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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1937
Page
4
A quoted biblical line from Revelation 3 20 urges openness and fellowship while condemning unlawful strike tactics and censored communications. The speaker frames a call to let him in and share a meal as a sign of welcome versus interference.
In a press conference President Roosevelt voiced support for John L. Lewis and the Steel Workers Organizing Committee while noting three firms Republic Steel Youngstown Sheet and Tube and Inland Steel refuse to sign a CIO contract. He argued for mutual binding agreements and warned against unilateral power. The piece ends with a call that government action should have addressed mail service rather than the strike policy.
The Page jail commission urges reform of Virginia jails noting they are a disgrace to the state. It backs replacing the fee system with fair salaries and regional prisoner farms while debating centralized jail control and indeterminate sentences. Virginia’s honest public service record may enable probation and centralized control to curb crime and abuse.
United States Senator Carter Glass of Virginia was awarded his tenth honorary degree, an LL D, by Coe University and Columbia exercises, with a standing ovation from faculty trustees visitors and students. The New York Times praised his character and public duty as essential to the nation amid debates and political pressure.
Readers asked about racing horses in the United States in 1936, number of 21-year-olds yearly, rulers in exile, Philippine birds, bullet speeds, postage stamp book details, and other misc. facts. The compilation cites official figures, names, places, and dates from government and historical records.
About 500 veterans in Winchester and nearby areas receive their bonus bonds. The state convention plans to elect delegates to the National Democratic convention as a major event. Mike Garber and Franklin Ritter are appointed state patrolmen by John Q. Rhodes, director of the division of motor vehicles. Stanley Barr resigns as manager of the local theatre to take a similar post in Norfolk. Five years ago President Hoover is renominated on the Republican ticket. Senator France demands a nomination privilege for Coolidge. Town elections in Boyce see only 11 voters with 4.54 dollars cost per vote. Highway bids are out for the Winchester Middletown pike project with local labor emphasized. Plans begin for the Winchester Concert Band inaugural concert under Prof. McIlwee.
Ten years ago notes say soil scientists from 24 countries will visit the section for an extensive study of conditions with a dinner at a local hotel hosted by the Chamber of Commerce. Reports mention Fletcher flier pairs alive in Newfoundland or Canada after a Paris to New York attempt. School groups push to establish a memorial fund for Judge John Handley statue. Doug Fairbanks Jr is reported engaged to Helene Costello sister of Delores.
Roosevelt accuses the Republican party of robbing the people in a campaign speech for president. H M Nelson of Millwood handles entry forms for the Blue Ridge Hunt Club Horse Show on July 4. M H Miller receives a sentence of 10 years and four months in state prison for killing rural mail carrier G O Crisman.
Forty years ago Hon. R. T. Barton delivered diplomas to eight graduates. The County Board of Supervisors reports a favorable land grant for a public city and county building. Winchester wins again, defeating Woodstock 6 4 in ten innings. C B Reuss sends $100 to Charles Town Independent Steam Fire Co. for decorating a family cemetery lot.
Washington reports a lull as Congress stalls on major bills while a White House program remains unresolved. The Senate resists court packing, while Corcoran Cohen and internal shifts weaken the administration’s legislative push and hint at a prolonged stalemate.
Jacqueline battles to cling to a swaying boat as Colonel Lutman menaces her. Plucked from the river by a police launch, she recovers in hospital but resists a hospital stay and hints at dangers tied to Lutman. Police probe Lutman’s dope-running scheme across the river.
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