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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1937
Page
4
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A brief biblical verse citation from Isaiah 26 3 urging trust in God as the path to perfect peace. The line emphasizes steadfastness of mind and reliance on divine support.
The passage argues that Spain’s civil war creates a stalemate where democracy cannot win. It warns that Franco's victory would bring fascism and government victory would favor communism, urging pity for the Spanish people amid two repulsive regimes.
The piece notes a nine billion dollar overspend by Congress, three billion more than expected revenue, pushing the debt to a record high. It criticizes unbalanced budgets for seven years and attacks what it calls extravagant waste and misguided programs under the banner of humanity but executed with folly.
Senator Johnson of Colorado labeled Hugo Black the most liberal in the Senate. The Oxford definition of liberal emphasizes openness and support for constitutional reforms toward freedom and democracy. Does that fit Black or today’s self-styled liberals in power in Washington?
The piece discusses how June spending reached about one and a third billion dollars and compares it to a single person saving from wealth over an extraordinary span. It notes the difficulty of imagining such sums and contrasts government outlays with individual earnings.
The note speculates that earning five thousand dollars annually would require an impractically long span, totaling two hundred thousand years, to accumulate sizable wealth. It highlights the scale of long-term savings and the immensity of time in financial planning.
A Chicago Daily News definition says the Communist takes all six cows, the Socialist takes three, and the Fascist lets you keep the cows and feed them but takes the milk. The remark contrasts three ideologies with a provocative, succinct image.
The article argues that corporate taxes cover only part of the national bill. It notes that if all corporate net income in the United States from the latest year were taxed, it would cover about one quarter of the total tax revenue.
Roanoke World News reports that arrangements for Senator Guffey of Pennsylvania's radio address were made by the Democratic National Committee under Chairman Farley and paid from party funds. The floor of the Senate questions whether Farley press agents wrote the speech. Farley spoke at a Young Democrats convention in Indianapolis denying a party rift and urged adherence to Democratic principles.
The Richmond News Leader reports a formal launch of Colonel Paul V. McNutt as a Roosevelt successor, backed by Senator Minton. McNutt, former American Legion commander and Indiana governor, wasPhilippines High Commissioner and is seen as a potential 1941 candidate with broad support.
Invitations issued by Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Gilpin for a formal dinner in honor of Miss Mary Dougherty of Millwood who will debut in Philadelphia this winter. Mrs. John Hubbard remains hospitalized after being struck by an automobile driven by Mrs. Effie Hawkins. A storm-related incident left Miss Freda Zombro badly shocked by touching live wires. Diplomats report the U S Spanish government has apologized for interference with diplomatic correspondences.
Five years ago H N Fuller a dean among bankers in this section was in the hospital after an appendectomy. Former Representative J A Garber was named by Republicans as candidate for the Seventh Virginia district seat. Miss Eliza Tucker and Mr Thomas Fergerson of Washington announced by Miss Tucker's mother at a Handley Avenue tea. William Davis was killed instantly when the car he rode on the running board side swiped another vehicle.
Harry Light of Rest in Alexandria beside his burned sister who saved two children from a Fort Humphreys barn fire. Elmer Hicks dies when struck by a failing to stop car. Pauline Landis earns BA from William and Mary summer school. Evy Dean leads the baby show at the Winchester Fair.
Twenty five years ago President Taft ordered the U S 10th Infantry to invade Nicaragua as rebels kept firing on American citizens. Post office clerk salaries were raised by one hundred dollars annually. Peach shipments from Romney and Hampshire County West Virginia set new time records. David Maiden, kin of Rev J W Maiden of this city, died at his home and was buried in a coffin he had bought years earlier.
Forties era note reports Louis Ryan catching a thief who had stolen a watch from E. B. Capper's shop. The item notes a local crime incident and the responder’s role.
Historic event on August 28, 1859 when Edwin Drake's oil well near Titusville Pennsylvania reached viable production. This milestone sparked the American oil industry and transformed energy infrastructure.
The American Mercury for August argues factions harden their positions. It cites McNutt’s unseemly claim to precedence over Quezon in Manila. The Indiana gentleman appears set to be a vigorous candidate if he seeks office at all.
Marquis James profiles Carter Glass in the Saturday Evening Post, lauding his independence from New Deal dictates and his leadership within Democratic opposition. The piece highlights Glass as a fearless, caustic debater, his fiscal safeguards, and his pivotal 1913 Fed Reserve bill amid clashes with Roosevelt and Huey Long.
A compiled Q and A from The Evening Star Information Bureau with brief factual replies. Topics include ship drafts, hurricane season, Wheat growth, cigarette history, Oberammergau, telescope impact, perspiration, ptomaine, piano companies, Lipton, seven follies, rainfall weight, Gingerbread Castle, Rockefeller show, brick pavement durability, okapi sound ability, and more.
The commission plans for a $3,000,000 Thomas Jefferson memorial at Washington falter while a proposed replica near the Tidal Basin is shelved. The Times-Dispatch urges directing funds to establish a Jefferson School of Government at the University of Virginia, backed by Senator Schwellenbach's spring amendment.
A group of eminent architects oppose erecting a marble monument to Jefferson arguing it would be useless. Harcourt Parrish of New York urges endowing a research professorship at the University of Virginia to study tenant farming and TVA impacts, benefiting the nation more than a monument.
Oklahoma City Poundmaster Frank Quillin and aides began rising early to confront owners who let unlicensed dogs roam at dawn. Quillin called the results of the effort gratifying.
In a hot studio Mary Barrett meets Tony Castle, New York dress shop owner. She proves her talent by sketching original gowns for Liane Weston, earning trust and a chance at a design career while navigating doubts about credit and execution. The pair grow closer as they plan collaborations and watch her work influence Castle’s evolving fashion line.
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