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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1938

Page

5

Army Navy relief and WPA funding loom large for 1935

Washington reports indicate big relief and Navy appropriations may top 800 million this year with WPA monthly needs around 185 million March through July. Plans include Army air corps expansion and new Navy shore bases while Congress scrambles to shape regular appropriations and relief policy.

Ir. Hopkins Washington Navy Gress War Department Budget Bureau Army Roosevelt House Harry Hopkins WPA Work House Senator Barkley Kentucky Barkley

Advertising time shares for radio categories

Toilet goods lead with 19.1 percent of total time cost, followed by foods at 18.8 percent, drugs 8.4 percent, tobacco 7.9 percent, and automobile accessories trailing.

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Stephens City elects new mayor Parker pledges enforcement

The new mayor Parker 36 vows to enforce town laws and improve safety urging citizen cooperation. He and wife Blanch Calvert of Strasburg have children Nancy and Garland and belong to Stephens City Lodge 383 S O F and the M E Church South.

Parker Blanch W. Calvert Strasburg Nancy Garland Stephens City Lodge 383 Grand Lodge Stephens City M. E. Church South Boy Scout Committee

British Money Power Holds Nazi Curb at Munich Talk

British leaders push back against Nazi pressure as Chamberlain condemns German press attacks on Earl Baldwin. He stresses shared peace aims with Germany and faith in the empire despite crises. MacDonald warns of disintegrating forces but remains confident in imperial endurance.

Germany Earl Baldwin Chamberlain Adolf Munich House of Commons Lord Bicester Vivian Hugh Smith Morgan, Grenfell and Company Britain Hjalmar Schacht Reichsbank Een Lonon Mons Arthur Henderson Laborite Malcolm MacDonald Dominions MacDonald Constitutional Club

Mission Children Will Be Cared For By Episcopalians

Citizens of Winchester and Christ Episcopal Church are invited to donate toys and gifts for children aged 2 to 20 at a mountain parish. Bring the presents to Sunday service for distribution to Blue Ridge Industrial School. The effort aims to bring Christmas cheer to a mission children would otherwise miss.

Winchester Friends of Christ Epscopal Church Mountain Christ Episcopal Church Blue Ridge

Gimp Tells His Version in Alderman Shooting Trial

Martin Snyder nicknamed the Gimp faces up to 115 years in prison as he presents his account of the shooting of pianist Mark Alderman. Ruth Etting and Alderman, who eloped to Las Vegas, testified while Snyder’s daughter recounted threats. Prosecutors seek self defense, with Etting admitting a revolver was kept at Alderman’s home.

Los Angeles Martin Snyder Mark Alderman Ruth Etting New York Chicago Alderman Hollywood Hills Edith Snyder Miss Etting Las Vegas Nev Jerry Giesler Fred Clampett Ruth Gwendolyn Feldman Dodd Willie Lee Dodd Doniphan Southeast Missouri State Teachers College

Do all mosquitoes bite humans

Most female mosquitoes need blood to develop eggs while many species are vegetarian and do not bite people.

German Hebrews Pay Yom Kippur Fine Via Money Orders

German Hebrews are paying a fine called Yom Rath by sending the necessary cash to the finance ministry. The common method is postal money orders, chosen for dated receipts proving payment and to avoid long queues. Jews reportedly no longer own cars or drivers licenses after a December 3 decree.

Finance Ministry

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