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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1938
Page
3
Washington august 23 farm leaders described the situation as perhaps the most difficult since the 1934 36 drought. Supplies of farm products exceed demand at current prices with cotton and wheat showing large surpluses and prices far from parity while corn may need further reductions next year under the new farm law.
Postmaster General James A. Farley said he could not address the Maryland Chapter of the National Association of Postmasters in Frederick Maryland on Saturday. Senators Millard E. Tydings and David J. Lewis were among other invited speakers in the Maryland senatorial race context.
Washington Aug. 23 Police Officer Joseph A Meyers stopped a 70-year-old man from jumping off the Key Bridge by approaching and talking with him. Exicted motorist alerted Meyers who moved closer and walked toward the man named Palmero Giuliani. Giuliani was pulled to safety and taken to a hospital for observation after his friend said he feared being duped in a $500 deal.
The 39th Grand American trapshooting meet opened in Vandalia Ohio as Fred Tomlin of Glassboro New Jersey extended a long run by hitting 714 targets with 12 consecutive misses. the 13th shot eluded him but the string set a new record 93 targets ahead of Boyd Duncan’s 621 from 15 years earlier.
Pittsburgh report on Abraham Lincoln’s gait notes his abnormally large feet and constant foot pain. Dr. Neal C. McBane, at a national podiatry convention, recalled Lincoln wore a size 14 B shoe and sought a foot specialist in 1860.
Federal Judge L D Lide declined to decide the law questions at this stage in a suit by 27 Florence county tobacco farmers seeking to restrain warehousemen from enforcing penalties for selling beyond farm quotas. He said the issues are of nationwide significance and require careful examination by higher courts.
Washington August 23. Country postmen cover 1,377,000 miles a day in the United States, according to Raymond F. Combs of Churchville New York. He notes many carriers still ride horses not by choice but due to poor roads making roads impassable.
James H Fay challenged the John O Connor petition for the 16th District claiming insufficient authenticated signatures. In response Henry Clause filed an objection against Fay on similar grounds.
The text notes that women comprise a significant share of income earners in U.S. families with one tenth of family heads being women and in urban areas one sixth of families having only women as wage earners. It highlights many women juggle paid work and homemaking responsibilities, showing double roles and varied economic contributions shaped by the economy.
Frederick J. Haskin notes the global rise of women in work, detailing eleven million U.S. women employed, shifts into clerical and professional roles, and ongoing wage gaps. He highlights homemakers' vast economic contribution, depression-driven job losses, and push for minimum wages to lift female pay toward male levels.
Cordova reports a National Geographic Society and Harvard University expedition led by Bradford Washburn describes a new glacier system near Cordova and Juneau. The river of ice allegedly spans about 100 miles between mountains and 200 miles east of Cordova, linking Hubbard and Malaspina glaciers into a single sheet larger than the previous world records.
Miss Elizabeth Hall of Crisfield keeps Rebecca the raccoon as a unique Maryland pet. The 16 month old animal, a Washington College graduation gift, sports black fur shedding to a new coat, eats milk bread and ice cream, walks wires, and enjoys rocking in a chair.
The Winchester and City store networks report cash dividends and returns from fertilizer purchases. Barley and Mayas, advisory board members, note barley yielded 2 per ton and super phosphate 1.25 per ton. R V Rice is district manager for the area.
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