Winchester Evening Star publication details and pricing note
The Winchester Evening Star lists editor H. F. Byrd Jr and publication details. It notes daily distribution except Sundays and mentions subscription rates by carrier.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1938
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star lists editor H. F. Byrd Jr and publication details. It notes daily distribution except Sundays and mentions subscription rates by carrier.
A compact exhortation warns readers to rejoice and show gratitude to God, citing a biblical verse. The message emphasizes ongoing joy and appreciation in daily life.
The inaugural address endorses an old age assistance plan for Virginia with an estimated 39 000 eligible and a five million dollar annual cost, supports local funding share, extends education expansion including vocational schools, and emphasizes highway safety and a pay-as-you-go road program.
In Greensboro Alabama a white woman was attacked when a man jumped into her car and choked her. Police arrested a 31 year old mill hand amid a growing mob as the husband urged restraint and claimed to be the aggrieved party.
The piece notes Southern senators pushing an anti lynching bill in Washington and Alabama's sensitivity to lynching issues. It suggests Alabama's bid for Southern leadership faces heightened scrutiny and that a backward slide would spark scandal beyond minor errors in slower states.
The article praises Nebraska for completing a ten million state house at low cost and funding projects on a pay as you go basis with no state debt. It notes a large road system financed without debt, no income or sales tax, and limited public improvements. The governor defends local control of federal relief and urges prudent, self funding governance.
Robert A. Lemley longtime member of the county Democratic committee dies at his home in Stephens City. J W Newcome bids 22725 for clerk's office improvements as other bids are reviewed. River flooding along Shenandoah up eight feet and Ohio river rising driving thousands from homes.
George Crawford, sought for the murder of wealthy Mrs Isley and her maid in Middleburg last year, refuses to waive extradition while held in Boston for robberies. Max Krol, under indictment for embezzlement at Arthur Jones Woolen Mill, seeks admittance to a Naval hospital in Long Island citing poor health. Reardon asks New York officials to send a man here. John C Cammer installed at the consts of the Winchester Camp of Modern Woodmen of America.
G. M. Carson won the election to lead the Frederick county road system. R. Powell Page of Boyce is reelected head of the Clarke County Horse and Colt Show for 1928. Candidates for city offices must file notices for the April Democratic primary within the next three weeks.
Mrs Emma G Cather dies at her home in this county near Clearbrook. The Bentztown Bard is to speak at the Golden Rule Bible Class Sunday meeting. Mr and Mrs William M Bowen celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a family party.
F W Quantz, ex foreman of the Winchester Paper Mill, returns to straighten the plant for reopening and to employ 100 men. Hattie Henry and Annie Grim host a neck tie and apron party at the Marion Andersons home. Police disperse groups singing near female boarding schools. Fred Baker shows an 1800 New York paper with Washington death and funeral notices.
The Star prints a light verse by G. E. P. noting modern footwear for soldiers. The piece contrasts historic barefoot campaigns with the Colonel's shiny rubber feet, framing it as a witty homage to progress and posterity.
A compilation of quiz questions and answers covers topics from the Automobile Association's size to Lindbergh's early ranks, Liechtenstein's army absence, Mesopotamian archaeology, Sun Yat sen's program, tobacco production by state, knighthood for Irving, donkey domestication, Melbourne's naming, Highlands Arkansas peach say, Oxford Group books, copperheads in Civil War, the Big Apple dance, and Mexican jumping beans.
Washington January previews of the Interior Department satire star Harold Ickes draw mixed reviews. Burlew as the misunderstood man shines while Ickes leads as a daring cabinet figure in a plot about embezzlement and wire tapping. Senators weigh investigation risks and cost.
In a midnight tale, Jerry confronts Bernice about her secret marriage to Lionel while Mimi faces a choice between true love and a life of comfort. Tension rises as lovers negotiate money, duty, and loyalty amid ballroom gaiety and whispered plans.
Lewis Peters founder of a Bachelors' Club and Margaret Misch nurse head of the Spinsters' Club paid their fines in Florida. Peters enforced a $200 penalty on members felled by cupid and Misch collected $25 fines from her followers.
Washington A. Uncle Billy Boyer, a Civil War veteran from Red Lodge, Montana, declared life begins at 92 as he marries Dolly E. Trot. The ceremony joins a long life of service with a new union in his hometown.
A couple ages 71 plan a wedding trip to the annual G A R reunion at Gettysburg Pennsylvania. The notice mentions prompt delivery for the Evening Star in Winchester and that there is no charge for this service by POSTAL TELEGRAPH.
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