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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1937
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star lists subscription prices for mail and carrier delivery, advertising rates including classified and display options, memorials and cards, with deadlines for display ads and national representatives. It notes its Associated Press membership and rights to published dispatches.
The Bristol Herald Courier reviews a Democratic primary fight in Virginia's Third District between State Senator Gordon Ambler and Dave Satterfield. It argues Ambler supports budget balance with limited federal projects, while Satterfield demands immediate cuts. both sides debate the Supreme Court, unemployment, and federal policy amid pro Roosevelt sentiment.
A psychology professor at Northwestern University develops a mechanical sheep-counter described as a low rhythmical device to aid sleep. The piece notes varying responses to regular sounds, cites personal experience and a historical anecdote about Napoleon, and comments on sleep habits and conscience as possible factors.
Georg dies this morning in Walter Reed Hospital after a heart attack. The report notes his passing as a notable local event with no additional details provided.
Col. Stanley Ford, assistant chief of staff of U S Military Intelligence, speaks at a joint meeting of four city clubs. I N Good presides at the 19th annual convention of the Frederick County Sunday School Association. Miss Aileen Guthridge suffered severe burns while cleaning a garment with gasoline. Members of the H E E Lunsford family on South Loudoun Street report one car damaged while parked and another stolen during the night.
Over 100 enroll at the Apple Packing School in Sprints Produce building. Miss Nannie Walker and Miss Helen Zirkle to run Miller School opening Sept 2 south of town. Miss Ellis Kepps and Charles Bowman wed at midnight in Strasburg. Rev J D H ay maker presides Shenandoah Baptist Association session starting tomorrow.
Forty years ago wheat purchasers pay 95 cents a bit, five cents below yesterday. Mrs. Robert Barton finds a lost gold pin via a newspaper ad. City street cleaners protest uneven cleanliness. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad offers free bicycle transport with owner on trips. Historic note: Kellogg Briand pact signed August 27, 1928 renouncing war.
Nina Glynn Anderson of Winchester Va calls for action to restore and protect the city’s springs and drinking water. She laments changes to the springs near Fairfax Lane and Rouss Spring, warns of a stigma from Washington coverage, and urges officials to prioritize water purity for residents and visitors.
The excerpt notes Napoleon’s reputed use of sleep to manage extreme stress, suggesting a strategic advantage in maintaining rest during critical moments, including the era around Waterloo. It frames sleep as a deliberate tool in historical leadership and decision-making under pressure.
A reader submits queries on varied topics from baseball bats to milk laws and famous figures. Answers cover bat specs, number of non holiday days, New York parks, Eastern Star membership, William Allen White stories, Fredric March first film role, Saratoga mineral water use, pectin tests for jelly, Bunyan's death, milk regulations, Carnegie Hero Fund, 1940 Rome exposition, butterfly species, Franco brothers, la semaine ring, and U.S. railroad mileage by state.
The Richmond Times Dispatch weighs the federal wage and hour bill and argues its effects are uncertain. It praises postponement to January for thorough congressional study and warns of possible unemployment, price rises, and regional impacts. Dorothy Thompson’s critique frames the essential questions guiding the measure.
Roger Babson warns that continued deficits threaten government credit and trigger risky monetary measures. He cites per person federal expenditures rising from 2 to 55 dollars since 1860 and a typical family owing 1375 dollars of the national debt on an income of 1700 dollars. He outlines six ruinous outcomes if the budget remains unbalanced.
About 100 persons returned to their cars after circus unloading when arrest tickets appeared on door handles. Justice of the Peace F. W. McDaniel set fines at 10.50 dollars per person for the offense.
Mary Barrett aims to create fashion and meets Tony Castle owner of a chic New York dress boutique. After showing sketches she lands a job but is later accused of copying a design and fired by Francine Long. Tony then hires her in his advertising department.
In a sunlit studio Mary critiques Tony Castle's unfinished portrait as roses and lilacs fade in an alabaster bowl. Their exchange reveals her ambition to design clothes, blocked by Tony’s insistence on traditional work and gender roles during a lazy Sunday pause.
Mary and Tony grow closer through shared music and painting in April nights and quiet cinema. He kisses her, promising affection, while fear and age difference challenge their budding romance as she waits for him to say I love you. To Be Continued.
Rufus Young and Laura Young both of Maywood Illinois renewed vows in Crown Point Indiana after 32 years apart. Justice John Krost performed the ceremony and found no marriage occurred in the interim. A Long Beach California shark tale followed as crew of the Pioneer recounts a depth bomb incident swallowed by a big fish and a rising water column.
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