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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1938
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star lists subscription prices by carrier. One year in advance costs 4.60, six months 2.25, three months 1.20, and one month 0.40 with a weekly rate of 10 cents.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court refused Governor George H. Earle's bid to block a Dolphin county grand jury investigation into criminal charges against him and thirteen associates from his administration. The editorial urges a full court inquiry to determine truth for the people and good government.
The National Association of Assessing Officers reports a trend toward standardized motor vehicle appraisals in 30 states with vehicle property taxes. Seven states have adopted uniform methods, with Montana seeing about a one third rise in vehicle values. Methods rely on cost with depreciation or market value from guides and schedules. Maryland and Montana use uniform procedures, while Colorado, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire and Wyoming require depreciation-based or market value approaches.
The Petersburg Progress Index cites the Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch arguing McCall, the confessed kidnapper of the Cash boy, may plead insanity. It notes past cases where defendants claimed insanity and were acquitted or released, warning such verdicts risk future seduction and murder.
The writer asserts killers are not mere lunatics but aware of their acts and deserve punishment or continued confinement. It condemns insanity acquittals and argues homicidal individuals and those with perverted impulses pose ongoing danger if allowed to roam free.
The Vatican museums and treasures were closed to the public during Hitler's Rome stay and remained shut until his departure. The act was a principled protest against Nazi Catholic policy, with a distant precedent in Napoleonic times when Bonaparte carried off works.
The Raleigh News notes the mother of Charles G. Powell, head of the State Unemployment Compensation Commission, appears on Granville county WPA rolls. It argues public relief must be scrutinized amid vast spending, warning of padding risks and political excuses.
News of Other Years notes the Middletown post office shifts from the old space to the former M. H. Rhodes store. The 15th annual VFW convention opens with strong attendance in the hotel. Emma Ginn Baker and Arthur Field praised for roles in the Little Theatre production Three Cornered Moon by reviewer Mrs. Alan Peery.
Five years ago the City Council set a 1.35 tax rate despite Hable and Henry opposing a 1.15 rate. G Reginald Haines, a longtime city resident, dies after months of illness. The 1933 heat reaches 98 degrees marking record warmth as crops suffer from drought. Rudolph Crisman places at Blacksburg in the F F A rally, representing Handley in shot put and discus.
Ten years ago advance forecasts predicted Alfred A Smith would win the Democratic nomination for president. Philip Hollis, son of the police chief, killed a weasel in downtown and will claim a state bounty. Rev B D Chambers of Millwood spoke to six Memorial Hospital graduates.
Panamanian project timeline noted as Col George Goethal pledges to President Wilson that the canal will be navigable within twenty five years. Also reports are made of a boy named John Lillis needing toe removal after injury, and visits of John Bierer with his Boston bride and the marriage of Miss Mabel Robinson to Wilbur E. Cather at Morgantown.
In Forty Year Ago notes, John M. Silver chosen chair of the Democratic Party in Frederick County. Miss Mattie Gray Weaver, a ten year old Front Royal girl praised as a musical prodigy, has composed airs. Cale defeats Princeton 8-3 to claim Northern Colleges baseball title. University of Virginia trails Yale two games to one this season. Frank Allen keeps making Double Eagle cigars despite a hand injury.
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Elliott Roosevelt, newly an Fort Worth radio commentator, clips foreshadow conflict with his father President Roosevelt on WPA policy, oil prosecutions, and power competition. The commentary praises reform yet challenges municipal power schemes, while noting regional wage disparities and political pressure shaping national prosperity.
The tale follows Bill Baron and a lone passenger escaping a storm near the Mexican border and arriving at the Montoya ranch. Ellen Dale grows attached while Yaqui prisoners are seen in the outbuilding, as Don Julio Montoya and family host and worry over Bill and Panola’s disappearance.
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