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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1938
Page
4
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In a single paragraph H G Wells argues former Czechoslovakia president Benes deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. He praises Benes for restraint under Hitler’s abuse and contrasts this with lingering praise for Chamberlain, noting a shift in global sentiment after the crisis.
A reader letter in the Alexandria Gazette notes Canadians praise American friendliness highways and beaches while criticizing being labeled foreigners. He also urges currency parity arguing Canadian money is not widely accepted at par, harming cross border travel and trade.
Charles R. Hook president of the Association of Manufacturers asserts there will be no rattling of industry. He calls for cooperation among government, labor, and agriculture to support a business recovery and calm White House rhetoric.
The piece notes President Roosevelt's call for business to aid national progress while criticizing alleged White House and cabinet attacks on business. It cites Harold Ickes and Jackson in a defense of business's courtesy and conservatism amid five years of perceived abuse.
The Richmond Times Dispatch profiles Lula Belle Kimel, the jailor’s daughter who helped James Godwin and Bill Wilson escape from a Lexington NC jail. It notes her romance driven act, pending appeal, and the public sympathy she seeks as flawed yet not a hardened criminal.
The Rev. T. M. Swann of Clifton Forge Va is appointed by the Baltimore conference to Braddock Street Church. In a rain soaked game Charles Town eleven ties Handley’s Judges scoreless. Washington and Lee bans the Big Apple from campus dances. Stocks swing with broadside selling causing declines across sectors.
At the Baltimore Conference sessions the Winchester M E Church district appoints Rev. Dr. W. F. Locke as presiding elder after annual proceedings. The Board of Supervisors finds consolidating county high schools unfeasible at present. Eugene Cooper and Vernon Eddy receive honors at the third regional Boy Scouts conference banquet. G V Prelip Arthur Olinger Marshall Howe W O Pugh Richard Lineburg and Robert Giffin set to play on the club men’s golf team.
Ten years ago in a speech to 1,500 people Senator Carter Glass denounced corruption in the Republican party. Fort Loudoun chapter plans to entertain the state convention of D. A. R. here in November. Clarke County Democrats organize a Smith Robertson Harrison club. US experts praise Shenandoah National Park area during a visit, noting its possibilities.
Twenty five years ago the Winchester council accepted the resignation of Mayor Charles W Ramsburg. Also noted: Cumberland Maryland nuptials of G Frank Baker and Nellie P Clark. Confederate veteran William Rammer Jones dies in town after brief illness. Panama Canal opened after decades of engineer dreams.
Forty years ago the 29th annual Winchester Fair opened with excellent weather, marking a bright start after several years of poor conditions. A granite monument was planned for the National Cemetery honoring the 114th New York regiment, while discussions began on introducing incandescent electric lights locally. The 3rd Virginia regiment, formed in Cuba during the Spanish-American War, was mustered out at Richmond.
Answers reveal the Ted Weidhaas designed contour curtain the largest in the world at Radio City with over 2000 yards of fireproof lining and a mile plus of cable weighing about three tons. It uses thirteen motors to arrange folds through sewn cables.
Washington dispatch describes three White House letters delivered to the Dies committee. The letters, in executive session, address cooperation with government departments and DOJ agent deployment, as Thurman Arnold notes the department cannot assign FBI agents to congressional committees. Hopkins previously aided the LaFollette inquiry.
The resolution authorizing the inquiry asks each executive head to detail necessary legal and expert staff. Appropriation dropped from 100000 to 25000 as Warren cites reliance on Justice and Public Works help. Roosevelt notes he will assist. The President’s letter to Dies mentions delayed copies from the acting Attorney General and Mr Hopkins due to other duties.
WPA Administrator Harry Hopkins cites legal and practical limits in declining further details about an employee loan to a committee chaired by Congressman Dies. He notes prior use of WPA staff for education and labor investigations but says the administration did not assign personnel for that panel as a sole purpose.
The piece notes the inquiry into fascist and communist activities was halted and that Hopkins and Arnold avoided direct legal peril though social contempt may follow. It warns future Congress members will pursue more inviting subjects for investigation.
Judy, reeling from Craig Denby's marriage, lies to herself about marrying him and heads to meet Ronald Birrell, a Tennessean lawyer, at his firm. Over lunch he critiques her plans, then shifts to business matters as Judy contemplates Paris and an early sea voyage, ending with a charged, unresolved confrontation.
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