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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1937
Page
4
The piece analyzes W N Babson’s tour of Protestant colleges and his finding that young people question church relevance. It cites friction between clergy, lay leaders, and youth, and predicts Catholic youth may face similar shifts. It urges laymen to live their faith credibly to retain church influence.
The tourist and vacation industry has become big business for states through Council of State Governments funded advertising. Total 1937 fiscal year appropriations exceed 2 million with 28 states participating led by Pennsylvania at 500 thousand. Nine new states join in 1937 38 advertising efforts while California and Florida rely on civic groups for promotion.
The Roanoke Times reports Roger W. Babson disputes rising church membership figures. He claims Protestant attendance has fallen for years and criticizes mid week and summer service reductions as masking the decline.
An editorial laments fatal car crashes among teens and young adults returning from dances. It blames reckless youthful driving and negligent parenting while urging young women to praise safe drivers and refuse rides with reckless peers to curb the toll.
A retrospective column recalls George N Fries a prominent Winchester merchant who died in a Washington hospital and Col Frank Knox expected to pass through Winchester en route to a Hagerstown rally. Exhibits at Play Gardens feature three Winchester clubs.
Twenty five years ago Miss Maggie Hodgson and Miss Frances Cline visit Baltimore to buy full millinery. Winchester chosen as the next meeting place of the Christian Conference. Dr E T Hott of this city escapes death by leaping from a burning Martinsburg window. Harpers Ferry blue laws suspended for a day as about 10 000 attend the D C National Guard encampment.
Forty years ago M. K. Dean of Stephens City is held for selling watermelons on Winchester streets without a license, he says he forgot. May Worthington hosts at the E. F. Institute while Bessie Love assists. George and Perry Haddox excel at the Martinsburg Gun Club shoot in Inwood West Virginia. Edward Beck recovers from a badly injured hand from work on the manuras at Lewis Jones Knitting.
Historic event marks the sailing of the USS Constitution known as Old Ironsides achieving a notable naval victory dated August 19, 1812. The clash highlighted American ship design and maritime courage in the early 19th century.
Lynchburg News urges a sustained campaign against drunken drivers but warns against exaggeration. It notes 162 fatal drivers in early 1937, only six drunk and fourteen drinking, and emphasizes sober drivers’ speed as a major accident cause. It calls for removing drunks while addressing all major causes.
A large brass sign reading The President stolen from University of Chicago President Robert M. Hutchins three years ago is back on his office door. It was delivered in a package by an unidentified young man who said it had turned up at a party.
The Kecaine Star Information Bureau in Washington D C offers factual answers to readers questions for a fee of three cents enclosed. Frederic J Haskin directs the bureau and responds to inquiries from Frederic J Haskin Washington D C.
A series of trivia Qs and As covers topics from fatalities in 1936 to air conditioning sales and the pineal body. It lists numbers on deaths injuries employment hospital enrollments and various historical facts with sources noting individuals and institutions.
Washington observers allege Senator La Follette influenced the selection of Senator Black for the Supreme Court bench over wage and hour issues. The piece cites political maneuvering, adjournment tensions, and a Treasury relief expenditures report highlighting New York Pennsylvania and Massachusetts allocations amid WPA funding.
Marcia awakens in the hospital to news of Gary’s condition and learns Sandy faces potential police action. Marie counsels restraint as Dr. Winters reports Gary’s rebound and urges patience while Marcia confronts her feelings for Sandy and Gary.
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