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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1937
Page
4
Public notice detailing subscription prices advertising rates memorials and display ads. Mentions national reps Leni Woodward & Company and AP membership along with submission deadlines and contact details.
A biblical verse from Luke 16 18 declares that divorcing a spouse to marry another constitutes adultery and remarriage by the new partner also. The quotation emphasizes moral judgment and marital fidelity within a religious context.
The president's budget for 1937-38 promises a balanced year, citing rising business conditions and employment. While revenues rose by 1.7 billion, expenditures fell by less than 400 million, leaving a deficit near 2.6 billion and urging deeper government cuts beyond emergency programs.
Richmond News Leader discusses the appeal and drawbacks of a permanent judgeship in the Thirteenth Circuit. It argues that the role offers steady pay and respected status, reduces the constant legal battles faced by active lawyers, and rewards familiarity with rural circuit cases.
The article laments the strain on Virginia’s Court of Appeals, noting low pay and poor clerical support, the need to relocate chambers to Wytheville and Staunton, and predict skepticism about retaining capable justices amid harsh conditions and legislature neglect.
A Detroit Free Press commentary discusses limits of accuracy in newspapers. It notes that when quoting others the responsibility lies with the quoted party if sources are checked, and weather forecasts may be unreliable as they come from official bureaus. It argues errors creep in despite careful verification and that a paper’s credibility depends on its quotes and cited statements.
The New York Times notes Reno marriages exceed divorces by over two to one as Californians wed in Nevada to skirt three day notice laws. It also records Reno divorces in 1936 dropped nearly four thousand from the previous year amid recovery.
An ironic note contrasts a monkey’s growing fur with a taxpayer’s burden. The South Bend Tribune quotes The fur of the rhesus monkey will grow longer overnight to protect the animal from cold. The Rocky Mount Evening Telegram warns against reform when fed up and that good intentions die when appetite returns.
Reader can obtain factual answers by writing The Evening Information Bureau Frederic J. Haskin director Washington D C Enclose three cents for reply.
A column presents concise Q and A style responses on topics from ransom money recovery rates to Bible Belt geography and the age of social security staff, plus notes on historical dates and lightning temperatures. The piece blends trivia with quick factual tidbits.
Jack Reid, the lone witness to Sir Henry Severinge’s murder at the abbey, navigates danger with Sylvia Lawrence as she reveals night-time intrusions and a dangerous plot. Reid climbs to her window to hear her account and plots a course to uncover the truth with detective Selden in pursuit.
Rural humor from North Carolina about a city woman who plans poultry farming and wants parrot blood hens to announce egg laying. A farmer explains how a hen cackling signals eggs as the daughter searches the weeds for nests.
Admiral Nulton speaks at a weekly Rotary luncheon outlining early naval customs. The report highlights Navy traditions and their influence on modern service etiquette.
Five years ago a special service began at the Church of Christ on Cork Street with Rev. R. L. Williamson in charge. In Winchester Dr. Snarr was elected Kiwanis Club head while Walter Schmidt died of typhoid fever for a second time in one week. Jean Harlow appeared locally in The Platinum Blond as a new movie star, and Republican Sen. Moses of New Hampshire urged Hoover renomination.
Ten years ago reports note Randolph Macon Academy in Front Royal had a night fire injuring several students. Rev Dr L Bridges led a Braddock Street Church evangelistic drive. Mrs Mary F Trimble’s funeral followed a 72 year marriage. Montreal theatre collapse killed 77. Beck Bakery invites Winchester merchants to a banquet.
Central Press columnist Charles P. Stewart outlines Senator Arthur Vandenberg of Michigan and Representative Hamilton Fish Jr. of New York mapping a path to reenergize the Republican Party. They aim for 1938 momentum and a 1940 nomination strategy, with Vandenberg seeking the presidency and Fish the vice presidency, while challenging McNary's leadership and stressing constitutional amendments through a more radical GOP stance.
A satirical column notes Dad’s crayon gift to Junior and a Chicago man who ate Christmas bulbs while lit. It quips on January weather, fashion, 1920s America, and looming war with jokes about speeches by Coughlin Johnson and ex King Edward VIII.
Among Our Citizens C L Brumback born February 1876 in Page county Virginia. Educated in Frederick county schools he started farm and orchard supply business in Stephens City 1902 moved to Winchester 1912. Chairman of Frederick county board of supervisors since 1928 a local auctioneer married to Daisy R Hite of Shenandoah county with nine children. Attends Marlboro Baptist Church and treats work as hobby.
Leo Grant, a Black man, was acquitted of carrying a pistol after testifying he removed the gun from his home following a quarrel with his wife who had a troubled temper. The prosecutor pressed for a prior incident, and Grant admitted his wife had been in trouble before.
Woodrow Wilson is linked with the presidency while Governor Baker calls for police to enforce sidewalks free of snow. The Washington Bureau of Weather Forecasts predicts zero weather for Winchester. Mme de Thebes forecasts a looming European war. Connecticut ratifies the new constitution on January 9, 1788, in a historic event.
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