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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1937
Page
4
Winchester Evening Star announces subscription prices by mail and carrier including yearly, semiannual, quarterly and monthly options. It lists advertising rates for classified and display ads, memorials, and payment terms, plus national advertising representatives and AP affiliation.
A religious note quotes 1 Thessalonians 4:7 about holiness over uncleanness dated Thursday December 30, 1937. The brief reflects spiritual guidance and church scripture for the reader.
The nation’s leading bankers say the current business slump should end in about four months if Congress acts. They call for repealing the undistributed earnings tax balancing the budget lowering capital gains taxes raising rail rates and supporting utilities expansion. They stress tax reform prudent fiscal policy and a government attitude favorable to industry. Congress faces decisions in the next six to eight weeks.
Senator Byrd of Virginia presses renewal of a plan to abolish the comptroller general and create an executive audit authority. He argues the change would remove Congress as the auditor and raise questions about independence, urging thorough public discussion before any abolition.
The Richmond News Leader notes Governor Peery’s careful early restraint and evolving leadership as his term nears retirement. It praises his courage fairness unselfish zeal and devotion to Virginia while recounting praise from the governor’s official family and newspapermen.
Citizens reflect on a governor leaving office and the lasting blessings his administration brought, while noting the impact on the state and the respect of those who served with him.
The Winchester Lions Club notes a 90.8 percent attendance rate for the past year. E. Blackburn Moore of Clarke and Frederick counties returns salary for a six day special session. Mr and Mrs Leslie Fries host a North Loudoun Street anniversary event. County issued 89 marriage licenses. city 199.
Police report 17 gallons of illegal whiskey were taken from the residence of Jack Brannon on South Kent street. A state influenza outbreak prompts doctors to urge caution to prevent colds. Rev. Robert B. Campbell arrives to lead Presbyterian churches on Clearbrook Highland Avenue and Nineveh. Mrs. H Page Farrah of Washington reports a $20 000 bond theft from her Clarke county home.
Ten years ago a state commission urged restructuring of Virginia education by turning Virginia Military Institute over to alumni trustees to run as a private school. Winchester schools ranked top city schools in the state per Richmond release. York Imperial apples from the county sold for 8.64 dollars per barrel in Liverpool. Announcement made of the marriage of Miss Charlotte L. Clevenger of Stephens City to Stuart Lee Grant.
Twenty five years ago Rev W J Hubbard a Jefferson county native was acquitted of a rape charge in Charleston and returns to a valley near Harrisonburg. The parcel post system starts in all U S post offices January 1. Baker George W Rathman suffers a crushed palm in bread kneading machine. Executors of Handley estate near completion of two million dollars for a state funded free industrial school in the city.
A compilation of Q and A from The Winchester Evening Information Bureau with brief factual answers. Topics include tourism in Sarasota and Tampa, armament spending in 1937, mystery gift books to Roosevelt, Christmas music, meteor speeds, tobacco per capita peak, murrain, NYPD recruit stats, Fleet marriages, Canada Christmas trees, silk stockings output, first poorhouse, Gone with the Wind translations, and the 1938 National Safety Congress in Chicago.
Forty years ago Miss Mary Wall married C Fred Barr in a ceremony at the bride’s Market street residence. Victor Von Ettlinger of Austria tours Winchester en route around the world on a $10,000 wager begun November 1. Maggie McVicar’s surprised party honors her at her parents’ Neffstown home. Officer Hollis arrests a man seen passing fruit boxes to a companion in front of Reardon’s store.
Washington reports a bipartisan Senate inquiry into relief unemployment and other low mood factors will begin January 4. Hearings will question Biggers figures on unemployment and probe Treasury use of unemployment funds amid wartime-like fiscal strain. Public utilities and Berry TVA marble deal also under scrutiny.
A reader letter argues against a proposed 1938 city budget and 21 capital projects costing 64,330 dollars. The author says tax rate changes depend on assessed property value and claims a lower rate is misleading, noting the current 1.20 rate and a proposed 65 cent increase. The letter cites personal property questions and suggests 27 cents could cover the added amount.
Jerry Chandler, guest of Lionel Clark, finds Mimi Le Brun at a Maine camp. A mysterious dark rider, a lost hat with a peacock feather, and a tense moment hint at past entanglements. Mimi and Jerry reconnect amid memories of the senate restaurant and Olga. The scene ends with unspoken questions as the story continues.
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