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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1937
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star prints daily pony editions in Winchester Virginia except Sundays, under editor H F Byrd Jr and published by The Evening Star Co. of Winchester.
Classifieds charge 2 cents per word with 25 cent minimum. Memorials priced at 1.50 for four stanzas. Cards of Thanks 75 cents. Display ads due by 10 A M on publication day. Transient rate 42 cents per inch. National reps listed in major cities.
A religious verse from James chapter 2 emphasizes loving neighbors and warns against partiality as sin, framing adherence to the royal law as righteousness and judgment. The passage urges consistency between belief and action within ethical conduct.
City officials push new bicycle safety rules after surprising death and injury tolls. Miami licenses bicycles and requires registration under a local ordinance. Oregon cities study common principles including headlight rules and rider limits while enforcement varies.
The article discusses Section 8(e)2 of the revised Federal Hours and Wages Bill. It details the Tariff Commission’s authority to investigate production cost differences between domestic and foreign articles and to recommend duty increases to equalize these costs. The move signals potential broader impact of the minimum wage measure.
A historical analysis argues that raising the national minimum wage may trigger price increases and tariff responses, risking unemployment in low wage regions. It urges careful study and debate before enacting labor standards without harming foreign and domestic markets.
Richmond dispatch notes Lieut enant-Governor Price used his Altavista Fourth of July address to praise Senator Saxon W Holt for 35 years of continuous service in the Virginia State Senate. The piece argues Holt’s lengthy tenure equips him with needed qualifications for lieutenant governor, contrasting him with rival Robert W Daniel and highlighting Garrett's similar record.
The Alexandria Gazette reports the Nazi government is pooling farms on a large scale. It is claimed that millions of German farms are affected by the new policy and collectivization drive.
The 75th anniversary reenactment replays the First Battle of Manassas while a battlefield commemorative park is dedicated. Madrid tightens security as Spain's war enters its fourth day and ABC limits Sunday beer curfew to 2 am. Col Anderson of Virginia PWA seeks more data on city funds for a new water supply project.
Five years ago hospital officials feared for the lives of Mrs. C. K. Over and Mrs. J. Howard Cahill amid a five local person automobile crash near Charles Town West Virginia. The day saw a 96 degree high temperature setting a yearly record. Police monitored all highways for traces of Shadric Thompson the alleged Negro assailant who fled detection in recent days. City Council awarded 45 dollars to John F. Green for damages from water main construction along a street.
Jack Rose, once a gambler to the late Herman Rosenthal, tells New York police he hired the car used in the Rosenthal killing. The disclosure is billed as the year’s greatest scandal to be exposed.
Fort Worth era item notes the Winchester Telephone Company marking its first birthday with 100 active instruments in city and county and over 100 miles of wire in use. Other brief items include attorneys, a Montana move, farm wheat, a charity bus ride, and a Bull Run event tied to 1861.
The text describes a planned redistribution of land where large farms are broken into many small units, overseen by government authorities and organized into district collectives. It mentions four million farmers and warns this resembles the Russian system and could mark nationalization, with mixed views on welfare and prosperity versus bureaucracy under a Nazi regime.
Camilla Georgia editor B T Burson of the Camilla Enterprise thanked an unidentified prowler who left the editorial trousers after emptying the pockets. Burson’s only complaint was the intruder did not fold the pants to keep the creases.
A brief reader letter opens with a playful verse about a man who will one day sell his corn to buy a horn and live on borrowed bread. The poem ends with the signature SAM.
Frederic J. Haskin explains how readers can get factual answers by writing to The Evening Star Information Bureau in Washington D C. Include three cents for reply.
A Q and A set covers questions on escalators in Washingtons Interior Department Building and other topics. The text notes escalators first appearing in the new Interior Building and lists varied trivia about explorers, oysters, traffic, ages, taxes, and historical figures from a 1930s or earlier reference style.
Washington reports the National Labor Relations board begins hearings that could expose conspiracy under the 18 U S C section 51 linking Republic Steel to blocking civil rights. McGrady faces a possible shift as labor leaders weigh action and a Senate successor for Major Berry is sought amid nonpartisan league ties.
Imports of G H Rum for May run higher than prior months and April, but the government weighs two paths. Either launch a strong ad campaign to defend the drink’s virtues or face costly changes toward lighter varieties seen with hors d oeuvres, as critics press.
In Southern California Sandy, an advertising executive, and Marcia, a rival firm artist, fall in love amid career tensions. Paula, a young art student hired by Sandy, stirs jealousy and threatens Marcia’s hold as she probes Sandy’s intentions. A dramatic twist ends with Sandy rushing to Paula, setting up a continued encounter.
Officer Clarence Thrash spotted a sedan at a meter with an over time tag and filed a summons. An hour later Officer Bill Allison added another. J S Bailey then found the car and celebrated, as police had hunted it since it was stolen on Saturday. Assistant city attorney Rex Poston said Bailey might not owe.
Traffic incident report cites Sterling and Van Epps describing a collision with a jackrabbit that caused a vehicle to overturn. Both drivers remained uninjured and cooperated with police.
Newark police sergeant Edward F. Tucker, off duty, saw a young man trying to start a car outside a restaurant. He asked what was the matter and offered help as the incident unfolded.
A fragmentary report notes a sergeant and a youth disputing over a car as the ignition key is reportedly not in the lock. The young man Tucker proclaims ownership before being taken to jail.
Louis George Coombs of Woodlawn Illinois, a former county official, becomes eligible for a career in office after learning he is a U.S. citizen by birth since his forebears were not naturalized.
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