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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1938
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star is published daily except Sunday by The Evening Star Publishing Co. in Winchester Virginia. Subscriptions include yearly, half year, and quarterly rates by mail and carrier, with weekly options available.
A biblical verse emphasizes that grace is given to each person according to Christ every measure of gift. The citation notes Ephesians chapter four verse seven.
Dr. Morris Fishbein notes that 3 percent of syphilis cases occur before age 15, 24 percent between 15 and 20, and 51 percent between 20 and 30. In total 78 percent are acquired before 30, marking syphilis as a major enemy of youth and underscoring the need for eradication.
The Baltimore Sun reports federal patronage in Baltimore facing cuts amid the Democratic Senate race between incumbent Tydings and Rep. Lewis. Three lucrative posts are under pressure with two likely to be dismissed and Gilbert Dailey, port customs chief, pressed to back Lewis or lose his $10,000 annual post.
Ray Ingels California motor vehicles chief reports to the Council of State Governments proposing interstate cooperation to harmonize motor laws. He cites wide speed limit disparities across states and inconsistent headlight rules, urging uniform standards to ease cross state travel.
Frank Hague of Jersey City brands the idea as half an idea urging the Reds to send the first ship to Russia and the Nazis to Germany. He mockingly says if both halves were adopted, they would remove Hague from office and hire a boy to carry his hat up the gangplank.
The dark thinker Lloyd George predicts no stability in Europe for some time as the peperhanger keeps drawing new borders, signaling ongoing territorial realignments and unsettled politics.
The article recounts claims about Prince Felix Youssoupoff and Grand Duke Dimitri plotting Rasputin's death after a palace supper. It notes Rasputin's influence on the czar and czarina, the murder by poison and gunfire, and the public tolerance of the act, including a libel suit over a film depiction.
The Richmond News Leader notes the tenth anniversary of Al Smith’s 1928 nomination on June 28 and reflects on shifts in the Democratic Party between 1928 and 1948, comparing it with Republican fortunes and the state of American politics.
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr and Ethel DuPont marry at 4 pm in a countryside church near Wilmington Delaware. William L Woods and Robert Woods enroll for a second year at Co Mut C camp Fort Meade. P G Ireland becomes Lions Club president succeeding Robert Schenck. Treasury ends fiscal year with debt above 36 billion dollars.
Five years ago Jane Foote of Gainesboro won the county 4-H dress contest held at Opequon Lake Park. A State Senator poll indicates four fifths of state legislators would vote for the beer measure as a special session is called by Governor Pollard. The Winchester Rotary Club backs road improvements from Millwood to Washington. Admiral Louis M. Nurton is retired and plans to settle in Winchester.
Ten years ago A C Slonaker longtime Winchester businessman dies here after a lengthy illness. Bushrod Gore of Front Royal celebrates his one hundredth birthday with congratulations from friends. Elks Club baseball team loses to Lions Club by 16 to 6 in inter club series. Al Smith Democratic presidential nominee announces plans to use radio frequently in campaign speeches.
The note recalls the 50th anniversary gathering of Civil War veterans in Gettysburg, Pa., drawing veterans from across the region. Also mentioned are Dr. Compton’s collision near Middletown with no injuries, R. T. Barton Jr. and Harry Lynch passing the State Bar, and E Koontz’s column on local hay crop shortages amid imports.
Forty years ago Mrs Helen R Landstreet and Mr Frederick Tightman Snapp wed in Kansas City Missouri. Joe E Kiger learns the annual state Fireman convention will be held in Newport News. Dr P W Boyd Jr, a recent graduate of University College of Medicine in Richmond opens an office in the Keller building on South Main Street. Mr Hirman Cochran is treated for a badly cut eyeball from a binder accident and may lose sight.
The column presents concise Q and A items on diverse topics. It covers the Pitch Lake of La Brea, golf's father John G. Reid, paint repelling flies, Admiral title for American Airlines, cigarette ad spend, the Lost Battalion marker, Bruening at Oxford, Buenos Aires as leading Latin port, grain use since Prohibition repeal, Hood's Brigade guardianship tale, Fraser's early training, Cooperstown Hall of Fame names, Williston Fish's famous will, steel workers’ average age, Jack London’s finest work, and Walt Disney voicing Mickey Mouse.
Washington notes reflect Bert Snell’s sudden retirement from the House at 67, cited to tend personal affairs but seen as discouragement over failing to keep GOP in line against the spend-lead bill. The piece also touches on Joe Martin, wage-hour debates, and broader GOP shifts with Reynolds and the era’s labor and AAA politics.
Bill Baron and Ellen Dale evade danger after a plane jump lands them near a Mexican ranch. Captives Bill and Panola face ransom as Don Julio Montoya and Felix plot a rescue. Ellen arrives with two Yaqui allies to find Bill and Panola, leading to an emotional reunion as danger looms and the tale continues.
White captives RTLL Baron and Panda endure a Yaqui village seizure in a high valley fort. Captors barter clothes while the alcalde returns and discusses terms with villagers. Bill and Pandla face humiliation but remain hopeful as guards keep watch through the night.
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