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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1938
Page
4
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The Monitor argues that the term money power now includes big government and that federal relief funds are increasingly used to influence elections. It cites Bruce Barton and Hatch proposals, notes Hopkins and New Deal administration pressure, and calls for public sentiment to curb political use of relief money.
The state department reports about 1.2 billion dollars raised in the United States for relief in Spain to aid the loyalist cause. Of this, roughly 863,301000 spent on relief with some reaching Spain while 254,5010 was spent on administration and propaganda here. The piece questions the level of sacrifice by donors versus the use of funds.
The Waxhaw editor and delegation had a pleasant trip to the Raleigh convention. The crowd included many candidates, and a delegate extending a signal hand touched off a wave of handshakes as 15 men reached out before he could retract.
The piece condemns President Roosevelt and New Dealers for limiting court appeals in federal actions affecting income tax returns and power plant sales. It argues against restricting the right of appeal, warns of potential court battles over fair price, and calls for Congress to rebuke perceived authoritar- ian moves threatening democracy and individual rights.
B W Kearney national commander of the VFW accepts an invitation to address attendees during the state department encampment. Leslie Stipe of Stephenson appears among Who's Who of American College students for 1937. Virginia Woolen leads local softball by six games with no losses. Handley seniors replace bonfire ritual with lantern parade on class night.
Five years ago Handley High School awarded diplomas to sixty eight seniors after Dr. James Hillman of Emory and Henry College delivered the commencement address. Temperatures hit 94 degrees as heat records for early summer were broken. Max Baer defeated Max Schmeling when the referee stopped the fight in the 10th round after Baer dominated. Mrs R Bruce Slonaker was elected president of the Turner Ashby Chapter UDC at the season finale.
Ten years ago Miss Henrietta Cornwell and Ralph Strosnider win watches from a local jewelry store for senior class members. The Winchester Lions Club beat the Elks 6 5 in inter city league play. Bishop James Cannon Jr warns the Democratic party could be wrecked if Al Smith is their candidate.
Twenty five years ago the Shenandoah Valley Academy led a tress parade through city streets as part of its final exercises. J B Galdeman is asked to buy a carload of Holsteins by the Middletown community livestock group. The seventh annual meeting of the Virginia Association of Colleges and School for Girls convenes at Fort Loudoun Seminary. J M Steck is declared the Democratic nominee from Winchester and Frederick County for the House of Delegates with no opponent.
Forties era note reports the marriage of Meta Jackson to Carl Mcc Dietz at the bride’s mother Mary Jackson’s home in the city. Mrs A E Carroll is injured after slipping on rough pavement. American troops land and encamp near Santiago in Cuba. Clark Purcell sells 25 healthy shoats after a small ad in The Star.
A reader submits questions and receives brief factual answers on topics from etiquette and biographies to geography and science. The Washington bureau collects queries about signatures, nun counts, broadcasters, recipes, lakes, schools, taxes, symbolism of the pomegranate, European mounds, the Julius Rosenwald Fund, English knowledge, Lincoln, and Nobel laureates with concise responses.
Washington damper as Tommy Corcoran’s leadership in the new deal meets a setback after Iowa primary results. The piece details internal party maneuvering, AFL CIO tensions, and rival campaigns, noting GOP prospects and a shipbuilding loan controversy involving the RFC and maritime commission.
Barbara faces a broken engagement and hidden grief after Garry leaves her for another. She vows to mask the pain and throw herself into Ray’s affair while Ray recovers in London. Garry works on a new play as Ruth and Peter advance their own lives, with scattered memories of love and old loyalties lingering through spring.
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