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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1938
Page
4
A compiled Q and A segment covering topics from boy camps in Minnesota to Camp Blue Bird in California. It answers questions on book values, democracy in death, radio effects on Mexico climate, mineral water wells in New Jersey, James J Jeffries as umpire, Mickey Rooney name, highest volcano, IQ origin, tapioca sources, nail biting term, number of veterinary colleges, largest US gun, and furlong origin with concise historical notes.
The article ponders how the board classifies activities as fun or profit, comparing it to professional versus amateur sports. Students who match pennies at lunch study the ruling and its implications for taxation by Uncle Sam, the tax collector.
The Norfolk Ledger Dispatch notes Senator Minton’s lobby panel pressed Rural Progress over financing and operations, accusing it of propaganda for the Republicans and intimidation against critics of the New Deal. It argues the committee’s tactics were crude and unlikely to advance its aims.
A Pennsylvanian report notes Virginia’s textile expansion driven by a £20.9M viscose facility and broader factory growth. The 1936 letter from a viscose official praises Virginia’s sound policies and leadership, predicting continued industrial development and regional prosperity.
An editorial compares Chamberlain concessions to Mussolini with Germany's pressure on the press. It cites Senator Sherman Minton's anti-Negro rhetoric as echoing Hitler methods and proposes a satire where Minton visits Berlin to learn press-control tactics before returning to suppress criticism in the United States.
The Milwaukee Journal reports on a Federal board of tax appeals ruling about deducting gambling losses. If the gambling was done with an anticipation of profit the loss is deductible. if it was for fun the loss is not. The case involved a husband who lost 1200 in chemin de fer and a wife who lost 300 at roulette.
The Baltimore Sun quotes Judge James Garrett Wallace of the New York Court of General Sessions who dismissed a libel action against a pamphleteer. He argued that tolerating demagogues and charlatans protects honest public commentators and warns against using criminal law to oppress dissent.
Dick Merrill and Jack Lambie complete their trans Atlantic flight ending in New York after a round trip. The event marks a historic milestone in early air travel and is reported among other year ago notes.
Martha Stine and June Martingale lead the Handley Senior Class production Peg O’ My Heart. Funeral services are held for Elder J. W. Brannon, longtime Whitacre merchant and Primitive Baptist minister. Advance corps of the S. M. A. cadet battalion arrives to prep for the annual encampment at Rouss Springs.
Ten years ago H T Goode submits the slogan Shenandoah Valley The Gateway to Prosperity for Shenandoah Valley Inc. Bass season will not open until July 1 this year, not June 1 as in prior years, warning impatient anglers. Jolliffe's studio photographed a Winchester in state Chamber of Commerce magazine story. Mr and Mrs Hugh S Duffey welcome a son at Winchester Memorial Hospital.
Riverton judge A C Carson declares he is not a candidate for the governorship of the Philippines in response to reports. The item notes his denial amid other brief notices. Gen Jackson and Gen Jeb Stuart death anniversaries are observed by U D C chapters in the south. Bessie Starkey wins Washington ag department prize for growing 5938 pounds of tomatoes in 1912 near Berryville. Lincoln Beachey, famed aviator, quits flying citing a premonition.
Forty years ago a bombardment of Calderas in Cuba by a U S fleet killed four hundred Spaniards and two Americans. J E Copp of Kernstown shoots seven black snakes over six feet long. Charles Funkhouser injured when thrown from a buggy during a runaway team incident. Five local fire companies appoint captains Robert Haymaker Robert Ghay Stewart Bell J M Haymaker and George Kinzel.
In Cork a century ago Father Theobald Mathew led a temperance pledge drive ending in sixty signatures and a mass abstinence movement. The letter asks Virginia if it is ready for a similar nationwide challenge to drink as a danger to society and calls for patriotic leaders and faith in people. George A. Jordan Warrenton Va.
Eyton D. Franks of Clearbrook urges Northern Virginia residents to oppose George Pingley’s death sentence for the fatal shooting of Frederick County Sheriff William Newcome. He questions arrest legality, jury fairness, and justice versus vengeance, urging a petition to Governor James H. Price to commute to life imprisonment.
Barbara confronts Garry as he admits loving Wenda Ayer, forcing a painful breakup. She hides pain, phones Natalie, and watches for his return while pondering friendships, past romances, and a shattered paradise. Jack urges resilience but Barbara stays alone with her ache.
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