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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1937
Page
4
A scripture verse from Psalm 121 8 emphasizes divine safeguard for exits and returns from this time forward forevermore rendered in a devotional headline style appropriate for a parish bulletin. The line echoes enduring protection and faith in daily journeys and lifelong security.
The Dearborn Ford plant produced a 51 inch wide strip of glass over 139 days at 3.5 miles per day totaling 240 acres of area. The piece was cut into sections as it rolled, illustrating industrial scale and continuous manufacturing. The article notes U S glass output now surpasses early world production and emphasizes sand alkali and heat as key ingredients.
Scottsville News details railroad purchasing reaching 800 million dollars for fuel and 300 million for new equipment in a year. It notes 170000 items bought across states and cities and highlights the impact of rail costs on agriculture and industry amid proposed tax and regulatory measures.
Petersburg Progress Index reports a panel of educators ruled for pronouncing either as eether and neither as neether. Eyether and nyether are discarded. The piece notes British usage and questions a permanent pronunciation jury with reference to Roosevelt and Landon speech patterns.
The speaker notes a jury would study economics and share findings globally. They observe broadcasters often pronounce the term with a short e, ec-onomics, though scholarly usage favors the long e.
The American Public Health Association report warns of a severe housing deficit. Experts like Winslow Brookings Institution and Ernest Kahn propose millions of new homes by 1941 1945 and beyond to improve health and spur prosperity.
The Norfolk Virginian Pilot reports Italy offers an independent evacuation commission to withdraw all Spanish volunteers on both sides. Critics question its authority and timing, noting Italy’s past stance and Mussolini’s peace offer may mask delays by committee.
Scientists announce pure Vitamin A as a factor in preventing night blindness and reducing nocturnal auto accidents. The piece argues common sense and better driving behavior are still essential to curb speeding and reckless driving.
The piece lauds Representative Robert F. Rich of Woolrich Pennsylvania as a lawmaker of real distinction whose name merits immortality in Congress. It notes his family ownership of a large woolen mill at Woolrich.
Yardage signs in Frederick county caused concern as state highway department orders removal of fall placed red flags on school zone signs to reduce confusion. Second item notes Dr. Anderson returning from Europe praising the town and its people.
Twenty five years ago Miss Clara Mulliken Weems married Dr Samuel Logan Owens at the Church of Sacred Heart. The Virginia Barrel Company advertised cheap barrels with pine at 25c and other types as low as 15c. Bahlman rolled a high 138 as the Winchester Bowling Team defeated the Anderson group for a second straight time. H R Bryarly and Co now handle wheat hay straw and fire insurance.
Four decades ago Hoover and Shull began resetting the curb at the Shenandoah Valley Bank corner. A reprint from Our Assistant notes Christ Episcopal Church built in 1740 and rebuilt in 1828. The Charles Town Fire Company fair next week offers 75 prize for reel race and prizes for bicycle events. About twenty Indians pass through town toward the west after a summer with a wild west show up north, seen by local children.
The Statue of Liberty dedication ceremony took place in New York on October 28 1886 with speeches and a public celebration led by officials and prominent figures. Delegations from France and the United States attended amid ceremonies on Bedloe's Island.
Woolrich attacked a $75,000 post office project in his hometown calling it absurd while noting current rent of $750 a year and estimated $6,000 yearly overhead. He urged restraint and warned against pork barrel spending, saving taxpayers from extra burdens.
The article notes Russia aims for 90 percent turnout on December 12 driven by top organizers and discussion centers. It compares to American voters and cites Duranty on mobilization while warning a void election if turnout falters and must be repeated within two weeks.
A hotel manager in Oklahoma City disabled all fire alarms during a flame Pete convention. He said firemen cannot resist turning them on to wake each other.
A compilation of brief Q and A items covering topics from film development to tobacco industry rankings and public notices. The questions touch on motion picture film handling, vocabulary sizes, mahogany sources, Washington’s reply to monarchy, rug care, water use, coal consumption, eugenics aims, distress signals, animal cruelty origins, bee colonies, captivity of bongos, Puccini Butterfly basis, Stevenson's creed, tea in offices, body weight effects, subway costs, and commercial fishing employment.
Washington reports link the Duke of Windsor's U S tour to Bedaux and his labor record. The AFL criticizes Bedaux's system while Mussolini’s status and Italian protests draw speculation. Steel union rumors hint at a break from CIO if contract terms shift, with Pittsburgh meeting in December looming. Agricultural leaders anticipate farm relief action this session or next. Cotton Ed Smith remains a Senate obstacle but may be swayed with concessions.
Tim Kennedy, a dentist in a small town near London, writes a death by his own action note in his wife Esther Asnwell Kennedys handwriting. Esther is a lively hostess with a troubled childhood and a strong bond to Tim in a tranquil domestic life at The Wilderness. The narrative follows their settled marriage and Tim's quiet steadiness as years pass in their circle of friends.
Neddy Ashwell departs England after a flawed Harrow and Oxford path, finding work as a gentleman trainer in Virginia and sending letters of success to Esther. Tim Kennedy thrives financially as a dentist with a growing practice, enjoying country life and steady income while his wife smooths his path with restrained affection.
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