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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1938
Page
4
A biblical verse asserts that those aligned with God hear His words, while others do not, because they are not of God. The quotation from John 8 47 emphasizes spiritual discernment and disconnection from divine teaching.
Peru proposes Cordell Hull for the Nobel Peace Prize and forward a nomination to the Norwegian Parliament. Chile and Panama Senate resolutions back the nomination praising Hull’s world peace work and economic diplomacy.
The article critiques headlines claiming a liberal appointment to replace Mr. Justice Sutherland will shift the Supreme Court. It questions the meaning of liberal as used in politics and cites Hugo Black’s appointment as a liberal victory, arguing the term’s misuse against rights and privacy.
The New York County office appoints fourteen assistants averaging 32, younger than the retiring district attorney’s team. The piece argues such youth may yield future leaders, noting the chance to rise on a firing line and serve citizens, with Dewey’s office a possible springboard to higher office.
Richmond News Leader notes Mrs. Governor Chandler returning to participate in the Keysville opening with a warm welcome.
The piece lauds Mildred Watkins and Governor Chandler as symbols of Virginia pride in Keysville. It notes Virginia women marrying outsiders and returning with influence, and remarks on regional memory shaping local memorials and gifts from Virginian daughters. The essay blends nostalgia with social commentary on wealth and heritage.
Shenandoah reports new Rotary in the Northern Valley and Kiwanis groups forming in Clintwood Dickinson County and Coeburn Wise County. The Roanoke Times lauds civic clubs as engines of community welfare and upbuilding, linking national ideals with local projects and local prestige.
News of Other Years reports start of construction on the new Viscose plant in Front Royal with over 4,000 workers expected at peak. C Vernon Eddy complains of shelf space in Handley Library annual report to the Board of Trustees. H K Turner arrives as new manager of Montgomery Ward Co store to succeed W E Dyer.
Local civic groups and Dr. Anderson endorse Andrew Bell as the city’s most outstanding citizen for 1932. The nomination highlights Bell’s public service and community impact.
Clarence Chamberlain breaks his old American flight endurance record of 51 hours 11 minutes and aims to stay aloft longer. The report notes his ongoing speculation about further flight time.
Dr. Howard Kelly of Baltimore, who spoke against prostitution, is warned by a letter to end his fight against vice rings. Fire partial destroys the Kavanaugh Hotel in Harrisonburg waking guests at dawn. Virginia Supreme Court denies Allens new trial bid on death by electrocution in three days. John E. Ebert of Welltown pike is honored for his 60th birthday.
Constable J W Stottlemyer arrives from Fredericksburg with Webb Barton the horse thief he had captured recently. Residents cheer as Main street debris and mud from the new water line cleanup are being cleared. Lee's birthday exercises on the 19th at Court House attract two bands and three fire companies. Mrs K Woodward upgrades her South Main street bakery with a new oven installation.
A compendium of reader questions answered by Frederic J. Haskin with brief facts on CCC awards, college athletics origins, water colors, sponge biology, Broadcasters convention 1938 dates, San Francisco bridges insurance, George Gershwin as painter, spider web entanglement, John L Sullivan Jake Rain fight duration, mace in House procedure, prehistoric animals, Civil War freight car capacity, malt and milk sugar sweetness, Carlyle's heroes, air conditioned trains, Frederic March stage work, and nosology definition.
Washington insiders describe a staged White House meeting arranged by mutual friends to discuss the new deal. James Roosevelt acted as key liaison with labor leader George Harrison and Donald Richberg later joining negotiations. No formal agreement emerged, but goodwill was established and future meetings floated amid labor concerns.
Jerry Chandler, son of a modest clergyman, woos Mimi Le Brun while she skirts an engagement to Andy Fuller. Mimi confesses mixed feelings as they navigate love, poverty, and family pressure amid social obligations and a Veiled Prophet's Ball. Jerry plots a future writing career and a possible ranch.
Detective Sergt. Charles Muellner, tired of indoor duty, declares he will act to arrest a vagrant. He meets James Brown who pleads for 90 days in the House of Correction. Muellner places Brown under arrest for vagrancy after donning coat and hat.
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