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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1937
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star is published at Winchester Virginia as a second class matter. It lists office publication details and mentions advertising representatives and Associated Press membership.
A religious verse quotes Romans 10 9 urging belief in Jesus Christ and his resurrection to obtain salvation. The line emphasizes confession with the mouth and belief in the heart as the path to being saved.
The article notes E Blackburn Moore running unopposed for renomination to represent Winchester and Frederick and Clarke counties in the Virginia House of Delegates. It praises his leadership in enacting the new affirmative voting law and predicts continued strong service.
The article notes 835,259 federal jobholders with 6,066 added in April. It humorously tallies these workers as about 33,363 feet long, and cites the Washington and Roanoke papers commenting on monthly payroll growth and a daily deficit near seven million dollars, with Treasury figures showing 15.43 million in receipts and 22.23 million in outgo.
A report notes that if all dollar bills for that day were laid end to end the length would reach 700 miles. Annually this total could encircle the world about ten times, illustrating the large amount of currency in circulation for that date.
The Richmond Times Dispatch praises Frank Feinberg of Farmville as a top winner in the Bunion Relief Derby sweepstakes. The piece humorously imagines his plans for travel, a rocking chair rest, and convention wanderlust while noting his celebrated, pledge-worthy victory and enduring happiness beyond the prize.
The Newport News Daily Press discusses bathing suit standards as a national debate. From Long Island to Virginia Beach, calls for modest attire reflect evolving postwar moral norms. The piece argues dress reflects morals and urges cultivating good taste rather than restricting wear.
A series of short Q and A entries covering pronunciation of Jo Joette, word lengths of Gone With the Wind and Anthony Adverse, essential plant elements, number of rodeos, Buckingham Palace rooms, Niagara Falls lighting, discovery of Nova Lacertae, Aristotle, the basilisk, the Academy special award, bridges in the Bible, Erich Remarque, circulation of blood, ice shipping, Mansard, mandolin origin, tallest school, Hussars, largest Panama Canal liner, Big Ben clock, Corot, armor weight, and Schopenhauer on novelty versus old ideas.
The article argues recreation can curb a youth's appetite for licenses during a Sunday shore visit. It warns against blaming inanimate bathing suits and urges examination of shifting standards. Cultivating propriety is essential, as neglect harms society and enlarges the task beyond mere clothing.
The piece surveys Charlotte North Carolina as a growing urban center intersecting modernist culture with prohibition. It notes population expansion, railway links, and a surge of new ideas while warning that Moral Forces feel challenged as eastern counties trend wet and the city remains split on repeal amid ongoing liquor traditions.
Washington reports that Senate Leader Robinson may auction the six judge bill for a best possible compromise. The verdict suggests the measure will likely head to the Senate table, with doubts about adding new justices and mixed support from key states and presidential allies.
The group shouts filibuster but plans to move to table when the bill is called. The tactic, nondebatable, forces an immediate vote to end debate and bury the bill if votes suffice. In Indiana, Minton supports the measure.
Jacqueline battles to flee a barge where Colonel Lutman and Jim Asson loom as possible conspirators. After a failed attempt to signal for help, she hides by a small river window and endures Alfred Joplin’s violent pursuit as her oxygen dwindle.
Mt Airy pastor Rev Herman McKay takes over as pastor of Market Street Methodist Church in town succeeding Rev Wallace Brashears. The change follows midweek appointment notes and local church leadership updates from the Mt. Airy parish.
Twenty five years ago John W. North, operator of a lo cust pin factory, has his arms over shattered when polt flys out of machine. authorities report the incident as a serious industrial accident with injuries to North.
The Rouss Fire Company plans to use horses to draw all apparatus in the future, engines with larger tongues and fittings. S. R. Atwell receives via J. William Miller a new cushioner and Babcock buggy. Henry Baetjer and Company close their store at 8 o'clock in line with a new plan to give clerks more leisure time. Paper money, first used in New York, dated 1709, is noted as history.
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