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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1938
Page
4
The notice reveals subscription and delivery rates for mail and carrier service at The Winchester Evening Star. Rates include one year mail 3.50, six months 1.75, three months 0.90, one month 0.20, and carrier annual 4.50, six months 2.25, three months 1.20, one month 0.40, with weekly 16.
Advertising rates listed with 2 cents per word minimum 28 cents and 10c per line for cards of thanks. Display ads with border must be in office by 9 P M the day before publication. Transient 45 cents per inch. Contract rates apply. Woodward and Company with offices in major cities.
A brief note quotes a biblical verse emphasizing that God shows no favoritism and that righteousness is valued in every nation. The passage cites Acts 10 34 35 and presents a moral reflection attributed to the Associated Press framing.
W. Erle Edwards elected president of the Tri Counties Odd Fellows Association, comprising Frederick Warren and Shenandoah counties. A Frederick native and Madison Lodge No. 6 member in Winchester, Edwards is praised for long service and conferred with confidence he will honor the office.
The article denounces the removal of Edgar B. Dunlap as Atlanta RFC counsel for backing Senator George against Roosevelt. It argues federal pressure on state officials to curb political activity is hypocritical and cites other biased actions by federal figures, asserting Dunlap was punished for supporting the wrong candidate.
Allen Keller reports Margaret Mitchell’s first interview in New York where she explains she wrote the last chapter first then filled in earlier chapters. She says she never altered that final chapter and the publisher later kept it unchanged. Mitchell recalls the intense labor behind the 1,060 page epic and the characters Scarlett O’Hara Rhett Butler and Ashley Wilkes.
Margaret Mitchell recalls the title origin from a line of poetry and discusses the upcoming film adaptation. She avoids Hollywood while the project advances, notes fan attention and imposters, and laughs at a late night call from the publisher confirming concerns over authenticity.
The piece argues the New York Post has shifted political loyalties and questions President's claim to define Democratic ranks. It defends Ty, O'Connor, and George as dissenters from the President's radical interpretation of the party platform.
Fred D. Maphis of Strasburg Va named president of the Shenandoah Area Council of Boy Scouts. Dan O Henry named as new executive arrives to lead the organization. Clarke County Horse Show opens with Dr Louis Allen sweeping all opening events. State Airport division seeks site for a new municipal flying field with construction to start soon. Catherine McVicar and John Warren Rice Jr announce their wedding.
A. Gordon Whitham arrives as representative of Simmons and French, the oldest apple exporting firm in the United States. The Retail Merchants Association sets a code of hours and wages according to secretary Hoye Riley. Mr. and Mrs. J. W Cornwell host a family dinner on Fairmont avenue in honor of their mother Mrs. M. T. Dunn of Opequon.
Ten years ago Art Goebel reached New York after an 18 hour 58 minute non stop flight from the west coast breaking the old record by six hours. State police launch drive against one arm driving and three on a seat driving in Richmond. Herbert Hoover travels by special train campaigning through the country and is now in Kansas.
The 1913 fall apple crop draws buyers to Winchester including Sam Haines and E N Loomis. U S peace proposals with Mexico rejected by President Hearth, war expected. George M Bowers of Martinsburg learns two western oil wells he is interested in have struck oil. U S commercial apple crop this year may fall about 40 percent from last year.
Reports say President McKinley will not retain the Philippines after capture despite strong sentiment. Hundreds attend a Middletown camp meeting. J W Glass Robert McC Glass E H Arnold and A B Davidson sponsor a top dance at the Episcopal Institute hall.
A reader can obtain factual answers by writing The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau directed by Frederic J. Haskin in Washington DC and enclosing three cents for reply.
A quiz compiled from a 1930s reader questions covers Radio City Music Hall capacity 6200, first volunteer for Walter Reed yellow fever experiments John R Kissinger, city abbreviations rules, labor wages, Morris radio program theme On the Trail, Redskins vs College All-Stars dates, gladiolus origin, Roosevelt on Swedish blood, Lincoln Highway length, New York beaches crowds, Madeline Slade Gandhi attendant, beauty parlor wages, Treasure Island postexpo use, albatross wing span, Italian altitude record, Home Sweet Home composer, and average short story lengths in Collier’s and The Saturday Evening Post.
The Coupon Information Bureau offers a ten cent First Aid booklet covering home camp travel and weekend outings with guidance on organizing a first aid kit. It is indexed for quick use and can be ordered by sending ten cents, name and address to Washington DC.
Washington reports a presidential committee found England and Sweden’s labor peace linked to broad organized labor and fair dealing by employers and workers. The piece notes AFL and NLRB tensions, Southern WPA expansion plans, and Hull’s strong appearance with speculation on 1940 candidacy.
Noel Shayne, in love with serious physician Dr. Julian Paige, plans a new life after transferring her wealth and leaving a comfortable path. She aims to be a nursery governess while denying his industry only to discover Ruth Chester doubts her scheme as Julian remains distant.
After Noel meets Julian near the Medical Arts building they visit the De Luxe for a meal. Julian questions Noel about her reckless plan and insists on a full report, while Noel hides her real job as a taxi dancer in a cheap club.
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