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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1939
Page
12
The Winchester Evening Star of March 9 1939 prints a note about editor H F Byrd Jr and the paper’s publication details. It includes a biblical quote from Luke 23 42 and a short reflection on era and memory within a Winchester Virginia context.
Citizens in about 20 cities join police and traffic safety departments by reporting moving violations to reduce accidents. Programs use cooperation cards to notify violators, with three cards in six months triggering action. Dallas and Pittsburgh report 400 to 1,000 violations monthly, and observers say the system links violators to targeted education and enforcement.
The Federation of Tax Administrators reports five states South Carolina Alabama Louisiana Georgia and Tennessee collected nearly six million dollars from soft drink taxes during 1934 to 1937. South Carolina provided about 74 percent of the total with over one million dollars annually, Louisiana averaged 250000, while carbonic gas taxes in Tennessee and Alabama brought in about 65000 and 25000 respectively.
Wilmette Illinois will begin bicycle inspections June 1 under a new ordinance. The law limits riding on congested streets, requires horns and headlights, rear red reflectors, and single file riding in groups. Licenses may be suspended or fines up to 200 dollars.
The Richmond News Leader argues that sculpture should not be exact in depicting General Jackson at Manassas. It notes missing details like his cap and coat, and recounts anecdotes about his horses Fancy and Little Sorrel. The piece defends a stylized, not literal, portrayal.
The piece traces rapid rises in U S politics from local to national power. It notes Dewey’s swift ascent from Buffalo sheriff to mayor and then president, Hughes’s early success as a prosecutor leading toward near-Presidency, and a Princeton president’s path to the White House after Wilson’s resignation, concluding that fortune now turns faster than in previous eras.
Richard Whitney, accused Wall Street broker from a famous family, accepts full responsibility for his firm’s failure and misused funds. Charles Curry, a veteran Staunton attorney, is retained by George Pingley in a murder trial defense.
Five years past a 40000 loan for the city was authorized at a special council meeting. Wet heavy snow knocked out power and telephone lines and closed the highway overnight. Auto licenses on sale March 15 will use a new reduced rate of 40 cents per hundred pounds.
Ten years ago Apple producers pressed a struggle over excessive tariffs affecting their fruit both locally and internationally. Funeral services were held for Mrs. Annie Singleton MacDonald 93, buried at Mt. Hebron. Two barns on Rebecca Owens farms in separate parts of the county burned simultaneously.
Oliver P Grove, who slipped on ice days ago, is recovering from serious injuries. Congress orders an inquiry into reports that Texas rangers conducted raids in Mexican territory. Local officials urge all school children to be vaccinated against smallpox amid an epidemic in the area.
Forty years ago local Masons helped educate the community for the new thirty thousand dollar A F and A M building in Hagerstown. Benjamin Byers of Stephenson and Alice Wright of Lake View wed at Lutheran Church on North Market Street. George A. Fith and spouse mark their tenth wedding anniversary on North Market Street. Frescoing at Union Bank nearly finished with minor work pending at J B Russell residence.
A reader can get the answer to any question of fact by writing The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau Frederic J. Haskin director Washington D C Please enclose three cents for reply.
The United States Weather Bureau divides the country into six forecast districts with central centers and separate forecasts for large states. Hurricanes alerts come from Washington and Great Lakes storm warnings from Chicago, with forecasting offices also in Juneau San Juan and Honolulu for limited services.
A concise booklet from the Information Bureau offers guidance on polite social conduct for daily situations. Frederick J. Haskin directs the effort in Washington DC and invites readers to mail ten cents with their name address to receive MODERN MANNERS.
Beth Jud son recalls her uncle Ariel Cameron of East Norwalk Conn who, despite his old clothes, earns a car by demonstration tactics and courteous treatment. A Stamford visit leads to two car offers, but Ariel buys the second car with cash. The tale ends with a civic lesson on courtesy and a Gettysburg era sign warning shooters.
Chief Ellis questions Della Craig and Reginald Ainsworth during a tense manor gathering. Della explains ties to Mrs. Horace and Florida connections while Ainsworth reveals aims to secure backing for a new play. MacIntyre hints at forthcoming dramatic revelations as suspects stay under one roof.
Senator Harrison as Finance Committee chair warns that the government faces nine straight deficit years and a near forty billion debt. He opposes raising the legal borrowing limit to fifty billion, urging substantial spending cuts and broad public support to end a run on borrowed money.
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