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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1937
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star is entered at the post office in Winchester Virginia as a second class publication. It is published every day except Sunday by The Evening Star Publishing Company of Winchester Virginia.
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A biblical proverb from Job 28 28 emphasizing that true wisdom comes from reverencing the Lord and turning away from evil, guiding moral understanding. This verse frames wisdom as devotion and ethical restraint rather than human cleverness.
A city-wide controversy swirls over J Edgar Hoover's methods as police criticize his grandstanding yet defenders say his work against racketeers and gunmen outweighs any fault. Proponents argue his public profile should not cost him removal for minor excesses.
The dictator complains Americans fail to recognize Italian Fascism and wrongly equate it with Communism. He argues both are dictatorships with people treated as tools. Time selects Wallis Warfield Simpson as Woman of the Year, sparking debate over century choice.
A fragmented note from The New Yorker references Edward's farewell and multiple company transcriptions. The text hints at a best selling record and an international scope, but details are unclear. Further context would clarify the event, participants, and exact timing.
Transcription discs flood shops from $0.50 to $3 as Sherman Studios and Kugel Advertising sell popular titles. Buccaneering price wars include Brunswick entering at 50 cents wholesale while Majestic and White Sound Studio offer $2 to $3 records. Collectors and gift buyers drive demand as Royal ties and BBC ethics stir debate.
The Newport News Times-Herald cites Admiral Cary T. Grayson of the American Red Cross reporting about half a million Spanish casualties since July 18 in Morocco and on the Spanish mainland. He notes deaths are due to murders and mass executions rather than battle, arguing deaths may be overstated yet alarming.
Reader asks about Ettore Louis prize money and other Q A items from The Evening Star Information Bureau. Answers cover fighter shares, ski jump speeds, belles lettres meaning, piano tone impact, hydrogen lifting power, Brussels sprouts nutrition, Shakespeare theatres, Cathedral of St John altar details, postal inspectors, and Henry M Stanley name origin.
Jack Reid narrates he witnessed Sir Henry Severinge murdered in the abbey chapel. Bloodhounds trace scent to the coffin of Sir Henry’s father. Colindale, James the butler, and Inspector Hutchins interview staff. Detective Selden sketches the house and questions Reid while Colindale’s past case is recalled.
A fragment describes Will Rogers style humor about a group of neighborhood women past thirty who form a club at lunch. They discuss marriage and create a plan around reasons and revenues, meeting secretly to compare thoughts on ways and means.
A crowded room overheard a debate about a blonde versus brunette stereotype. A determined woman objects that hair color has no bearing on the issue, claiming personal experience with both and denying any difference.
Washington weighs lobbying reform as Congress plans registration and disclosure. Debates over who counts as a lobbyist focus on defining professional lobbying while major groups like the Chamber of Commerce AFL and CIO face scrutiny. The issue persists amid battles over large new legislation and shifting political influence.
A humorous portrait of Zadok Dumbkopf making bold New Year resolutions for 1937. He vows not to ride a purple bicycle on the Empire State Building railing and to avoid certain actions, while planning to keep a long list of easy to keep goals.
Commonwealth Attorney J. P. Reardon leads five suits to condemn property in Winchester. Democratic mayoral and councilman hopefuls urged to register with Noble C. Pierce, Democratic chairman. W. A. Bradford resigns after forty years as Clarke county treasurer. Senator Cather supports radio gear for state police. New traffic lights idle for lack of operating funds.
Dr. Floyd Flickinger discusses Reconstruction of Yorktown Jamestown and Williamsburg at a Kiwanis luncheon. A tap chorus directed by Virginia Hunter Boyd performs at the New Year s Ball hosted by the Junior Auxiliary of Winchester Memorial Hospital.
Twenty five years ago a large crowd gathered for a regional chicken cock fight near Jordan Springs. Capt J P Reardon notifies Co I that Sgt R Powers will drill his men this week. Watch night services are held at the Methodist Church on Market Street.
Seattle Arlie Seifert and W L Dayton, boyhood friends, meet as expectant fathers. At 9 58 p m Dayton learns of twins, then at 10 30 p m Seifert is informed of twins. Nurse confirms both births. Jane Perfect 13 narrowly escapes injury when horses panic roller skating mishap. A dog is knocked out after chasing a rabbit in Richmond Indiana.
In Reidsville North Carolina Art Scales house caught fire after a bystander misread a local coal company advertisement. The bystander called a telephone number thinking it would summon aid but the call preceded the coal company employee explaining it was not a fire. Scales' home was wrecked.
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