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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1938
Page
4
Publication note states it is issued every day except Sunday by The Evening Star Publishing Co of Winchester Virginia.
A biblical verse urges vigilance against surfeiting drunkenness and worldly cares lest the day come upon the reader unawares, emphasizing spiritual alertness and preparedness. The message from Luke 21 34 cautions to avoid excess and distraction.
Former Interior official Louis Glavis told a Senate Committee that with Secretary Ickes consent he tapped phones to eavesdrop on departmental staff. He admitted overhearing calls from the President and Congress. The case drew sharp condemnation and raised questions about government snooping.
The Lynchburg News notes Brandeis and Black could be grouped together harming Brandeis and Cardozo amid retirement rumors and Cardozo’s illness.
The Virginia Governor reshapes the executive office. Col. William M. Kemper will head the political duties while the secretarial work is separated. Former Col. Peter Saunders left to join the Board of Motion Picture Censors, allowing the new setup to take effect.
Early James Roosevelt and Charlie West are set to handle public relations and political duties. The Governor and General Assembly are expected to fund these posts in the new budget. Colonel Kemper comes praised from Danville for intelligence and tact, with Price signaling strong leadership prospects for Virginia's future administration.
The weather bureau warns residents along big rivers of flood dangers as rain of past 72 hours swells streams. The Rev. Dr. William Page Dame dies suddenly in Baltimore. Andrew Higgs leads the Palace Theatre Star baby contest with Peggy Adams and Charlene Grim in second. Mr and Mrs J Paul Shirkey Brucetown Va welcome a daughter born January 12.
Councilman C. H. Harper reports nearly a 50 percent decrease in water department expenditures since 1929. The Winchester Gun Club seeks to buy 15 turkey hens and release birds in western county mountains for breeding. Miss Sarah Chew to represent Martha Washington at the Woman's Civic League fashion show. Leslie D. Kline speaks to the Lions Club urging shorter working hours.
Ten years ago Mrs Nannie R Glass suffered a fractured hip after a slip and fall at home in Winchester.
Twenty five years ago rumors spread that wealthy interests in Cuba were stirring rebellion, prompting U S intervention. William H. Baker contributes $1000 and Mrs. J. B. Tilford $300 to a hospital fund, swelling total to nearly $10,000. The Star shows a photo of the Sarah Zane Fire Company’s new chemical and hose wagon, hailed as among the east’s finest. Charles P. Jack perfects and plans to patent a new labor saving apple grader.
Forty years ago a Maryland legislature bill proposed a monument for Civil War dead in a nearby cemetery. A noted apple catching hunt drew laughs as two youths carried the bag, crimson faced after the prank. Ashby Swanson on Sharp street tended lilac bushes, while William Hyde returned to Boston after visiting his parents, Dr. and Mrs. J. P. Hyde.
A digest of factual Q and A items on motion pictures toys the Congressional Record Red Cross Deer Valley and other topics. It notes The Good Earth Stella Dallas actor lists Deer Valley Mt Davis the Port Authority and argon discovery with brief details and dates.
The article argues the Stamey RET selection calmed fears of a political court, noting Florence Allen as a capable alternative. It recounts House dealings on the Ludlow war referendum, praise for Reed, and Ford, Wagner, Borah, and Kennedy figures shaping policy on naval strategy, housing, taxation, and customs, with emphasis on political calculations ahead of elections.
In a crowded ball, Mimi Le Brun draws Jerry into a star crossed romance. Mrs Le Brun warns him away while Mimi writes that she cannot marry, fearing her mother and poverty will end plans for the dramatic tale. The agent later rejects the manuscript, ending the chapter.
The House appropriations committee recommends 558,266,494 for the navy next fiscal year an increase of 26,723,186. It provides funds to start 22 new ships including two battleships eight destroyers and six submarines while continuing over 170 ships already under way. Total for new and continuing ships 138,063,157 a cut of 9,636,850 from estimates. An unrelated item notes a burglar alarm incident in Dallas where a blind man named Jon Arian restrained the intruder.
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