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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1939
Page
4
The passage argues that Dr. Frankfurter has a high legal reputation and would not lower the court’s standards. It notes objections to his appointment but asserts he did not join the New Deal, has a long liberal record, and is less likely to be a yes man than some other proposed appointees.
A compiled questions and answers column covers topics from Notre Dame's 1925 Rose Bowl score to hymns origins. It includes details about Victor McLaglen and Rosalind Russell, Margaret Mitchell award, Primo Carnera height, New York execution brain law, dry ice in beverages, Delta and Pine Land cotton plantation, Folger Shakespeare Library holdings, electricity speed, and the 12th National Championship of Golf Club Champions dates in St. Augustine Florida.
Elliott Roosevelt voices support for Garner in a speech praising Texas progress and influence in Washington. He dismisses labels of New Dealer or conservative and frames Garner as the plain Texan with a conscience guiding policy.
The article carries Associated Press rights indicating AP dispatches are exclusive for republication and local news published in this paper. It states AP content is credited or uncredited and preserved for reuse under license.
A brief church or religiously themed note appears with a quotation from Matthew 15 about worship and doctrine. It includes a date and a thematic statement but no clear news event or person identified.
W O Douglas of the Securities and Exchange Commission urged paying directors well to reward time spent overseeing management. He cautioned against serving on too many boards, predicting better corporate governance and fewer swindles like the Coster Musica case. Active yes men on boards harm stockholders as much as aid.
Frank L. Klickhohn, correspondent for the New York Times in Mexico, was expelled for reporting facts deemed unflattering by the government. An editor verified the writings as accurate, noting expropriation of American oil lands and unpaid American and British oil to be traded for German goods. The expulsion is praised as a testament to his reporting and a stain on the Cardenas government.
The piece questions Generalissimo Franco’s assurances that he will resist foreign powers after victory. It notes his forces rely on Italian and German aid and argues he cannot credibly promise independence from Mussolini and Hitler. The analysis challenges Loyalists to believe a pledge seen as self serving.
President Roosevelt selects Felix Frankfurter, a Harvard professor, as the liberal nominee to fill the vacancy created by Justice Cardozo’s death. The decision aligns with long-standing speculation about the logical choice for the court.
Dr John W Thompson of Harvard argues fatigue of the mind and nerves as a major cause of mental illness and that vanity rises even when work hours are shorter. He notes conventional views miss true causes, saying it is not the work that makes the world grow old.
Miss Margaret Jane Athey chosen as female singing lead in the Ellis Minstrel show. Mrs. J A Parker of Stephens City dies in 87th year from heart trouble. Roy Duvall sets pace in League C matches with a high score of 153.
Five years ago a large farmers gathering discussed the Corn-Hog program. R. Y. Conrad Legion Post names a committee to plan boxing benefit matches in the city. Eugene Grabb Jr. stars in the Young Men About Town show at Pennsylvania University. Pirate Gold praised as a top local talent show with Lions Club credit.
Richard Duvall named champion corn grower of the Virginia FFA in a contest sponsored by a fertilizer company. Ammi Moore Jr dies in Berryville after a two week pneumonia illness at 82. Councilman Page urges passage of a civic improvement bond. Winchester School Board seeks 100000 dollars for a new north end building and repairs to existing facilities.
W L Fultz, a local real estate dealer, learns government approval of leases for a permanent cavalry camp near town. Over 5 000 Hudson line railroad workers strike after the company refuses to reinstate two fired employees. Mrs Melvin Green writes a play for a hospital benefit show. Wesley Burkheimer sustains two broken ribs in a motorcycle crash south of town on the Valley pike.
Forty years ago Capt Richard S Parks of Luray eulogized Robert E Lee on his birthday here yesterday. Sarah C Kern and Maitland Riely of Summit Point W Va were married at the Episcopal Church. Walter Capper Cumberland Valley station baggage master is bedbound after straining his back. Worthy Parker former local now in Chicago has his picture printed as a member of the city championship high school football team.
The piece contrasts Roosevelt’s 1932 pledge for frugal governance with his 1939 conduct of high spending, deficits, and expanded government. It argues the president contradicted his earlier covenant with taxpayers and calls for Congress to curb deficits and live within income.
Nine young men sought Sara Sue Davis for the International ball at Rice University. Sara Sue, a nationally publicized widow, wore a blue and gray Rice color gown and drew attention from students, faculty, and outside guests. Don Romero Celredor won tentative dance favor while Peaches Pomeroy plots revenge as the night escalates toward a cooling rivalry.
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