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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1937
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star lists subscription rates and publication schedule. It shows daily edition except Sundays, with prices for mail subscriptions at one year three dollars and carrier rates at four dollars and fifty six cents, plus six month and three month options.
Classified and memorial rates listed with per word and minimum charges. Display ads due by 10 A M with 42 cent transient rate. Memorials and cards of thanks priced. AP rights reserved. Bible verse quote from James cited.
The Virginia primary produced an almost unanimous endorsement for Hon. James H. Price for governor. The piece hails his overwhelming nomination victory, predicts a November win, and pledges support for his stated goal of a sound economical administration with cooperative citizen help.
Edward B. Dunford, national attorney for the Anti-Saloon League, says the group now pursues education over enforcement to curb liquor. He notes rising female drinking, crime linked to alcohol, and plans a nationwide educational drive with bulletins and charts to sway public opinion.
The article outlines the League's nationwide reach with 43 state organizations and a central Washington clearinghouse. It notes Utah Nevada South Dakota North Carolina and Idaho lack groups and cites North Carolina mergers. Dunford, a Richmond native and former Wheeler lieutenant, advocates abolition through education amid Capitol area bar scenes.
Richmond Times-Dispatch notes Grover A. Whalen withdraws from the New York mayoral contest. The piece lauds his 1930s public service and fashion leadership, including his police tenure, World Fair chairmanship, and role as a welcoming figure amid shifting party alignments.
Richmond News Leader analyzes results in Virginia contests for Attorney General and Lieutenant Governor. It notes the Democratic organization backed Holt and Staples, opposed Price, and that Mr Price’s victory signals the old guard’s resilience rather than a broad shift in county support.
Finland and the United States split daily honors in Berlin at the Olympic games with the U S still leading. Alfred E. Smith plans a Boston speech against Roosevelt. Warren County dedicates a new courthouse and Front Royal city hall as the Centennial celebration opens. Farm prices rise sharply while drought slows growth.
Virginia faces the prospect of the first female execution in the electric chair as 17-year-old Virginia Hampton native Virginia Christian awaits governor commutation. The report notes Woodrow Wilson's nomination by Democrats for president. Piccadilly Street school board places Misses Walter and Helen Zirkle in charge of a new city school. A council meeting reveals an income tax return of 1431.73 prepared by Mr. Carter.
Forty years ago a photographer was nearly mobbed in C. B. Rou s s s New York store when his flash exploded and workers mistook him for a bomber. An attempt to wreck a N. and W. passenger express near Boyce Virginia involved piling rocks on a switch with an engineer detecting tampering in time. J B Russell and Bros advertise cotton covert cloth for bicycle suits at 124 cents a yard. Leafe and Bryarly remain the only two local residents registered in the Winchester Bicycle trophy race.
Historic record notes the creation of the War Department by the United States, dated August 7, 1789, marking an early formal organization of military governance. The act centralized defense under a distinct department within the new federal government.
The text argues the anti organization and New Deal influence are weaker than the organization, even at liberal valuations. It predicts the organization will hold a strong majority in the Virginia House of Delegates once nominees are named, asserting the roster will confirm this strength.
Petersburg Progress Index reports W. T. Anderson, Macon publisher, launches Independent Order of Coatless Men a creedless, meetingless group aiming to emancipate men from inhibition by removing coats in heat. He predicts a world peace agency powered by no coats despite skepticism. Public Health Service backs removing collars and sleeves for heat relief.
Answers cover telephones in the United States versus Europe, the word paramnesia, Earhart search costs, Radio City Music Hall capacity, Bill Robinson’s birth, Labor Day origin, U.S. Army execution method, birthday candles, notable illegitimate birth figures, celluloid glue, extreme U.S. post offices, World War I drafts first numbers, and double rainbow explanations. Authorities include F J Haskin and various Q A entries.
Washington buzz links Harold L. Ickes to a possible Supreme Court vacancy after Justice Van Devanter's retirement. The piece notes cabinet tensions, Ickes' critics, and questions about confirmation, while detailing housing policy moves and the Miller-Tydings price fixing setup.
A feature notes unusual 19th century triple bore cannon and a 11th century nine project tile mortar as remarkable artifacts. The piece highlights their design quirks and historical oddity within arms development.
Gary plans a moonlit proposal at Lena’s Malibu weekend as Marcia enjoys a lively crowd of guests led by Joan Stannard. He quietly presents a star sapphire ring, hoping to win Marcia’s heart amid dancing, bar revelry, and a dramatic arrival by Walt Hartley.
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