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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1938
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star lists H. F. Byrd Jr as editor and notes second class mail status with daily except Sunday publication by The Evening Star Publishing Co of Winchester Virginia.
Classifieds priced at 2 cents per word with 25 cent minimum and cash with copy. Memorials and Cards of Thanks 10 cents per counted line. Display ads with border due by 10 A M on publication day at 45 cents per inch. Contract rates available. National reps listed in multiple cities.
A brief moral note cites Proverbs 19 17 stressing charity to the poor as a pledge to the Lord and promising repayment for acts of mercy.
The president argues for peace through strength and urges Congress to pass the Wages and Hours Bill. He analyzes opposition, cites labor leaders, and critiques the Black Connery Bill. He also forecasts an unbalanced budget by 1939, accusing opponents of motives while warning of inefficiency and expanding bureaucracy. The message is described as glittering generalities with limited new proposals.
The article notes General of the United States and Senator Harry F. Byrd of Virginia resolve not to be lightly dismissive, signaling a firm political stance amid questioning of a high command.
The piece argues against eliminating the comptroller-general role and moving major auditing functions to the budget director. It urges keeping the comptroller under Congress, with audits reviewed by a standing bipartisan congressional committee, to ensure accountable oversight of funds.
The Virginia Advisory Legislative Council backs voluntary retirement at age 70 with three quarters pay and urges legislatures to approve in January. It also recommends higher judge salaries. The plan would cost the state under $59,000 annually for ten years, aiding aging or ill judges and potentially speeding justice.
The report notes a blaze causing serious damage to an apartment over the Rustic Tavern located on West Cork street. No injuries are mentioned and the incident prompts an investigation by local fire authorities.
A carload of wheat set aside by the federal government is accepted by the common council and will be distributed to the needy through the Red Cross. Chief Hollis asks Mayor Anderson for more spacious quarters to improve efficiency of his men.
N B Page, well known in this city and county though a Clarke county resident, dies in the local hospital from pneumonia. C I Brumback, a prominent Stephens City farmer, is chosen chairman of the county Board of Supervisors. Game warden Pingley says the just closed hunting season was among the best in years for this area.
Twenty five years ago the seagoing yacht The Winchester owned by Peter W. Rouss attracted much interest from ship builders and sportsmen. Miss Mamie E. Crisman and Charles L. Nicodemus were married January 1 at Kernstown home of Miss Crisman’s parents. Capt Hunter B. Grim re-elected head of the Friendship Fire Co. Fred Forney named second assistant pipeman.
The large woolen factory of C. A. Thomas and Hunter Williams on the Front Royal road burns to the ground. Mrs. J. C. VanFossen hosts an ice skating party after hours of fun on a pond near Clearbrook. John Kendall hosts an old time wood chopping party at his Carpers Valley home. R. W. Haymaker is elected president of the South End Hose Co. at its annual meeting and officers election.
A reader can get the answer to any question of fact by writing The Winchester Star Information Bureau Mackins director W D C Please enclose three cents for reply.
The stairs at the Statue of Liberty are closed to visitors as extensive repairs proceed. The Work Projects Administration leads the project to ensure visitor safety and preserve the statue.
Denver draftsman Denver Arthur Fant returned from the Cotton Bowl in Dallas to learn his son Byron Arthur Fant was the first baby born in Denver in 1938. He named the boy after Colorado all American grid star Byron Whizzer White.
President Roosevelt unveils a new recovery program to a Democratic Congress already fractured, hinting at silent legislative pressure and coalition tactics. White House and Speaker Bankhead weigh farm and labor backing to force bills through, while budget curbs and defense funding remain hotly debated amid factional maneuvering.
Note to readers explains a typesetting error where Chapter 15 appeared yesterday instead of 14. Today presents Chapter 14 followed by Chapter 15, with two chapters planned for tomorrow to finish the sequence. The Star apologizes for the mix up.
Jerry Chandler, Yale alum, pursues Mimi Le Brun at Olga’s Maine camp as a lively party unfolds. Tensions rise as Mimi resists Andy Fuller’s possessive advances while Jerry, swept by her charm, vows to win her. The scene blends aristocratic luxury with Puritan restraint and hints at a dramatic resolve.
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