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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1937
Page
4
Census figures show thirteen Southern states including Virginia and Texas added 2,503,347 people from 1930 to 1935, while the rest of the states gained 2,133,476. The data signal a strong southward population trend and mark the onset of further growth.
The Virginia State Federation of Labor at Lynchburg defeated 73 to 14 a resolution condemning Senators Carter Glass and Harry F Byrd for opposing the President's Supreme Court reorganization. The piece argues whether opposition to court changes is reactionary and questions checks and balances and constitutional processes. The note ends with a provocative line about federal spending per breath.
The new king’s coronation is framed as a grand pageant witnessing a unity of the British Empire. The Times notes this ceremony will symbolize ties binding nations and group identities, with Empire representation from every colony and realm.
In an era of global tension, the unity of the British Empire is praised as a stabilizing force. The text emphasizes unity through tradition and shared purpose, not race or creed, and lauds the young King as a symbol of imperial cohesion and hopeful governance.
A reader's Q A feature lists answers on topics from Atlantic City official song to Washington figures and geography. It covers topics such as Benjamin Baneker, Shakespeare, Monte Carlo profits, plowing cotton rows, locomotive mileage, and Horatio Alger among others.
The Baltimore Sun notes postwar payroll trends with civilian and military counts. It cites 1918 totals, 1923 lows, 1931 peak, and a 1933 onward expansion adding 257,102 employees, mostly unclassified political appointees, implying a larger but potentially less qualified federal bureaucracy.
A Montgomery Advertiser piece notes 24 votes for Tallulah Bankhead as The People's Choice for Scarlett O Hara. It praises her Southern heritage and acting ability while warning public selection could undermine private studio decisions.
The piece traces how the complimentary clause in letters has evolved from formal endings like Yours sincerely and Faithfully yours to cooler endings such as Yours truly. It discusses courtship letters and how readers today view phrases and their implied meanings, including respect and trust.
Washington dispatch notes unseen forces shaping the Supreme Court clash. A group within court and Congress worked to block court packing, misdirecting public pressure as Justice Van Devanter planned retirement. The piece hints at Hughes influence and names potential successors while detailing motives and behind the scenes moves.
Quetzal and President J M Renya Barrios artfully link coast to coast with a coat of arms symbolizing commerce. The emblem combines Salvad or Honduras Nicaragua and Costa Rica to signify regional cooperation in transport and trade.
Jacqueline rejects her engagement to Jim Asson, upsetting her mother Mrs. Smith and Jim’s trustee Colonel Lutman. The scene reveals money worries, a loan from Colonel Lutman, and doubts about Jim’s past as Jacqueline insists she will not wed him despite family pressure.
A fifty year old Black man sought on liquor charges barricaded himself inside a house and resisted officers with a warrant. Authorities reported the incident as officers sought to arrest him for alleged liquor violations.
George Grim R Haymaker and James March return from Bowles Lake with a catch exceeding one hundred pounds. The Friendship Fire Company steamer Big Sis is receiving engine and driver practice under Thomas Spellman. The grave of Robert Jr. son of Mr and Mrs Robert Glass lies in Mt Hebron Cemetery. Plans and specs are ready for a new engine house for the South End Hose Company.
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