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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1937
Page
4
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A brief, pious reminder from Proverbs 27 1 warning against boasting about tomorrow. Emphasizes humility and uncertainty of future days.
Richmond remarks survey split views on Roosevelt's Chicago address and the neutrality act. Supporters praise a milestone toward peaceful world order while critics urge adherence to law and a clear stance on war policy alongside Congress.
The text warns that sudden policy shifts by a leader threaten U S leadership and create a confused domestic and global situation, leaving many people bewildered by the conflicting stance with the legislature.
The Citizens Road League of Virginia opposes diverting road funds and argues the issue is for the Legislature to decide. The Virginian Pilot warns that a constitutional prohibition would invite legal disputes and intergovernmental conflict, stressing revenue use should be set by law, not by constitutional amendment.
Richmond Times-Dispatch reports Virginia sportsmen plan a state wide federation to improve hunting and fishing conditions. A temporary group already operates and a Lynchburg meeting next Wednesday will form a permanent body named Virginia Federation of Sportsmen. The group emphasizes cooperation non political stance and no paid officers.
George Pence six is dead after being struck by a truck driven by a Woodstock restaurant employee. Local sportsmen plan a county closed season proposal at the Game and Inland Fisheries Commission meeting in Shenandoah county. Mrs Burr P Harrison directs the Little Theatre production Torch Bearers. Handley and Washington and Lee High School of Clarendon play to a scoreless tie in rain.
The Millwood Christ Episcopal Church marks its 100th anniversary. The Star notes Diphtheria risks to Earl Kenneth Brown and reports on local school football with Lexington loss 6-0. Also mentions police incident ten years ago and leaders H B McCormac Virginia Manufacturers’ Association.
Twenty five years ago Fuller Reynolds, a Berryville native, died in a Detroit automobile accident. William A. Shiner tried to bet on apples to compare with New York products. Woodrow Wilson, who vowed to halt his campaign until Teddy Roosevelt recovered from an assassination attempt, is persuaded to continue.
Forty years ago John Elliott Jr. is thrown from a nervous horse and suffers a crushed skull. Robert Henry knocks the block from Joe Garner after a clash in his store. James Hill’s homing pigeons cover 116 miles in two hours. Forty new yellow fever cases appear along the Mississippi River rising from New Orleans.
October 16, 1859 marking John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry sparked national tensions. The raid aimed to incite a slave rebellion and drew swift response from U S forces and local authorities. Brown and several of his followers were captured or killed, deepening sectional conflict.
The text argues for forming a strong representative federation to unite hunters and fishermen, asserting their entitlement to endorsement and support. It notes local clubs alone often fail in advocacy, while a balanced federation could wield influence, fund reforms, and achieve lasting gains for the sport.
Charlottesville ABC chairman McCall Frazier argues against extra taxes or markups on liquor, saying higher prices would boost bootlegging while current prices deter temperance aims. He cites 54 ABC raids in Richmond as evidence of persistent illegal sales and criticizes uneven store hours as fueling illegal trade.
This Q and A column covers an experimental coaxial telephone link between New York and Philadelphia with repeaters, a 1,000,000 cycle bandwidth, and 240 two way conversations. It also answers questions on life expectancy related to financial security, Gen Anson Mills invention, Confederate Supreme Court, Washington Monument Society, God Save the King origin, Mermaid Tavern, Nobel Prizes, Folies Bergere opening, the last glacial period, Middle West definition, Boxer Indemnity, and Booker T Washington teaching Indians.
Mari contemplates marriage to Mark Sutherland as she hosts the Maribarat opening in Paris. He presses for a kiss and a promised future while she remains emotionally distant, hidden from a potential scandal and an old wound tied to Tony Castle. The show heats up with 200 numbered gowns and growing orders.
In Berne township residents face milder spring than Reading area as Mrs. Elsie Long reports her farm apple tree has a second bloom this year.
Washington notes speculate a futuro hearing before Congress to determine Justice Black's qualification in a case, with a quo warranto petition likely. The piece reviews constitutional issues, possible defenses, and parallels with past impeachment cases while noting internal FCC reforms and Farmer-Labor reactions to the President's speech.
The excerpt contrasts a scholar president and a critic, noting Roosevelt’s view of a bookish, limited hometown intellectual. It then offers a practical eastern youth travel recipe: buy a second-hand car, travel coastward via the north, return by the south, stay frugally, and mingle with everyday locals outside banking or chamber circles.
Richmond News Leader reflects on Rev. R. Anderson Jardine's Darlington broadcast and his earlier marriage ceremony for the ex king. The paper notes his failed lecture tour in the United States and suggests American audiences resist Britons seeking to profit from dull talks.
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