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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1938
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star shows publishing details for The Evening Star Publishing Co. of Winchester Virginia with editor H P Byrd Jr. and mentions post office entry as second class matter. Subscription options include annual, six month, quarterly, and monthly rates for carrier and mail delivery.
Classifieds cost 2 cents per word with a 250 cent minimum and 100 per counted line for memorials and cards of thanks. Display ads with border due by 9 PM the day before publication. Transient rate 45 cents per inch. Contract rates available. offices in New York Detroit Kansas City San Francisco Chicago Atlanta and Los Angeles.
A biblical quotation from 1 Corinthians 3 10 about laying a foundation and building wisely. It urges heedfulness in how one builds on the foundation provided by grace. The verse highlights guidance for builders and leaders in applying divine wisdom.
Washington reports the U S Treasury gold total near 14 billion dollars, more than half of all known above ground gold. The piece suggests options from industrial use to inflating the dollar, or using excess gold to retire national debt.
A Cumberland Times column muses on automotive beauty across eras noting prewar flivvers and moderns alike rise and fade in appeal. The author questions whether lasting standards exist or if beauty is merely style and fashion that grows dated with time.
Dr Howard A Dawson of the National Education Association says only about one fifth of surplus rural youth will be needed in future cities due to technology. He cites large migration from farms to urban areas with numbers rising sharply from 1890 to 1930 and notes age groups moving mainly under 25. He poses questions about causes and persistence of this trend.
Dr Dawson attributes city life glamour as a lure for rural youth. He cites industrial growth drawing labor from farms and mechanization boosting farm output freeing farm youth. City birth rates lag while farm families stay fertile, prompting decentralization and new plants in smaller towns near Front Royal Virginia.
Major James Pond complains that Americans rarely encounter native foods on home soil. He recalls Florida serving canned orange juice and Miami offering finn anhaddie, while Bar Harbor fed canned salmon from Oregon. Gourmets in Times Square dined on Armenian shish kabab and Paklava during his lecture.
Miss Georgia Conrad is elected president of the Winchester Little Theatre at the annual meeting. Dr and Mrs Frank Tappan of Berryville are praised for the birth of a daughter yesterday in the local hospital amid ongoing community efforts to address flooding on Shenandoah routes.
James Groves dies and fellow workers are seriously injured in a canning plant explosion at Front Royal. Other items note a Mrs. Peter Yates Brinton school recital, Dr. Ellsworth Johnson named X ray specialist, Mary Lee Richards wins first prize in county 4-H Achievement Day canning contest.
Ten years ago the old Empire theatre is to be remodeled and opened as the Capitol this winter. Well colored York Imperial apples are in demand on European markets according to a local apple exporter. The Graf Zeppelin is en route home after a U S visit. Handley chapter F F A elects officers and outlines year ahead activities.
Governor Mann states Virginia could mobilize its entire military force within three days if war with Mexico occurred. Lillian and Margaret Seabright wed Robert Martin and John Sirbaugh last week. A. M. Baker resigns as right eminent Grand Commander of the Knights Templar of Virginia. Bricklayers desired at 45 cents an hour for work on a large Interwoven Mill in Martinsburg.
Forty years ago a lamp on the second floor of a telephone exchange building ignited a fire. William Barr hurled the lamp from a window onto the street to avert disaster. In a separate note, Dr. Hunter McGuire and Dr. William P. McGuire performed a delicate eye operation on George Wisecarver. James B. White and Allie v. Oates, county residents, were married by Rev. Asa Richards. The Paris Court of Cassation opened a case revisiting a famous treason verdict.
A long list of trivia Q A pairs covers salaries of mayors, article payments to President Coolidge, gum industry figures, opera horses, card games, counts of Negro doctors, usage of transpire, sulfur sources, last WWI deaths, inventor congress members, silver world share, Yearling copies sold, gelatine in ice cream, Mark Twain religion, IIIT on clocks, bull baiting, Booth saddle display, and Caruso operas in a miscellaneous Q A compilation.
A promotional notice invites readers to order the Everyday Science booklet. It explains the booklet covers general elementary science in Q and A form and aims to explain ordinary everyday phenomena. The price is ten cents postpaid, with mail instructions to Washington D C.
The piece urges seeking criticism like Baldwin did to gain friendship, knowledge, broader outlook, and self respect. It cites lessons from enthusiastic storytelling and the moon telescope example to show how enthusiasm drives success even with equal offerings. Reflect on George V saying not to cry for the moon.
Judy Rogers, New York heiress, pursues a job after her father’s crash. She joins Danceland as a hostess while torn by love for Craig Denby and a growing bond with attorney Ronald Birrell. A staged dress trade leads to unwanted publicity and a near-disclosure that tests loyalty and future friendship.
Abbe Ernest Dimnet lauds American press freedom as a bright ray in a dark world. He notes European audiences misunderstood last month’s crisis until American papers arrived. He argues complete press freedom, though imperfect, serves humanity’s pursuit of truth and must receive public support. Liberty and press freedom go hand in hand.
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