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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1937
Page
4
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Advertising rates include 2 cents per word with minimum 25 cents. Memorials priced at 1.50 for four stanzas of four lines. Display ads require office delivery by 10 AM. Transient rate 42 cents per inch. National reps listed. Associated Press note. Publication date Saturday August 21 1937.
A religious excerpt denounces human sin and the harm of war profiteering, urging readers to let the message sink into policy makers and combat the cycle of conflict. The tone presses for accountability and moral reckoning among leaders and profiteers alike.
The tow car racket involves wreckers speeding to accident scenes and extorting fees from victims. Providence plans arrests for speeding and uses standby interference charges, while Evanston bids lower towing costs by noncompetitive contracts. Fort Worth and others report ambulances racing to scenes. Evanston adopts arrests for reckless driving.
General John J. Pershing spoke in France at the Montfaucon granite shaft dedication honoring Meuse Argonne dead. He warned the memorial must deter future war, noting unresolved questions, rising armaments, and fragile peace despite the war’s end.
Dorothy Thompson argues against Senator Black's Supreme Court appointment as a harmful political maneuver by Roosevelt. The piece warns it undermines judicial independence, likens it to spoils politics, and critiques the confirmation as a setback to democratic government and intellectual integrity.
A candid critique of John Roosevelt's conduct abroad, noting the incident of dousing a host with champagne and striking with a bouquet. It ponders if American sons would misbehave overseas, offering two reflections on restraint and preparation to avoid frivolous European excess.
Parke B Deans Grand Sire of the I O O F speaks at Micown to the Tri County Odd Fellows Association. Peyton Marshall named to welcome Virginia League of Municipalities delegates at the convention held the week of September 14. Major A Willis Robertson announces a bass hatchery will open at Waterlick Virginia.
Rockingham County supervisors post a $100 reward for the arrest of the killer of George Nicholas by poisoning. Meanwhile James S. Grant’s buggy collides with Ernest Anderson’s bicycle injuring both, and young Larry Bare is bitten on the toe by an unknown breed of snake.
Gray Silver was named ugliest man at the Inwood annual fair and received a box of cigars. Thomas Barr, who recently rented the Baker farm, wards off visitors with a dose of lead. Mr and Mrs W V Hodges return from vacation to find their Braddock Street home entered. Iced and Nurton finish slating one of C M Gibbens new Peyton Street homes.
The historic Lincoln Douglas debate begins on August 21 1858 marking a pivotal moment in American political discourse. The exchange between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas frames the national debate over slavery and union.
William Bingham II donates 300000 dollars to the Boston Dispensary to create a rural medical center. The plan allows foundation physicians to study in Boston while exchange doctors serve in country districts to improve access and professional growth for country practitioners. If successful it may be replicated in other regions.
The Scottsboro Boys plan to reenact their courtroom scene in a Harlem theatre after release from Alabama. Samuel Leibowitz warned against exploitation and urged trades, but the youths press ahead amid Harlem approbation, though their fame may fade.
A reader can get the answer to any fact by writing The Evening Star Information Bureau in Washington D C. Enclose three cents for reply.
The National Air FR 23 events are planned for Cleveland Municipal Airport from September 3 to September 6. The judging asked about costs notes a television set may run about $400, with expected declines as mass production lowers prices.
Washington dispatch notes last minute acts on the deficiency appropriation bill may fund the national labor relations board allowing hearings on charges against a large Eastern manufacturer. The firm faced a strike led by the CIO but delayed hearings due to the board’s lack of funds, with hearings costing about 500 dollars per charge. The piece also contrasts portraits in the Federal Reserve Building and remarks on the Federal Register’s growing circulation and editorial fragility.
Sandy receives Alicia Madden's letter from La Cresta with drawings by Marcia and learns she may love him. He rushes to La Cresta to reveal his feelings, rekindles hope, and reunites with Marcia after a dramatic hillside chase. Gary offers support by approving illustrations for a children’s book.
Reports from Grants Pass Berkeley Silverton and Macon note unusual local anecdotes. A car theft caused by mistaken lubrication, a Pekingese with a curly tail, a 50 year reunion memory, and a bloodhound misadventure Impressively the Houston camp caught a runaway raccoon.
In Georgetown Georgia Joe Gary’s farmhand was seen mixing a bag thought to be fertilizer with soil. The bag contained cement and rain followed, creating a puzzling agricultural mishap.
A London spectator tells a Parisian that Communist allies of Socialist leaders threaten France. The French reply notes the heart leans left but the pocket is firmly right, signaling a divided public mood on economic policy.
A large spider was brought to the Star office today by Miss Annie B Marple of 402 South Cameron Street. She found the creature in a damson tree. The black body featured lemon colored stripes and it was confined in a glass jar appearing uncomfortable.
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