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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1938
Page
4
The fragment shows publication details for The Winchester Evening Star including editor name F. Byrd Jr, imprint info, postal status, and subscription rates such as weekly and monthly prices, with notices of advance payments and durations.
A 1938 newspaper fragment notes an eternal message from heaven about salvation and the kingdom of God. It references a proclamation with strong religious overtones and a line from Revelations. The piece includes advertising and AP credit lines typical of the period.
A letter urges action on beggars seen on Newport News streets including the blind and lame. It argues against relyng on private charity and calls for social service officers to remove beggars from the streets or end relief bureaus. The writer notes a joint federal state and city relief program and asks whether the community should support it.
A column critiques how the Lula Belle Kimel story from Lexington North Carolina was treated by the press. It argues the tale blends Cinderella and the ugly duckling, citing Ambrose Bierce as a better literary model for tragic reporting. It laments misreading by reporters and editors.
A Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch report states more than a hundred agents or propagandists from foreign countries registered with the State Department under a postwar act. The article notes these registrations are in addition to other groups, signaling heightened vigilance and regulatory activity.
Op-ed argues for tighter tracing of foreign agents and their salaries in the United States. It cautions against a single central bureau, warning it could resemble a Gestapo while favoring expanded powers for existing agencies.
The Alexandria Gazette argues that New York City should award medals not only to police and fire departments but to all city employees. It cites examples from the health department and office clerks who save money and improve efficiency, plus a deck hand who rescued a drowning woman and a dispatcher who expedited bridge traffic.
In Front Royal Handley defeated a heavier A M A eleven 14 to 6 after a first half rout. Miss Margaret Matheson wed Fairfax Randolph at her home in Alexandra Virginia this afternoon. Mr and Mrs W H Bosserman announce the birth of a son October 13 in a Norfolk hospital. Boyce bowling team in the Star ladies league rolled 540 for a team game to break the division record.
Five years ago Rev E A Lambert preached his farewell sermon to Braddock Street Church congregation as he prepared to move to Trinity Church in Roanoke. Zeropack Co granted a charter by the State Corporation Commission with C C Curry as agent. George Crawford a Negro, indicted for murder of Mrs Agnes Ilsley of Middleburg Va loses extradition fight in Boston and will be tried in this state. Miss Phyllis Langhorne marries Mr Donald Eyster at Greenfield home in Albemarle County.
Ten years ago six local colored men were thrown from a truck on their way home from orchard work when the vehicle lost control on a turn. Miss Winifred Compton and Howard L. Kerlin of Gore Virginia are married. Senator Curtis speaks in Martinsburg as Republican vice presidential candidate. Hugo Eckener and the Graf Zeppelin crew are officially welcomed to the United States by President Coolidge.
Edward Griffith Fauver and Miss Sarah Alice Carper were married locally and departed for Hagerstown to attend the annual fair on their wedding trip. Clarke county Bar endorses Thomas W. Harrison for Judge of the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia. Walter Steele’s farm barn burned at night near Reliance destroying stored crops. Hospital expansion begun in January finished at a cost of $13 000.
Forty years ago Henry Chapman was seriously injured by a shotgun blast during a game at Stephenson with Ben Cline. Rev W L Seabrook electrified Grace Lutheran Church with a sermon on the evil one. Winchester post office receipts for the year ending June 1898 reached 10770 dollars, 600 dollars more than prior year. A heavy frost in Winchester and Frederick county killed much vegetation.
A reader asks fact questions answered by Frederic J. Haskin. Topics include Bible origins Lantern Club history Walgreens stores Swiss Family Robinson author elevators O Sole Mio Mohur coin Addison’s disease attribution M. My work is best for me poem author Henry Van Dyke boat safety summer weather Winold Reiss life works and absinthe alcohol content.
Bernard Baruch warned the army is not first class during a White House outing, signaling pressure for higher War Department budgets. The piece cites shortages in mass production plans and anti aircraft guns, plus Navy delays in destroyers and carriers, with growth in gun batteries and shipbuilding projected.
Judy, an heiress from York Denby, avoids marriage while navigating a crisis with Craig. She learns her father’s finances suffered a crash and encounters Ronald Birrell, a Tennessee attorney, who provokes both anger and interest. She moves to modeling on Eighth Avenue, finding hard work, anonymity, and a new sense of independence as she grapples with love and his past actions.
Judy overhears Ronald Birrell praising a mysterious aristocrat as Marjorie questions the relation between Ronald and Judy. Ronald hints at a France trip and a possible job lead while Judy weighs her feelings for Craig against the mounting tension of social intrigue.
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