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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1937
Page
4
A compact biblical excerpt notes that the eye illuminates the body. It states that a single honest eye fills the body with light while an evil eye fills the body with darkness. The verse emphasizes moral vision and spiritual clarity.
The sudden death of Shirley Carter shocks Winchester as a pillar of the community. A keen businessman and public servant, he contributed to Virginia’s state government reorganization and served on hospital boards while giving time and money to civic causes. His passing is a heavy blow to friends and the city.
The Alexandria Gazette discusses sidewalks along highways and funding options. It notes gasoline tax funds as a possible source but Ohio legal rulings limit such use, while urging officials to find means to protect pedestrians and improve traffic safety.
Raymond Clapper argues that press honesty serves the public by publishing facts even when unpleasant. He cites Charles A. Dana's view that editors must print truth to avert deliberate ignorance and promote an informed citizenry.
A discussion on whether true stories should be printed, noting editors like Dana suppressing sensitive reports to avoid harm. The piece argues truth should guide printing, while acknowledging the profession’s human limits and the relentless volume of world horrors.
The piece argues the proposed federal wages bill creates a regional protection scheme that favors richer areas over poorer regions. It warns the board will become a battleground for lobbyists, risking a new form of internal tariff and harming southern workers and unemployed labor.
Pettigrew in charge of airport program approves the site for a proposed new Winchester field. The report lists other year-ago items including a parade lead by Capt. Weaver, a suicide by Rep. Zion, and historic finds at Braddock Street Church.
Twenty five years ago Dr L M Allen was elected secretary treasurer of the Valley Medical Association at a meeting today. Luther Good fell asleep while riding a gasoline repair car of the Cumberland Valley Railroad and was dragged beneath the wheels sustaining injuries. Directors of the Pipe Association authorized buying a truck to haul men and repair the roadbed. Miss Effie Shenk of Boyce wed Thomas Powell Jol e.
Forty years ago William and Robert Glass hosted a dance at Jordan's Spring with lively song. Dainly Ely on Clifford Street traps a raccoon in a rat trap placed in a chicken house. Mrs E L McIntosh injures herself using a bread knife. A marriage license is issued to Robert Boyd and Merta L Huff.
The excerpt argues tariffs hurt Southern livelihoods in interstate commerce. It notes Northern tariffs harmed Southern agriculture for years and warns against a Democratic internal tariff that would hurt Southern industry, labeling it an irony linked to the 1862 Cedar Mountain era.
Bristol Herald-Courier reports eighteen year old Farouk I has been invested as King of Egypt after the death of Faud I. The piece notes Egypt's historic rulers and the absence of a coronation, with wide public witness to the investiture and a wish for a long, successful reign.
Seattle street railway officials end coat rule for car operators. The superintendent says suspenders are out belts only, and no coat is needed while operating a street car or bus.
Reader can obtain factual answers by writing The Evening Star Information Bureau in Washington DC. Include three cents for reply and address for return information.
A compendium of brief inquiries covers baseball no hit and run games 93 total estimates of pipe lifespans road miles for the US Germany and Italy fire losses taxicab counts Reno population cross symbolism radium phosphorescence Boulder Dam tourist camp novelists delayed writing Frank Munn radio tenure stellar distances naturalization and poisonous snakes with manners guidance from Emily Post.
Washington August 6 The article traces why Congress shifted from adjourning to actively legislating as President Roosevelt seeks results on agriculture and wages. It highlights Sam Rayburn's leadership delaying adjourning, Green's attempts to amend, and White House friction over the wages and hours bill.
Marcia rebuffs Gary's love offering a costly ring while she contemplates her past with Sandy. Gary grants one month to win her heart, and Marcia remains torn as a gossiping night unfolds with Lana and Walt exposing schemes and a growing crush on Hartley.
In Friendly West Virginia an all-woman administration names Mrs Josephine Cline as police chief. She stands six feet tall, weighs 169 pounds, with red hair and earns a salary of 25 dollars yearly plus one dollar per arrest. Meanwhile in Deland Florida Governor Cone will receive telegrams whenever cattle are involved in county road accidents after the Deland Junior Chamber of Commerce failed to pass laws barring cattle from roads.
Ottawa Kansas resident Harry Murphy recalls two eggs discarded during candling hatched right near his elbow, highlighting an unusually warm spell and surprising poultry results.
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