle Jimmy Richards of Palestine Illinois starting a so called third set of teenth. Dr L Pierce Anthony of the American Dental Association counters no human has more than two sets and calls the teeth he shows super-numerary.
Washington dispatch outlines internal shakeups at the US Housing Authority, naming Nathan Straus aides Latimer Murphy and Michaelson figures as patronage losses and public-relations missteps. Railroads press for 5 percent freight increases amid ICC doubts and labor debates, while a curious floor sightseer named Plunkett is noted.
Barbara Kingsley, Martinsville Post society editor, faces a crossroads after a wedding in town. A telegram from Natalie Kendall offers a chance at a children’s magazine associate editor role, while Barbara contemplates leaving the familiar Post for New York ambitions and the memory of Garry Page.
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