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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1937
Page
4
Every Fourth Work Day and the Tax Burden
The United States News argues that when government costs are added up, Americans work two years out of eight to pay for government. The tax collector takes a share of every paycheck and total government spending has risen to about 17 billion dollars a year, roughly 25 percent of national income in good times. The piece calls for public demand to curb spending from national to local levels and to push tax reform in the coming years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States News
Twentieth Century Fund
National Capitol
Excessive Eating Prevents Health Through Moderation
Dr. I. Riggin, State Health Commissioner, urged avoiding fad diets and extreme dissipation. He said health is the normal state, and nature will support it if given a fair chance, emphasizing reasonable living over hit or miss practices. He warned against overeating, under eating, and stimulant overuse as threats to long life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riggin
Softies and the fading grit in football by the press
The piece critiques modern football culture noting a shift toward appeasement and spectacle. It laments diminishing roughness and honor from earlier eras, suggesting today’s youth and crowds lack the rugged ethos once tied to the sport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Old Football Coaches Compare Generations Of Toughness
Veteran coach Bob Zuppke joins Virginia coach Glenn Thistlethwaite in lamenting softer modern athletes. He argues automobiles and comforts have weakened players and youth, contrasting pre-war fighters with today’s repeatable drills, while urging harder life to build strength and stamina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Glenn Thistlethwaite
Richmond University
Bob Zuppke
Illinois University
Zupp
Bob Grayson
NBA
Bor
Zuppke
Augusta Episode Outlines U S Public Opinion On Shanghai Incident
The piece argues there is no strong public desire to risk war over the Augusta bombing in the Whangpoo, urging withdrawal of American ships from China and reliance on neutrality laws. It notes the need to protect civilians fleeing Shanghai and discusses nonrecognition of Japanese gains and the collapse of collective security since 1932.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Sun
United States
Orient
Augusta
Whangpoo River
Shangahai
Admiral Yarnell
Shanghai
Whangpoo
China
Far East
Hearty speech energizes apple growers picnic audience
Over 2,000 hear E W J Hearty urge aggressive advertising at the annual apple growers picnic. French Boyer wins Young Democrat Club presidency in Shenandoah county by five votes. Mayor-elect Frank Forsythe of Front Royal recovers after his car is stolen hours after the theft, with Hugh Green announcing more tennis entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. J. Hearty
Apple Growers
French Boyer
Young Democrat Club
Shenandoah County
Frank Forsythe
Front Royal
Hugh Green
Winchester Local Notes Five And Ten Years Ago
Five years ago John I Brown Jr updates on growing use of playgrounds. A Sanitary Laundry charter by George Theis is filed. John Seabright and Elsie Mathews appear at a G A A dinner. Peyton Marshall defeats Nate Carpenter in a club match. Ten years ago aerial state views were planned by W E Carson. Grover Kinsey urges farmers to exhibit at the Winchester Fair. C L Oates of Hampshire county is killed by a grain grinding machine belt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John I. Brown, Jr
Winchester Children Playgrounds
George Theis
Corporation Clerk
John Seabright
Elsie Mathews
Frederick Tea Room
West Boscawen Street
Peyton Marshall
Nate Carpenter
Ed Stone
Wiz Arthur
W. E. Carson
State Conservation and Development Commission
Grover Kinsey
Winchester Fair
C. L. Oates
Hampshire County
Archbold Admits Campaign Donation to Roosevelt
John A. Archbold, vice-president of Standard Oil, testifies before a Senate committee that he gave $25,000 to Teddy Roosevelt’s 1904 campaign. A raid by Captain Reardon’s men from Company I detains several theatre members for drill. Z T Pitcock claims selling over 1,900 quarts of huckleberries this year. Hugh Green travels between Atlantic City and New York buying goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Archbold
Standard Oil Company
Senate
Teddy Roosevelt
