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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1938
Page
4
Too Many Fire Hazards in Virginia Jail Deaths
A Smyth County jail fire death report details Ray Campbell’s 1936 passing from smoke after lighting a match in a mattress while jailed for drunkenness. Authorities call for jail fire safety upgrades and better watchman protections to prevent similar tragedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Campbell
Saltville
Smyth County Caecasaene
Campbell
Virginia
W. H. Stauffer
Cities To Consider Zoning Changes Proposals
The American Society of Planning Officials says 1939 surveys show several cities including New York and Cleveland plan to reduce zoned business and industrial areas while enforcing density limits. Seattle Minneapolis Wichita San Diego and Memphis also study zoning with recreation areas higher lot sizes and architectural controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hie
American Society of Planning
New York
Cleveland
Seattle
Wash
Minneapolis
New York City
Anniversary in Washington Praises Senator Glass
New York Times notes Friday's ovation to Senator Carter Glass at the twenty fifth anniversary of the Federal Reserve Law. It calls him the sole author of a public measure shaping the nation’s fortunes. It cites President Wilson’s Dec 23 1913 personal note and lauds the Currency Bill’s enduring impact on currency resilience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Carter Glass
Federal Reserve Law
Fesman
Washington
Glass
Wilson
Federal Reserve
Reserve Act and U S Role in World War I Emergence
The text notes the United States gained a pivotal place among nations just before World War I. It argues the 1913 Reserve Act enabled ongoing gold payments for foreign obligations despite global economic strain, a feature not available to other nations. The outcome is framed as historical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community of Nations
United States
Vicious Circle on Agriculture Policy Puts Wallace Report in Focus
The Baltimore Sun analyzes Secretary Wallace's annual agriculture report in light of referenda on cotton rice and flue cured tobacco quotas. It notes farmer dissatisfaction with production controls, Wallace's stance to maintain the law, and concerns over export losses driving a cycle of production cuts and market losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Baltimore Sun
Wallace
Department of Agriculture
AAA
Traffic deaths forecast to exceed forty thousand in 1937
The National Safety Council projects traffic fatalities will top 40,000 in 1937. Charles E. Cochran, wounded in World War I, receives the Purple Heart at the Roanoke facility. M. Earl Kline, Middletown postmaster for four years, plans retirement to reenter private business. Miss Katherine E Hewitt and Mr H A Moneyhan wed on December 26, per the bride's father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Safety Council
Charles E. Cochran
Roanoke
M. Earl Kline
Middletown
Katherine E. Hewitt
H. A. Moneyhan
Copenhaver and Gearing Win Brooks Pharmacy Contest
Ann Copenhaver and Betty Gearing win first prize in a Brooks Pharmacy sponsored popularity contest. A cold wave from Canada moves into the U S with many deaths reported. Police pursue two auto parts and gasoline thieves through city alleys. Maurice Bowers is guest of honor at a Shawnee Inn dinner hosted by his mother Mrs. Harry Bowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Copenhaver
Betty Gearing
Brooks Pharmacy
Canada
United States
Maurice Bowers
Harry Bowers
Shawnee Inn
Engagement of Miss Emma Woore to Mr Franklin Richards
The county announces the engagement of Miss Emma M. Woore to Franklin Richards of Baltimore. Word reaches Winchester of the Maine death of George Yates, father of J. B. Yates a noted local teacher and golfer. Winchester’s official 1928 population is listed at 11 013. The Byrd Antarctic party begins its first two year stay on the South polar ice packs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma M. Woore
Franklin Richards
Baltimore
Winchester
Maine
George Yates
J. B. Yates
South Polar
Tennis Champion Gould Challenges Covey for World Title
Twenty five years ago Jay Gould the young American tennis champion challenged G F Covey British first flighter to a world championship match. Frank H Krebs appointed magistrate at large for the city also clerk of council and city auditor. Mrs Barton Fuller Byrd Conrad and others are patrons for the annual Christmas dance hosted by Horace Brown's committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Gould
G. F. Covey
Frank H. Krebs
R. T. Barton
H. D. Fuller
R. E. Byrd
Holmes Conrad
Nancy Coble
D. B. Conrad
T. W. Harrison
A. B. Beverley
Horace , Brown
Information Bureau Q and A Service Ad
The Winchester Evening Star invites readers to submit factual questions for answers. Requests should be sent to Frederic J. Haskin director Information Bureau Washington DC and include three cents for postage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskins
Washington, D. C
Notable Q and A on law, history and curiosity
A collection of questions and answers covering Taft on criminal law, the meaning of Baden, the Aldrich Plan, Wordsworth, shin guards in baseball, civil service training for Indian schools, Bank Women president Anne Houstoun Sadler, Mount Vernon Highway length, bay rum making, the Not Over Fifty Club, the Nobel Peace Prize, giraffe height, White House on the Mississippi, Frances Perkins marriage, and Atlantic City diving height. Includes multiple named people, places, and dates.
Exceptional Selection of Old Favorites Song Book
An advertisement for EVERYBODY'S SONG BOOK offers 200 songs across occasions from festive to patriotic. The 144 page volume features music and lyrics adapted for average voices, indexed, printed on fine paper with a durable cover. Order via Washington Bureau for 20 cents to cover cost, handling, and postage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
How a tactful principal inspired better teaching
A New York City teacher recalls a harsh supervisor who critiqued him unkindly until a supportive Paris meeting altered his view. The second principal modeled tact, praise, and constructive guidance, yielding cooperation and improved performance. The letter advocates using tact to win support from students, staff, and colleagues.
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New York City
New York University
Paris
McNaught Syndicate
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