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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1938
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star announces publication details and advertising rates. It lists carriers, subscription prices in advance, display ad deadlines, and contract rates, noting AP news dispatch rights and city office location in Winchester Virginia.
A brief devotional line echoes John 15 5 about abiding in Christ and bearing fruit. It emphasizes the believer's dependence on Jesus for spiritual vitality and productive fruitfulness.
The American Society of Planning Officials reports a major rise in park development with 150000 additional acres added and total park area expanding from 248627 in 1925 to 381495 in 1935. Cities accelerate park projects, aiming for one acre per 100 population and neighborhoods within a quarter mile of parks.
The 1937 steel industry paid 169 million dollars in taxes, 65 percent more than 1929, reducing earnings and contributing to weaker demand. The Iron and Steel Institute notes tax burdens rose faster than prices or wages, with taxes consuming 42 percent of net earnings after operating costs.
The record shows 62 percent local taxes in 1929 dropping to 52 percent in 1937. Payroll taxes rose from 10-15 cents per dollar from 1935 to 1937, and taxes per ton of finished steel climbed 70 percent from 2.91 to 4.96. Tax payments grew from 3.9 to 5.7 percent of total income, amid President's note on prices, demand, and unemployment.
Richmond News-Leader explains the one cent local cigarette tax and LaGuardia era questions. It breaks down how much of a pack’s price goes to taxes and profits, noting only about five of fifty puffs are for consumer enjoyment while the rest funds government and intermediaries.
In Madras a petrol station posts notices protesting India’s heavy petrol taxes. The notices claim New York drivers pay only thirty percent tax and duty while India’s minimum is sixty percent.
Chairman Farley boasts the Democratic party is out of debt while noting the government it runs remains separate from party finances. The remark contrasts party fundraising status with governmental fiscal concerns.
Former Virginia governor John G. Pollard dies at his Richmond home after a lengthy decline in health. In other notes, the state deputy fire marshal commends dry cleaning firms for complying with underwriter code, while Burr P. Harrison will stand in for Winchester police sergeant Ben O. Cline who is sued by Charles Farmer for injuries from an arrest. Mrs. Robert McNally in Baltimore sends invitations for a tea honoring her mother-in-law.
Local post office affixes Apple Blossom cadets to many letters to commemorate a Belgian girl named queen. At Round Hill School J W Larrick Wesley Shiley and Ernest and Arthur Luttrell discuss Love and Money. Annefield Clarke county home opens to public during Virginia Garden Week. Brooks Flickinger sets pole vault record at William and Mary College clearing 12 feet 7 inches.
Heavy snow in the Shenandoah Valley spares orchards with no damage to fruit. Staunton Military Academy cadets encampment is disbanded due to deep snow and will resume in June per Major A M Patch. Dr J E Harris reports Memorial Hospital improvements since the 1924 fire. Annie Douglas Gray Beverley dies in hospital after a paralytic stroke.
A. Stephenson, a colored man and employee of Dr. L. M. Allen, steals his employer's car and drives to Martinsburg. Two brothers traveling from Atlanta to New York reportedly pass through town in 14 days. Grace Helver weds Nathan Bean Williams at her Bloom County home. Ashby Sprint offers 33 cents a pound for butter fat for Golden and Co.
Forties era report notes Admiral Sampson with gunboats destroying Mantanzas batteries and driving out Spaniards. Local businessmen hold wheat bought cheaply hoping for price rises amid war. F R Meade, son of Millwood resident, graduates West Point and joins artillery in Cuba. Mrs Ida Correll hosts surprise party for 16th wedding anniversary with city revenue commissioner.
A compiled quiz of curious facts and quick answers covering books for parents, race tracks in the U S, light bulb wavelengths, the Panay armament, Mary Pickford’s ventures, Scoutmasters counts, WPA projects for women, Lily Pons birth date, Stone Mountain memorial work, earth rotation effects, tuberculosis as the white plague, assistant postmaster general salaries, Titanic bottom material, indoor water lilies, and samarium discovery.
Washington dispatch notes the Anglo Italian talks are unlikely to yield lasting peace. It argues Mussolini aims to dominate the Mediterranean and Spain, while Chamberlain seeks a breathing spell for rearmament amid UK and German maneuvers. Roosevelt’s staff tensions and wage hour bill forecasts cap a day of high diplomatic jockeying.
A note describes an Isle in the Aegean with its own stamps. A Malian stamp marked 115 indicates ownership today. The fragment highlights a map showing the area and stamps.
Garry Page sails for weeks abroad while Barbara Kingsley joins a New York crowd. Ray Lipton, Jack Metcalf, and Natalie Endall maneuver amid dinners, dances, and side glances. Barbara recalls Martinsville ties and notices Ruth Merryweather and Bill Jameson at a table, as Marie Rinehart’s whereabouts loom.
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