Pleasure Lover Admonition Quoted From Proverbs
A proverb from Proverbs at Al warns that valuing pleasure leads to poverty while indulgence in wine and oil prevents riches. The line emphasizes temperance over excess and financial caution.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1937
Page
4
Black Disappoints Richmond News Leader on Justice Black
The Richmond News Leader disparages Justice Black for not denouncing the Ku Klux Klan and for omitting critical details about his associations. The editorial argues his conduct harmed the Supreme Court and American democracy, suggests he should resign, and questions US tolerance of Klan influence amid wartime anti fascist sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond News
Justice Black
Klan
Senator Borah
Black
Supreme Court
Senate
Kipling
Family Bookkeeping Promotes Women’s Night School Gains
At the University of Pittsburgh night courses in banking accounting finance and investments more housewives than businesswomen enroll. The director cites depression as a driver as women seek better control of family funds and smarter purchasing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Pittsburgh
Parade of 1000 at Camp Nordland ends German American Volksbund session
An Associated Press report from Andover Mass notes a parade of about 1000 uniformed people at Camp Nordland marking the end of the German American Volksbund session. The event drew veterans and other groups who called it Nazi and American, while National Fuehrer Fritz Kuhn urged the Bund to continue its fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland Times
Associated Press
Andover
Mass
Government by Experimentation Twist in Lynchburg Opinion
A Lynchburg editorial rails at governance by trial and error likening it to writing bad checks. It argues experiments toward utopia promise new attempts after every failure, noting voters tolerate repeated failures without penalty while banks would demand repayment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynchburg
Utopia
Free speech rights and lawful action in Fascist debates
The Alexandria Gazette defends personal liberty under the Bill of Rights, insisting Americans may think and discuss Fascist or Communist ideas, but action to force such ideas requires legal limits and constitutional means. It stresses free speech, press, and assembly while preventing coercive political acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria Gazette
United States
Germany
Italy
Russia
No More Freak Houses Exchange Says Real Estate Editor
A real estate editor argues no more freak or dolled up houses. A National Real Estate Journal survey shows buyers favor old American styles with modern heating and interiors. The five leading styles are Cape Cod English cottage southern colonial Dutch colonial farmhouse and Georgian with southern colonial closest to modified Georgian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National
Cape Cod
Washington
Mount Vernon
Opponent Voices Opposition to Court Program in Kansas City
Hatton W. Summers, chair of the House judiciary committee and critic of the President's court program, spoke in Kansas City asserting that the agitation surrounding the plan is unwarranted and harmful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke Times
American Bar Association
Kansas City
Hatton W. Summers
House Judiciary Committee
Businessmen from Lower Virginia Visit Today
State Chamber of Commerce sponsors a visit by several businessmen from lower Virginia to the city tomorrow. Henkle Henry, ex-council member, believes the water bond election answered by the people in a comeback to Fields showdown. Winchester Presbytery dissolves pastoral relation with Rev. E. B. McGukin, retired to Knoxville. Randolph Macon defeats Fishburne Military Academy 12 to 0.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Chamber of Commerce
Lower
Virginia
Henkle Henry
Winchester
E. B. McGukin
Knoxville
Tenn
Randolph Macon
Fishburne Military Academy
Five Years Ago Rumors Cloud Walker Comeback Run
Friends of Jimmy Walker ex mayor of New York believe he will run again in November but he makes no statement. Southern Methodist Baltimore Conference opens in a local church with Bishop W F McMurry presiding. Petition to council seeks ordinance banning sale of morally questionable papers and magazines. Walter Johnson long time baseball figure is not rehired as Washington Senators pilot owned by Clark Griffith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Walker
New York
Southern Methodist Baltimore Conference
W. F. McMurry
Walter Johnson
Washington Senators
Clark Griffith
Ten Years Ago in Virginia News Highlights
The 32nd annual session of the United Daughters of the Confederacy in Virginia meets here with Turner Ashby Chapter hosting a reception at Miss Lucy Kurtz’s home. Cecil Wilson surrenders in Washington claiming he was among four who robbed Mount Jackson National Bank last month. John B. Neill, former Berryville Bank cashier, dies at Miss May Hirst’s home after a long illness. L R Dettra named to another year as Winchester city manager as council raises police force to seven members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Virginia
Turner Ashby
Lucy Kurtz
Cecil Wilson
Washington
Mount Jackson National Bank
John B. Neill
Cashi Jer
Berryville Bank
May Hirst
L. R. Dettra
Winchester
Twenty Five Years Ago Club Formed by Local Democrats
Twenty five years ago the Wilson and Marshall Club is formed by local Democrats with Williams Reardon Correll and Spates elected officers. A grand jury may indict motorists who fail to surrender autos for taxation. Virginia Barrel Company claims it fills all orders promptly, advertising the plant as the largest in the south with a three thousand a day capacity. Four U. S. Marines die in a clash with Nicaraguan rebels. about one hundred rebels are killed and their leader captured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson and Marshall Club
Williams, Reardon, Correll
Spates
Virginia Barrel Company
South
U. S
Hart Hotel Fire Narrows Escape For Patrons
Forty years ago several patrons of the Hart Hotel narrowly escaped death by asphyxiation when a smouldering fire filled the building with smoke. A university student Mr A J Tavenner describes his first football game experiences in a letter. May Clark and Lucy Kurtz named princesses for a local Confederate camp to attend the Richmond Grand Camp meeting. Over 600 carloads of peaches have been shipped this year via the Cumberland Valley Railroad to Harrisburg Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hart Hotel
A. J. Tavenner
University of Virginia
May Clark
Lucy Kurtz
Richmond
Cumberland Valley
Harrisburg
First Trans Pacific Nonstop Flight Completes
A historic record is set when the first nonstop flight across the Pacific is completed on October 5, 1931. The journey showcases advances in aviation and marks a milestone for air travel between continents.
