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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1938
Page
4
The text lists subscription pricing for the Winchester Evening Star with various term options and advance payments. It references editor B P Byrd Jr and mentions daily distribution except Sundays from Winchester Virginia.
A public classifieds notice lists word rates and minimum charges, display ad borders, memorials, and cards of thanks. It notes deadlines by 9 PM the day before publication and cites Associated Press rights and city offices in New York Detroit Francisco Chicago Boston.
A reflective newspaper card draws on Nehemiah 6 11 to ponder courage and duty in danger. The verse asks who would risk life to enter a temple for salvation and rejects retreat.
The piece discusses the Coster-Musica affair and concludes that Price Waterhouse did not certify the physical existence of inventories but only quantity and condition by officials. It notes a split in practice about physical test counts and urges the profession to clarify public expectations or to verify inventories directly or via independent appraisers.
The Fellowship Club provided Christmas baskets to 354 families and 1 473 individuals in Winchester and Frederick County. Children received toys, lifting a season of want for many households. The selfless volunteers spent time and effort to spread Christmas cheer and deserve public recognition.
Virginia growers warn that applying wage and hour rules to central apple packing could put many orchards out of business. They argue packing is part of agriculture and that higher costs would squeeze profits as prices fall from $8 per barrel in 1919 to about $3 in the current year.
The Roanoke World-News surveys presidential prospects in 1940 tracing lineage among five prominent families. It notes FDR and Theodore Roosevelt as fourth cousins, Tafts, Clarks, and Lodges as multi generation political dynasties, and references La Follette and Adams lineages influencing US public service.
The editorial argues most Ford workers at Richmond California and St. Louis have not joined or shown support for the United Automobile Workers. It notes generous company treatment and predicts an election would likely show opposition to the CIO. The C I O convention threatens a boycott if Ford refuses to bargain, seen as intimidation against an employer exercising rights.
Funeral services are held for James Corbin who was killed when struck by an auto while riding his bicycle on Christmas Eve. First prize of 20 dollars in the Chamber of Commerce Christmas decorations contest goes to Mrs Katie Fisher of Valley Avenue. The west coast is agog over the mysterious movement of the Pacific fleet with speculation about China’s objectives.
Winchester and much of the nation remain under heavy snow as a white Christmas blankets the area. A treasury statement shows a billion deficit in government financing. I. Fred Stine is named County Agent for Frederick County Virginia and will assume duties January 1.
Homer N. Bagent, 51, a farmer, dies at his home near Whitacre while Ben H. Armel and Gilmer Jackson are seriously injured and hospitalized after a box of dynamite exploded. Edward G. Goss is named manager of Consumers Utility Co. here.
Twenty five years ago Christmas passed quietly in Winchester with few accidents and church programs. J A Hancher led a joint Sunday School program in the Stonewall district as superintendent of the group. Parties were held in Washington and Baltimore for Miss Eleanor Hack, a debutante of the season. The Empire Theatre held a grand opening drawing large crowds in Winchester's newest entertainment spot.
A reader can get answers to any factual question by writing The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau Frederic J. Haskins director Washington DC. Enclose three cents for reply.
A Russell Sage Foundation study shows two thirds of Presidents and nearly all federal secretaries have been lawyers. In Congress 26 of 56 delegates to the Declaration of Independence and 33 of 55 Constitution Convention members had legal training. In recent Congresses 76 percent of the Senate and 56 percent of the House were lawyers.
Readers can obtain a large 21 by 28 inch map of Europe showing old and new boundaries prior to Austria Germany annexation with capitals and major city spellings. The reverse side includes economic and political data. Send ten cents to the Washington Information Bureau under Director Frederick J. Haskin for delivery to an addressed name and location.
Alfred C. Fuller, maker of the Fuller brush, aims to recruit 300 additional salesmen, including men up to age 60. Jobs pay a profit split, not a fixed salary, with door to door calls. Applicants should state age experience and give three references, sending letters to Fuller at 3580 Main street Hartford or contacting the nearest company representative. Enthusiasm, industriousness and a pleasant manner are key rules.
Sara Sue Davis launches a social experiment offering 100 student memberships for guidance in love and social life. Dr. Thornton Holgate, a new faculty member, tutors her then battles self doubt as lingering feelings for Peaches Pomeroy and admiration for Sara Sue linger.
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