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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1938
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star lists editor H F Byrd Jr and publication details. It shows subscription rates and delivery options with several price lines and terms for advance payments.
Classifieds priced at 2 cents per word with a minimum 25 cent charge. Memorials and cards of thanks 100 per line. Display ads require borders and must be placed by 9 PM prior to publication. Transient rate 45 cents per inch. Offices in New York Detroit Kansas City San Francisco Chicago Boston Atlanta and Los Angeles.
The fragment states AP exclusive rights to publish dispatches and local news, asserting reprint prohibition and credit requirements. It reads as a boilerplate copyright notice typical of newspapers and does not include event details.
A Friday December 16, 1938 reflection quotes Isaiah 53 4 about bearing griefs and sorrows and Christ being stricken and afflicted as a devotional note.
Farmers nationwide went to the polls Saturday to decide on marketing quotas and crop reduction. Cotton rice and tobacco growers faced compulsory production limits while Secretary Wallace urged support, highlighting farmer sovereignty over farming decisions and opposition to centralized control.
Governor Price called a special session impractical to revise Virginia marriage laws to curb Alexandria from becoming a Gretna Green. Maryland's curb on so called curb marriages boosted local rates affecting Winchester and nearby cities. The cost of a special session for a local matter likely outweighs the benefits, with border cities mainly affected.
Report notes no censorship by Peru on dispatches about the Eighth Pan American Conference in Lima. It warns global reception will still be filtered by local censorship abroad, with Germany, Italy, Japan, and Russia likely publishing partisan reports. Only the US, Canada and Britain may hear full, undiluted facts.
A Roanoke World-News column argues progress for the Negro hinges on Black skill and training and white society’s fair education access. It cites the Missouri Supreme Court ruling admitting a Black petitioner to the Missouri law school as a model, stressing leadership quality and joint responsibility for improving minority education.
The state can keep separate schools for Negroes or finance a parallel system. Virginia dismisses integration and withdrawal options and flags building a separate Negro college as feasible, citing Petersburg State College and potential private acquisitions, with future court decisions on full equality.
The power to tax is a destructive force when misused yet essential when exercised in daylight for the good of all. It is a function of government that affects every person and should be wielded openly for the public interest.
The Baltimore Sun notes a clash between University of Chicago president Robert M Hutchins and Senator Walsh of Massachusetts over amateurism and international models in college sports. The piece questions labeling educators as radical or fascist and calls for avoiding ideological traps in the debate.
554 convicts head home in a Christmas test of honor as Gates of Alabama state prisons swing open. Walter Shade named head of the Virginia Unemployment Service office in the state. Miss Janet Updike chosen beauty queen of Warren County High School Front Royal by fellow students. Two colored exconvicts held here for tampering with U S mail.
Five years ago Brandell L Brill died in a car skid near Philadelphia where he worked for a newspaper. Berryville avenue project under P W A approved with funds to be allocated. Mrs Sallie Affleck and Mr J O J Green announce their marriage in December. Apples show good color and brightness in foreign markets with Yorks at 6 50 a barrel.
Ten years ago George Packett was promoted to advertising agent of the B. and O. Railroad with headquarters in Chicago. Joseph H. Cooper, a retired farmer and stock dealer, dies at his home in this city. Winchester Cold Storage directors consider plans to enlarge the plant. Bolivia agrees to accept Pan American Society aid to settle the Paraguay dispute.
Opera star Lillian Russell sues a mid western newspaper for printing that she would perform a tango in a future production. The Star notes Charles E. Clevenger suggests higher premiums for fall fair exhibits. A Madison Square Garden gang fight during six day bike races is stopped by police. Randolph T. McGuire is named mayor to fill the Ramsburg term.
Forty years ago Joseph Wright Sr. stood to lose a large sum after a disastrous fire at the National Hotel in McKennort Pennsylvania which he partly owned. Miss Sallie Faulkner daughter of Senator Faulkner Martinsburg is presented to Washington society at a reception. Officer Ollis captures a young Negro thief wanted on several counts hiding in Fisher Con yard. Mr and Mrs Benjamin Lineburg honored at a party given by J Yeakley at Albin.
The survey reports more than 50 cities have installed parking meters in the last three years. Oklahoma City led the way in July 1935 as the first to implement meters.
A compilation of trivia Q A covering topics from military law the wool from milk and ticker tape for Corrigan to the Oak that Owns Itself near Athens Georgia. It presents historical curiosities with brief factual snippets and dates.
A reader solicitation announces a 750 question quiz book covering miscellaneous topics. It highlights educational and entertaining content asked by various people and invites ten cents in coin for delivery to Information Bureau Washington D C with name address and route.
The 1938 profile sketches Robert Keaton Christenberry who saved Hotel Astor by focusing on staff needs. He raised wages for overtime and tipped for personal service, provided hot meals, better showers, and free meals for elevator staff, then improved rooms. Profit rose as guest service improved.
Two half penny stamps in orange and green from the BISECTED Postage of Grenada 1883. Left stamp A3 valued at 125 dollars, right stamp AA valued at 40 dollars. Both unused and cataloged Cope 4938. King Fearore Syndicate Inc. holds rights.
A Rice Institute faculty meeting centers on Mrs. Davis a widowed matron who runs a Cottage Plan for social life debate includes concerns over fraternities and a New York Journal American telegram seeks faculty endorsement. Dr Lovett and others weigh risks and benefits before adjourning at 6 pm.
A Rice Institute widow launches a plan to guide students in social romances for a fee. Bob Towne, Sara Sue, Peaches Gurley, and Worthington Gurley drive the plot as Sara Sue helps Dr. Thornton Hol sate while romance entangles faculty and freshmen amid campus gossip.
At a Rice Institute faculty meeting Dr. Lovett invites in Sam Konomos proprietor of the Houstex Inn to address concerns about a rival business. Konomos accuses a widow of stealing his trade with a new sign and romance business while faculty question the inn’s reputation. Coach James Britt reports football progress and emphasizes scholarship.
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