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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1938
Page
4
A biblical excerpt from Exodus 18 21 emphasizes selecting able men who fear God men of truth and hate covetousness to govern as rulers of thousands hundreds fifties and tens. The passage underscores qualities for leadership and administrative division within ancient Israel.
The charter presentation dinner drew about 230 attendees, including 95 Board of Trade members, marking a strong start for Winchester's new civic group. It aims to boost civic, industrial, and educational activities by cooperating with other groups and the Chamber of Commerce. The editors view the venture as a meaningful challenge with potential community benefits.
A public dispute erupts over relief funds used to influence Iowa Senate race. Critics charge Hopkins with coercion, alleging a nonpartisan fund is being weaponized for political gain while Johnson and Lawrence condemn the administration for improper mingling of relief with politics.
Reports from Europe say Czechoslovakia stood firm against German threats and Berlin felt humiliated. While Hitler faced a new grievance, states that Prague’s resistance damaged German prestige, leaving Berlin resentful of the diplomatic and propagandist setback.
The piece notes how a regime uses aggression to repair its damaged prestige. Berlin claims Czech mobilization threatens Central Europe and accuses Praha of lawlessness while courting Anglo-French support. It questions whether pressure will trigger a drastic, decisive move to reclaim status.
The President's failure to intervene in the Baltimore Mail Steamship subsidy dispute endangers Virginia’s only direct privately owned U S flag Europe route. The Maritime Commission refuses to raise subsidies, harming Southern shipping and regional trade balance as the South risks losing a key link unless a new mandate emerges.
A twelve year old boy named Kenneth Kelly runs away from home after skipping school. The incident highlights truancy concerns and fear of the truant officer impacting families. The item notes a broader regional move regarding labor and public policy in the same era.
Five years past the Chicago World's Fair opens with grand ceremony and futuristic structures. Ralph Buckley and Anna Carroll chosen to deliver final addresses for Boyce Senior class of eight, the Disciples of Christ. Union Valley district meets and records opposition to repealing Prohibition amendment.
Four Winchester fire trucks rove the city seeking a blaze that proves to be a false alarm. Shenandoah County reports the school board will hire only single teachers. Winchester and Frederick counties contribute 4000 dollars to the Shenandoah Valley advertising fund.
Twenty five years ago nine men died when a crack passenger train struck a group on the track near Martinsburg. Also noted Roosevelt sues a Michigan editor for 10000 over remarks of drunkenness. Military officers are in Staunton for training camp. Canadian pugilist Luther McCarty dies in a fight with Pelky.
Forty years ago Democrats won all 16 offices as the Republican party fell in Winchester. Miss May Neikirk is honored at a surprise party at Charles Frye’s home on Senseney road. A county youth rides through on horseback with an old flintlock on his way to join the Cuban war. Lucius Carr, Sr. arrives from Cambridge to spend the summer with his son at Court Field near the city.
Washington reports show a dramatic swing in Congress on the wage hour bill with 119 votes changing sides. Analysts cite presidential influence, regional exemptions, and internal dissent as factors, while experts warn federal control could extend to labor disputes and compulsory arbitration.
Letter from Robert B. Golightly defends landowner rights in Route 50 showpiece dispute with Shirley. He details consent to land donation, condemnation, and a county appraisal that valued damages at 2250 dollars, arguing the state ignored fair compensation and favored a central road route over a southern bypass.
Wenda Ayer renounces Garry Page and signs out of his play to pursue a solo career funded by Jimmy Minton. Garry warns of a murder alibi while Barbara Kingsley defuses a gun incident as Ray Lipton arrives for tea.
The Richmond Times-Dispatch letter recalls Trevelyn's life of Lord Grey and a 1912 King George letter to Grey about informing Prince Henry that Britain would defend France and Russia if attacked. The Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch questions the German mind's grasp of others' psychology and whether Britain would have joined war, noting Belgium's resistance delayed German plans and possibly altered outcomes.
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