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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1937
Page
2
Virginia prison records show 1924 inmates admitted between 1936 and 1937, the highest annual total in state history. Major Rice M Youell notes rising crime and longer sentences as factors, with over 4200 felons under supervision and 40 life terms issued in the past year.
Hetzel Forman of Gainesboro was fined $10 and costs by Trial Justice A J Tavenner Monday after a collision on Route 50 west of Winchester Saturday night. Edward Dyke of Hayfield suffered head lacerations shock and body scratches. Fred Kern of Hayfield injured head. Evelyn Markley of Broadway drove one car and was Foreman of the other. Both cars were badly damaged. Dyke and Kern were in the Foreman vehicle.
Washington July 20 Senators Glass and Byrd of Virginia endorse Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi for Democratic floor leadership and will vote for him in tomorrow’s caucus. Harrison is seen as backed by most conservative party members who oppose the administration court bill though Harrison pledges support. If victorious Harrison would leave the finance chair to Utah’s William H. King, who lauded Byrd in backing an Eastern Virginia District judge.
At Oxford England Lt Col L C M8 Amery Conservative member of Commons and former cabinet officer urged Britain to make some effort to settle United States war debts. Speaking before the Royal Empire Society Summer School he said the original debt figure was excessive and an adjustment should be sought.
A nationwide poll of newspaper readers yielded a 48 page booklet titled America's Best Loved Poems. Send ten cents to cover cost and handling with coupon to Frederic J. Haskin in Washington D C. Include name city street and state.
Chicago July 20 workers shortage hits farmers as harvests peak across the midwest and northeast. W P A payrolls show a drop in 13 states with officials saying men may quit to join harvest crews and be rehired within 90 days. In 1171 counties, 287 had under 100 workers and 106 under 50, with the sharpest decline in Nebraska Iowa and Kansas.
The Diocese of Virginia schedules ten days for twelve to sixteen year olds at Shrine Mont Orkney Springs from July 18 to 28 with Miss Cornelia B Harris directing and Rev Peyton Randolph Williams as chaplain. Staff include Rev Beverley B Boyd Rev B B Comer Mrs Sydney Swann and others. Activities cover crafts games hikes riding swimming and campfire evenings. Goals are character building leadership training and fostering diocesan family spirit. Shrine Mont sits 2 500 feet up in the Alleghenies with 100 attendee capacity.
On Capitol Hill the Senate is likely to take up the farm interest rate veto while the House considers private bills. Naval hearings focus on modernizing aircraft carriers as Rivers and Harbors weighs a regional planning bill. Agriculture studies credit and crop insurance. The House passed army housing and Ohio River flood control bills as the Senate remains in recess.
The Massie Medal, donated by Mrs. William R. Massie of Albemarle County, honors outstanding work in preserving Virginia’s natural beauty. Past winners include Mrs. William H. Cooke, Roanoke Valley Garden Club, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Gay Butler, Mrs. Fergus Reid, and John D. Rockefeller Jr. The 1937 award, administered by the Associated Clubs of Virginia, invites all Virginians to compete. proposals must be mailed to Mrs. Allan Perkins in Charlottesville by October 1, 1937.
Philadelphia police arrested Cesare Della Valle, 44, charged with killing 16 year old Augustina Massari. About 200 people gathered outside Seventh and Carpenter street station to menace the suspect as he was taken to the first detective division. Valle admitted the shooting but gave no reason.
An official announcement from Berlin stated that Germany and insurgent Spain signed a series of trade agreements in Salamanca, the insurgent capital. The package includes a most favored nation clause to take effect August 1, with other details not disclosed.
Frederick county 4-H enrollment for 1937 reaches 472 boys and girls, with growth driven by voluntary participation. The County Council publishes The Clover Trail, a 13 page May issue with articles on club work, hobbies, and projects. Proceeds from Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival stands fund delegates to state events and county camp, plus prizes for the October project and hobby fair.
Virginia's ABC Board condemned 195 wine brands, about 22 percent of 895 tested, as substandard or imitations. Chemical director J Bernard Robb led the testing, aligning results with the California Wine Institute, as Virginia and California push higher standards than federal rules.
The United States Civil Service announces open competitive examinations for several positions including Senior educational analyst tests and measurements at $4,600, educational analyst at $3,800, Extension Service roles, warden and associate warden from $3,800 to $6,500, principal safety promotion advisor at $5,600, field representative at $3,500. Full information from Herman Lee, secretary, Civil Service Board of Examiners, post office.
Will Rogers recounts a Texas proverb about defending honor and a man called a liar. In a courtroom a man faced assault charges and the judge and witnesses debated whether calling someone a liar justified the case, reflecting on outsized reputations in the panhandle.
In a courtroom scene the accuser brands the defendant a liar and the judge questions the provable truth. The defendant admits lying but dodges relevance as the exchange ends with a terse, awkward reply.
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