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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1937
Page
4
A biblical exchange records Jesus replying to a lawyer's inquiry about eternal life. He cites loving God fully and loving one’s neighbor as the path to life, framing the two greatest commandments as the core of righteous living.
President Roosevelt asks Congress to raise insured loan guarantees to ninety percent and cut interest to five percent to push large scale housing. Critics warn down payments still burden buyers and bankers control funding, urging cost cuts and anti monopoly measures to reduce building costs.
Mrs. Virginia Jenckes campaigns to cut down Japanese cherry trees in Washington as a protest over Japan's China pledges. A congressional group opposed the move and sought to destroy trees to build a Thomas Jefferson memorial at the site.
The Living Age extols Sweden's Labor Government noting a rebound from the slump with 40 percent higher production than 1929 and full employment. It outlines a ten year relief plan ready to deploy, detailing spending by state and municipalities, road, agriculture, and forest investments, with 200 million man days of work.
The German Army chaplains publish a forthright manifesto to Hitler, declaring the Nazi regime is waging war not only on Catholic and Protestant bodies but on Christianity itself. The action signals a major conflict between religious elements and the Nazi state, as observers note the risks these chaplains faced in speaking out.
December 1 marked the coldest in forty years in rural county areas with temperatures two below. Federal and local law enforcement arrest four in a crackdown on illegal liquor, to be held in Harrisonburg for trial. Roosevelt says no US entry into the League of Nations at a Buenos Aires peace conference. British government buys Polled Shorthorn cattle from Robinson and Fishpaw for Australia breeding. Berryville clerk Eugene Brazier Glover dies of blood poisoning. Rabies fears arise with first case since hunting season. Kiwanis elect Garland Quarles as president. Mike Garber expected to play post season charity game after jaw injury. Stores downtown close. large crowds anticipated.
A Washington Star Q and A column lists questions on demographics science and history with concise answers. Topics include Nanking population, Advancing Front of Science, Woodbine Willie, radio bans, slot machines in Florida, hay fever in the U S and many literary notes.
A report notes the Main street water works extension advances but stalled by remarks of bystanders and loafers. Eugene Chiles of Middletown falls from a horse near Cedar Creek and breaks his leg while following rabbit trap lines in the morning. Mrs. James R. Graham speaks to Kent Street Presbyterian women on missionary work in China. County Clerk Cartmell issues a marriage license to Frank A. Pingley and Miss Mattie M. Himelright.
On December 1 1816 Baltimore became the first city to illuminate streets with illuminating gas marking a landmark in urban energy use and public utilities.
News Behind the News reports that President Roosevelt’s tax official Fred Vinson was named to a court of appeals as a loyalty reward and that further similar appointments may follow. It covers housing policy, WPA quotas, and Edith Rogers push for faster Navy textile purchases, plus a Mexico City anecdote about Ambassador Daniels and a bottle of Scotch.
A group of German army chaplains publish a manifesto signaling deep rifts in Nazi Germany. They report widespread fear and opposition to the regime among Protestants, with up to one in two skeptical of government statements and a growing sense of injustice across the Reich.
New York social figure Mme Elsa Schiaparelli, Paris designer, disclosed that her latest hat creation was modeled after a lamb chop. She said she crafts amusing designs to entertain herself and others.
Tim finally asks Alma to marry him after a tense dinner and wet walk to the Lass in Richmond. He confesses his love and intention, hoping for a firm yes as they share a quiet moment amid stormy weather and a Mozart Jupiter interlude.
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