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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1937

Page

4

Winchester Evening Star Classified Rates Notice

The Winchester Evening Star lists subscription and advertising rates including memorials at 61.50 for four stanzas, display ads with a 10 A M deadline, and 2 cents per word for classifieds with a 25 cent minimum. National reps include Tenney Woodward & Company in major cities.

Tenney, Woodward & Company, Inc New York Detroit Kansas City San Francisco Chicago Boston Atlanta Los Angeles

Kingdom of God Faith Message and Verse Reference

A brief religious note cites Romans 14 verse 17 emphasizing the kingdom of God as righteousness peace and joy in the Holy Ghost rather than meat and drink.

Kingdom of God

Attendance Shortfall Hits Frederick County Schools

Frederick County Superintendent Leslie D. Kline says about 300 pupils miss early-session days, reducing state aid based on attendance and harming learning. He warns nine months of work squeezed into eight, causing only six to seven months of schooling and increasing dropout risks. similar issues arise in farming regions. extending the term or shifting start dates could help.

Leslie D. Kline Frederick County STAR

Nickels and Dimes

Norfolk Journal and Guide notes the peak season for nickel and dime gambling in slot machines punch cards and wheels of chance profiting manufacturers and operators. It warns the public that the numbers racket targets the poor while urging honest toil thrift and self denial as wiser investments than chasing quick fortunes with a nickel or dime.

Norfolk Journal and Guide

Thrift Advice on Small Savings Sparks Real Power

A short editorial extols saving nickels and dimes as real financial power. It warns that while a million saved is unlikely, thrift reduces temptations to crime or charity cases. It urges buying only what is needed and discarding excessive wants to view the world more favorably.

Ploughing on Sunday Sparks Fines and Outcry

In Charlottesville a man was arrested and fined for ploughing on a Sunday. The piece questions Sunday laws amid ABC Board beer rulings and calls for equal treatment and consistent enforcement to curb what it calls a pleasure crazy state.

Clifton Forge Charlottesville Bar of Justice ABC Board Tidewater Virginia

Heart Disease A Killer in Free State News

Heart disease is rapidly becoming the chief cause of death in the United States surpassing cancer. The piece links this trend to neglect of physical exercise, urges promoting athletics in childhood to form healthier adults and notes only tuberculosis shows a decline among the top killers.

Kenbridge Free State News United States

Wisconsin's Strange Legislature

The Wisconsin Assembly, earning $100 monthly, rejected a plan to raise pay to $200. In a decisive 65 to 15 vote, lawmakers chose not to pursue personal gain, preserving taxpayer funds and signaling a rare act of fiscal restraint in state government.

Philadelphia Inquirer Wisconsin Brothers la Follette

Answers to Questions From The Evening Star Info Bureau

A reader quiz pulls from The Evening Star Information Bureau in Washington. Questions cover roles at the FBI and Johns Hopkins, critics on Abies Irish Rose, Social Security steps, island cities, Carnegie medals, lipsticks, fig trees, helium lifting, Hollywood beginnings, crop size effects on fruit, Christmas trees, life insurance, Beau Brummel, Columbus routes, butter and eggs, rent clothing savings, tourist camps, first woman minister, Amy Lowell works, and hay fever causes.

Four criminal and one civil cases tried by Judge Williams

In Circuit Court Judge Philip Williams hears four criminal and one civil case. Murder and kidnap charges are brought against members of the Black Legion gang, while Fish will be placed in the quarry pool by the State Department of Game and Fisheries. George Cook, aged colored man and Civil War bodyguard to Lieut. Nat Cook of the 18th Virginia Cavalry, is set to turn 90 tomorrow.

Philip Williams Black Legion State Department of Game and Fisheries George Cook Nat Cook 18Th Virginia Cavalry

Three earth shocks touch New Jersey 50 miles wide

Ten years ago three earthquakes were felt across a 50 mile area in New Jersey with little damage reported. Tomorrow is the deadline for candidates to file for county offices in the Democratic primary. The Women’s Civic League extends a $20 prize for best summer garden exhibits. Bandits in cars roped neckers parked along roads in Green Springs Valley.

New Jersey Bonus Women’s Civic League Rod Neckers Green Springs Valley

Democratic nominee favorite in 1904 primary race

Twenty five years ago Woodrow Wilson then governor of New Jersey and Virginia born, emerged as the Democrats favorite for the presidential nomination. Funeral services were held for Wilbur Wright, eldest Wright brother, who died of typhoid fever. Nine Winchester High School seniors will graduate on June 12. Electric lights are installed at Winchester’s B&O station.

Woodrow Wilson New Jersey Wilbur Wright Wincheser High School Winchester

Local Races and Marital News From This City

Forty years ago Frank Pingley and Scott Ferguson raced several horses on the lower 8. V. A. track. Earth shocks were felt across Virginia Tennessee Kentucky to West Virginia and Ashington D C. Alice Kline and Charles Hoar of Middletown were married in this city early this morning.

Frank Pingley Scott Ferguson Virginia Tennessee Kentucky West Virginia Ashington D. C Alice Kline Charles Hoar Middletown

Tennessee Admitted to the Union on June 1 1776

Historic event marks Tennessee’s admission to the United States on June 1 1776. The state joins the union as a new member, shaping early American expansion and governance.

Tennessee Admitted To the Union

Museum Admission Could Draw In-State Revenue

A museum offering a small admission fee to out-of-state visitors suggests a potential money-making opportunity for the state. Local residents may enjoy free or reduced access while attracting travelers, boosting tourism income and cultural exposure.

Roosevelt Era Shifts in Washington Quietly Reshape Power

News Behind The News analyzes how Roosevelt’s dominance over Congress fades as a relief compromise signals first bow to the House and Senate countermeasures stall pacify the court packing fight. Beanevelt’s fin de siècle taxes, tariff worries, and tax policing plans hint at a shifting political landscape and rising state control.

Washington Mr. Roosevelt Congress House White House Senate Capitol

Passion and danger amid a tense London pursuit

Jacqueline in a perilous confrontation with Colonel Lutman ends with a dramatic chase through her flat and into Park Lane. She flees to safety, hailed by a policeman, then returns home to a mother eager for social advancement and a dinner invitation Lutman has offered, despite earlier threats and a promised police call.

Jacqueline Brandleigh Mansions Lutman Colonel Lutman Park Lane Mothen Jim Asson

Rocky Bottom post office to close after no applicants

A village post office at Rocky Bottom will be discontinued after no applications were received for the vacant post mastership following a resignation. The report notes the vacancy and the lack of interest in the job as the central cause.

Rocky Bottom Rock Bottom Post Office Department

Pipe For Thieves Ashland Ky Notation On Blotter Top List Of Stolen Articles

A police blotter note lists a very fine smoking pipe as part of items stolen from the locker of J. T. Norris, associate PTA editor of the Ashland Daily News in Ashland Kentucky. The incident highlights a theft affecting local press staff.

Ashland. Ky J. T. Norris Associpta Ashland Daily

Burglar Foiled by Alarm at Lone Star Engineering Plant

In Dallas Texas police chased a burglar trying to break into the Lone Star Engineering Service plant. A neighbor reported a disturbance and alarms were triggered prompting a routing by responders. Authorities describe the suspect as blushing when apprehended.

Dallas Texas Lone Star Engineering Service

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