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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1937
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star issue dated Wednesday January 27 1937 lists postage details subscription rates advertising rates and memorial costs. It notes publication as second class matter at Winchester Virginia and lists memorial and display ad charges with deadlines and national ad reps.
A quoted Bible verse urges all ends of the earth to look unto God and be saved for there is none other. The passage emphasizes monotheistic salvation.
In a press conference yesterday Frances Perkins denounced General Motors and questioned the legality of sit-down strikes. The writer argues Perkins would call police to restore property if similar action occurred at her home, criticizing her stance as ironic and impractical.
The New York Sun highlights the tax season and critiques John L. Lewis. It argues his aims include leading the CIO, creating a single European style union, and challenging the AF of L. It suggests Lewis seeks more power and pressures President Roosevelt for support.
The speaker argues that union leader Lewis seeks reward for political work and aims to pressure major industries. He warns the distress fund will not burden strikers but federal taxpayers. A win against General Motors could lead to battles with steel and broader economic costs borne by owners workers and taxpayers.
In Chelan Washington supporters launch the first practical Townsend Pension Plan test. A 63 year old unemployed orchard worker is given 200 in one dollar bills to spend within a month with merchants paying a 2 commission tax on each transaction. The goal is to fund a second pensioner next month and continue the six month experiment with a 1000 fund for the final five months if needed.
The Philadelphia Record, after a year of digging, found 644 cases over four years where judges publically sentenced defendants and privately noted on their dockets that the case was reconsidered and the prisoner discharged. The piece questions even handed justice and public perception.
Nina Glynn Anderson writes that a local music teacher is qualified to teach elementary piano and has satisfied patrons at Mountain View School. She notes reasonable lesson charges and that her daughters play well, while some critics remain unappeased. Anderson signs from Winchester Va January 25 1937.
A brief feature outlines the weather term cold wave as a fall of at least 20 degrees dropping below freezing and notes a statistic question about farm woodland lumber output and total area in the United States.
A humorous tale recalls a newspaper editor and a prominent citizen over a misprint in Society coverage. A prankish subscriber asserts the error as a mere typographical slip leading to a fatal confrontation, illustrating how one letter can spark dramatic consequences.
Governor O K Allen of Louisiana and former ally of Kingfish Long dies suddenly from a heart attack. The article notes his prominence and ties to state politics.
The Virginia Woolen Company shuts its plant to aid the city water supply. Frederick County Cooperative Farm Bureau provides a railroad warehouse for member use. Veterans of Foreign Wars hold a public rally. Judge Handley marks his birthday. G S Fries dies of a heart ailment in the county. TEN YEARS AGO the Fairfax alms house opens serving four counties. Rev H C Spencer injured in Maryland ice fall. formerly a local Methodist preacher. A new Virginia law requires counties to operate under a budget system. Joseph Goodheart drowns when his car exits the road into a canal near Harpers Ferry. Imperial Bowling Team defeats Hagerstown by 115 pins.
Twenty five years ago Dr. William S. Love faces a rapid recovery from a severe pneumonia and may be released soon. Co I 2nd Virginia Regiment accepts invitation to attend the fireman’s bazaar. J F Deputy 50 killed in flour mill accident in Rockingham County. Ed Brumback wins $20 first prize in Middletown Corn Club contest supervised by Blacksburg Institute. First half of city schools year ends after exams. Historic event January 27 1835 birth of John Handley in Ireland.
John L. Lewis and his miners’ union backed Roosevelt in the last campaign and aim for White House support in return. Stewart notes Lewis pressed for timely presidential backing, with cash contributions making up roughly ten percent of the fund while other donors offered loans.
Columnist William Ritt parodies current events noting Africa bans gorilla exports and monarchs echo royal eras. Quips touch on college strikes, a 150 year old Patagonian chief, pacifists, unfinished Madrid University, Japan cabinet shifts, and a Washington State expert blaming weekend kisses for Monday colds.
George Earle Owen, pastor of the Church of Christ, born March 26, 1908 in Christiansburg Virginia, has held multiple civic roles since starting ministry in 1927. He has led churches, directed regional Disciples groups, and served in Boy Scouts and local relief efforts while farming hobbies of poetry and coin collecting.
Reid recovers from dog bite as Colonel Graham and James probe motive behind his stormy exit. Miss Lawrence and two children vanish from the Abbey prompting a murder case link and calls for detective Selden and Inspector Hutchins.
New York barber Joseph Gabriel arrested for shaving a Sunday customer claiming the man was nervous before marriage. Judge suspends sentence citing necessity of a shave before marriage. Meanwhile at Niagara Falls a fur trapper aided flood rescue with Indians, but entry into the US was delayed. immigration officials eventually permitted his entry, then the party began a return trip. In Dallas a SMU psychology professor recalls license and personal numbers after a mistaken amnesia scare.
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