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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 26, 1937

Page

4

Winchester Evening Star masthead and staff list

The excerpt lists the Winchester Evening Star publication schedule and editorial staff. It names editor J Byrd and the publishing company, along with national advertising representatives Tenney Woodward & Company across major U.S. cities. It indicates publication every day except Sunday in Winchester, Virginia.

The Evening Star Publishing Co Winchester Virginia Tenney, Woodward & Company Inc New York Detroit Kansas City San Francisco Chicago Boston Atlanta Los Angeles

Confession in Daniel 9 Verse on Sin and Rebellion

A biblical excerpt quotes Daniel 9 5 acknowledging sin rebellion and departure from divine precepts and judgments. The text frames a penitential confession highlighting human fault and moral failing within a religious context.

Daniel

Suggested Court Appointees in the Court Packing Plan

A list proposes names for new high court appointments if court packing becomes law. Madame Perkins doubts illegality of sit down strikes. Rudy Vallee quips about too many lawyers. General Hugh S Johnson would color the tribunal with vocabulary. Mae West could improve the court’s form. John L Lewis allegedly impartial. a joke mentions the rubber stamp in Congress and possible court enlargement to meet needs.

Madame Perkins Rudy Vallee Hugh S. Johnson Mae West John L. Lewis Congress

How Many Unemployed How Many Unemployed

An editorial argues for precise unemployment figures to justify relief spending. It notes 11,000,000 factory workers and 3,310,000 jobs created since 1933, suggesting relief costs are a major budget issue and urging a close count of the true unemployed to restore business confidence.

National Association of Manufacturers Association

Twilight of a 'god' in Harlem Heaven riot

Richmond Times-Dispatch reports the arrest of Father Divine after rioting linked to his Harlem Heaven movement, signaling a decline in influence for another prominent religious figure.

Richmond Times-Dispatch Father Divine Harlem

Harlem riot taints Father Divine scene with Green Pastures tie

A sharp review traces a Harlem riot and Father Divine’s heavenly milieu to Marc Connelly’s The Green Pastures. It contrasts divine pretensions with earthly excesses, noting knives among angels and devout followers, and questions the absence of the angel Gabe in the disrupted millennium.

Harlem Marc Connelly Richard B. Harrison Father Divine New York Green Pastures Gabe

Maverick push to boost relief budget over Roosevelt plan

Texas representative Maury Maverick said excess emphasis on balancing budgets harms public health and welfare. In an Old Point Comfort address he criticized Glass and Byrd for fiscal conservatism and praised Roosevelt for liberality amid talk of adding a billion dollars to the deficit.

Maury Maverick Texas Roosevelt Old Point Comfort Virginia Glass Byrd Maverick

Auto safety belts inspire fascination from New Orleans youth

A Kansas City interne pursues a driver safety belt idea showing promise for motorists. The editorial notes that older medical minds might doubt adoption, arguing reckless drivers resist voluntary restraint despite potential to save lives. It warns belts would help those ahead but not curb overall risk.

New Orleans

Strong Tactics at Detroit Packing Plant Sit-Down

Detroit packing house workers staged a sit down that remained unusually calm when pushed to leave. After a few weeks the article notes meat products developed a rugged character while tensions cooled.

Detroit News

Evening Star Information Bureau offer to answer readers

A reader can obtain factual answers by writing to The Evening Star Information Bureau directed by Frederic J. Haskin in Washington DC and enclosing three cents for a reply.

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

Riddles and Answers in a Historic Quiz Model

Read like a compiled Q and A from a 1930s quiz page. Topics span geography Lincoln era dates car trade and art. Names include Lincoln, Hay, Mussolini, Lindbergh, Stanton, Mott, Yale founders, Weston's walks, and Edward Payson Weston.

Daylight Saving Time Shifts Across Regions

News item notes daylight saving time begins in various parts of the nation for another season. An article describes festival trophi es on display at the Colonial Art and Craft Shop with local color and events.

Cornelia Larus Shenandoah XIII William Hill Warren County Oime

Festival royalty and court action in local notices

Miss Sarah Kendall Baker is chosen Princess Frederick by festival officials. French Ambassador Paul Claudel will crown Helen Washington as queen of the Apple Blossom festival. Vincent Hollis sues for 20000 dollars in local court for injuries from a car collision with driver George H. Snyder. Several prominent Democrats warn Roosevelt nomination could cost the party a victory.

Sarah Kendall Baker Frederick Paul Claudel Helen Washington Vincent Hollis George H. Snyder Roosevelt

Ten Years Ago Headlines Report Flood Threats and Trials

High Mississippi floods threaten New Orleans as levees may be dynamited. Sidna Allen, freed after convictions in Hillsville killings, sells jewelry made in prison. Lindbergh is sole entrant for the Orteig prize of 25000 dollars for a nonstop New York Paris flight. Weather experts predict very lovely festival weather.

Mississippi New Orleans Sidna Allen Allen Hillsville Charles Lindbergh Paris New York

Local Farm Accident and Death Reported in Clarke County

Twenty five years ago Arch Smith sustains painful garden injuries on a south city farm. H Walker Shepherd, Clarke County Horse and Colt Association manager, dies of pneumonia. A horse owned by Roger Leafe and an auto driven by William collide atop Potato Hill. Prof. B F Line and his two sons narrowly escape drowning when a horse drags a buggy into flooded Poolesford while trip from Gore High School to Rock ton.

Arch Smith H. Walker Shepherd Clarke County Horse and Colt Association Roger Leafe William One Potato Hill B. F. Line Poolesford Gore High School Rockton

Free for all fight over keg beer on Rail Way Avenue

Forty years ago a keg of beer sparked a free for all on Rail Way Avenue. The Valley Bicycle Club planned a wheel race from Martinsburg to Staunton. A drunken man was found unconscious behind the jail, surrounded by tin cans and rubbish from prankish children. Weather ranged from near 20 degrees to 90 degrees with a looming storm. Historic note marks Black Plague beginning in London on April 26, 1665.

Railway Avenue Valley Bicycle Club Martinsburg Staunton

Crusade against horses in war sparks editorials and jibes

A Punch quote laments horse warfare while London Opinion notes a closing bugle at a grand store. Whitsitt Impress mocks romantic lines about rings over phones. Stone Commercial Appeal hints at check-signing debates in saree fashion.

London

British Gold Policy Gains Spark New Debates

Washington notes a purported London report by H. O. Chalkley praising U S gold policy for boosting British prosperity and South Africa while raising concerns in the United States about who benefits. The piece also lampoons a Ways and Means hearing on the Dough ton bill and recounts political quips from Roosevelt era circles.

Washington Britain London United Kingdom United States Union of South Africa South Africa Australia Canada India H. O. Chalkley U. S House Ways and Means Committee George Harrison Supreme Court Chalkley U. K Treasury Morgenthau Federal Reserve Eccles Messrs Ducky Mr. Morgenthau

London Lawyer Schemes Inheritance Plot In Cobenzil

In Cobenzil Jacqueline Smith and her mother face a life of hardship while Charles Stuckey and Colonel Lutman plot with ex convict Jim Asson to marry Jacqueline and grab a share of her $1,500,000 inheritance from an American uncle. The dialogue threads reveal tensions over money, status, and a planned manipulation.

Reathes Charles Stuckey London Cable America Jacqueline Smith Alec Lutman Stuckey Jim Asson Jacqueline Procert Lutman Assen Cobenzil Mrs. Smith Tre Alan Redfern Alan Jim Asson England Park Lane Ealing Waling Europe Tick Colonel Lutman

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