Court controversy stirs public interest in government
The speaker credits the court plan fight with rallying Americans to active governance and liberty defense, arguing the debate disrupted party divides and awaken the need to safeguard liberties. He asserts the clash, though harmful to the President, has energized public involvement and action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumners
China defends Shanghai area with extensive fortifications
A Fredericksburg Free Lance Star dispatch describes a Chinese defense system about thirty miles west of Shanghai. The front runs from Shanghai North Railway Station to the Yangtze, with steel forts and water filled ditches. Caves shelter hundreds, blocking tanks and aerial strikes. The article notes Japan needs more troops to breach the line and hints at possible prolonged resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Free Lance Star
Shanghai
Soochow
Yangtze River
China
Answers to Questions by Frederic J. Haskin Item
Reader can get answers to questions of the day from the Evening Star Bureau in Washington. Haskin directs the service and requests a three cent reply fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederic J. Haskin
Ealoresates Bureau
Haskin
Washington, D
What is the average speed in Garston business offices
A Q and A style item sheet asks about office dictation speeds and secretary thresholds. It notes a 100 wpm junior standard and 120 wpm senior standard, with 120 wpm as a capable rate for a good secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garston
C. L. A. A Business College
Arkansas political fire in Bailey race and federal role
In Arkansas Governor Bailey faces pressure as tenant farmers unions draw national attention. Justice Department may act amid alleged union clashes, with Bailey’s allies claiming a red scare plot to force federal intervention. Wary of outsider intrusion and racial tensions, Arkansas politics moves toward possible federal involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. R. Baughage
North American Newspaper Alliance, Inc
Washington
Department of Justice
Arkansas
Carl Bailey
Joe Robinson
Harlan County
Kentucky
Villa Mimosa Serenade Unlocks Mari and Alec at Nice
In a sunlit Italian villa Mari invites artist Alec Garland as a house guest for a fortnight. Their days blend with gardening, sailing, and shared quiet moments, culminating in a surprising, passionate kiss that stirs Mari’s thoughts on love and fortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mari
Mohamet
Letitia
Alec
Villa Mimosa
The Butlers Ball At Beth Page A Glimpse Of Class
The article reviews a servants ball at Beth Page Long Island where maids and butlers were snubbed by absent masters and mistresses. It contrasts English class norms with American behavior and notes Jeeves comments on monarchy and social order. The piece implies class lines shaped attendance and dancing dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethpage
L. I
de Jeeves
Jeeves
England
Olga
Wheeling Bakery Robbers Hit Safe With Sugar Ploy
In Wheeling West Virginia two masked men over powered a night watchman and dynamited a safe taking about 1400 dollars. They packed 1300 pounds of sugar around the safe to mute the blast and fled with the loot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
W. Va
Puncture Proof Petersburg Worker Injured By Tacks
Alfred D. Thompson of Petersburg swallowed tacks while using them in his automobile factory work after a friend slapped him on the back. Hospital physicians report he will recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersburg
Ind
Alfred D. Thompson
Thompson
Fire fighter Cincinnati Polly Ostrich at Zoo
A visitor discarded a burning cigarette on Polly the ostrich at Cincinnati Zoo, turning the bird into a self defense fire unit as she reacted with distress. Zoo staff rushed to assist and extinguish the fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Polly
Carlessly
Highland Fling Becomes Rescue of Flaming Tail Feathers
A bird named Polly suffered burns but preserved a dramatic escape as keepers reached her with a fire extinguished. Polly stepped high in pain and used her bill to pluck out the burning tail feathers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polly
Clemson College plans altered by student moves
Coincidence Woodruff of S C and John Parks Jr. planned to attend Clemson College with Bill Mooney of Spartanburg as roommate. Mooney’s family moved to Washington DC and he wrote he could not enter Clemson until after Christmas, so Parks went alone with his new roommate being Bill Mooney of Augusta Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodruff
S. C
John Parks Jr
Bill Mooney
Spartanburg
Clemson College
Mooney
Washington, D. C
Clemson
Parks
Augusta
Twins celebrate birthday with night life outing
75 year old twins Mattie B. and Myrtle B. Snyder enjoyed a birthday night out visiting several Chicago night clubs. One twin expressed curiosity about watching a fan dance as part of the celebration. The outing reflected a lively social excursion on their milestone day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mattie B
Myrtle B. Snyder
Mattie
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