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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1938
Page
4
A damaged OCR shows subscription rates: one year in advance four dollars and fifty cents, six months two dollars and twenty five cents, three months one dollar and twenty six cents, one month forty cents. May include stray characters.
A devotional line from Ezekiel 34 26 about blessings and seasonal showers inspires reflection on divine nurture and abundance. The passage emphasizes divine favor cascading over the faithful, linking rain to blessing.
The death of Associate Justice Benjamin Nathan Cardozo creates a difficult vacancy on the Supreme Court. He is praised as a liberal with wide vision and independence, likened to Holmes Brandeis and Hughes, whose jurisprudence blended New Deal support with constitutional fidelity.
The President calls the South the nation’s top economic problem while Southern spokesmen meet under the National Emergency Council. The tentative report hints at confusion, noting that Northern capital funds Southern growth and may hasten industrial development despite the region’s poverty.
The author argues that New Deal crop restrictions increased Southern hardship by raising cotton supply elsewhere and criticizes the federal wage policy as detrimental to Southern industry. The piece urges nationwide economic recovery rather than sectional gains, warning against uneven wealth distribution.
The Baltimore Sun examines the WPA decision to buy surplus clothing for unemployment relief and questions why two-pants suits are excluded. It argues a representative, popular assortment should include two-pants suits despite higher costs and retailer objections.
Winchester and surrounding areas endure a nationwide heat wave while no trace of Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan is found in Pacific waters. Girl Scouts at White Rock stage a miniature circus for council members. Dr. B Blanton Allen of Berryville marries Miss Virginia Bowles of Fluvanna County.
Five years ago city merchants banded together for a massive dollar day sale with many bargains for thrifty shoppers. Farmers and fruit growers in Frederick county applied for over 400000 dollars in Federal Farm Loan act loans. Bread prices have not risen since the 30 percent processing tax. Auto and truck license sales dropped in 1933 compared with last year.
Winchester locals learn Montgomery Ward and Co will open a retail store in Winchester ten years after the announcement. R S Blackburn Smith of Berryville dies in Baltimore hospital. Peter Winchester Rouss, heir of C B Rouss, must pay 140000 in back taxes, per Treasury. John J Raskob chosen to run Al Smith campaign.
Twenty five years ago Wilbur Gaunt suffers an ankle injury when a cog wheel seizes a gasoline water pump motor. Judge A C Carson and his wife arrive in Manila where Mr Carson serves on the Supreme Court. Philadelphian welterweight Jack Harris comes to town for summer training. A horse owned by Oscar Luttrell of Gore Virginia breaks its leg and is euthanized.
Forty years ago Miss Mattie Baker entertained a small group at her father Franck Bakers residence in Frederick county. A J Tavenner grows in popularity as an orator with demand beyond the state line. Fred Kremer injures his leg on the Shawnee Hollow railroad bridge. Winchester sees increasing summer visitors flocking to the city for vacations.
A reader can get factual answers by writing The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau Frederic J Haskins Washington DC Please enclose three stamps for reply.
A compilation of questions and answers covering mail losses and restores during 1937 about 60 percent recovered near 100000 letters received yearly with drafts checks and money orders. Other entries include Irish language official status Arkansas nickname origin and various factual trivia.
Washington reports widespread disgust with the National Labor Relations Board among AFL and business leaders. Perkins calls the board a bunch of nuts amid concerns over biased case selection and delays. Also noted: proposed new undistributed earnings tax, Anglo American talks, and U.S. moves against foreign propagandists.
Ellen and Bill spend days at the Montoya ranch after a gasolite jump from Baron’s plane during a storm. They gain a new outlook on life in Nogales where Ellen asks Bill to manage a ranch she intends to buy. He agrees reluctantly, keeping his love for her private amid concerns about his status and her wealth.
Bill Baron and Ellen share a roadside meal with a Mexican family in an adobe cottage near Nogales. Ellen, weary from travel, learns hospitality still thrives. Bill buys a doll for the host’s child and plans a grand dinner, but a scheduling conflict with Felix Montoya interrupts their evening as the scene ends with a cliffhanger.
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