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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1937
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star presents a religious note centered on the theme of love over fear, quoting the Bible verse from 1 John 4 18. The piece emphasizes that genuine love dispels fear and torment for believers.
The community honors H. B. McCormac as a democratic and generous public figure whose leadership spanned business and civic life. His passing is regarded as a severe loss to Winchester, which recalls his wide contributions to the city’s welfare and development.
The piece argues the New Deal favors workers and farmers over the consumer middle. It notes tensions between farm aid and wage standards, citing Congress actions where workers secured wage bills by threatening farm relief, highlighting a rare farmer labor coalition in the United States.
The piece argues for a farmer-labor government to balance farm and factory interests while prioritizing the consumer. It calls for the interlocutor to take charge to render the governmental show more authentically American.
General Malain Craig argues in his 1937 report that decision in land warfare still rests with the soldier on foot. Air power and tanks aid but do not replace him while modern wars show varied outcomes across Abyssinia Spain and China, warning against claims of a swift aerial victory.
Roanoke Times notes Senator Josh Lee of Oklahoma jokes about solving the U.S. cotton surplus by lengthening Chinese shirt tails. The reference appears in a broader column lampooning wartime events as Japan battles China and Li Hung Chang is cited humorously.
The bill passes the house and awaits Senate action amid sectional clash. Southerners decry it as unconstitutional while Northerners back the measure as a punitive tool in political contest over black votes. Northern Democrats sponsor it with hopes of future black support for Republicans.
Uncounted millions tune in this morning to hear Edward read his farewell. Scout Paul Hunter of troop 21 receives the Charles R. Anderson Boy Scout award for 1936 at the court of honor. Hunters in Hayfield report a dull season due to new hunting laws. Critics oppose the proposed city budget citing bond revenue used for street and sewer projects in 1929.
House rejects the impeachment resolution against President Hoover by a large margin as 361 members vote no and 8 vote yes. Frederick County plans to apply for 20 000 in state funds to aid the needy for the coming year. Dr L M Allen reports influenza cases in the city but says no alarm. W and L University closes as precaution. Richard Cordell Johnston Jefferson county's oldest resident is buried at Berryville after nursing wounded in the Civil War.
Ten years ago Col. C A Lindbergh embarked on a nonstop flight from New York to Mexico City. Middletown High School FFA students hosted a Father and Son banquet. Aerial experts recommend Bowles field as the city's landing field. Winchester Rotary Club plans to equip a room at Winchester Memorial Hospital.
A reader can obtain factual answers by writing The Evening Star Information Bureau Washington DC. Include three cents for reply. The notice states Frederic J. Haskin is the director and asks readers to send questions for response.
A mixed Q and A column covers topics from Maureen O'Sullivan's birthplace in Ireland to magnification definitions, elephant shrews, Draco laws, air sickness, Rosa mond legend, and a biographical note on Roger Martin du Gard. Other items include consular descriptions, beet sugar origins, and the Black Prince leading from a sick bed.
Washington reports show Mrs. Norton reshapes the wage hour bill by drafting a sweeping labor department amendment, compelling a skeptical committee to concede. Other notes discuss Treasury silver policy, Borah Landon Capper tensions, and SEC changes shaping Wall Street oversight amid a shifting moderates lineup.
The scene shifts from the Wilderness to Box Lane as Tim caches a deadly trap, drives to the site, and rigs a wire across the road to collide with Adams. After a fatal crash and a grim decision, Tim contemplates removing all traces of foul play and silent alarm.
Tim Kennedy helps move a dead man Adams after a fatal crash near a car. He finds a letter on Adams and contemplates disposing of evidence while planning to flee West Shilston. Robson the farm laborer assists, a doctor is called, and authorities take statements as the mystery continues.
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