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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1938
Page
4
Winchester Virginia daily paper notes editor H F Byrd Jr and post office filing as second class matter with Sunday omission and Bible verse 1 John 2:6. Subscriptions offered in the local periodical record.
Representative Joseph W. Martin cites Census totals to estimate national debt and assigns per state shares. Virginia’s reported share is 706,865,650.27 dollars while Maryland and West Virginia are 476,193,493.62 and 504,703,063.35 respectively. The per capita figures suggest enough dollars to circle the earth three times.
The author argues foreign trade is vital and notes U S tobacco exports declined from 168 million pounds in 1930 to 64 million pounds in 1937, a loss of 204 million pounds without increased domestic use, marking the era's export slump.
Congressman John M. Robsson in the House last week criticized a bag shown in support of Kentucky aid, sponsored by Senator Alben Barkley. He charged political gain exploits funds meant for the needy, noting no WPA response from Harry Hopkins as observers claim Kentucky primary odds are in Barkley’s favor.
The article notes the season prompts rich and middle class Americans to seek escapes to mountain or shore resorts for rest and detachment from work. It laments that only some can afford trips while the underprivileged stay home and the over privileged assume ongoing control.
The Los Angeles Times editorial argues that the compromises needed to enact the Wage-Hour Bill show its impracticality. It contends there will be no general law, only exemptions that breed controversy and pave the way for broader federal control of industry and NRA-style confusion.
Santa Fe report notes ongoing friction as endorsements hinge on Southern senators. The piece frames current policy fights and continued push for administrative expansion, highlighting likely lobbying battles and stalled confirmations.
The piece criticizes wage and hour legislation shifting authority to a board and related bodies. It laments the loss of clear law adjudicated by courts and warns that leaves the policy enmeshed in a growing New Deal bureaucracy.
The article notes strong anti Roosevelt sentiment in the Deep South during a Atlantic Seaboard journey. It cites major papers and educated observers in revolt against the administration. A Richmond visitor finds few officials supportive of Roosevelt and warns a united South could alter fall election prospects.
The Lynchburg News opposes RFC loans to newspapers arguing government control of the press harms the country. The Petersburg Progress Index and Winchester Star back the stance, warning grants create dependence and erode independence, urging publishers to avoid government funding and the influence it brings.
About 300 members and friends attend the formal dedication of the Sarah Zane Fire Company engine house. The same week the city council votes against purchasing Merriman's Spring to augment water supply. Mary Katherine Huntsberry catches a 52 pound sailfish in Florida while visiting friends. J Victor Arthur is named successor to Allen Gray on the city electoral board after Gray’s resignation.
A man who tried to steal confiscated bootleg from a Clarke deputy sheriff admits he is from Winchester and a parolee. The report notes the new Rehabilitation bill funds roads and parks, including Skyline Drive. Rebecca Kern is elected president of Ellensburg College Athletic Association. George and Mrs. Miller are congratulated on the birth of a son.
The will of Homer L Brown leaves his step mother Mrs L W Brown a $25 000 estate. She was a well known retail merchant. Stephens City voters will go to the polls this month to consider a water bond issue which could be paid back at $2 000 a year. Mrs D W Ritenour is gradually improving in Memorial Hospital after a major operation. Mrs Herbert S Larrick was elected president of the Turner Ashby Chapter L D C at the annual meeting held at Battlefield Inn.
E O Larrick E R Sperry and M H Rhodes serve as Middletown State Bank directors with W E Coffman as cashier. Miss Nannie Adelaide Nelson weds Preston Huisekoper at Long Branch near Millwood. Harry Hardy is injured after his bicycle is struck by a carriage driven by frightened horses of Mrs John Noll. Standard Oil of New Jersey advertises New Perfection Oil stoves claimed cheaper than gas stoves.
Forty years ago Marshall Trenary, Brooke and Frank Baker, J. W. Andrews, John T. Noonan, George Woodward, Robert Kurtz and James Collins attend a dutch treat banquet. The six hundred United States Marines in Cuba receive reinforcements and push Spanish forces back. Rev. M. G. Richards earns an A M degree from Roanoke College while Taylor Yeakle earns a B A.
A Q and A feature lists concise historical facts. It covers automotive world counts in 1937, Marconi’s birthday holiday in Italy, largest steel girder for Lincoln Tunnel, Florence Nightingale as first Order of Merit recipient, origin of grog, coin design change frequency, notable scrapbooks, and more. Includes details on Postes, figures, and notable institutions.
A thief took a tire from Willis Siems' Beatrice filling station but returned it the next day. A note attached read Sorry, the tire wouldn't it.
The New York Sun reports reaction to the compromise wages and hours bill. Alfred P. Sloan Jr. calls the measure deflationary and predicts it will worsen unemployment while arguing for a political approach to the economic issue.
The Boston Herald endorses a federal minimum wage and maximum hours law as fair and starting progress, despite defects. The Detroit Free Press blasts the measure as hopelessly vicious, warning it will fuel sectional strife and misadministration across states.
Richmond Times-Dispatch argues wage differentials are fair and supported by cost of living, urging equal pay with Northern rivals once freight differentials end. Birmingham Age Herald warns Southern opponents not to be fooled by apparent gains. Dallas News concerns note compromises raise fewer jobs and higher relief costs, delaying new industry and harming the South.
Streamlined rains are not new as reports recall trains with knife edged locomotives operating in the Algerian desert two decades ago to reduce resistance from sand storms.
After a dramatic kidnapping rescue Garry Page and Barbara reunite aboard a ship and decide to marry. Their affectionate reunion leads to a spontaneous engagement as they exit the harbor and plan a city hall ceremony. Natalie, Barbara, and Garry’s circle react as the couple embraces a shared future.
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