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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1937
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star published daily except Sunday in Winchester Virginia. Rates listed include by mail one year 3.50 six months 1.75 three months 0 and by carrier one year 4.50 six months 2.25 three months and one month 0. The text shows the editor H F Byrd Jr and postage details.
Classified rates two cents per word with minimum twenty five cents. Memorials cost one fifty for four stanzas. Cards of Thanks seventy five cents. Display ads due by 10 A M on publication day. Transient rates forty two cents per inch. AP rights note and Tenney Woodward reps listed. July 19 1937.
A New York Herald Tribune excerpt critiques President Roosevelt's letter to Senator Barkley. It condemns its tone amid national mourning and accuses him of bias and overreach while urging Congress to adjourn for reflection and to resist court-packing plans. The piece warns that cleverness could mislead more than it aids governance.
The New York World Telegram notes the president doubles down on court packing, with the battle resuming Tuesday. If he wins the split within his party grows harsher. if he loses, hostility will mount against him despite waning fears of presidential disfavor.
The New York Sun criticizes Roosevelt for tying his judiciary reform to his election mandate. It argues the real aim is executive seizure of the judiciary and mocks the President’s claim of broad support from the people and Congress. The piece blames White House haste for the letter amid Robinson's controversy.
The piece notes Senate jealousy over leadership selection and rebuke of lawmakers who urged abandoning the Court-Packing Bill. It cites Senator Wheeler calling the President's advice bad and questions the idea that Congress would bear responsibility if the bill fails, saying legislative responsibility lies with Congress.
The Baltimore Sun editors weigh the timing mood and argument of the presidents letter to Senator Barkley as a gauge of administration strategy. The piece argues the letter signals intent on key policy areas and tests political reception in the Senate.
The Cleveland Plindealer argues President Roosevelt’s support for the Court Reorganization Bill rests on a weak premise. It claims the American people do not overwhelmingly favor judicial reform and that public opinion is largely indifferent or hostile to the measure.
The article argues President Roosevelt will pursue judicial reform to extend executive power over the courts. It contests his claim that abandoning reform harms economic security and social betterment, asserting his major objectives are already met and future goals will face the courts.
The St Paul Pioneer Press urges the President to be clearer about the emergency and measures he plans, arguing that public support may drive Congress to act without undue delay if his assumptions about popular will hold true.
The Washington Evening Star reports a claim that opponents of the court reorganization plan exploited a period of mourning after Senator Robinson's death. The President writes to Senator Barkley arguing a breach of truce by the opponents, saying public interest requires action despite reluctance.
The Des Moines Register notes the President’s letter to Senator Barkley ignores warning signs of a major party rift. It highlights looming 1938 Congressional selections where the President might challenge any Representative who opposes the court measure, casting doubt on renomination chances.
Work has begun on reconstructing sections of the Stephens City school building that were destroyed by fire earlier in the summer. Howard Allen wins the Junior tennis championship at the Winchester Club defeating Jayne Whitham in the final. Senator Glass outlines the New Deal platform in an address at the Patrick Henry Bicentennial. Asheville police seek an unknown white man after questioning a black hotel bellhop in connection with the killing of Helen Clevenger of New York.
A posse of Fauquier county citizens hunt a Black man accused of assaulting Mr. and Mrs. Henry Baxley in the Hume neighborhood. The event follows reports from local authorities about the case and ongoing tension in the area.
Street committee of the city council met to discuss sidewalk and street conditions in areas by the newly completed colored schools, noting persistent mud and drainage issues. Commander Byrd’s three motor ed monoplane will be rebuilt on return and exhibited in Central Park New York. H L Walker displayed rattlesnakes and copperheads captured on his property this summer. Mrs Walter Barr returned from a Shenandoah River fishing trip near Front Royal, reporting a four pound bass caught.
R. E. Byrd and H. D. Flood meet Democratic presidential nominee Woodrow Wilson at his New Jersey home. P. A. Lindawood endures two events in one week wrecking his buggy on rocks at night and marrying Lula Baker. Capt. J. P. Reardon learns his Company I unit must be ready for Mt. Gretna encampment by July 25. Commander Louis Nulton and family vacation with Mrs. Virginia Nulton.
Forty years ago the Winchester ball club, though leading the Valley League, risks abandoning the rest of its schedule due to heavy debt and dwindling fan backing.
The Wartime Food Control Bill received amendments on July 19 1917 introducing changes to grain distribution price controls and authority limits for the food administration, aiming to stabilize supply and curb speculation during the war.
The article argues the President is pursuing a divisive issue to force a party realignment, noting defections from both liberals and conservatives illustrate the cross‑cutting critique and the political risk involved.
The nation and Congress respond with amazement and shock as the President shows a clear determination to pursue the judicial end of government despite warnings from Democratic leaders, the press, the bar, and citizens.
The text discusses how failing to name the majority by title sparks talk of a break from the Democratic Party. It notes veterans opposing the move and hints at a potential third party including New Dealers and C I O labor. It also suggests presidential pressure on Congress could threaten the Senate majority.
A selection of trivia Q and A covering topics from bridges and Portugal’s president to Orgatron invention and penguin wings. The piece presents concise factual replies with names and places such as Harvard Bridge, Fort Sill, LaGrange, and Lovelace.
Washington discusses social security delinquencies and new tax tricks while the Johnstown back-to-work drive faces criticism as an alleged extremism risk. Senate Liberals warn of vigilante tactics amid labor pressure and corporate resistance.
A note on the Promontory sighting by Bartholomew Diaz, the first European clearly recorded as having sailed there. The entry reflects historical attribution and the significance of his voyage.
When Barnum showed what he claimed was a white elephant Adam Forepaugh sent to Siam for another white elephant. The trick to exporting it was to paint the second beast black so it could leave the country.
Marcia Madden, a talented Los Angeles artist, leaves Acme after conflict with Walt Hartley. She faces hostile word of mouth at agencies, seeks work with Latimer and Lampkin's studio exhibit where she unexpectedly encounters Paula and Sandy, foreshadowing further drama.
Abe fights to keep Marcia at the firm after Walt’s insinuations about missing money. Marcia defies a coercive pull, resigning rather than endure leverage over her career and personal life. relations sour as Abe lashes out, threatening burns in A B Z business.
A humor filled roundup notes grasshopper chewing silk stockings in Stafford and a cat giving birth to 13 kittens in Tacoma. Kenneth Carlson asks Miss Rose Shannon about a tombstone name, while a St Paul dog budget ends dog catcher duties for now.
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