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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1938
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star lists subscription prices by year six months and three months with carriers rates and weekly options. Rates include one year six months and three months in advance with varying per period charges.
Classifieds priced at 2 cents per word with minimum 25 cents and 10 cents for cards of thanks. Display ads with border due by 9 PM prior to publication. transient ads 45 cents per inch. Contract rates available. Woodward and Company offices in multiple cities. Associated Press rights noted. Monday December 12 1938.
A biblical verse stresses choosing righteousness over large gains. The quotation from Proverbs 16 8 contrasts moral integrity with wealth obtained without right actions.
The council endorses keeping a cash surplus not less than 50000 to cover lean years. Winchester reduced a December 1 1935 surplus of 94012 75 to about 50000 as a prudent reserve and to avoid borrowing since taxes are collected annually.
Council approved a modest 1242 grant to enhance Handley Library facilities. Librarian C Vernon Eddy urged more stacks, stressing the long standing need. Dr Allen Hawthorne praised the library as a major contributor to learning in Winchester.
Walter Winchell quotes Einstein explaining relativity: an hour with a pretty girl feels like a minute, while a minute on a hot stove feels like an hour. The remark captures the theory in plain terms and reflects lighthearted commentary.
The Maryland 48 hour rule for marriage licenses spurs Alexandria to issue licenses only during office hours as Virginia lawmakers face similar reforms. Dr Plecker condemns the trend while ministers and officials resist rush marriages, fearing a Gretna Green status for the Old Dominion until the legislature acts.
The Petersburg Progress Index and The Winchester Star discuss the recent appointment of William E. Dodd Jr. to a government post. The papers weigh implications for taxpayers and public oversight as Dodd’s credentials and stance attract scrutiny from critics and supporters.
The Star questions a WPA official’s claimed five thousand dollar salary and condemns withholding public servant pay details as contrary to taxpayer rights. It notes similar obfuscation in Congress where mileage and secretary funds blur true compensation, urging full disclosure of all public wages.
The board faces a paradoxical task of selling liquor while promoting temperance, advertising restraint while allowing sales, seeking profit without excess, and fighting drunkenness at once. It notes no perfect solution exists, tracing from private saloons to repeal.
The U S liner President Hoover runs aground near Formosa and many passengers are rescued by Japanese warships. In Circuit court here the will of Julia B Wright leaves 3000 to the local Episcopal Church. H B McCormac, leading city businessman, falls ill after a long career. Judges nominate six candidates for All C V A L honors with one on first team and four on honorable mention.
Five years ago George Crawford stood trial in Loudoun county over the slaying of a wealthy woman near Middleburg. The Board of Supervisors voted to employ a Frederick county agent at a pay not exceeding 500 dollars yearly. Weather in the area was below normal with icy roads and bitter winds, and little relief was seen. Mr. Richard L. Omps was honored with a birthday dinner at his country home in the county.
Ten years ago the Horticultural Society held its annual meeting of fruit men in this city. Mount Weather near Berryville could become President Hoover's summer home per a Washington announcement. Local police arrest two car thieves recover several stolen cars and rescue a 15 year old abducted girl in a single day. President W A Baker announces the city council committees.
Twenty five years ago Misses Martha Reely and Lelia Larrick made Middletown High School honor roll. George Washington survey line is revisited by government engineers and confirmed. Mrs. Bessie Shull escapes serious injury after being hurled from a buggy in a runaway. Out of town visitors gather for the Wednesday wedding of Miss Dorothy Gilpin and Dr. L M Allen in Clarke County.
Forty years ago Miss Katie Fitzpatrick wins a cut glass pitcher at the Catholic bazaar. Mrs. Charles Price saves her father and his home from destruction when she gets a good start in John Dix's residence near Boyes. Mr. and Mrs. George Bailey return here after a wedding trip to the middle west. Mrs. F R Snapp is elected president of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Sarah Zane Fire Co
A notice explains how readers can obtain factual answers by writing to The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau in Washington DC and enclosing three cents for a reply. The piece names Frederic J Haskin as director and provides mailing instructions.
In a Q and A style feature a reader asks about European munitions ranks. The Skoda Works at Pilsen is cited as Europe’s second largest munitions factory.
Information Bureau urges advance orders for Uncle Sam's Almanac 1939. Send ten cents with name address and dime to Washington D C for early mailing just before the New Year. Use the coupon and enclose coins as instructed.
Matthew Cummings, a 63 year old Boston grocer, reinvented himself during Prohibition and became a successful contractor. He built projects including Jeremiah E. Burke High School and the Surgical Building at City Hospital, earning a three million dollar portfolio with a 30 000 weekly payroll. He credits hard work and good craft, noting better health and new energy from exercise. The piece also mentions Margaret Mitchell and her novel Gone With The Wind.
Aitutaki in the Cook Islands shows postal activity with a single island in the group reaching 115 postage posts. Officials note the region’s growing communication network and local philatelic interest.
Sara Sue Davis runs a growing Cottage Plan at Rice Institute while rain keeps students indoors. Bob Towne, a senior, is Customer No. 1, and 99 memberships are sold before a doorbell interruption ends the night. Calculus Jones and Cleopatra help with chores as campus chatter rises about Peaches Pomeroy and dorm life.
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