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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1937
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star announces daily publication from Winchester Virginia excluding Sundays with mail and carrier options. Rates include one year four fifty dollars six months two twenty five three months one twenty and one month forty cents.
A religious verse emphasizes harmony among brethren, praising unity and peace. The text echoes biblical words from Psalms 133 2 about dwelling together in harmony.
National Civil Service Week will run January 10 to 16 with multiple groups nation wide preparing broadcasts and local units planning listening in parties. The University of Chicago Round Table will host a January discussion on civil service administration, as legislatures consider merit system measures influenced by 1936 activity and Social Security Act developments.
The article discusses Senator Byrd of Virginia promoting economy through reorganization of federal agencies. It notes resistance from government employees fearing job losses and outlines his aims to cut duplications among funding agencies, with attention to expiring emergency laws and the need for careful study of details.
The Plain Dealer cites President Roosevelt hoping for efficiency gains from a government reorganization while warning against expecting large savings. Senator Byrd chairs a congressional study group and cautions that combined efficiency plus economy is the attainable goal. Three study groups from Senate, House, and White House were to coordinate efforts, with cooperation still in question.
An aged New York hit and run driver was banned from driving for life by Judge Lester Patterson in Bronx Court after killing a woman. The ruling argues such penalties suit those lacking humane qualities and urges broader life bans for reckless motorists who ignore laws.
The pastor H. E. Richardson thanks friends in Winchester Frederick County and Warren County for four years at Winchester and ten years at Reliance. he says Winchester is home though moving to Franklin charge. he recalls memories since arriving October 10, 1936 and asks for God’s care as he continues in Franklin West Virginia on January 6, 1937.
A reader can get the answer to any question of fact by writing The Evening Star Information Bureau directed by Frederic J. Haskin in Washington DC. Enclose three cents for reply.
A compilation of questions and answers on topics from politics and literature to science and history. It covers figures like Charles Grannan and Abraham Lincoln, events such as Civil War era debates, and facts about an American Heart Association and a flaming sword monument designed by John Russell Pope.
Local B and O crews are called to Timber Ridge to put a derailed locomotive back on the tracks. The house votes by a large majority on cash soldiers bonus payment. Ridgley White attends a stag dinner on the eve of his marriage to Miss Dely Karpfen. Apples in the 1935 crop reportedly high quality.
Five years ago Howard Hockman of Warren County was robbed of $40 near Gainesboro. Mrs. Percy Clift, noted Eastern Star and W T U worker, died of a brain stroke. Police dispersed a hobo camp near Shawnee Springs. Winchester Park Association held its January meeting. The Good family of Frederick County narrowly escaped a house fire.
Ten years ago Leo Crosen lost his home in a fire of unknown origin in Frederick county. The huge Confederate Memorial at Stone Mountain Georgia neared completion. The Farmers and Merchants reported a very prosperous year in 1926. George Baetjer resigned from Winchester City Council. Sheriff Pannett sold a famous bloodhound to Sussex county.
The record marks the birth of Alexander Hamilton on January 11, 1757, noting the historical significance of the early American statesman and future Founding Father.
Mrs Olive Adriah, 28, a tavern hostess in Kansas City, planned a few nights off but heavy snow halted business. On a street car ride home she fell and broke her left leg, telling attendants the vacation wasn’t what she expected.
A boy arrives at a preacher’s door claiming he swallowed a quarter. The preacher urges medical help, noting he cannot provide money, while the boy reveals his father sent him hoping the preacher could extract cash. The tale is shared as a gem of storytelling.
Charles P. Stewart analyzes how President Roosevelt’s address shifts constitutional debate. He notes equal jitters among constitutionalists and Democrats as the administration signals restraint on amendments while aiming to influence the Supreme Court. He explains how liberal judges could pivot with either aging justices or new appointments.
A fragmented satirical column riffs on Christmas themes politics and race jokes. It mocks public sentiment noting the shift from Christmas to bills and mocks attitudes toward prohibition and Hitler era rhetoric. It includes varied cultural references from Shanghai to Nordic peoples and jokes about car alcohol and fashion.
Sir Henry Severinge's will reveals a trust fund to support the estate and a plan that his widow Lady Severinge may remarry to Eric Colindale, with ownership passing to the nation if his heirs fail. Jack Reid, Sylvia Lawrence, and Richard Selden figure in a tense drama as murder and secrets swirl through the abbey.
Kittanning Pennsylvania remembers a 50 year old wedding gown tale as D B Heiner kept blue silk socks for a golden anniversary. In Nashville Tennessee Fritz the two year old shepherd dog named Pritz improved after veterinary care for rheumatism and tonsil removal. In Kemmerer Wyoming Newt Sims received two hounds but five newborn pups arrived instead.
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