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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1938
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star presents a subscription rates notice along with a biblical greeting from Luke 10 5 urging peace at every house. Editor H F Byrd Jr emphasizes the paper's postal entry in Winchester Virginia and the community focus of the publication.
The NLRB asked the United States Circuit Court for permission to withdraw its order finding Ford Motor Company guilty of Wagner Act violations. Ford had earlier sought court testimony from NLRB members and aides to challenge the hearing as not full and fair and questioned whether nonboard figures were consulted. Ford alleged the NLRB’s reputation for unfairness and partiality to CIO leader John Lewis, Homer Martin, and others taints the board’s decision.
Last night the Pulitzer Prize for reportorial work went to Ray Sprigle of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. His reporting exposed Hugo Black’s affiliations with the Ku Klux Klan and earned a $1,000 award.
Dr. N. P. Neilson of Stanford urges Americans to stop the sit-down lifestyle and play the game. He argues many adults are desk-bound and exhausted after minor efforts, advocating outdoor activity and adult fitness aligned to ability, urging communities to expand physical education beyond children.
The Lynchburg News reports a high official blames a federal crop curtailment policy for rising unemployment. George Coan of the North Carolina WPA administration is identified as pointing responsibility at the federal level.
A speaker argues unemployment rises in both agricultural and industrial sectors due to new farm laws curtailing crops and a general industrial recession. Reduced cultivated acreage lowers farm output, pushing workers to scarce city jobs and increasing unemployment while social security for farmers deprives many farm workers of benefits.
The Times finds the President's long awaited monopoly message deflects blame onto business and private power, with little clear discussion of key issues. It notes plans for investigations and regulation but critiques lack of explicit repudiation of NRA codes and coal act. It warns of wage inflexibility accompanying price controls.
The New York Herald Tribune reviews Governor La Follette's National Progressive party speech. It highlights the social philosophy steering current policy debate and argues liberty rests on abundant real wealth to sustain living standards and a secure democracy amid partisan squabbling.
Alien Gray enters the race for Winchester Commissioner of Revenue in the Democratic primary. Mrs Wallis Warfield Simpson gains freedom to wed the Duke of Windsor as divorce proceedings finalize. Winchester citizens discuss reviving the Shenandoah P Boxboard Co employing 100 workers and reopening the plant.
Miss Virginia Seal presents interpretative dance ahead of Miss Francoise May of Belgium being named Queen Shenandoah X on Handley steps. Miss Margaret B. Hardy from a Winchester family is robbed entering a Washington bank with high school funds. Mr W E Cooper hosts a luncheon with Secretary of War George Dern as guest. George Haines a Randolph Macon College student returns home for festival weekend.
The United States Navy Band plays for a Handley pageant staged by 300 students on school steps before coronation. Stephens City High School wins first prize of 50 dollars for parade appearance on festival day. Miss Evy Tucker Shields and Miss Mary Hyde serve as maids of honor to Queen Shenandoah V Mary Wise Boxley. Farmers and Merchants Bank hosts a kite contest with several thousand children. Theodore Jackmier takes first prize.
The executive committee declares J E Correll the Democratic nominee for city commissioner of revenue, with no opposition. A large stable near Dr. Robert Page’s Berryville home, owned by M B Pulliam, is destroyed by fire. In four months this year 250 more auto licenses are sold than all of 1912. The U S government recognizes the Republic of China and receives thanks from its president.
Forty years ago reports say Spaniards cut a cable line from this country to Cuba while Admiral Sampson chased the Spanish fleet. In another note, a cat wakes Annie Lowery to a prowler at her window. William R. Alexander's office is being renovated in Atkinson row for the county commonwealth attorney. Miss Pansy Leafe performs a recitation at Market Street Church Epworth League entertainment.
A Fortune survey finds newspapers are nearly twice as popular as radio for national news. The record notes Rockefeller philanthropy totals about 530 million dollars with major gifts to four funds and individual contributions for education and charity.
In Washington May 2, Spanish Loyalists push propaganda via American channels. State Department worries over foreign agent activity linked to a prominent spokesman who once offered debt settlements for arms. Delegations may face tighter scrutiny at government doors. hearings on neutrality loom amid budget concerns and Roosevelt administration timing.
Barbara and Ruth navigate romance and ambition in New York social circles. Ruth fears Bill Jameson’s potential, while Barbara journeys between Garry Page and Julia, with Jack Metcalf and Marie plotting social moves as the evening glitters with dinners and shifting loyalties. Barbara worries over Garry’s return as Julia’s charm stays sharp.
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