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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1938
Page
4
The sea cat Chimaera monstrosa of the North Atlantic is rarely seen in deep waters. It grows to three or four feet with a shark like body and a long slender finned tail. Its eyes have greenish pupils and shine at night like a cat's eyes.
The piece lists trivia with questions and concise answers on topics from Ellen Crain’s 1873 patent for a permanent wave machine to figures on WPA workers and national IQs. It presents a snapshot of 1930s knowledge inquiries, including volcanoes, beer revenue, and Betsy Ross lore.
The piece notes people cannot afford hotel and restaurant drinks and instead drink at home or private clubs. It contrasts current temperance with the pre repeal era when youths defied Prohibition by seeking out alcohol. It argues repeal may have tempered public drinking and improved social conduct.
A religious line urges believers to grow in love toward one another and all people so that God may establish their hearts unblamable in holiness, referencing a biblical verse from Thessalonians.
The General Assembly added a headlight dimming requirement to the Motor Vehicle Code. Drivers should dim to aid others, despite some resisting enforcement, as dimmed lights reduce glare and may prevent accidents and pedestrian deaths.
The piece argues that the United States dominates global resources and production, noting shares in oil, metals, crops, and industry. It condemns proposals to replace private initiative with political management, calling such ideas dam foolishness and urging recognition of the current system’s strength.
The New York State Liquor Authority with hotel and restaurant proprietors has surveyed drinkers and found most liquor in public places is consumed by people aged 25 to 40. In upstate areas the upper bound nears 40, while across the state the young drinker seen in speakeasies earlier eras is largely absent. The evidence reflects proprietors’ impressions, not a formal social study, and may be biased toward optimistic views.
The Virginia Legislature enacted two retail price acts now in effect. The loss leader act prohibits selling merchandise below cost to lure customers, with several exemptions. It defines cost as invoice plus freight and a 6 percent markup and exempts clearances, perishables, damaged items, and certain contracts. Fertilizers are specifically exempt. Trade groups support fair enforcement.
News of other years recalls the largest peace time U S Navy search for Amelia Earhart and her navigator lost in the Pacific. In Stephens City two colored families are placed on a peace bond after long squabbles. Miss June Cary Randolph is entertained in Millwood before her trip abroad.
Five years ago Miss Margaret Richards and Miss Eloise Caldwell along with C. M. Martin attend the 34th International C. E. Convention in Milwaukee Wisconsin. Frederick County Electorial Board members listed are J. L. Joliffe R. A. Kline and John W. Harper.
James W. Good is appointed manager of the Republican Hoover campaign. Two ex Confederates J Vance Bell and Daniel H Anderson lie in state at the funeral home here after their recent deaths.
Richmond Episcopal ministers denounce the new eugenic marriage program as unsound. Thomas Perry mutilates his nose by falling on a knife in Chris Grubbs' market. Staunton Cotillon Club defends the one step and modern dances amid criticism. A Washington fruit expert estimates a small apple crop with best yields in the highlands.
Forty years ago a summer society party travels through adjacent counties with a daylong drive and lunch at Carter Hall. W. S. Harrison reopens his livery stable at the Goshert place on Market Street. A brick pavement project begins in the county hitching yard and market by the Board of Supervisors. Mrs. Amelia S. Evans of South Braddock Street advertises a Jersey cow and calf for sale.
A group assembled by National Chairman Farley and Lowell Mellett, including an unemployed utility executive, a CIO organizer, a left wing professor, and a former congressman, shaped a new Southern economic plan. The event drew on government reports and projected a spend rate of about 200 million dollars per month, with political maneuvering around the Roosevelt policy agenda.
Ellen Dale and Bill Baron escape danger with Panola Montoya and await a fiesta in Mexico. Ellen plans to desert Hollywood for a ranch in Arizona while Bill grapples with money and loyalty, promising to return after earning funds as foreman. The couple argues over career, love, and independence before a cliffhanger.
Bill Baron meets Ellen Dale at a mountain hotel breakfast and she hints at love. Ellen, a movie star with natural charm, challenges Bill to begin their romance, while he struggles with self consciousness and desire.
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