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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1937
Page
4
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A verse from 1 Corinthians 10 23 notes that all things are lawful but not all things are expedient or edifying. The passage emphasizes discernment in choices and the importance of building up others in conduct.
Virginia requires biennial inspections each fall and spring by Motor Vehicle Division agents. Defects must be repaired before a certificate of inspection is issued and displayed on the windshield. The spring period is in May, and owners pay only for repairs. the state does not charge a separate service fee.
Leo T. Crowley, chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, urged bankers to preserve profits for future downturns rather than pay large dividends. He criticized the undistributed surplus tax as forcing corporations to distribute earnings, hindering reserves for expansions and contingencies. The government should amend tax laws to allow building reserves.
A New York Times account previews the royal coronation with emphasis on the solemn burden borne by the monarch and the symbolic weight of the crown while other empires fade into history. The King and Queen face the ceremony as an ordeal, underscoring the unique significance of this investiture.
Crowds in Abbey and London streets await a grand coronation spectacle with many crowns on view. The 11 year old Princess Elizabeth will wear a coronet atop her ermine robe, a fairy tale moment seen as a hopeful, light symbol of monarchy amid a grand, ceremonial pageant.
The German government plans a secretive international exposition in Duesseldorf opening May 8 to rival Paris. It features 42 halls 30 pavilions 20 dining venues and a Rhine side 192 acre site. Exhibits emphasize the Four Year Plan synthetic goods textiles from wood coal gasoline and rubber with a slogan stressing resourcefulness over wealth.
A list of Q and A covers racing greyhounds, deferred payments, Hollywood’s James Wong, turkey breeds, kite frames, Virgin Islands status, American Newspaper Guild, youth hostels, airline safety awards, and other trivia. The piece cites figures on Morgan, tobacco nicotine, ambulance origins, and trivia about anatomy, astronomy, and history.
A Norfolk Ledger Dispatch opinion notes a coronation inspired return to Victorian furniture tempered by modernist simplification. It argues for balanced use of styles, suggesting curves and ornament remain welcome without abandoning simplicity or falling to extremes. It also references Virginia gubernatorial race indications showing the loser likely to place second.
A recent issue of Scott’s Scrap Book by R J Scott Atvian features a three star symbol for Livonia Kurland and Lettgallen provinces. The stamp supports the White Cross movement and Latvia 16 National Temperance indicates a league connection.
Washington report flags a growing rift as lawmakers fear voter backlash over court packing taxes and the New Deal. Analysts say Roosevelt’s country popularity dents congressional support and may shift votes on supreme court packing and retirement age measures.
In a London hotel Jacqueline Smith confronts lawyer Charles Stuckey known as the Mouthpiece. The scheme involves her mother Millicent, her fiancé Jim Asson and Colonel Lutman to control a 1500 inheritance from an American uncle. Stuckey and Jacqueline exchange barbed lines as they discuss a rough draft marriage settlement and future control of the money. The story continues.
The State Department is notified that the war is over with Ethiopia now Italian. Other items include Fred Ritter joining the Lions Club, a Middletown voter meeting, mayoral candidates Jones and Edgar McCartney, and upcoming marriage invitations for Margaret Richards and Rev. George Earle Owen.
River and air crews battle floods to reach 50 000 marooned residents as a two day festival coincides with rescues. A Roanoke man injured en route home after visiting during the festival dies in hospital. Police recover about ten wallets and pocketbooks stolen by pickpockets. licenses and car keys are found.
Will Whittington sustains a broken nose after an altercation with George Fries over a joke. Godfrey Miller, a well known Main Street druggist, marries Miss Louise Walters of Washington. George Bushnell serves as president pro tempore of the common council. The city plans to install number plates on all houses within city limits. Napoleon dies at St Helena on April 5, 1821.
Norfolk Dispatch reports a waitress is missing but suggests she will likely reappear later with the order. The item frames the incident with cautious optimism about a quick return.
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