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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1937
Page
3
A Will Rogers humorous piece recounts a Scotsman sending his child to school and the principal proposing money prizes to encourage better study, illustrating a light moral about motivation and education.
American News Features, Inc. notes a public sale of 1 acre known as the Forest Grove School lot on Buckton road four miles south of Middletown Virginia. The sale occurs Fri Dec 31 at 10 A M on the premises with cash terms. Exors W M and H C Hensell of the D N Hensell Estate supervise.
The American Bible Society reports the Bible has translations in 991 languages with over a billion volumes in circulation. It details Bible structure, historical notes, and mentions the Mazarin Bible and the Morals of Jesus by Thomas Jefferson, plus related biographical and scholarly references.
Atlantic City December 29. Prof. James Harvey Rogers of Yale argues a vigorous rearma ment program would boost heavy industry and output, stimulate buying, and be as constructive as Britain’s armament effort, while warning democracies control 80 percent of the world economy and could dominate global affairs if armed similarly.
Boston reports medical authorities claim many lives might be saved if electrical shock victims given prolonged artificial respiration are not pronounced dead for 12 hours or until rigor mortis. Studies led by Dr. Leo Alexander under Harvard Medical School and Boston City Hospital note 4000 lives lost to electrical accidents in five years 1930-34 and 35800 in 1934 from lightning.
The Internal Revenue Bureau says social secretaries librarians and museum experts in private homes and full time carpenters are not eligible for domestic worker tax exemptions. Handymen hired full time for odd jobs qualify. A physician with a central practice is not a taxable company employee despite a monthly retainer. Taxi drivers who buy their own cabs from a taxi association are not employees of the association.
In Indianapolis a germ free world built from stainless steel units the size of beer barrels was shown. Researchers J A Reyniers and P T Trexler reported animals hatched and born within this environment but, despite superior growth, health remained problematic due to digestion deficiencies.
The round up compiles betting odds for Sugar Bowl matchups and other bowls including LSU vs Santa Clara and Rice vs Colorado. It also reports on Lou Gehrig heading to Hollywood, Sammy Baugh asking for 25000 next season, and various coaching resignations and sports updates across baseball, boxing, wrestling, and track.
Chicago reports a trend for 1938 with ear stud watches and ring watches as new fashion, alongside wrist watches in slim glass cases. Jewelry includes gold link bracelets with acorns and marbled amulets, reflecting holiday season styles and playful time-keeping accessories.
New York report announces a child preacher plans marriage in a story reflecting era fashion and social change. The piece references maker Aldine Maybelle Utley and notes her public profile in church and community circles.
The Child Evangelist has obtained a license to marry Wilbur Langkop of Osage City Ohio. Miss Utley aged 25 is a minister of Parkway Hotel Cheen and will wed Langkop, 26, Friday at the Church of the Transfiguration known as the Little Church Around the Corner.
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