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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1938
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star from Winchester Virginia lists subscription and advertising rates for six months and one year, with display and classified ad details. A Bible verse from Ephesians 3 17 19 is printed, emphasizing Christ dwelling in hearts through faith.
The piece accuses Harry Hopkins of using WPA funds to influence a Iowa senatorial election and alleges Aubrey Williams urged relief workers to keep allies in power. It calls for Hopkins and Williams to resign or be removed, arguing the misuse harms democracy and public trust.
Clark Griffith says Nick Altrock is the Senators' indispensable figure, more vital than Bucky Harris Rick Ferrell Buddy Lewis or other stars. He recalls fans once cheered for Altrock during a western trip and prompted the team to bring him back.
The Greensboro Daily News questions an Associated Press report praising a $1,500,000 veterans hospital for North Carolina as a major achievement of the state congressional delegation. It argues the claim rests on discussions with Tar Heel lawmakers and criticizes portraying federal funding as statesmanship while warning of national financial imbalance.
The text argues that hand outs from the Federal Treasury drive votes more than statesmanship and that constituents reward politicians who bring home money. It notes a tension between practical gains and public virtue, suggesting many voters prefer benefits over broad national leadership. It also laments nonparticipating citizens who critique without voting.
Wenatchee Daily World notes a paradox as jobless lines grow while employers struggle to hire. Workers prefer WPA or PWA pay, leaving fruit growers short of thinners sprayers and pickers. Wages excluded, many fear losing WPA status or missing better private jobs in a nationwide labor squeeze.
An instruction notice directs readers to The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau in Washington D C. Frederic J Haskin is named director and asks readers to enclose three cents for replies.
The piece argues that Britain’s prewar and interwar policymakers failed to follow collective security, leading to higher defense costs and weaker security. It cites Lloyd George and a pattern of bluster followed by concessions, blaming a weak government for appeasement and growing armament expenditures.
After days of calm violence flares again on strike fronts nationwide with many injured in a bomb plot. Experts report finding nine principal sources of radio static in Winchester from an extensive survey. Miss Lena Kern, longtime Market Street Methodist Church teacher, is honored on her 88th birthday.
Five years ago the actor Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle dies of a heart attack following the celebration of his third marriage. A jury in Corporation Court awards Mrs. Della Malone of Berryville $3,500 in her $30,000 damage suit against Herman Hable. Sufficient signatures from state senators and assemblymen push for an extra legislative session.
Al Smith and Joe Robinson are Democratic nominees for president and vice president respectively. Richard L. Guess, an eight year old boy, has been missing from his parents home here since yesterday. Many Winchester residents plan to entertain fresh air children here in August. Loss of cattle in Virginia due to tuberculosis is said to be less than one per cent.
Policemen Doran Hollis and Noonan struggle with motor and horse traffic at the McKay Miller wedding held in Christ Church. Miss Katherine Glass, president and director, announces a 17 member faculty for Fort Loudoun Seminary for a full term. The U S Cavalry quartermaster advertises a contract for 40 tons of hay to C W Snapp for summer camps. King George I decrees no woman shall ride astride in the presence of the king or queen.
Forty years ago A J Tavenner and James B and Harry Rus moved into offices vacated by Herbert Larrick and H R Kern. A horse owned by E C Jordan is stolen from Jordan's White Sulphur Springs but returns home. Young newsboy Master Frank Calvert slips on a banana peel and fractures his knee cap. Purcell Vance Striker F T Woodward and Sam Noakes reel in 63 pounds of bass at Beaver Dam.
A long list of Q and A covers topics from the motto of the American Rose Society to Galapagos tortoise facts. Other queries ask about Freud exile, burial sites of Newton, crepe on doors for mourning, and the cost of submarines and airplanes with concise, era‑style responses.
Ellen Dagge travels with Senora Montoya to locate Bill and Panola after a rope snare and Yaqui captivity. They hike rough mountain trails, face wildlife threats, endure fatigue, and confront a growing personal longing as danger heightens undercover in old Mexico.
A Washington information bulletin describes ants in home and lawn areas, their habits, effective baits, and non technical control methods. Readers can order the booklet for five cents by enclosing payment and mailing to Information Bureau Washington D C.
A Winchester resident challenges Mayor Dr. Anderson's view on a proposed municipal government change. The writer urges evaluating all systems with the scientific method, warns against dismissing new ideas, and cites democracy and innovations as progress driven by openness to new concepts.
The group travels by horseback with Yaqui guards and Ellen Dale and Senora Montoya sharing risk and distrust. A rattlesnake provokes fear but a Yaqui man calmly kills the snake with a rock and holds it aloft, easing Ellen’s nerves as the party rests among rocks and gravel.
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