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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1938
Page
4
Advertisement note states publication is issued daily except Sunday by The Evening Star Publishing Co. of Winchester Virginia and entered as second class matter at the Winchester post office.
A line from Isaiah 25 4 praises God as a refuge and strength for the poor and distressed. It speaks of protection from storms heat and harsh enemies, portraying divine shelter and aid in times of trouble.
The piece argues President Roosevelt must appoint a second justice with judicial merit and independence. It criticizes Hugo Black and urges selection of a candidate who can objectively assess constitutional challenges, warning against politicizing the court and praising Brandeis Cardozo Hughes Stone as exemplary figures.
State Senator Aubrey G. Weaver told the Front Royal Rotary Club last week that Virginia will maintain a balanced budget and would pair any large appropriation proposals with funds to cover them. The speaker urged legislators to follow this example.
A Senate committee opened a study of unemployment assuring business and government it will not blame either for the recession. It emphasizes the need to address the marked business slump and determine the best method to check the downward trend.
New York Daily Worker reports President Roosevelt’s New Year address to Congress promising to defend workers, farmers, and small businesses against trusts and millionaires. The message aligns with his Madison Square Garden and Constitution Day speeches and praises recent volleys by Robert H. Jackson and Secretary of the Treasury against concentrated power.
The Communist Party endorses Roosevelt's immediate anti trust program and a broader People’s Front approach with CIO and AFL backing. It opposes wage cuts for building trades workers without ironclad union contracts, while advocating socialism as the ultimate solution.
E B Cooper is installed as new Kiwanis Club president with C Arthur Robinson as vice president. City Council at regular meeting votes to buy a lot on East Boscawen Street for a parking lot costing 8000 dollars. Mr and Mrs C A Eckley announce the marriage of their daughter Hattie to Marshall Hamilton of Berryville, held last month.
Fourteen youths seek berths on the Handley basketball team. Lettermen Baker Cahill Ramey and Cris back. Parsons coached by Glenn W Seabright sergeant in Company I wins Presidents trophy for marksmen in National Guard units nationwide. President Hoover issues 30 days mourning for Calvin Coolidge. Fred W Forney heads the Friendship Fire Company for the 14th year.
A compilation of Q and A items by Frederic J. Haskin covering topics from American troops in China to Braille magazines, rainfall in Egypt, and historical inquiries. It cites figures on Canadian-born Americans, subway speeds, earth’s core temperatures, mourning stamps, and notable biographical snippets.
Ten years ago Marine officers in Nicaragua reported two deserters from their corps were training rebels there. Local notes mention U S Army recruiting sergeant injured after a fire company truck crash.
Twenty five years ago R T McVicar offered excellent paint work on old cars at a carriage factory near the fair grounds. The Winchester mailing public delays in adopting Parcel Post service at the post office opened earlier this year. Gen W W Sale and Capt J P Reardon inspect Company I. Ada Blanch Lindsey, 30, dies at her husband’s home in Clarke County at Berry’s Ferry.
Local talk centers on the Williams Brothers borrowing funds to rebuild their woolen mill wrecked by a fire. Clark Purcell hosts a dance at the old Henry Stine residence for friends. Mrs. Joseph Wilson receives a rocking chair at Market Street M E Church Sunday School event. Postmaster Charles H. Hardy visits Washington on free city mail delivery talks.
The Star eulogizes Winchester figure Mac McCormac as a warm, generous leader. It recalls his twenty five year marriage celebrated last spring, his entertaining home life, and the impact of his kindness on friends, employees, and the needy as a lasting legacy.
Washington dispatch notes the House and Senate brinkmanship over the Boileau McNary dairy amendment and a budget clash creating a circuitous plan to trim the cost under Roosevelt. It cites budget figures, processing tax opposition, and whispers about Cohen Corcoran and Jackson in White House circles.
Jerry wrestles with love and duty as Mimi returns a brooch and Andy’s anger simmers. A Maine rally and a later confrontation lead to the brooch’s disappearance in a pool. Jerry faces family illness, mother’s fading health, and his literary ambitions under父父 guidance.
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