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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1938
Page
4
A devotional note quotes Job 22 21 urging readers to acquaint themselves with God to find peace and receive good in daily life church bulletin style emphasizes spiritual guidance and meditation.
A Winchester Rotary Club talk argued Justice Hugo Black’s dissenting opinions signal a shift in the Supreme Court. The speaker warned that if Black and similar justices dominate, democratic government could vanish, suggesting the impact will rise with future appointments.
Governor George H. Earle refused terms with Mr Lewis preventing CIO nomination for Governor. He blocked the Guffey machine and thwarted Philadelphia Mayor S Davis Wilson who briefly aligned with Democrats to run on the CIO ticket in the recent primary.
The piece questions federal work relief spending amid Ohio city hunger. It argues current funds won’t reach Cleveland Columbus or Dayton unemployed and will instead favor other sections and WPA recipients, leaving local needy unemployables without aid. It criticizes administration resistance to expanding relief.
A discussion argues against a centralized relief program and for allowing states and localities to allocate funds. Proponents warn such a shift would strip federal officials of work relief power, while critics fear starvation in Cleveland Columbus and Dayton without federal aid.
Readers weigh in on a proposed reform to assign legal holidays to the Monday nearest the actual date. Supporters include summer resorts while merchants and patriotic groups oppose. The piece notes Memorial Day and July 4 already fall on Monday, and questions about economic impact and constitutional issues. The author downplays immediate effects, predicting the law may not pass or be enforceable.
The article notes the tenth anniversary of Charles A. Lindberghs transatlantic flight celebrated worldwide. It reports nineteen Stephens City seniors graduating at a school lawn exercises, with Wilbur C. Hall, state conservation commissioner, speaking at a Rotary Club meeting. Ex king Edward and Wallis Simpson seek a minister for their civil ceremony.
Five years ago Eugene McFall a highway employee was struck by a hit and run driver two miles south of this city on Route 11. President Roosevelt was thanked by Emperor Hirohito of Japan for his appeal for peace. A local cooking school sponsored by The Star was so popular many women request another session. Announcement made of the marriage of Miss Madalyne Ebersole to James R Butler on February 16.
Ten years ago wheat remains scarce in local markets yet fetches $1.75 per bushel. Aviation enthusiasts plan to form a Valley aviation club to lead the region. R Gray Williams argues the short ballot principle is not new in government. Rev Dr Murray D Mitchell will give the Handley graduation address on June 6.
Twenty five years ago farmers in the county recognized the need for graded and pure strain cattle to improve dairy profits. Lavinia Henderson, a long serving colored auntie, dies here from heart trouble after a useful life. Talks arise about renaming the Episcopal Church in the U S to American Catholic. P M Funkhouser and J M Chamberlain are elected officers of the Shawnee district Sunday School Association.
Forty years ago the 103rd session of the Episcopal Church Virginia Diocese adjourned after a three day conference. Season tickets for the Blue Ridge cycle track were on sale at T. T. Walls. S R Atwell and Robert Kurtz planned a new Valley baseball league. Miss Nannie Bartlett hosted Winchester Orchestra members at her South Braddock street residence.
A compilation of Q and A covering topics from the U S Open Golf at Cherry Hills to postage spending, fingerprinting in Boy Scouts, carnival word origin, firearm history, Ohio River freeze date, government auto guides, federal employment figures, radio ignition effects, number of public forums, airmail stamp design, golf ball speeds, and the World War poem In Flanders Fields.
Washington observers assess early returns from Florida and Pennsylvania as weak mandates for Roosevelt program changes. The piece notes Democratic losses in South Dakota and Pennsylvania, Alabama recapture, and internal CIO and AFL reactions shaping the 1940 race dynamics and candidate support patterns.
Barbara faces a tangle of affairs after a confession from Garry and engagement in Ruth and Peter's wedding. Julia hints at past schemes while Barbara contemplates career writing and a life without steady love, pressuring her to seek new connections and a sunny refuge with Natalie at Basil's weekend lodge.
An editor questions a proposed highway bond program by Mr. Andrews seeking a radical shift from established Virginia fiscal principles. The piece warns that details are lacking and the proposal may face skepticism from supporters of conservative financial policy as it would alter the state's sound finances.
Mrs. J. W. Graham proposes using schoolchildren to promote apples. Students could study production and handle fruit, write letters to peers in other schools, and create widespread contacts for advertising. Fruit industry supporters favor moving to action if approved.
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