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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1938
Page
4
Advertisement notice lists subscription rates for mall and carrier with annual and quarterly options and a weekly rate, noting data from The Evening Star Publishing Co. of Winchester Virginia.
Classified ads priced at 2 cents per word with a 25 cent minimum and memorials or cards of thanks at 10 cents per printed line. Display ads with borders due by 9 PM previous day at 45 cents per inch. The paper belongs to Woodward and Company with AP affiliation and quotes a biblical verse.
Mr. Marriner S. Eccles, chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, labels Senator Byrd’s program defeatist and risking democracy in an open letter. The Boston address outlines Byrd’s plan to reorganize government, curb borrowing, trim new functions, purge relief costs, and tax to sustain prosperity.
The Richmond News Leader notes the retirement of Motor Vehicle Commissioner and ABC Board member McCall Frazier. It praises his administrative skill, policies that boosted drivers permits laws, and the Board’s prestige under his leadership, while acknowledging occasional political missteps and his departure from state service.
The article discusses how Mr. Frazier's retirement rumors led to offers he could not ignore and his choice of the most interesting position. It notes Virginia must replace him alongside Mr. Bullington and Mr. Miller, and argues the public service loses top talent to private industry due to salary limits and attrition. It questions whether a method exists to keep rare officials like Mac Frazier in office.
An editorial laments rising war talk and urges cool heads and preparation without frenzy. It recalls Mark Twain’s view that no war is just or honorable and cautions against instigating conflict. The piece frames the current moment as dangerous for rash action.
The upcoming Congress faces a tight review of the 700 million WPA appropriation through June 30 1940 with opposition pressing for reexamination. Debates focus on need efficiency and whether relief should shift to state control with matching funds and clearer taxpayer visibility.
One year ago the President planned to tell Congress that the budget could be balanced if relief expenditures stay within bounds. In another note a "Great trade recession" is blamed as General Motors announces a layoff of 30,000 workers.
David C. Dinges, former mayor of Stephens City age 81, dies at his county home. Fruit growers across five states map loans to support general orchard work as government funds become available for this purpose.
Ten years after setbacks Virginia agriculture shows signs of recovery per Virginia Polytechnic Institute experts in Blacksburg. W E Carson advocates a mountain site in the Blue Ridge as a summer White House for presidents. Miss Ethel Cadwallader of White Post and Wilbert Shipe of Warren County marry.
A notice from twenty five years ago states the N and W Railroad provides free shipping to local apple growers sending fruit to the state horticultural society convention and show. An explosion of undetermined origin blows a plate glass window at Crystal Confectionary.
A reader questions topics from medicine to history with concise answers. Notable items include Dr. Irvin Abell as AMA president, Joshua Humphreys as naval constructor, and Theodore Roosevelt’s 296 African specimens.
A brief note promotes a pamphlet titled Presidents and Their Wives. It highlights facts about presidents including childlessness, marriages, and family ties, noting several presidents born in Virginia and Ohio. Orders are issued via Information Bureau Frederic J. Gaskin in Washington D C with ten cents postpaid.
The author recounts three racing bets from 1920 to 1931 and concludes he will never bet again. He claims to be ahead by $33.38 after a Havana or Havre de Grace race and notes the futility of continuing betting, warning others about the odds.
At Rice Institute Texas Sara Sue Davis a young widow launches a "Counsel in Romance" program to guide 100 students for a fee. Bob Towne and Worthington Gurley vie for her attention while Peaches Pomeroy grows jealous as Dr Thornton Holgate the new faculty member courts Peaches during a campus dance.
John Gunther in Inside Europe notes Mussolini cares little for money yet supports a large family. His official salary is 8000 lire monthly, with a variable treasury drawing account. He earned 25000 dollars from an American autobiography and about 1500 dollars weekly from Hearst during 1933, with portions shared with biographer Margherita Sarfatti.
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