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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1938
Page
4
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The South Carolina Democratic Party re nominated Senator Ellison D. Smith by a large margin on a platform opposing federal intervention in state elections. The statement lauds the party’s stance on states rights and representative government and urges Georgia New York and Maryland voters to follow South Carolina.
The Roanoke Times notes speculation that Senator Sherman Minton of Indiana could be appointed to the Supreme Court. The paper’s stance is strong and aligns with a critical view of Minton, comparing him unfavorably to Senator Black.
Frank Bane resigns from the Federal Social Security Board to become Executive Director of the Council of State Governments in Chicago. A Virginia native born in 1893, he previously led Virginia Public Welfare, then the American Association of Public Welfare Officials, and is praised as an outstanding professional. The board will face a vacancy effective November 1.
Richmond Times Dispatch writer Thomas Lomax Hunter notes Secretary Ickes branded Carter Glass a political hypocrite while praising his Virginia allies. The piece argues Virginians know Glass well and dismisses Ickes charge as unfounded, highlighting Glass’s decisive rebuttal.
The senator is praised for speaking bluntly and honestly, without flattery, delivering the truth even when it is unpalatable. Supporters say they know him and trust his integrity and candor.
The speaker stresses that Carter Glass always spoke plainly and kept his promises. He cites Glass’s assurances during the New Deal era about the gold standard and notes that Glass’s statements reflected his true beliefs, which the public trusted and expected to be fulfilled.
The piece argues that if Carter Glass seeks renomination in Virginia, New Deal figures would push to defeat him and install a compliant senator. It questions Ickes political background and doubts his Democratic credentials, framing him as a Treasury source rather than a policy ally.
The piece notes New Dealers dislike Senator Glass and praises Virginians for backing him. It praises Glass for defending a bridge in Virginia and invites any New Dealer to confront him, citing Horatius at the bridge as a metaphor for standing firm against adversaries.
The writer praises Hon. C. O Connor Goodrick for opposing federal overreach into state primaries. He notes sympathy with New Deal goals but warns the purge campaign invades state sovereignty. The author argues Roosevelt will learn states will not surrender sovereignty or permit federal nomination of congressional candidates.
The passage notes that supporters of the New Deal in Virginia voiced protest against federal meddling, urging President Roosevelt to heed the warning as significant. It highlights the Young Democrats and Democratic administration allies backing the stance.
The writer defends Carter Glass against charges of hypocrisy, asserting Virginians distrust such accusations and praising the honesty of current officeholders. He claims no decent man in Virginia will accept the criticism and emphasizes a record of honest public service.
Citizens of Winchester worry that completing the John Marshall Highway from Strasburg to Wardensville would hurt local trade. Erle Edwards is elected president of the Young Democrats Club of Winchester and Frederick County.
The O Sullivan Rubber Company increased its employes by 125 and raised the monthly payroll by 10000 dollars. In Winchester licenses to deal in 3.2 beer will be issued beginning Monday, September 4, announced by Charles P. McVicar.
Frederick county agriculture experts say the apple crop was the cleanest in the east. J. B. Crowell of Mt. Falls submits a letter to The Star on today’s important issues. New York Stock Exchange prices rise on violent buying sprees.
Twenty five years ago moving pictures were shown at the U S Cavalry camp in Solenberger’s acres as the camp priest returns with a protector. Fifty miles of dustless road from Winchester to Harrisonburg to be completed by fall by Valley Turnpike. Frank S. Tavenner of Woodstock sells his peach crop for over 10000 dollars with 4000 bushels. A Norfolk Circuit Court judge spits at and swings at a weekly editor.
Mrs M R Trundle and H A Trundle of this city inherit fifty thousand dollars from a wealthy relative in California. A local young lady drives a bogey down newly paved Main street. William Hottel of Shryock and Hottel suffers an eye injury. Miss Mamie Strickler hosts several out of town friends at home near the city.
A compilation of trivia covering tennis term love all tracing its 18th century roots to Hoyle's Whist and its 1833 tennis usage. It includes questions on minimum wage laws, the Institute of Folk Music at UNC, colored alfalfa seed imports, the Palace of the Soviets, Johnny Vander Meer's start, Wright aeroplane parts, and Santa Barbara's leading industry.
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Postmaster General Farley and Vice President Garner steer toward possible 1940 Democratic ticket as Farley resists a Roosevelt third term. The Senate committee weighs McAdoo ties and Morgenthau directives amid anti trust and political activity concerns. Other items include Byrnes loosening Edgar Brown, Lewis campaign theatrics, Ickes office encounter, and a humorous poem prompt from a Interior secretary aide.
Noel Shayne, a wealthy society girl, works as a taxi dancer at the Peacock to prove she can stand on her own. She faces scrutiny from Nick Luigi and rival Ruth Chester while meeting a refined stranger Chris Landers who hints at a future, then returns to a tense, uncertain night as she awaits Luigi’s message.
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