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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 10, 1937

Page

4

Winchester Evening Star newspaper masthead excerpt

The Winchester Evening Star publishes daily with Sunday print omitted, issued by The Evening Star Publishing Co of Winchester Virginia. Subscription rates and national advertising reps are listed. Associated Press license covers news dispatches and local coverage.

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Psalm Verse Quoted On Faithful Guidance

A devotional line from Psalms 48 14 proclaims God as a constant guide for believers even unto death, emphasizing steadfast faith and divine leadership through life and after.

God

Combating The Commuting Criminal

National push to curb interstate crime gains momentum as states adopt model bills aimed at pursuing extradition prosecution and parolee supervision across borders. Recent kidnapping case shows why cooperation matters with multiple states seeking arrest and punishment for cross border offenses.

Council of State Interstate Commission On Crime International Association of Chiefs of Police Union

Byrd Pushes Consolidation For Federal Economy

Senator Byrd of Virginia, chairing the Senate Reorganization Committee, urges consolidating the Home Owners' Loan Corporation and the Federal Housing Administration to save about 24.5 million dollars annually. He says many emergency agencies could be merged or liquidated, but expects little immediate budget relief this Congress. He notes planned higher expenses and a near half billion dollar deficit looming next July. The push emphasizes cutting unnecessary personnel and duplicative functions across government.

Berkeley Calif Daily Gazette Washington United States Byrd Virginia Senate Home Owners’ Loan Corporation Federal Housing Administration FHA Congress National Labor Relations Board Wallace Mr. Wallace Hindenburg House Military Affairs Committee Hitler Uncle Sam Goodyear Company

New Jersey Adopts Model Acts on Extradition

The state reports two of three fugitives from other states waive extradition. New Jersey saves time and expense by handling roughly 600 extraditions annually between the state and others.

New Jersey

Nominations In Order Prompt Debate On GM Directors

A New York World Telegram note says Homer Martin of the United Automobile Workers failed to be elected a GM director. It also hints at a provocative lineup for other leadership roles including Hitler’s cabinet with Fiorello La Guardia, Mussolini’s cabinet with Haile Selassie, Roosevelt’s cabinet with Justice McReynolds, and the Duke of Windsor’s best choice.

Lutman Jacqueline Charles Jacqueline Smith London E New York Examiner Alan Redfern Latman Jim Asson Vienna James Asson New York World-Telegram Homer Martin United Automobile Workers General Motors Hitler Fiorello la Guardia Mussolini Haile, Selassie Roosevelt Justice McReynolds Duke of Windsor United States Ton New York Mayor la Guardia James Farley Babe Ruth John L. Lewis Marion Davies Washington Navy Yard

Answers to Questions from The Evening Star Bureau

A reader could mail questions to The Evening Star Information Bureau in Washington D C for replies at three cents. Included are multiple Q A pairs on topics from America's Cup races dates to figures on WPA actors and other historical trivia with brief factual answers.

Evening Star Information Bureau Frederic J. Haskin Washington, D. C

Police reveal festival traffic and crime across town

Officers report 17 358 autos entered the city during the festival’s second day. Police raid local establishments for slot machines. Two North Carolina dope peddlers captured with morphine worth over 200 dollars. A man dies from a fall under a high voltage line. A letter connected to a mysterious disappearance is found. Ten years ago cyclones killed dozens in the far west.

Haile Selassie Ethiopia English Palestine North Carolina Stephens City People’s Bank Raymond C. Kent Boyce Northern Virginia Power Co Orndorff Far West Nungesser Francis Coli Atlantic Treland Path Snyder Tom Sawyer Gore

Roosevelt Wins Delegates In Maryland GOP Primary

Twenty five years ago Col Teddy Roosevelt secures six Maryland delegates in the Republican contest and leads Taft so far. Also noted are a local wedding and a 30th anniversary celebration at a residence. The Sixth Pennsylvania Cavalry Lancers, Civil War veterans, visit nearby battlefields.

Col Teddy Roosevelt Maryland Taft Lewis Hollar Bryan Stuart Richardson United Brethren Parsonage Oliver Woore Pennsylvania Cavalry Lancers

Local Sights and Feats From the Region

Forty years ago Charles Hoar of Middletown was seized from his home and tied to a tree and beaten by a gang for unknown reasons. The Evans Hotel’s final cleaning is in progress before occupation. Miss Capper of Gainesboro breaks both arms in a sleepwalking accident. Mr Frank Sieafore buys an 18 pound bicycle for racing use.

Charles Hoar Middletown Evans Hotel Miss Capper Gainesboro Frank Sieafore

Battle of Ticonderoga Opens Revolutionary War Fight

On May 10, 1775, American forces attacked Fort Ticonderoga marking an early clash in the Revolutionary War in America. The engagement showed colonial resolve and strategic contest for artillery and control of the lake frontier.

Battle of Ticonderoga America

Ballot of Names on Postwar Leadership Plans

A list proposes figures tied to major roles: Ernest Simpson for head of a secret police, Leon Trotsky for Stalin era, Howard Hopson for TVA chair, Henry Ford for the National Labor Board, Rex Tugwell for the Liberty League, and a composite pick for the Supreme Court including the Dionne quintuplets.

Ernest Simpson Leon Trotsky TVA Howard Hopson National Labor Board Henry Ford Liberty League Rex Tugwell Supreme Court Quintuplets Mme. Dionne

Borah Foresees Washington Strains On Roosevelt Plan

Washington report notes Senator Borah’s alleged prescience on court packing and New Deal ideas. It cites Wallace lectures advocating industry control, claims of a “Social Democracy,” and details on helium export restrictions linked to Hindenburg era concerns.

Mr. Roosevelt Borah Wallace Chapel Hill North Carolina

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