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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1938
Page
4
The notice records Winchester Virginia post office entry marking the publication as a second class matter. The Evening Star Publishing Co. of Winchester prints the item, with daily except Sunday schedule.
Listing shows multiple subscription terms with prices but includes garbled text and stray words. It references annual, six month, and monthly plans with amounts like 4.50 2.25 and 1.20, plus unclear items such as lions and weekly. The readable portion indicates a carrier offers future payments for periods in advance.
A compact AP dispatch appears in this edition, summarizing a brief local or regional event with standard news tone. The note indicates Associated Press ownership of republished material and local coverage.
A column on Proverbs 6 27 asks if a man can hold fire close to his chest without burning. The piece muses on caution and moral peril, using a biblical verse to explore personal risk and responsibility.
The Military Affairs Committee favors a bill by Senator Lee to require individuals with net wealth of 1000 or more to lend funds to the government during war. It would issue bonds for up to 75 percent of fortunes above 100,000, run fifty years, and pay up to 1 percent interest. Critics call the plan impractical and harmful, citing Ford and small cash holdings.
In Columbia the biennial convention approved a Rule 2 amendment by 213 to 120. The change removes the pledge to support national party candidates in the general election, drawing charges that the move targets the President's administration and originated from disgruntled Democrats.
The South Carolina Democratic convention repealed a rule directing participants in primaries to support the nominees in the general election. Critics see the move as signaling the party wind and speculate similar actions in other Southern states with comparable rules.
The Alexandria Gazette compares Europe’s grain shortfall with America’s huge crop. It notes Europe lacks means to buy excess grain and barter is used by Italy and Germany, but the United States resists. The piece warns that a trade jam blocks surplus flow and harms many economies.
A humorous reflection on Fort Knox and the U S Army's motorized brigade moving to defend the gold hoard. The piece questions the folly of a single vast vault and speculates on a larger wartime strategy that could keep enemies busy and allow business to continue as usual.
Frank Feinberg, formerly of this city but now in Farmville, holds a winning Derby ticket worth $150,000. Garland Quarles and Edith Cornwell announce a state historical tour for the senior class after graduation. Dizzy Dean is suspended indefinitely by the National League president for conduct detrimental to the game. Rev J A Jardine of the Church of England says he will marry Wally and Edward despite opposition.
The engagement of Miss Constance Gwaltney of Reidsville North Carolina to Lieut Abner Huntsberry formerly of this city is announced.
Ten years ago the South End Hose Co. expanded its ranks by 33 members increasing available firefighting personnel by 25 percent. Nearby, William T. DuPont and Kenneth Gilpins bought many thoroughbred horses for their Clarke County stables. Pauline Shoop plans to return home after teaching in New Mexico.
Twenty five years ago a Knights Templar and ladies banquet marked the 100th anniversary of Winchester Commandery No. 12 at the Winchester Inn. Philadelphia motorists halted in town for a valley tour as Miss Mary Lee Larrick led Fort Loudoun Seminary’s annual finals play. A formal order named Frederick County as the site for summer maneuvers by U.S. Cavalry troops.
Forty years ago Admiral Sampson with a fleet of 14 vessels anchored off the coast near Santiago de Cuba to confer with insurgent forces. Charles Lantham and William Spurr work to reopen the Winchester Hotel, idle for two years, as repairs proceed. A baseball game between two negro boys teams is broken up after fears of a knitting mill incident when a ball strikes a beehive. The B and O and Southern railroad schedule dispute at Strasburg is resolved.
A compendium of trivia with concise replies on topics from literature to public figures. It cites Anne Dudley Bradstreet as the first American woman literary professional, notes on the International Peace Gardens, statistics on taxes and Hitler Youth, and other curious queries with brief factual answers.
Washington reports Agriculture Secretary Wallace fears loans on wheat may be pegged above market prices under the new farm act. Analysts project a July 1 carryover near 400 million bushels with a crop year supply around 6.125 billion, fueling concerns ahead of elections and exporting losses.
A February disappearance and murder in New Rochelle shocks readers as investigators compare it to the 1936 Charles Mattson case. Ransom was demanded but not paid, and authorities pledge continued pursuit while FBI hunts under the Lindbergh Law to solve the crime and bring justice.
Barbara and Ray Lipton share a tense night at Worthington Lodge as Bruce Kemper confesses murder and is sentenced. Barbara contemplates future in London while Julia recovers, Garry’s silence lingers, and Barbara lines up a fresh start in work as life shifts toward new horizons.
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