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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1937

Page

4

Subscription Rates Notice Cited by Winchester Star

The Winchester Evening Star lists subscription rates and billing details as part of a national service note. It references Tenney Woodward & Company with offices in New York Detroit Kansas City San Francisco Chicago Boston Atlanta and Los Angeles as Associated Press members.

Tenney, Woodward & Company, Inc New York Detroit Kansas City San Francisco Chicago Boston Atlanta Los Angeles Associated Press

Oppressor's Worship Rejected Prophet's Condemnation Cited

A religious citation from Isaiah 1 15 condemns widespread prayers amid bloodied hands. It asserts divine refusal to heed prayers when hands are stained, highlighting moral judgment against oppression and ritual acts divorced from justice.

Shall We Continue the Winchester Apple Blossom Festival

Citizens debate whether to discontinue the long running Winchester apple blossom festival. Proponents cite national publicity and tourist draw from outlets like The New York Times and radio broadcasts as civic benefits outweighing local fatigue. The piece urges open discussion on continuing the festival for the towns future prominence.

Winchester Filis The New York Times

Baby Finds a Gun Sparks New Yet Old News

A fair update recounts a children’s shooting incident where a two year old and a four year old found a hidden revolver in a parent’s bedroom. The family, including nine other children, had no prior shooting accidents. The weapon was an old 32 caliber revolver kept out of sight.

Messrs. Stuckey & Stuckey Charles Messrs. Stuckey &Stuckey Rotherhithe Bloomsbury Captain Allwright John O’ Gaunt Jacqueline

Gun in home hurts child in careless moment

A father kept a revolver in a bedroom near the springs. A curious two year old found it and the weapon discharged, wounding his shoulder. The father said he never wanted a gun again after the accident.

End the Divorce Evil With Realistic Marriage Work

A columnist argues against the divorce mindset and urges mature commitment. Recalling a heiress’s three marriages, the piece warns that happiness does not auto follow marriage and that lasting union requires effort, tolerance, and perseverance rather than repeated partner changes.

Household budgets and the cost of keeping a husband content

The piece discusses how home management differs from business, noting wives are generally thriftier and that keeping a husband happy is a major expense. It warns against waste, cites a Larchmont example of men eating out, and reflects on shared budgets. It also lists unrelated items from a year ago civic notes and local gossip.

Larchmont

Husbands in Revolt in Larchmont

Three Larchmont husbands formed a Home Conservation movement to cut household expenses. Their wives, striking, refused to serve dinner to critics, ending the effort as the husbands retreated. The piece notes wives maintain control of costs and household affairs despite the incident in Westchester.

Hopewell News Westchester County New York Larchmont Westhester

They Remember Richardson Rain Maker Offer

McCook residents initially considered a free trial by Albert Richardson of Portland a self styled rain maker who claimed to rain without leaving his city but recalled the 1935 Republican River Valley flood and heavy rains and delayed action.

Mccook, Neb Albert Richardson Portland Ore Republican River Valley Richardson

Open Forum Praise for Star Festival Edition

Florence Rutherford of Los Angeles offers congratulations to The Star for a special Apple Blossom Festival edition published May. She compares its breadth to the Los Angeles Times and notes the newspaper’s rapid expansion as a long-time reader.

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School board reappoints most active teachers in county

Frederick county school board reappointed all but ten of the now active teachers in the county schools. The Guffey Soft Coal Act is held invalid by the Supreme Court, verdict is six three. Fred Read Jr buys 17 acres in Clarke county for a new home. Ian MacCallum is architect. Bobby Lewis, Park pitcher, out of future games due to a broken thumb from yesterday’s game with Purcellville.

Frederick County Supreme Court Fred Read Clarke County Ian MacCallum Bobby Lewis Purcellville

Curtis admits fanciful talks with Lindbergh kidnappers

Five years ago John Hughes Curtis confessed that his negotiations with kidnappers of the Lindbergh baby were mere fantasies. LeBar Nursery of Pennsylvania sent Handley High School a large rhododendron shipment triggering a contact. The Staunton Military Academy cadets arrived to begin their annual encampment at Winchester Park. Authorities pursued George Crawford, suspected in the murders of two Middlebury women months earlier.

John Hughes Curtis LeBar Nursery Pennsylvania Handley High School Advance Corp Staunton Military Academy Winchester Park George Crawford Middlebury

Mad bull rampages through city after escape

Twenty five years ago officers Hollis and Legge failed to capture a mad bull that escaped from stock yards and roamed city streets. Floyd Allen is found guilty of first degree murder at Wytheville, killing three county officials.

Hollis and Legge Floyd Allen Wytheville Nn i

Greene born during Revolutionary era in 1742

General Nathanael Greene, noted Revolutionary War officer, was born on May 17 1742, marking a formative moment in early American military history.

General Greene

Liberal Demagogues Split From Demagogue Club

News Behind The News reports a rift among House members forming a Liberal Demagogues faction, opposing the older “Wall Street” demagogues and the CUD. It cites Roosevelt era debates on economic councils and trust busting, plus unpublished helium export testimony affecting sanctions and defense policy.

Wall Street Committee Deinner Demagogue Club Roosevelt Economic Council Wallace House Military Affairs Committee Hindenberg James T. Howington Girder Corporation of Louisville France Japan Holland East Indies Europe South American U.S U. S Germany Lanham Texas United States Asia Mr. Howington Hitler Lister Hill Alabama

Answers to questions from The Evening Star Information Bureau

Reader questions range from Congressional Medal of Honor living count to traffic signal origins, left handed President Garfield, hotels in Washington in Hotel Association, Monte Carlo gambling, Ethel Waters at the Cotton Club, space lens theory credited to Mondi, John L Sullivan fight date, Galsworthy garden Magnolia Gardens, air travel in the Soviet Union, Helene Madison marriage, accordion authority Pierro Deiro, and the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Sanctuary established in 1905.

Deed Risk and Hidden Intrigue Surround Jacquline Smith

Jacqueline Smith is drawn into a convoluted inheritance plot as three men scheme to control her wealth through marriage to Jim Asson. Charles Lutman, posing as adviser, fears exposure while secret room plots stir danger. Jacqueline faces pressure as Stuckey & Stuckey indict a risky deed and a nightmarish confrontation looms.

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