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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1938
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star published daily except Sundays by The Roanoke Star Publishing Co. in Winchester Virginia. This item notes the newspaper’s standard rate structure and contact details.
Advertising rates and conditions for classified and display ads are listed. 2 cents per word with a minimum charge. actual copy must accompany order. Cards of Thanks and Notices 10 cents per line. display ads 45 cents per inch. Transient rate applies. Office deadlines and rates available on request. Includes references to offices in New York and other cities and a Proverbs quotation.
The resignation of T. McCall Frazier from the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board ends his public service. He leaves to enter private business after years as Commissioner of Insurance and Banking, Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles, and Board appointee under Governors Pollard and Peery. The state expresses regret but wishes him success in his new pursuit.
Senator Key Pittman called a dictatorship in any form harmful to the American people while arguing that Germans and other nations prefer peace and liberty. He noted that public sentiment dislikes government by force and condemned Nazi oppression, stating many Germans pity Hitler’s regime and fear its tyranny.
The Roanoke World News reports a nonpartisan poll by the American Institute of Public Opinion showing 70 percent of voters oppose a third term for Franklin D Roosevelt. It notes resistance within the New Deal ranks and questions over cabinet prospects for Harry Hopkins as party unity remains pivotal before 1940.
A 1928 Senate resolution warned against a third term for any president, citing Washington’s precedent and calling such a move unwise and perilous to republican government. The vote was 56 to 26 against a third term, with major party leaders later noting potential embarrassment for administration figures and committee chairs.
The Richmond News Leader argues social security is here to stay and must be expanded to aid the aged, under privileged, handicapped, defective, and dependent. It calls for utilitarian government, fair wage goals, and cautious, broad-based tempo to avoid injustice while securing broad economic gains. It urges bipartisan study and consensus for a plan that raises living standards without rapid, destabilizing shifts.
News from Hangchow reports evacuation plans by American and British interests and other powers as Japanese siege commences. In the city dealers note high demand for trees and evergreens, evoking memories of past eras.
Five years ago Pope Pius issued his annual Christmas message urging all Christians to pray. Funeral services were held in Middletown for Jamies L. Willey, a former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad employee in the region.
The City Council moves to place a five hundred thousand dollar bond issue before voters for public improvements. Virginia apple output for 1928 is estimated at nearly four million barrels by horticulturists. The George Washington Hotel Corporation reports its annual seven percent dividend. News arrives of the death of Mrs. Susan Nicodemus mother of C. L. Nicodemus in Edgemont Maryland.
Twenty five years ago Harrisonburg debates an impending liquor vote while Staunton remains dry after years. In Martinsburg a railroad trial proceeds with prosecution witnesses and protection promises. Allison Kline, injured in a motorcycle crash, shows slight improvement. Southerners protest removal of the White House mint bed planted by Andrew Jackson.
Forty years ago prowlers in the new post office and on the roof of a laundry on East Water street were scared away by Wm. Sumption. The council again hears about a sewer line need in downtown with terra cotta pipe suggested. The police warn holiday revelers that streets will need cleaning and the jail has few prisoners.
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A promotional blurb touts Everybody's Cook Book as ideal for small families with four to six servings. It highlights 300 recipes 64 pages indexed and a durable cover with sections on table setting shopping timing and cooking order. Cost is ten cents postpaid via a coupon to the Information Bureau Washington DC.
Alfred J. McCosker, longtime WOR president, shares six methods behind the station’s rise. He emphasizes hiring for useful radio experience, trusting intuition, fostering loyalty, avoiding firing for blunders, sincere appreciation, and tactful feedback while excluding floaters and egoists.
Sue launches a sign teaching social skills for a small fee to 100 students. Bob Towne enrolls, prompting Peaches Worthington Gurley to clash with Sue. Dr Thornton joins the faculty as T. J. Sanders pursues Sara Sue, leading to rival suitors and dog kennel outings.
Sara Sue Davis frets over multiple suitors including Bob Towne Worthington Gurley and T J Sanders after realizing her calendar is packed with dates. She recalls a life of retirement and charity work but finds renewed zest since moving beside Rice campus. She weighs propriety against affection while considering Miss Wilkinson’s interest in a Houston boy.
Sara Sue Davis counsels classmates and eyes two suitors Bob Towne and T J Sanders while guiding the troubled psychology of Dr Thornton Holgate. She plots social moves and contemplates engagement with him, all in a quiet campus cottage setting at Rice Institute.
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