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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1939
Page
4
A biblical excerpt from Mark 10 21 22 contrasts wealth with spiritual treasure as Jesus invites a rich young man to sell possessions and follow him. The narrative emphasizes the difficulty of relinquishing material wealth for heavenly rewards.
The House rejected President Roosevelt's three billion dollar spending bill, the first such defeat in six years. The vote signals voter desire to curb deficits and taxes, as upcoming elections pressure members on spending and debt.
The piece notes current Midwest and New England drought worries but argues rainfall shortfalls are not as severe as the 1931 34 era. It recalls 1930 34 droughts, the wheat and corn crops, meat portions, and government pig killings, concluding food supply remains unlikely to be threatened.
The piece weighs Krakatoa’s explosion as the loudest known noise with 190 decibels claimed, compares it to traffic in New York and the Concord shot, and jokes about a morning neighbor horn rivaling the sound. It cites Waldo Emerson and others, noting debatability and playful calculations.
The New England Journal of Medicine reports rising alcoholism at a Boston relief station and calls alcoholism a major public health issue. The piece criticizes Virginia's liquor monopoly and the ABC board for salary incentives tied to store performance and urges ending the liquor sale farce that cost a Suffolk staffer his job.
A student of military history notes that peace has rarely lasted. Over 3,521 years there were 268 years without hostilities, eight percent. Of 8,000 treaties observed only about two years each on average.
Turn to page two for the answers to seven quiz questions. The questions cover literature, government, boxing gate receipts, Henry Hudson’s vessel, apes, baseball All-Star starters, geology, pronunciation, labor unions, and state nicknames with evergreen.
This note highlights a common error in pronoun and discourse markers. It advises choosing simpler phrasing and avoiding unnecessary qualifiers. Use direct wording to improve clarity and flow.
In Virginia, New Dealers are defeated in primaries while Smith wins Dodd amid a Roosevelt aligned purge bid. General Waller warns Winchester may lose two militia companies without proper armory facilities. J Few Brown, a veteran southern banker, is honored on his 90th birthday.
Five years ago a boycott was planned over moving pictures lacking League of Decency approval. Grocers report smaller loaves of bread priced to offset a processing tax. Mr. and Mrs. A H Morgan celebrate the birth of a daughter at their Radford Virginia home.
The airship Graf Zeppelin is about 600 miles west of Gibraltar on its voyage from Germany toward a destination country. Senator Mapp reveals a proposal to lower auto tag costs in Virginia. Miss May Belle Jones dies after a long illness at her home.
Directors decide to employ motorcycle police to patrol the Valley Turnpike where fifty fatal accidents have occurred, as Germany and France are at war and England readies to strike.
Forty years ago a special committee of the city council awarded a five year contract for lighting of city streets to the Gas Company. W. E. Hoffman, a prominent cigar manufacturer of Berryville, was overcome by heat on a visit here. George Marpole faced trial in connection with an alleged shooting of L. E. Ricamore, the Berryville town policeman.
In Berryville minister's daughter Sarah Anne Melton learns Jack and Judith's romance collides with a ruse involving Bob Kennedy and a glamorous Bernice Cooper. Confession, jealousy, and a looming reveal drive Sarah Anne to a desperate choice as the secret threatens all.
A compilation of short Q A items covering topics from military feats to science and history. Highlights include General Smedley Butler earning honors for capturing Fort Riviere in Haiti in 1915 and Earth orbit speed estimates, along with notes on the Dalai Lama belief, famous card kings, a coal block at the New York World's Fair, and Jefferson's Morals of Jesus.
Hollywood opinion on Orson Welles hiring as a prodigy on a sweeping contract. The piece questions experience versus fresh ideas in film, noting the industry may gain a tonic if Welles proves box office capable. Includes quirky personal observations about actors and a digressive tale of Ned Sparks and a longtime anniversary waiter.
Wal ter I Priest of Bluemont Virginia warns Editor Winchester Star that taxation remains essential yet burdensome. He cites high deficits nearly 41 million dollars and a 3.7 billion current year shortfall. He cautions against paternalism and urges vigilance to protect American institutions.
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