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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1937
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star lists editor H. F. Byrd Jr and states it is published daily with Sunday edition. Subscription rates are one year 3.50 six months 1.78 three months 0.90 and one month 0.80 in advance.
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A religious verse is featured with the passage from Ezekiel 34 12 about seeking scattered sheep. The quotation invites reflection on guidance and deliverance in dark days.
The Star cites confusion over marketing controls in the Wallace farm bill. If two thirds of producers voting approve, controls could be imposed, potentially letting a small minority dictate farming practices nationwide. Critics warn this infringes constitutional rights and favors the minority.
Editor replies to reader about the farm bill and crop marketing controls. It notes that under both House and Senate versions marketing controls would require two thirds of producers voting, or could be blocked by more than one third opposed. The letter cites Senator Vandenberg and comments on minority voting effects.
The Leviathan, once interned as Vaterland then used as a troop ship, was sold for 800000 and will be scrapped. The Maritime Commission may study its investment history and operating accounts to judge profitability, noting the ship’s limited passenger voyages despite costly reconditioning.
The article argues that ultra fast express liners like Queen Mary and Normandie are economically unwise. It notes government discouragement of such ships and favors Manhattan type vessels. It contends extra turbines for small speed gains inflate fuel and maintenance costs, making the four and-a-half day boats a national pride extravagance.
The Rev and Mrs Allen Jones welcome a son born yesterday at the local hospital. The item notes social connections and a brief local context alongside mention of flour price increases and council budget talks in 1937.
Five years ago a harsh winter left streams frozen from coast to Maryland. The will of the late John Myers directs that after debts are paid the remainder of his estate goes to his wife for life. Robert T. Barton Jr is endorsed for U S attorney for the eastern district by many including Gray Williams. Miss Mary Robinson hosts the December Fort Loudoun chapter D A R meeting.
Ten years ago the Poor children of Winchester and vicinity will be entertained on Xmas Eve by the Farmers and Merchants Bank. Shenandoah Valley highway is listed on the coast to coast route of the American Automobile Association. A four million dollar fund is the object of growers group to advertise the apples grown in this section. Al Capone is arrested by Chicago police on his return from California with friends of questionable character.
Miss Sarah Ethel Dutterer wed Clinton Maynard Polhamus at the bride’s Berryville home on December 11. Tom Burwell elected head of the reorganized Blue Ridge Hunt Club with meets planned. George H. Kinzel, city treasurer, informed by Congressman James Hay he will be recommended as Winchester postmaster. H. R. Bryarly and Company distribute 1913 calendars to friends and customers.
Forty years ago Frank Gibson seeks support from Republican members to revive The Press. Scott Fergerson, once a Cleveland era post office employee, takes a clerk position at a glove factory. George Rinker loses barns and livestock in a Reliance fire, including four horses two cows and 12 tons of hay. Edmund Hunter receives a briar root pipe from Princeton University student and football captain Thomas Cover Jr.
Brief column notes an old press feature by Frederic J. Haskin with a focus on reader questions. It mentions a charge of three cents for a reply. The item reads as a concise newspaper service column from an era of mailed inquiries.
A quiz style excerpt notes twenty photographic magazines are published now with more in prospect. It also lists various questions and answers including salaries for stock exchange presidents, wealthiest universities, and details about historical figures, products, and places.
Washington observers note Hull's protest against Japan may mask a belief that the Panay bombing was not a grave error. Apologies from Japanese officials and a push for diplomacy over guns shape U S policy debates as pressure grows to withdraw from China and influence future victories.
A narrator recalls a childhood shaped by storytelling and lies, a reforming view of his clergyman father, and a poor family life in a small church community near Lake Erie. He describes dreams of romance, class contrasts, and the arrival of Italian workers changing the social fabric. (To Be Continued).
In Chicago John Chambaughs sons Charles and Burton witnessed burglars entering their home before two more men climbed in the same window. The scene unfolded as detectives explained they were pursuing suspects. Meanwhile in Los Angeles a Hampshire pig named Toby tipped the scales at 238 pounds, later showing 229 pounds 14 ounces for a western livestock show win despite being eight pounds overweight.
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