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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1938
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star is published daily except Sunday by The Pu Brenine Star Publishing Co. of Winchester Virginia, with H FP Byrd Jr as editor.
A devotional line cites 2 Timothy 2 3 urging endurance as a loyal servant of Jesus Christ. The brief reflects on spiritual discipline and steadfast faith during hardship.
Gallup poll finds 54 percent of voters believe relief funds are used for political purposes while 91 percent disapprove of such use. It also shows 31 percent of relief recipients think the New Deal uses them to elect administration candidates.
The American Municipal Association says 24 states and 500 cities prepare July Fourth fireworks rules. Variations include strict bans in Iowa New Jersey Michigan and limits in many states. New Jersey cites 1937 injuries totaling 72 versus 927 in 1936. Pennsylvania reports 991 injuries in 1937.
The Virginia Legislature enacted a new bill, signed by the Governor, imposing fines and prison terms for paying ransom to kidnappers. The editorial argues the law cannot be enforced and warns juries unlikely to convict parents seeking to rescue a family member, favoring federal and state enforcement over such penalties.
The Lynchburg News recalls Royal Copeland entering the U S Senate from New York the state that honored him most. It notes this was his first and only elective office and his unusual rise in politics.
The piece reflects on Royal Copeland as a New York politician backed by Tammany Hall yet independent in stance. It notes his opposition in the Senate, his moderate legislative impact, and his lasting legacy for resisting a dominated judiciary, earning national recognition for his role in that fight.
Topeka State Journal cites Dr Charles M Sheldon noting a Baptist minister in Maine who puzzles readers. The clergyman sends a number riddle: compute from age to reveal the first two digits of age and the last two of pocket change, then reverse them to form a phone number and age from a second computation.
The Richmond Times Dispatch notes the Raleigh News and Observer claimed 80 percent of major papers opposed Roosevelt in 1936. Yet evidence from a New Republic post campaign survey shows about 70 percent anti-Roosevelt in 15 large U.S. cities, with Southern papers lowering that to around 65 percent.
Governor G H Earle declares support for Roosevelt's reelection, triggering nationwide political debate. Prominent social and business figures are tied to tax evasion probes amid the national mood. O'Sullivan Rubber Co organizes a company picnic at Elizabeth Furnace campsite as plant closes for the day.
Five years ago the Fold Course ladies beat the Blue Ridge Club by one point. Fred W. Forney joins the executive committee of the State Volunteer Fireman Association. John H. Enders, a Berryville native and notable citizen, dies at seventy.
Ten years ago wheat sits at 1.50 as harvest nears and a good crop is forecast. Virginia state officers push for a rapid cleanup of reckless and drunken driving on highways. Rumors mention John W. Davis of New York as a possible Democratic presidential nominee. The Lions Club baseball team loses 2-1 to Martinsburg Hose Co. No. 5.
A report recalls a thunder storm striking John Bywaters residence in Opequon. A local committee of W E Cooper J M Steck and W L Fultz meets with U S Army Cavalry officers about a county encampment. Rev and Mrs John L Jackson sail to Europe after a Kernstown wedding. Confederate veterans to Gettysburg get railroad fare paid for Blue Gray reunion attendance.
Forty years ago Mrs. A. C. Slonaker entertains at her Gainesboro home for nieces Mabel Harlee and Katie Davis. The article notes the U S invasion forces landing at Cuba and fighting near Santiago. John S. Sloat returns from Atlantic City and Baltimore, Roger Browne returns from WY M I at Lexington to visit family.
A compilation of trivia Q and A covering explorers ages, crime statistics, cost of living in 1937 countries, printing advances, book fairs, Russia coal imports, radio talent costs, global planetariums, Mussolini honors, drinking toast origins, rice paper, spelling bee words, and Kitty Carlisle's dramatic training.
Washington notes a shift in President Roosevelt's preferred national income figures from April’s low estimates to updated higher numbers. Analysts split on sources with Commerce Department figures now seen as more credible while private estimates fade. Slow official progress and wage law projections add to cautious optimism amid mixed economic signals.
In a 1938 King Features Syndicate piece by R J Scott the locations and terms for silk cocoons in China and nearby regions are described. It notes Ningpo Ning Shanghai Canton and New Guinea as places with large cocoons. Some cocoons reach about 15 inches long and 5 inches in diameter. A single cocoon hosts hundreds of smaller ones in silken cells.
Bill Baron and Ellen Dale ride with Panola near Montoya ranch across the border seeking a prankish race prize. A sudden lariat ropes Bill as the trio explore canyon trails while Don Julio Montoya and Felix pursue the missing couple. The scene shifts to a cliffside chase under the open sky.
In the Montoya ranch dining room Pandla persuades Bill to stay for a horseback ride against his plans to leave with Ellen. The lively conversation reveals her playful, intimate manner and a growing, contagious charm as they mount their horses Yanqui and Fuego for a race.
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