Winchester Evening Star Weds Aug 18 1937 edition notices
The Winchester Evening Star reports daily publication with subscription and advertising rates and national press service notes. The Wednesday, August 18, 1937 issue details memorials display ads classified rates and syndicate representation by Tenney Woodward and Company.
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Atlanta
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Ephesians Verse Quoted Amid Calls for Legislative Debate
The passage urges kindness and forgiveness while a discourse notes the need for debate to reveal weaknesses. It emphasizes Congress resuming its constitutional duties as an encouraging sign that democratic processes endure.
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Legislative Branch
Congress
Japan faces tough road in new push on China
The article argues Japan may struggle to advance beyond Manchuria as China mobilizes hundreds of modern aircraft and manpower. It notes Japan's weak finances and long supply lines from Shanghai, suggesting a costly, risky war and potential U shaped exit.
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Manchuria
Japan
Will Rogers
Jine
Self Appraisal of a Frontier Texas Editor and Publisher
The Harper’s drawer recalls a hard bitten Texas editor’s long career with a satirical self appraisal listing counts for drinking retracting flirting threats promises whisky or gifts. It chronicles actions and inactions, noting church visits political shifts charity and cash on hand in a wry ledger.
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Harper’s Monthly
Texas
Senate limits Wagner housing aid to four thousand dollars
Staunton News Leader notes Senate action on the Wagner Housing bill after debate. Senator Byrd pushes a four thousand dollar per family unit limit to curb extravagance and prevent a new government agency, arguing the measure would otherwise favor higher income tenants and undermine the plan.
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Georgia Baptists Revolt Against Bible Distribution Plan
Richmond Times Dispatch notes strong Georgia Baptist opposition to Governor Rivers proposal to give every public school pupil a free Bible. Critics warn of church state entanglement and tax funding of a specific Bible version, with clergy like Dr. Louie D. Newton leading the critique.
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
Georgia
Governor Rivers
Virginia
Old Dominion
Louie D. Newton
Newlyweds Are the Hope of Society Says Pope
Richmond News-Leader notes Pope Pius told 1,000 Castel Gandolfo pilgrims that newlyweds are society’s hope if they stay married and raise children. The piece argues few women can stay in business after marriage, and stresses the need for affordable homes for young couples as social planning.
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Punishing Eugene Aged 14 In Pennsylvania Monkey Trial
The article recounts a hearing on re employment of Laura Elms Morris accused of teaching man is descended from a monkey. It notes a three foot board used as corporal punishment on Eugene Jones aged 14 in Waynesboro Pennsylvania. It contrasts modern reporting with historical flogging practices.
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Win Winchester Social and Civic Notes from Local Pages
A 7:30 pm meeting of the Young Democratic Club to name delegates for the Roanoke state convention. Berryville Horse Show boxes include Mr and Mrs George P Greenhalgh and other prominent residents. The Anderson and Garvin families set August 23 for their annual reunion. Rev W P Saunders and Mrs Saunders of Hedgesville are guests in the city. Five years ago notes peak altitude record by Prof August Piccard and transatlantic air travel events. Ten years ago Jack Dempsey visits Chicago ahead of Tunney bout. Armour fortune cut by $3 million. Bobby Jones Jr plans Winchester stop September 8. Rotary defeat by Elks in close game.
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Lynchburg Courts Issue Restraint Against State Auditor
Twenty five years ago police faced mass drunkenness after Saturday raids. A restraint order barred C. Lee Moore the state auditor from selling the city water works for back taxes. Ruth L. Hottel wed Leland S. Sutherland at Woodstock. Rev C D Taylor and Dr W T Caster fished on the Capon river.
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Union Fire Company hosts ladies bazaar tribute at Rouss engine house
Forty years ago union laddies staged a winter bazaar at the Rouss engine house hall to honor the ladies whose efforts supported the event. Charles L. Hewitt and Grace E. Fuller wed at the Presby terian Church parsonage. Ike Allen, rider for Bowen and Newman, fell and was injured at a hurdle on A V A track. Quinn Harrison won the Green Hunter Class at an exhibition by Blue Ridge Hunt Club held at Carter Hall. Fann Burwell's entry placed in the jumping class.
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First English Child Born in America: Virginia Dare
August 18 1587 marks the birth of Virginia Dare, noted as the first English child born to English settlers in the American colony. The event is recorded as a milestone in early colonial history.
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Admiration and Resentment in School Discipline
The passage weighs corporal punishment against educational aims. It notes admiration for a dominie's deft use of a board while acknowledging resentment when the plank harms Eugene. It questions whether education has found a moral equivalent to such punishment and warns of its negatives.
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Women as Police Rise Across Nations Says World Survey
A League of Nations study shows women are employed as police in 18 countries with the United States leading in numbers and Britain and Argentina following. Many benefit from policing roles without arrest powers, serving as matrons or investigators, and overall public service employment by women is increasing globally.
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How to Sell Neckwear
A writer muses on tie shopping and the frustrated desire for multiple copies of a favored pattern. They critique salesmanship and wonder why a single salesman cannot offer two or more ties of the same design, joking about choosing journalism over sales careers.
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Answers to Questions From the Public Inquiry Column
A collection of brief Q as from readers with concise A covering topics from cottonseed oil yield and yeast temperatures to cod liver oil imports and federal employee unions. It includes figures on oil from seed, 140 degrees Fahrenheit to kill yeast, six million gallons imported last year, and various trivia about farms with electricity, Fort Leavenworth's 1827 build, Avogadro's hypothesis, and patent information rules.
Neutrality, court clash, and cotton markets take center
Washington reports focus on Senator Black’s Supreme Court nomination amid neutrality law debate. Officials warn of possible Supreme Court fight, while cotton markets, futures crackdowns, and new commodity rules reshape economic tensions.
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Love Is for Tomorrow Chapter 47 Chaos at the Trocadero
Marcia aids a wounded Gary after a brawl at the Trocadero while Sandy is arrested for assault and battery. A doctor orders surgery and Marie rushes to Gary’s hospital as Mike Borst fights for his friend with attorney Crocker helping.
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Flashes of Life Saved in Fort Wayne Amid Penny Stakes
A prospective bridegroom offered Miss Thelma Smith a bag of pennies for a $2 marriage license. After counting 199 coins, he failed, and his fiancée produced the money to proceed. A humorous local episode highlighting small-town novelty and resolve.
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Open Forum Praises Future Farmer Supplement
A letter from T. V. Downing District Supervisor Agric Educ Ivor Virginia dated August 14 1937 commends The Star for its Future Farmer supplement dated August 10. He notes Eastern Virginia papers publish similar inserts but this one leads the field for quality and coverage.
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