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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1938
Page
1
The House rejected an amendment that would deduct funds used on debts, a move that could lower the rate by about four percent. With the measure out, the chamber could turn to the administration’s naval expansion bill.
Washington March 8 The House rejects a provision to require public salary disclosure for all corporate executives earning 150000 a year with an 85 to 48 vote and 188 to 60 teller tally. President Roosevelt voiced support for publicity at a press conference. The chamber also rejects a debt deduction for corporations with incomes over 25000. The session signals clashes over tax revision and the naval expansion bill scheduling.
MA WINCHESTER LAYS Down at Virginia Tech. A cooking class is created for boys to learn culinary skills. A student says the course will help him live independently or with a wife who won’t bluff him, while Miss Janet Cameron notes education aims at higher standards of living and better food choices.
Officials study drunken driving penalties in Winchester and Frederick county for 1937. Of 75 jailed, 26 released after 20 days, 49 completed terms or served 20 to 80 days based on fines or additional jail time. First offense punishments include 100 dollar fines and a month in jail with possible suspensions.
Handley High School presents a Friday night concert in the school auditorium directed by Miss Gwendolyn Haynes. The program features the full 81 voice mixed chorus with groups from the Girls and Boys Glee Clubs and includes pieces by Handel Tosti Purcell Pestalozzi Foster Elgar Verdi and Bennett. The concert ends with the entire chorus performing Silcher Brahms Lullaby and other selections with Miss Finkelstein at the piano.
Public sale announced for March 12 at 1 30 p m at 328 North Cameron Street opposite Sniders held by auctioneer C I Brumback. Items include antiques household goods corner cupboard dishes and tables.
Public notice announces a property sale at Carl Snapp's house Brucetown Virginia on March 30 at 1 00 p m The fragmentary text lists a sequence of numbers and letters likely file or lot identifiers. The delivery date and location stand out as the core details.
An advertisement promotes Miles B. Dean's Antique Sale at 326 N. Cameron St Winchester on March 15. Separate notes reference Schick Dry Shavers and Hodgson Brown Agents for Schick with a free offer and a reminder about savings at the sale.
Honored student Benjamin F. Davis Jr and 20 other Virginia Tech seniors are elected to Phi Kappa Phi for high scholastic attainment. Election requires a 2.20+ quality average and not more than one tenth of the class. 21 scholars exceed the limit, leaving others eligible in April. Davis, a business admin student, holds multiple campus affiliations and leadership roles. A $500 scholarship is offered annually to new Phi Kappa Phi inductees for graduate study at a U.S. college.
In Berlin on March 8 Baron Gottfried Von Cramm Germany's top tennis star was confined to a jail infirmary after a nervous collapse following his arrest on a morals charge. Authorities withheld details while the ministry of propaganda plans a statement. Von Cramm, world No. 2 amateur, had returned last week from a tennis tour to Australia.
Just arrived at Jones Florist are new flower seeds for spring planting. The shop offers a range of varieties for gardeners to start their seasonal beds.
The New York Stock Exchange suspended Richard Whitney and the firm Richard Whitney & Co from membership after a finding of charges and specifications by the committee on business conduct. Whitney, former exchange president 1930 to 1935, declined comment as trading appeared steady despite the action. Sumner Ford said the firm would respond and asked for opinion to await their answer.
The State Corporation Commission in Richmond Virginia ordered new workmen's compensation insurance rates effective April 1. Overall rates drop about 1.5 percent across 600 classifications with specific shifts by group: manufacturing near unchanged, construction down 7.1 percent, and a third group up 1.9 percent. The commission rejected a flat extra premium for risks under 300 annual premium to balance losses between brackets.
The body of Morris DeHaven, 45, of Glengary West Virginia, missing since February 2, was found in Brannon's pond near DeHaven Virginia about noon. Frederick county authorities and state officers investigated with a dragnet and questioned possible suspects. DeHaven, a farm laborer married to Martha Long, had a daughter and his mother is deceased.
An old expert advises readers that filing income tax returns is easy with help. He outlines steps from calculating gross income to deductions like community chest gifts, real estate taxes, and mortgage interest, then personal exemptions for singles and families, and a final earned income credit if applicable.
Senator Norris of Nebraska told the Senate that TVA Chairman Arthur E. Morgan was moved by intense jealousy toward fellow directors H A Morgan and David E Lilienthal. He recalled Morgan's remarks and urged attention to a board feud fueling criticism and propaganda against TVA.
Police shot and killed Leroy Keys, 38, after he barricaded himself in his home and fought officers. Keys had set fire to furniture and hurled tools during the confrontation. His sister Lottie Mitchell said he had shell shock from World War I.
RICHMOND VA March 8 The Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals refused to pay three petitions for rehearings. Denied were Gaskin Ellis vs New Amsterdam Casualty Co Mary Eppes vs Mary Vandeusen Eppes and American National Bank of Portsmouth vs Kate Walker Ames and others.
NORFOLK Va March 8 Operations of the Norfolk Baltimore and Carolina Line resumed regular schedule today after the strike called Sunday night by the crew of the motorship Pawtucket collapsed.
Auctioneers Dunn & Duvall announce live stock sale at the George A in Hotel. The sale includes a few shares of Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Company stock and Wrauinta co. plan.
About 197 acres of fine limestone land with a comfortable residence and large barn. The property sits 1 mile north of Grimes and will be sold in front of the Court House on Saturday March 12 1938.
The United States challenges British possession claims and plans to establish colonies on two coral atolls, Canton and Enderbury. Enderbury is uninhabited, while Canton is reinforced by a New Zealand settler presence. the islets sit near the equator along the San Francisco to Sydney route.
The Virginia House of Delegates approved a joint resolution by C G Quesenberg to create a nine member commission to study General Assembly reapportionment. The measure passed 46 to 35 and moves to the Senate for consideration.
The Virginia Senate approved the measure to integrate the state bar and let the Supreme Court of Appeals regulate practice, 27 to 9, after House passage. The chamber also advanced a women hours in industry bill with amendments, adopting some and rejecting others.
Hollis Rinehart Jr. attorney for Thomas Fortune Ryan said there will be no further action on the fugitive warrant for desertion and non support unless Wyoming asks extradition. A hearing would be requested before Florida Governor Fred P. Cone. Ryan accepted service of the warrant, posted $100 bond, and was released after a Sheridan Wyoming service.
John Francis Adkins a 90 year old Confederate veteran of Henry County and a longtime participant in Stuart Hairston Camp activities died in a local Martinsville hospital after a pneumonia illness.
Poem criticizes speeding motorists urging stricter penalties for reckless drivers. Calls for a fine to deter fast, gas reckless behavior on streets. Mentions Mr Justice as a figure to impose punishment. Tone reflects satirical warning about urban safety and law enforcement.
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