Reardon
City Theatre
Wheat buyers in Winchester pay dollar per bushel
Forty years ago wheat purchasers in Winchester cheer as farmers keep selling at one dollar a bushel. Rev Mat Hogan and Deacon French Poles, both colored, quarrel on North Market Street over a refreshment stand at a White Post bush meeting. T M Almond, 76, dies after biting a rattlesnake he was trying to kill. Luther Och narrowly escapes drowning at Harpers Ferry and is saved by Harry Parsons and Walter Kremer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Mat Hogan
Deacon
North Market Street
Bush Meeting
White Post
T. M. Almond
Luther Och
Harpers Ferry
Harry Parsons
Walter Kremer
Japan Declares War on Germany in 1914
Historic note records Japan declaring war on Germany on August 23, 1914 marking a significant step in World War I alignment. The entry highlights a decisive early move in the Pacific theater with implications for colonial possessions and regional power dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Germany
A Profligate Congress and Mounting Federal Debt
The era begins with a warning as the Seventy-fifth Congress ushers in a debt surge to 36.891 billion dollars, up 3.48 billion in a year. Critics say Congress pursues spending for re election and tax burdens, risking America's financial strength amid looming 1938 elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Roosevelt
América
Answers to Questions From Frederic J Haskin
A reader submits questions and answers on World Series history Mary Pickford works Baghdad population malted milk kerosene lamp use Virginia Dare Indian name pectin Peary North Pole Mount Rushmore height item veto Jenny Lind Maestro meaning Philippine policy Main Street Sinclair Lewis location Paris Bodine obit Swing High trumpet Biz Ben stamp collection music silver fox farms Tom Thumbs England trot record
Square Deal for Taxpayers By Westbrook Pegle
The United Press reports that the Treasury Department instructed the Bureau of Internal Revenue to refrain from persecution and give taxpayers a square deal in income tax cases. The piece criticizes the bureau’s discretionary power and potential for harassment, urging restraint and accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Treasury Department
Roosevelt
Notorius
The
Treasury
Bureau
Empress Dowager’s Marble Tea House Ship
A late Qing Empress allegedly demanded and received 50 million dollars to build a Chinese navy but redirected the funds to a tea house shaped as a marble ship. The story frames the extravagance amid imperial politics and naval plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empress Dowager OF
China
Peculiar Silhouette and Word Origins Featured
A description discusses a strange silhouette labeled as a head of Christ cut from a Paris picture. It explains how the word monkey derives from Welsh MON meaning man and SKIN meaning little, noting historical spelling shifts to MONKIN or MONKEY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Monkin
Unmuted Murmur at Ritz as Mari Barat Returns
In a Ritz luncheon room scene, Mari Barat, a rising American couturiere, navigates social eyes including Mark Sutherland and Tony Castle. The encounter rekindles past tensions as Mari recalls the jealous, artistically driven bond with Tony that once defined her life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ritz
Fritz
London
Paris
Monte Carlo
Cairo
Suyder Sutherland
Europe
Tony Castle
Mark
Mark Sutherland
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Dr. I. ©. Riggin
State Health Commission
Richmond News Leader
Frederic J. Haskin
Evening Star Information Bureau
Frederico J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Boston Americans
Pittsburgh Nationals
Boston
Mary Pickford
God
the Demiseee
Q. Haas
Baghdad
California
Joe
A. He
Kentucky
Gen. Custer
Black Hills
Dr. Brewer
Virginia Dare
N. S
Manteo
Peary
North Pole
Pole
Matthew Henson
Mount Rushmore Memorial
Jenny Lind
E. J
Dusseldorf
Ruth
Cc. G. R
Adriatic Sea
Italy
O— Q
Francis Burton Harrison
Wilson
Sinclair Lewis
R. M. A. Sauk Center
Minnesota
Lewis’ Birthplace
C. . G. A. Thomas Bodine
Paris (Missouri
Fred MacMurray
Snowee
Sir Benjamin Hall
E. H
Theodore E. Steinway
New York City
Canada
B. G
Tom Thumb
England
C. W
Westbrook Pegle
Scott
AUIS
A.s.plishkin
Waler
King Features Syndicate
R.j.scott
Chapter
Green
Mari Barat
Green Velvet
Mari
Brooklyn
Tony
Mary Barrett
Mary
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