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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1938
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star announces F. Byrd, Jr. as editor and outlines its postal designation and daily publication schedule excluding Sundays. The notice specifies second class matter status and publication by The Evening Star Publishing Co. of Winchester, Virginia.
The advert lists subscription prices for different terms including one year in advance at $2.20 and $450, six months at $2.35, three months at $0.90, two months at $1.20, one month at $0.40, and weekly at $0.10. Some OCR errors appear in amounts and terms.
Classified ad rates listed for Thursday May 19 1938 include dimensions and pricing for display and small ads. The page features a Bible verse from Isaiah and promotes numbers related to successful campaigns and right living in the publication.
The Pennsylvania primary showed Republicans outpacing Democrats by over 140,000 votes, suggesting a likely Republican tilt in November. The Lewis Guffey faction suffered a sharp defeat despite New Deal aid, clipping their political reach yet not erasing their future influence.
A Washington based report notes several Northern economists support regional wage differentials in early wage hour legislation. Experts from Pittsburgh Rochester Seattle Yale and College of Economics weigh living costs and regional labor efficiency in proposed rules.
The discussion centers on whether a nationwide or multiple regional minimum wage rates can be effectively set. Economists warn against rigid laws and bureaucratic rigidity while advocates urge recognizing regional living costs and labor efficiency differences. Senators urge careful tailoring to avoid harming industries or regions.
The Richmond Times-Dispatch questions Nazi morality claims against Baron Von Cramm while noting courtroom secrecy and public protest by sports celebrities. The piece likens Nazi leaders to perverts and criticizes arrests for immorality as hypocritical given their history and actions.
A compilation of Q and A snippets from The Winchester Evening Star answering varied curiosities. It covers caterpillar muscles, Oxford Groups rules, rural versus urban schooling, and many factual tidbits about pencils, honey flavors, Lupescu, deacon leather, and more with named sources and dates where given.
Washington reports that Secretary Hull will not resign before the Anglo American Trade agreement, while internal admin tensions grow. The piece notes Hull's friction with Sumner Welles, White House diplomacy, Mexico oil seizures, and looming reorganization bills as Roosevelt weighs inclusion of McAdoo and Barkley allies in the political plan.
Mrs. Homer Lyman, welfare director for the city, addressed the Kiwanis Club on local welfare issues. Frank Horton resigns as Shenandoah area Boy Scout executive effective Sept 1 after a decade in service. Planning for police headquarters improvements and Hollis new office underway. Lions Club delegates to state convention include P. G. Ireland, Lloyd Carper, Earl Clowser, Ben Cather, E. A. Clevenger, and Hove Riley.
Five years ago Byrd Leveal was installed as grand commander of Knight Templars during the annual conclave in this city. Staunton Military Academy set up at Rouss Park for its spring encampment. Senior class play at Handley featured Leonard Largent Kenneth Robinson and Nelia Beverley. General William Mitchell spoke on National Defense at a Rotary Club meeting.
Ten years ago John I. Brown Sr local postman is convalescing from injuries from a recent automobile accident. Clarke County Women’s Club offers prizes for best kept yards and gardens. Virginia officials report 11 stills captured and destroyed in one day. Frederick County delegates to the state Democratic convention will go uninstructed as to choice for presidential nominee.
Fire destroys the joint B. and O. and Southern railroad junction at Strasburg. Plans to rebuild are announced. Over 100 strikers are arrested in Paterson as riots flare near silk mills. About 2,000 attend the quarterly Meeting of the Society of Friends at Hopewell Meeting House. Dr A P Osborne treats drivers after a Berryville car skid and overturn on the mountain near Bluemont.
Forty years ago engineer Edgar Langley earned the honor of piloting a train carrying the first troops bound for the Spanish war through Virginia. Maud Stouffer was elected secretary of the Epworth League at Market Street M. E. Church. Rumors surfaced about plans for a public park near or in Winchester. James A. Brown, a delegated candidate to a Red Men’s Council in Washington, was detained there on suspicions.
Barbara Kingsley, editor in Martinsville and now in New York, pursues a troubled affair with Garry Page while his star actress Wenda Ayer competes for his attention. Barbara guards her heart as Garry’s play and romance unfold amid theater life and magazine duties.
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