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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1938
Page
4
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A short biblical excerpt emphasizes reverence for the Lord as the source of wisdom. The verse urges acquiring wisdom first, then seeking understanding through diligent learning and discernment.
The Richmond News Leader reports Virginia opened the day with about 14.0 million dollars in the treasury, then reduced by interest and bond retirements leaving a clear surplus for the fiscal year. The state maintains low taxes and a strong balance from the general fund, reflecting prudent fiscal restraint.
Cities in at least 17 states acquire municipally owned parking near central business districts to curb congestion. The study by ASPO and ICM A, with 200 cities, shows 25 provide off street lots and six surveying plans. Chicago grants the largest lakefront lot with capacity of about 2 500 cars, while fees average 25 cents daily.
The article notes Mayor LaGuardia will not seek the unexpired Senate term of Copeland and remains firm yet noncommittal. It suggests Labor party constraints and possible independent or coalition bids in 1940 and 1944, with Roosevelt support and opposition from John L. Lewis shaping his path.
The Montgomery Advertiser urges Alf Landon to join Norman Thomas in defending common rights. It notes Thomas faced repeated permit denials in New Jersey and suggests Landon travel to Jersey City to speak in the public square. The paper offers to publish his remarks alongside Thomas'.
The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau offers readers factual answers by writing Frederic J. Haskin director Washington D C. Enclose three cents for reply.
Opening scene quotes oy ez yells of the court and admonitions as the Supreme Court takes seats. The piece streams a string of trivia questions with brief answers about ships reporters monks and other topics from 1930s quiz culture.
The Atlanta Journal notes Virginia scribes calling Marylanders Yankees and cites the Baltimore Sun rebutting with five reasons Maryland should be considered Southern. The fifth point declares Maryland lies in the Mint Julep Belt where Southern warmth is felt.
The Christian Science Monitor notes Indiana's Republican convention nominating Raymond E. Willis, a die-hard old-school Republican, while Senator Frederick Van Nuys faces tough odds amid a divided field. A conservative coalition may form post Democratic convention to challenge the New Deal strength.
R B DeVine, jail supervisor for the state, says the Winchester jail is in a bad state. Maurice Grim and E M Carter, painters, who fell through a skylight on the People's Drug store roof, are not seriously injured. Winchester and Frederick county will receive 9000 and 8000 dollars respectively from A B C board profits.
Heavy rains bring relief from heat pleasing farmers and fruit growers though a holiday trip was dampened. Twelve nurses graduate from Winchester Memorial Hospital with Rev. E A Lambert delivering the address. Miss Helen Virginia Renner and Mr. Landon Gasaway Boyer marry at Braddock Street Church in a quiet ceremony.
Washington notes discuss the anti monopoly argument that prices for farm implements stay high while farm product prices fall. The piece analyzes cost components fixed charges labor material and overhead and argues government policy drives price inflexibility more than manufacturers. It contends price cutting cannot save all firms and warns against sweeping theories that would wipe out firms large and small alike.
Board of Supervisors announce plans to lease yard section for a blacksmith shop. A Winchester traffic check records 3 701 cars and trucks passing through in a day. Funeral rites mark the death of A C Slonaker a prominent Winchester merchant.
After six ballots at the last meeting the council selects R Gray Williams to replace the late Dr William Love on the Handley Board of Trustees. Graham Conner leads Kent Street Nine to a 20 to 8 win over Clay Hill. Veterans at the 50th Gettysburg reunion suffer heat prostration. A silver cup is awarded to Billy McGuire Payne as oldest son of a member of the 1908 University of Virginia class.
Forty years ago persistent local efforts make it certain Winchester will receive free mail delivery. A crowd of Winchester youngsters leaves from the home of J. B. Beverley on a tally ho ride. Joseph Massey nearly suffocated by bicycle illumination gas shown to friends. Robert Forney writes to his mother and is in the U. S. Army.
Ellen Dale and Bill Baron foil Yaqui captors and escape to Nogales while amid a tense Montoya ranch aftermath. Felix Montoya presses for an invitation and gifts rare flowers as Bill warns Ellen about lurking danger from Felix, hinting at deeper mystery surrounding Bill’s past.
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