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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1939
Page
4
A reader service column from The Winchester Evening Star explains how to request facts by mail from Frederic J. Haskin. It includes sample Q and A items about the comic strip Bringing Up Father and the longest government tenure at 15 years.
A long reader Q and A column covers topics from Bible verses on women whistling to pine artificial snow and fur coat prices. It lists references on popular Twain books, U S presidents pay, cat numbers, sales tax tokens, American citizenship, fur prices, federal debt, pasteurized versus certified milk, famous pianists, Jumbo the elephant, pronunciation of the word the, morning height difference, rail weights, world ports, and the oldest U S farm at Ysleta Texas.
The text describes debt ridden tenants moving out, landlords seeking workers, and the fragile position of both planters and sharecroppers. It suggests consolidation of cotton lands into large mechanized plantations as a possible outcome, risking economic security for small farmers and croppers. The spokesman notes they have no place to go and questions whether demonstrations will help, highlighting the severe South Mississippi farming crisis.
Springfield editorial lauds Carter Glass of Virginia praising his eighty first birthday as a reminder of his forthright honesty uncompromising stand for the Bill of Rights and Constitution. The piece contrasts disagreement but urges more men like him in American public service.
Secretary interior Harold L. Ickes in a radio address accused newspapers of advertiser influence and cited Johns Hopkins University as having a major finding on cigarette smoking. He challenged U S newspapers to publish the study’s results on lifespan and health impacts from smoking. Dr Raymond Pearl of Johns Hopkins is linked to the claim and noted widespread republication in local papers.
The speaker questions Mr Ickes honesty cautioning that continued untrue statements risk discrediting him. It notes prior false charges against Senator Glass in fall and a recent accusation against the press.
The passage argues against condemning all newspapers for a few bad editors and publishers. It notes the press is imperfect but defends its role in exposing government corruption and demagogy, and in upholding America’s democratic system.
Readers observe anger at intrusive outdoor advertising as states consider strict rules. Vermont and Virginia have already enacted limits, with New York Delaware and Maryland debating similar bills. The author laments the roadside blots marring natural beauty seen by motorists and tourists.
The Richmond News Leader reports a mass march of sharecroppers across Missouri driven by long standing economic distress. Landowner discontent and crop policy shifts fuel the movement as peasants migrate county to county leaving some lands underutilized.
The Big Sister movement started in Charlottesville by Mrs. J. W. Robertson and Mrs. Robert Bennett Bean to secure part time work for white boys and girls ages 15 to 18. Aged pay begins at 15 cents an hour with one meal when household tasks are done. The program partners with city authorities and may influence other Virginia towns.
Stanley Reed is named by President Roosevelt to the U S Supreme Court to succeed George Sutherland who has resigned. A Frederick County survey shows apples up 16 percent and peaches up 3.5 percent since 1924.
W Nelson Page named acting postmaster to replace Harry Stouffer who resigned. Silas Dean Robinson, 85, lifelong figure in city and county agriculture, business and religion, dies at home here. Frank Feinberg relocates from Winchester to Farmville for permanent assignment. Babe Ruth signs 1934 contract for about 35000 dollars, 17000 less than 1933.
James H. Rosenberger dies in hospital after lingering three weeks from a back gunshot wound believed accidental by a companion. C R Keeler and Paul Beck buy a grist mill southeast of the city from William T Hottel. Clarke county resident fined and jailed for striking the City Sergeant C Lee Barr’s car.
Grace Whitmore and William J Roberts wed in Ridgeway West Virginia earlier this week in a ceremony attended by numerous relatives from across the state. Louise and David Cooley celebrated a large party hosted by their parents at their Marlboro area home twenty five years ago.
Forty years ago Holmes Conrad Albert Baker W S Love S H Hansbrough M M Lynch George Kurtz T J Cooper J W Rice and C M Gibbons held the Handley Board of Trustees annual meeting. Prof Howard Gore writes in a popular magazine about Civil War hiding places in the county. John R Oates drives a new traction engine home to Whitacre from here.
The author praises Eastern Air Lines and a cheerful Long Island Rail Road porter, John E A Meyer, for handling people well. He urges a passenger service school led by Meyer and notes Colgate president H E Little's view that success comes from loving one’s work and playing the game.
Sara Sue Davis worries over strained romance as Dr. Thornton Holgate defends her honor after a brawl on the dance floor. Cleo, a trusted confidante, urges Sara Sue to face her own happiness while aiding Holgate in what could be a difficult love triangle.
Exercise Philadelphia fire captain Francis Hobson and his crew respond to a store alarm. They climb to the eighth floor since elevators are down and exhaust themselves carrying hand extinguishers. By the time they arrive the store’s sprinkling system has already knocked out the flames.
Lakke Mills of Fargo Wisconsin and C. T. Fargo, both in their eighties, celebrate 60 years of marriage. He says a key to a happy union is to play checkers together and occasionally lose a game to keep the other person pleased.
Bluffton Indiana high school teachers did not hear their safety talk when the speaker from the state highway department telephoned that he had been delayed on the road due to an automobile accident.
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