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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1938
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star lists editor H. F. Byrd Jr and publication notes. It details postal status, daily schedule excluding Sundays, and advertising rates including display and classified pricing, with deadlines and minimum charges.
A religious message quotes Ephesians 6 10 urging readers to stand for righteousness. The note emphasizes strength in the Lord and the power of the universe backing believers.
The piece portrays Virginio Gayda as Mussolini's spokesman and questions his demand for the American people to declare whether they want war with Italy. It laments censorship efforts by the Fascist and Nazi regimes and notes the challenge of stifling American free expression.
John T. Flynn argues the economy cycles through recoveries followed by low mood despite laws programs and vast borrowing. He traces cycles from 1913 to the present and says repeated stimulus masks a deeper disease. The cure must address underlying causes not just temporary boosts.
The Alexandria Gazette reports Dr. William E. Weld of Wells College stating women hold major shares of wealth. They own 60 percent of life policies, pay 80 percent of inheritance taxes, and account for half the stockholders in the states, with 44 percent of public utilities. He notes no single crusade exists to seize private wealth, but activist gains unfold as byproducts of broader changes.
Dr Weld argues that benevolence shifts from men to women, who are more social minded. Women study sociology politics economics international relations and psychology with interest, signaling future progress. The change will transform women, the homes they form, and society, promoting growth for all.
The Columbian Enameling and Stamping of Terre Haute faced a strike in 1935 after a no-strike clause. The US Circuit Court denied the board’s bid to force reemployment, citing that strikers breached a solemn agreement. Higher courts may overturn, affecting Wagner Act interpretations.
Report notes abundant blooms attracting locals and visitors to Handley campus. Marshals named for festival parade duties include E. C. Goss J. P. Bayley W. A. Baker and George H. Grim with Dr. Allen coordinating four divisions. Gore High School principal E Behrens reappointed. County teachers list released. Mr and Mrs W O Lutz celebrate wedding anniversary on Shawnee Avenue.
Five years ago a large crowd over 75 000 gathered in Winchester for a festival parade and grand feature. Belgium’s Miss Francoise May named Queen Shenandoah X. A statewide anti repeal meeting was called for. Miss Jane Gray Stouffer and Miss Dorothy Stouffer hosted a Princess Reception on Courtfield. Cadet George Lee Turberville presented Queen Shenandoah X with roses at the Queen's Ball at 5 V.A.
Ten years ago Mahuud Samy the Egyptian minister to this country at Washington is asked to stand aside during coronation exercises at the fifth festival as committee members smooth over the incident upon learning he was peeved. Miss Sadie Silver Snapp marries Herbert Henry Fisher of Stephenson in Bruce town Thursday night. Harry K. Thaw leads the firemen's division of the festival parade with a silver trumpet and spring flowers. Mrs Martin Wisecarver hosts festival guests at her Amherst street home.
Marshall and Bunting pitched well as V A. lost to a makeshift local has beens team. George Baetjer advertises a 41 South Market Street residence for sale. W. L. Fisher, VP of Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen’s Association, departs for the 12th annual convention. An Omnibus bill reintroduces Civil War damage claims for Virginia property in the House.
Forty years ago circulars circulated in London to shape public opinion against the United States as it waged war with Spain. Engineman Thomas Spillman takes the old Friendship steam engine out for airing. FP Hable of the Ticket Brokers Association plans to attend a national convention. J P Sartelle orders two new fans from John Snyder to ventilate his confectionery.
A compilation of Q and A covering topics from the Reorganization Bill protests and railway fatalities to Sarah Bernhardt, Benedictine origin, a glass bottle house in Tonopah, the Go West phrase, cenotaphs, and the education of the Dionne quintuplets with named authorities and locations.
The Washington scene blends showy theater with steady policy work as New Deal aides, senators, and White House staff map the anti monopoly push, wage hour fights, and spend lend plans. Roosevelt's independence worries insiders while Byrd Gerry and others plot fiscal leverage. Mary Norton touts 218 signatures amid doubts.
The Winchester District Conference of the Baltimore Church South resolves to commend newspapers that refuse liquor advertising. Names listed include Washington Evening Star, Northern Virginia Daily Strasburg The Daily News Record Harrisonburg Blue Ridge Herald Purcellville Shenandoah Herald Woodstock Spirit of Jefferson Farmeser's Advocate Clarke Courier Berryville.
In this installment Barbara hosts her cousin Julia as Garry Page sails away. Julia teases Ruth about romance while Barbara worries over Julia’s disruptive arrival and a tense party mood lingers. A cable arrives. Julia plans a brief stay as Barbara contemplates the changing social circle and home dynamic.
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