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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1938
Page
4
Advertising Rates Now
Classified notice lists current advertising rates with a brief note and a biblical quote fragment. No clear dates or organization names are provided.
Governor's Message Highlights Virginia Surplus and Public Funding
The governor reports the biennium will see the largest treasury surplus in state history, about $4 250 000, with appropriations totaling $163 996 282 the broadest ever. It praises fiscal conservatism and progress, calling for increases in public schools health and welfare.
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Treasury
Tie Getheer
Richmond delegate plans bill to curb Virginia billboards
Horace Edwards a Richmond delegate proposes a bill during this legislative session to remove more than 100000 highway billboards from Virginia roads. The measure backed by the Women’s Clubs would give the Highway Commissioner power over sign regulations and aims to improve highway safety and aesthetics. State Highway Commissioner Henry G Shirley supports the need for such legislation noting traffic hazards and driver distraction.
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Horace Edwards
House of Delegates
Richmond
Virginia
Women's Clubs
Edwards
Henry G. Shirley
Edward
General Assembly
Legalized gambling sparks debate on pari mutuel brokers
Cumberland Evening Times reports Chicago will license pari mutuel brokers to run horse race betting to remove illegitimate operators. Alderman questions state secession while public leans pro, hoping to curb hypocrisy and redirect profits to public use despite moralist opposition. Some states threaten similar moves.
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Cumberland Evening Times
Chicago
Ilinois
Montgomery Advertiser notes no arrests for drunkenness on Christmas Eve
A patrolman was assigned to a busy main street but reported not arresting a single drunk on Christmas Eve. The writer contrasts supposed public tolerance for liquor with fewer arrests and questions whether the public mood has shifted.
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Montgomery
Advertiser
Ireland
Work relief or dole debate on federal debt drag
The piece discusses substituting a dole for work relief as a fiscal option amid a looming federal debt near 38.5 billion dollars by next June. It argues that trimming relief costs by about one third could be necessary if debt continues to rise and a dole may be more fiscally sound where possible.
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England
Middletown State Bank elects M H Rhodes president
M H Rhodes of Middletown is elected president at a stockholders meeting while Rufus Hawkins, held over illegal whiskey charges, is named a director. Winchester council accepts a tentative 1947 budget with one amendment, and Page’s parking lot item is approved. Miss Rosemma Grimm wed Rev G W Stover’s son Franklin Patton.
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M. H. Rhodes
Middletown
Middletown State Bank
Rufus Hawkins
Winchester
Page
Col Benchoff urged to remain Mas sanutten headmaster
Col Howard J. Benchoff headmaster of Mas sanutten Academy at Woodstock is urged by a man not to retire as head of Shenandoah Valley Inc. The Russell building on Main Street leased by L. R. Smith is undergoing improvements. Mrs. I. T. OConnell invited to sing at Open Door Bible Class in Presbyterian Church. Wilbur Inskip takes principal position at a Grayson County Virginia high school.
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Howard J. Benchoff
Massanutten Academy
Woodstock
Shenandoah Valley, Inc
Russell
Main Street
L. R. Smith
Emmetts
I. T. O'Connell
Presbyterian Church
Wilbur Inskip
Grayson County
Stephens City
Local Clergy Injured by Falling Tree Incident
Rev. and Mrs. Charles Wagner of Gainesboro suffer serious injuries when a tree falls on their home. Also noted, Democratic leaders express confidence in a 1928 victory, and Rev. E J Rohart along with Mrs Marian Northamer announce their wedding. Rohart is pastor at First Brethren Church on Berryville Avenue.
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Charles Wagner
Gainesboro
Louis Harper
Boscawen Street
E. J. Rohart
Marian Northamer
First Brethren Church
Berryville Avenue
S V A Quint Triumph Over Martinsburg In 25th Year
Captain P Marshall leads the S V A quint to an easy victory over Martinsburg. Local apple growers top horticultural prizes prompting growing tips requests. Captain J D Grim reelected head of South End Hose Company with Harold C March as secretary. John Boxwell and Percy Miller uncover about 3000 Civil War bullets while plumbing on North Main Street.
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P. Marshall
S. V. A. Quint
Martinsburg
J. D. Grim
South End Hose Company
Harold C. March
John Boxwell
Percy Miller
North Main Street
Mozart Symphony Club Formed by Local Music Fans
Forty years ago local music enthusiasts under Prof. Harry Homes organized a Mozart Symphony Club. Ruba Green, four, suffered facial burns after falling against a hot stove. T F Fawcett reports lamp stolen while transferring mail from a train sack. Morgan Orndorff of Hayfield supplies the local telephone company with two poles, 44 and 51 feet long.
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Harry Homes
Ruba
Philip Green
T. F. Fawcett
Morgan Orndorff
Hayfield
The Spars Open Forum on Relief
A reader letter argues millions endure unemployment and seek regular work rather than relief. It critiques relief questionnaires and government control, noting the impact on work hours earnings and morale, and highlights youth as desiring jobs over aid.
Answers to Questions by Frederic J Haskin
The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau in Washington D C offers factual answers by mail for a three cent reply fee. Readers send questions to the bureau directed by Frederic J Haskin and receive a response.
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Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskins
Washington, D. C
Answers to Questions on History and Facts
A compiled Q and A session covers topics from gas tar to the yesterday's Capitol valuation. It records dates such as the 1789 mace adoption, 1784 1785 Franklin, heights of Nepal, and Marie of Romania, with factoids on money left by Jay Gould and the New York Sun attribution versus Bogart.
Washington looks at economy drive and CCC curtailment
In Washington on January 12 the House approved the President’s CCC cuts and TVA notes, with Woodrum noting the budget would stay near the President’s $950 million target. The measure trims social security admin costs and delays Gilbertsville plans, while Senate likely restores some cuts. Justice McReynolds may retire, Cardoza health concerns loom, and Roosevelt’s court picks face Senate confirmation amid Hatton Sumners petition signals. Roosevelt cheerful after Ludlow amendment burial.
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Q&washington
Congress
Woodrum
House
Mr. R
Ccc
TVA
Gilbertsville Dem
Social Security Board
Senate
Justice McReynolds
McReynolds
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Entangled Hearts in Mimi’s World of Wealth and Woe
Jerry Chandler, son of a modest country clergyman, woos Mimi Le Brun, a St. Louis heiress. Olga, Mimi’s ally, urges him to marry Mimi to thwart Mrs. Le Brun, while Mimi gravitates toward Jerry, despite family opposition, as their tangled romance unfolds through street scenes, fashion, and social intrigue.
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Chandler
Mimi le Brun
St. Louis
Andy Fuller
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Nonel Clark
Yate
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Lea Hin
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Terry
Mim
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Missie Brun
King’s Highway
Rooster Ransom Plot Reported in Dallas Suburb
In Dallas Beautificus the rooster was the target of a ransom note demanding 25 dollars for its release. Attorney Maury Hughes, owner, feared the worst as the deadline passed and the note warned he would face a stew pot if he did not comply. The note included two tail feathers as proof.
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Rep. Hatton Sumners
Sam Rayburn
Maury Maverick
Minneapolis
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Maury “Hughes
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