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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1937
Page
4
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Biblical verse Deuteronomy 10 12 outlines what the Lord requires from Israel fear him walk in his ways love him and serve him with all heart and soul for a faithful relationship and obedience. The instruction emphasizes devotion, ethics, and total commitment as central to divine command.
Nashville Banner reports life insurance executives in Chicago debated when a person is legally dead. Seven years of absence is the current standard, but Northwestern Law Dean urged change, citing hardship for heirs and noting cases like Paul Redfern and Amelia Earhart.
The Richmond News Leader reports on how out-of-state travelers spend money, citing a U S Bureau of Roads study with regional breakdowns. New England allocates 21 percent to food and lodging each, 20 to transportation, 8 to recreation, 6 to miscellaneous, and 25 cents to retail purchases. California shows higher food and lodging shares and more emphasis on souvenirs and camera supplies. The State Chamber of Commerce notes tourism boosts retail trade and urges well stocked, convenient stores to cater to visitors.
The available items for visitors are mostly low quality replicas reminiscent of common news stand merchandise. Vendors display a range of generic trinkets rather than unique keepsakes.
Bristol readers learn from Dr. Philip H. Dubois of New Mexico University that men are generally smarter than white rats, though some apes may outlearn dull humans. The piece contrasts human arrogance with animal health habits and cautions about intoxicated driving.
Richmond reports say the Duke of Windsor will study Virginia history before visiting the Old Dominion. Christopher Billop of the Baltimore Evening Sun warns Virginians to avoid repeating a dubious Yorktown tour of Cornwallis’s great grandniece, seen on arrival.
In the Burbank review John Wesley warns no religious movement lasts beyond thirty years if prosperity leads believers to forget God. The piece argues prosperity follows obedience to God and warns that self sufficiency in prosperity invites trouble, urging research on enjoying wealth without forsaking divine guidance.
Through the generosity of a few wealthy men, Chicago plans a Tumor Institute directed by a distinguished scientific committee. The institute will devote itself to cancer research, like similar centers in the city and abroad, with hoped support from its founders.
Rev. W. W. McIntyre, presiding elder of the Winchester District, commends the group for fine work during the past year. Capt. James A. Millison wears dinner clothes for a solo Atlantic flight to London and back. Mrs. Warren Eddy to be matron of honor at sister's wedding to Robert Lewis. Corrigan pass from Edwards scores first East Enders touchdown against Palace Theatre eleven.
Thomas 8. Crocket a pioneer coal operator in West Virginia dies at his home Questover near Berryville at age 80. The report notes the post office remodeling plan confirmed by Washington authorities at a cost of 45000 dollars. Charles Mort Boy Scout who saved a life last summer earns a military prep school scholarship to cover college expenses.
Twenty five years ago Dr. L M Allen agrees to address the opening season meeting of the Teachers Association of Frederick county on Sanitation and School. The Clarke county Girls' Canning Clubs hold their first annual exhibition at Boyce High School. Hopewell Meeting House members attend the Society of Friends annual convention in Baltimore. The Whitacre mill near Whitacre is sold to H C Whitacre.
Forty years ago the community planned dedication services for the new Opequon Memorial Church in Kernstown this Sunday. The Winchester Athletic Club tied the S. V. A. eleven 4 to 4 in a surprise season opener. A dog with a tin can tied to its tail clattered along Water Street and hid in the Postoffice as the can dropped off. Fifteen local youths signed a pledge not to smoke cigarettes for a year, forming the Corn Cob Club.
The text argues for a united approach to cancer research, criticizing duplicated efforts and fashion-driven labs. It urges a well-rounded team of physicists, cytologists, chemists, pathologists and geneticists, possible federal guidance, and periodic convening of institute heads to avoid conflicting projects and speed progress.
In a sky garden atop New York City, Regina Jais harvested 40 ears of corn plus beans tomatoes parsley herbs peas peppermint and wild strawberries from her seventeen story high terrace. Her main work remains writing books.
A reader asks if Roger Pryor is related to band leader Arthur Pryor. the answer notes Roger is the son of the famous conductor Arthur Pryor. The page also provides concise historical trivia and Q A on dust storms coal storage Fort Knox ship crews and other topics with names and places.
Washington reports the Algie case may redefine sea law and labor rights as Department of Justice prepares to prosecute under title 18 section 483. Three sit-down strikes on the Algic reveal tensions over crew discipline and wages, while investor chatter links war profits to maritime policy amidst a volatile mood on American ships.
Tim Kennedy, a physician in a small town near London, plots a dangerous social fiction after his wife Esther is maimed in an accident. He composes a self serving death threat in her handwriting and targets Alma Rhepners as a potential new client. The story follows his disintegrating marriage and escalating moral decline amid social pressures and looming scandal.
Kennedy surveys a pristine dental office with prints, flowers, and orderly furnishings. Master Johnson, a wary eleven year old, sits in the chair as Kennedy inspects a broken tooth, noting the rag-like fight that left it loose in its socket.
A dentist named Kennedy repairs a boy’s loose tooth with skill while chatting with Mrs. Shepherd about flowers and a London trip. Kennedy feigns charm, plans a longer session to extend the work, and the patient leaves smiling with a mended tooth.
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