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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1938
Page
4
A religious observance features a biblical passage from Revelation 7 17 about the Lamb in the throne feeding guiding and wiping tears from eyes. The date Monday August 8 1938 anchors the publication of the reflection.
Citizens hear complaints about how municipal supplies are bought as City Manager asks auditors to expand an ongoing financial audit to include purchasing practices. The Finance Committee has not yet authorized the examination, prompting questions about irregularities and fairness in procurement.
Advertising lowers consumer costs by expanding sales and enabling larger production. The piece cites a camera case where price drops from 30 to 15 as advertising and production efficiency cut costs. It argues ads are the cheapest selling method and help reduce overall costs of goods.
The Department of Commerce estimates distribution costs at 28 percent in 1935. Advertising costs amount to about one fourteenth of distribution. Without advertising, selling and distribution would be costlier, volumes lower, production reduced, employment down, and individuals would receive a smaller share of the world's goods. Advertising puts money in your pocket.
New York Daily News reacts to a Governors Island court martial involving Lieut. Col. Stewart S. Giffin accused of drunken conduct at a CCC camp. The piece questions Sections 95 and 96 of the Articles of War and argues for reform to avoid sweeping dismissals of military men after off duty incidents.
Shirley Carter, longtime Winchester merchant, is gravely ill at his West Boscawen Street residence as the town notes health concerns.
Chalmers Bageant, a Kernstown youth, is fatally injured in a Henrico County auto collision where he was employed. Hugh Johnson, recovery administrator, hints at renewed NRA blue eagle employer pressure within two weeks. Cuba awaits result of political upheaval as armed peace efforts are tested. F C Boyce of Indian Hollow reports killing ten rattlesnakes on a North Mountain huckleberry gathering trip.
A reader can send questions to The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau for facts. The page lists Q and A items answering about St. Joseph's Oratory, radio script exchanges, Selfridge ads, Vera Zorina, Book of Remembrance, Washington telephones, customs salary, ministers' children, and other varied historical queries with concise responses.
Stockholders announced a merger between Pierce Arrow Motor Company and the Studebaker Corporation ten years prior. Fire and smoke badly damaged stock in store of L. W. Smith on North Kent Street. Surgeon warns possible foot amputation for Miss Alice McKee injured in an automobile crash. Board of Supervisors form a committee to improve conditions at the local jail by consulting city officials.
The speaker describes teaching themselves to write by studying Swift and Dryden, copying passages, and refining prose. They recount struggles with description, shifting from ornate imitation to a lean, direct style and later pivot to writing dialogue and a plain novel, aiming to say more with fewer words.
Twenty five years ago E M Funk loses the Opequon district committeeman race in a county Democratic primary. Ellen McGill Baker hosts an auction bridge party in Berryville for visitors from Frederick Maryland. Arthur Leafe and wife return from a two week visit at an Atlantic City resort. Cavalry officers horses compete at the Berryville Horse Show in Frederick County.
Forty years ago work started on William Baker's new home at the Water and Washington corner. The project touted as the city's most handsome house is under progress.
Bill Baron notices guests keep the fiesta alive into dawn while he discovers more than merriment. Two men discuss loaded rifles and cocaine hidden in Ellen's storehouse. Baron plans to confront the danger while preserving the party atmosphere.
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