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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1937
Page
4
The artist William Gropper, noted political cartoonist and painter, created a controversial Vanity Fair cartoon that angered the Japanese Emperor. Gropper recently received a Guggenheim Fellowship for creative painting.
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A brief excerpt quotes a biblical injunction from First Thessalonians urging abstention from all appearance of evil as life guidance.
William E. Dodd, former American ambassador to Germany, attacks the personal integrity of Chief Justice John Marshall in a long letter to Senator Buckley. He claims an unnamed billionaire nearing a billion dollars would back a dictatorship if Roosevelt’s court packing plan fails. Critics doubt the claim and note the State Department’s indifference.
The Tennessee swears in Major George L. Berry as United States Senator to succeed the late Nath an Bachman. Berry, a labor leader and organizer, heads the International Printing Pressmen's Union and chairs Labor's Non-Partisan League. He faces criticism for pro labor stance but is defended as a legitimate choice amidst varied interests.
The Richmond News Leader reports Senator Byrd proposes consolidating three Federal home loan agencies, predicting a $24.5 million annual saving. The piece argues Congress will likely balk because the White House did not originate the proposal, officeholders will resist loss of patronage jobs, and duplication of jobs serves political interests.
The piece argues that early daily practice builds natural skill in baseball and tennis stars like Bob Feller and Helen Wills. It notes many players today specialize late, lacking full toolsets, and warns the well rounded diamond athlete is rare. It advocates nurturing talent from childhood.
Richmond Times Dispatch discusses Roosevelt and Hoover on unemployment censuses. It argues Hoover resisted counting the jobless, while Roosevelt critics claim overestimation and pressure to cut relief. The piece notes relief rosters plus WPA lists are insufficient to measure unemployables or total unemployed.
The text argues that counting unemployables on relief rolls is essential to social security policy and to assessing WPA’s future. It contends WPA was not meant as a permanent support for unemployables and highlights implications for government programs.
Richmond News Leader reprints Margaret Mitchell interview. Mitchell says large wealth should not demand a life of luxury. she plans wardrobe updates after selling her 1928 car and desires to lead a normal life with her husband and friends. Money, she argues, enlarges life only by supporting family, learning, and helping others.
Hugo Eckener commands the Hindenburg as it departs Lakehurst on its return from a maiden trip to this country. Rev. E. B. McGukin is elected president of the Winchester Ministerial Association. Winchester Memorial Hospital directors hold annual meetings and elect officers. G. W. Bush arrives to manage a local drug store, succeeding the late Robert Cooksey.
Representatives of 18 apple growing states discuss export market conditions and tariffs in Washington.
Friendship Fire Company held its annual banquet in the engine hall with food prepared by the ladies of the company. New Orleans reports the levee may break at any moment under the flood pressure from the Mississippi and backwaters. A damage suit by Arthur Jones Woolen Mill against Shenandoah Boxboard Co. over stream pollution was ended amicably. Mrs. Warren Rice reelected regent of the Fort Loudoun Chapter DAR at a Berryville election meeting with Mrs. Lorenzo Lewis.
Twenty five years ago the Shenandoah Valley Academy loses a second game to R M A of Front Royal. Henry Baetjer a local merchant dies after a stroke of paralysis. Sixteen surviving members of the 6th Pennsylvania Calvary Lancers visit local battlefields in annual encampment. Miss Clara Weems announces engagement to Dr H L Owns of Baltimore.
During an early run to a blaze Robert Brill nearly collapsed from smoke and exhaustion. Rain delays the Valley Pike bicycle relay race with Ralph Savage captaining the local entry. William Copenhaver hauls 27 cartloads of stones and brick after tearing down an end chimney at his home.
A reader from Waynesboro credits The Star for its Blossom Festival edition saying it is well gathered, extremely interesting, and should greatly benefit the paper.
A reader sends questions to The Evening Star Information Bureau. Answers cover topics from racing mares and notable figures to Texas peaks, the first Blossom Time NY show, Pearl Buck, and the Ninety Nine Steps Club with concise, neutral responses.
News Behind The News reports that Congress has adjourned amid a cautious calendar as President Roosevelt prepares to decide on budget bills. Senator Sam McReynolds gains attention for a large prize catch while Senate seats and TVA disputes drum up Washington chatter. Sugar policy stalemate and Derby host Guffey’s missing bus moment add to the day’s tensions in national affairs.
Jacqueline Smith plans to marry ex-convict Jim Asson to secure a $1.5 million inheritance from an American uncle. In London Charles Stuckey, a wavering lawyer, delays signing a marriage settlement as Col. Lutman and others press toward the deed in a tense office confrontation.
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