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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1938
Page
1
Everett Spencer of Terra Haute Indiana was fatally injured after a wheel struck him during the Indianapolis race. The accident occurred as spectators watched the high speed event. Spencer died at the hospital shortly after.
Floyd Roberts of Van Nuys Calif held the lead at 400 miles of the 500 mile race with an average of 117.723 mph and a 3 23 52.13 time. Jimmy Snyder of Chicago lost the lead after a pit stop for a faulty supercharger as Chet Miller moved into second and Wilbur Shaw into third. At 400 miles 16 of 33 starters remained. A spectator Everett Spencer of Terre Haute Ind was killed when a wheel from Emil Andres Chicago crashed into the wall. Snyder regained the lead at 300 miles before losing it again to Roberts at 200 miles as Snyder pitted for tires.continued on page 7. col. 7
The Ladies Aid Society of the Church of the Disciples of Ebenezer holds its regular meeting at 2 PM on June 2 at the church. The gathering aims to organize cleaning of the church grounds and cemetery.
Mr Winchester marks Memorial Day as a time for gratitude for living in a land not facing immediate war. He contrasts the nation’s condition with dictators abroad whose policies rely on armaments and war related death, pondering their sentiments beside graves of fallen soldiers.
Rev Emmett B McGukin pastor of First Presbyterian Knoxville will be awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity at King College commencement exercises in the South The ceremony follows the baccalaureate sermon by Dr Stuart Nye Hutchinson of East Liberty Church Pittsburgh The 30 graduates will receive degrees and Caldwell of Louisville Seminary will deliver the address
Betty Jane Hobbs, four, was found in Coolville Ohio after a kidnap case that captivated North Tonawanda and Coolville. Ellsworth Hobbs returned with detectives to reclaim his daughter, while authorities prepared to press charges against a woman linked to the case.
In Manchester Kentucky on May 30 a cloudburst washed a cabin down a creek, drowning eight members of the Boberson family. Thompson the miner and his eldest son escaped. Six bodies were recovered, per Tom Smith the railroad station agent, via miner reports.
Commencement week at Shenandoah Valley Academy features a 5 o clock military review with athletic and special awards by Capt John A Hodgson. Cadets march in full dress as Col Boone D Tillett and Cadet Major Victor Emerson preside. public attendance expected.
Washington officials announced a potential 20 to 25 cent per bushel bounty for 1939 grain if farmers cooperate with the Agricultural Adjustment Administration to cut next year’s plantings. With a projected wheat surplus, the AAA plans to reduce 1939 acreage from 80 million to 50 million or less. Growers would receive a 12 cent per bushel incentive below normal production, with hopes to raise it next year.
Washington May 30 Congress aims to wind up business by June 11 with Senate Leader Barkley predicting passage of the relief bill by midweek. Remaining items include a wage hour compromise and a deficiency appropriation. Administration plans drop the government reorganization bill. Both Houses in recess for Memorial Day as a joint committee works to reconcile House wage hour bill and Senate labor standards measure.
The Virginia Federation of Post Office Clerks plans two events for its annual convention June 17 18 in Winchester. Auxiliary members will meet for two noon sessions featuring National President Mrs Herman Lowe and other officers. A 6 30 p m picnic and dance for delegates and auxiliary members follows.
Washington correspondent Eddy Gilmore recalls Memorial Day's fading sectional charge as Arlington honors the dead. Virginia's General Lee home stands near graves of fallen Union and Confederate soldiers while ceremonies in the unknown soldier garden feature Senator David Walsh delivering the principal address.
Hundreds of citizens from distant states visit the United States National Cemetery near Winchester to honor four thousand Civil War dead. The event features the Handley Band, Boy Scouts, veterans groups, and Judge Philip Williams speaking on Return To Peace.
The Rev. Charles F Wishart of Wooster College criticized state laws requiring teachers to take loyalty oaths to the constitution. He argued the policy targets one profession and fuels suspicion that loyalty could be judged by partisan standards, potentially stifling free speech.
Reports from Tokyo describe two airplanes believed Chinese crossing the western Kyushu coast triggering a western Japan alarm that lasted until 1:45 a m. The planes did not drop bombs and appeared to reconnoiter the coast before returning home.
In Chestertown Maryland burglars opened a store window at Bordley and Sons and escaped with about 300 suits valued at unknown amount. Proprietor Carl N Bordley reported the loss early today.
Tickets for the East Lynn Capitol Theatre show go on sale Thursday June 2 at Rhodes Drug Store and Miller's Drug Store. Reserved seats are $1.00 and unreserved 50 cents.
Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg, speaking at Gettysburg on Memorial Day, warned that threats to the Constitution could erode democracy. He urged preserving Lincoln’s pledge and cautioned against centralized Washington power while noting a civil crisis, not a military one, threatens freedoms. Children decorated graves as veterans and townspeople paid homage at the National Cemetery amid a national observance.
Paris May 30 United States Ambassador William Bullitt met Premier Daladier at the war ministry to discuss the European crisis. Embassy sources say Bullitt kept in daily contact with Daladier and Foreign Minister Bennett on issues in Czechoslovakia and the Spanish Civil War. Stefan Osusky returned to Paris with Czechoslovakia’s terms for autonomy within a settlement with the minority.
Mrs Betty S Lloyd widow of Justice Lloyd died today at her Cambridge Maryland home. She was the daughter of the late Pattison and another unnamed parent. Burial details were not provided in the brief notice.
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