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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1938
Page
4
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A biblical verse from Deuteronomy 8 18 highlights gratitude to the Lord for giving power to gain wealth and to establish the covenant promised to the ancestors, noted as a contemporary quotation.
The Star notes the court’s validation of the city tax code regulation for itinerant agents. It remarks on past abuses by some agents, cites a police court fine, and urges a fair, efficient regulation acceptable to the court to protect the public.
State attorney generals split on the legality of safe driving rebates in auto insurance. Ohio AG Herbert S Duffy says such clauses do not violate anti rebate laws as long as the policy states them. New Mexico AG Frank Patton says the clauses are illegal for discriminating between risks and breach the timing rule of the law.
Senator Harry Byrd and three Virginia representatives led a Blue Ridge Parkway inspection from Shenandoah to Roanoke with State Highway officials and National Park Service members. The Virginia leg included stops with local officials. Byrd's group voiced more encouraging outlooks than before on Parkway progress in the state.
Virginia officials report major strides on the Blue Ridge Parkway with allocations for 340 miles and 67 miles remaining. Park Service representatives abandon the Lexington Natural Bridge diversion, approve early Bedford county construction of about 20 miles, and promise start next spring, easing fears of route abandonment.
Miss Estelle Ritenour, 16, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Ritenour of Frederick County, wins the state health contest at Blacksburg. The entry notes a Bloomery area car crash near John Omp's barn and a Red Cross flood report detailing care for over 7,000,000 people. Edna and Sarah Cutterer host a party near the city.
Five years ago George C. Peery, a Democratic governor candidate, addressed a large audience at the local Court House. Anne E. Butler is among the last babies registered in The Star's Baby Show at Palace Theatre. The Junior Auxiliary and District Nurse Association back a diphtheria prevention drive in the city and county. B. F. Rinker’s barn near Middletown burned overnight, with no loss of livestock.
Ten years ago the State Department of Agriculture prepared copies of amended rules for grading packing and inspecting apples. J Marion Orndorff, prominent churchman and businessman, dies unexpectedly. Wayne Capper suffers a severe cut while swimming at Castleman's Ferry near Berryville. Mexico shares double mourning for Emile Carranza and President Obregon.
Twenty five years ago the U S government and Clarke County split costs to ail and improve the road to a cavalry camp on the Solenberger farm via the Front Royal pike. J P Reardon, returning from Virginia Beach with Company I, is ill in Frostburg with malaria. Clarke County Canning Club holds a demonstration before Berryville Court House. Justice Beverley calls an end to frequent auto law violations.
C E Hoover and Co wins the city contract to pave Main Street with vitrified brick. Miss Mattie Baker hosts Philadelphia guests at her father Franck Bakers home. Auctioneer J L Redman sells the Williams property on Piccadilly Street to Hansbrough and Carter for 4000 dollars. Grand jury convenes to probe rumors of numerous speak easies selling liquor on Sundays.
A reader can get the answer to any question of fact by one takes mee Evening Star on ae J. Haskins, director, Washington, D. C. Please enclose three (3) cents for reply.
The text surveys early streamline train concepts with August 1865 patent notes and Fred A. Adams January 1893 test, then shifts to diverse Q A items on media, music terms, Joe Louis fights, cadences, language varieties, Shakespeare, floods, dog breeds, keratin, flag half mast, deep diving records, and DC boundary stones.
The piece argues Berlin’s stock exchange collapse exposes the Nazi regime’s weak finances. It traces Dr. Schacht’s bills and bond schemes, Austria’s conquest costs, and self sufficiency programs like Goering's iron works and rubber plans, predicting a collapse under tax strain and possible counterfeit funding.
Bill Dale returns from Phoenix to supervise Ellen’s new home as Buckshot cautions about Montoya. Ellen embraces the gift of a memory cloth as plans for the ranch feature branded fabrics and a grand dining room memory quilt. Bill reflects on distance and longing from the hilltop above the Dale Durango ranch.
Dr. R. G. Leland of the AMA Bureau of Medical Economics told Seattle social workers that state run systems raise administrative costs and politicize care. He warned hospital crowding overmedication and no clear gains in mortality or morbidity, urging caution against government bureaus that threaten individual liberty.
Governor Price appointed Albert Dickinson Barksdale to the Sixth Circuit Court to replace the late Don P. Halsey. Barksdale had unanimous Lynchburg Bar Association backing and no other candidates were considered or opposed. The appointment reflects his popularity and high esteem among practitioners in the circuit.
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