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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1937
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star notes its editor H. F. Byrd Jr and postal classification as a second class newspaper published daily except Sunday by The Evening Star Company Winchester Virginia.
Rates show by mail prices for one year $3.50 six months $1.70 three months 90 cents and one month 30 cents. Carrier rates list one year $4.50 six months $2.25 three months $1.20 and one month 40 cents.
Advertising rates include 2 cents per word with a 25 cent minimum. Memorials priced at 1.50 for four stanzas of four lines. Display ads with border due by 10 A M on publication day. transient 42 cents per inch. contract rates on request. National reps listed. Associated Press rights noted.
A biblical verse from Raekiel 36 27 28 speaks of God placing his Spirit in people to cause them to follow his statutes and judgments. It promises dwelling in the land given to ancestors and declares they will be his people and he will be their God.
The Treasury places the national debt at 37 billion dollars, prompting discussion of budget balancing and a possible November special session. Virginia faces per capita debt of about 282 dollars, with state debt rising as the national figure grows.
Sports editors rethink their judgment of Tommy Farr after admiring his game at Yankee Stadium. They admit earlier misreadings for surliness and lack of skill, praising his fight while noting no need for humiliation.
New York Times reports P K Lipscomb an engineer tested decibel levels around Fort Worth Texas in a bid to locate the town's quietest place. After readings in a library and a cemetery proved noisy due to rustling leaves he found the quietest spot at a night club.
Mary a thirteen year old girl faces nervous trouble as her mother and grandmother clash over her care. The article discusses how overprotective parenting can affect a child and the value of informed guidance. Two free book lists from the University of Virginia Extension Division offer practical child-rearing advice.
Phil Gold, a leading state fruit grower, receives firsthand updates on terracing steep slopes for orchard planting. Rev. George Earleven elected president of Valley District Disciples of Christ at Orlando meeting. Miss Aloise Brill wed to R C DeWitt Jr per announcement by Mrs Brill’s parents. Brooks Flickinger prepares to close season after leading Winchester Golf Club pool.
Katherine Anne Maloy marries Herbert Sunderland at noon in the home of her uncle and aunt on 209 South Main Street. W. H. Baker is reelected president of the city council at the first meeting after June’s elections. The vogue for low cut bodices provokes concern among tailors and dressmakers nationwide. The Valley Home Inn at Gore reports strong late summer vacationer occupancy, including visitors from New York City.
Reported mob assault leaves a woman unconscious on Senseney road. Miss Virginia Burgess longtime Valley Female Institute instructress dies of cerebral hemorrhage. A Clarke county dance honors James and Mary Reardon as they leave for school. Carson McCarty and Lula Grim wed by Rev. S B Stonesifer.
On September 3, 1894 the United States marked its first official Labor Day observance. The event honored workers and their contributions, with President Grover Cleveland signing into law the Federal holiday designation shortly after a major labor dispute.
The City of Tomorrow design by Norman Bel Geddes presents a triangular model with six foot sides and a scale of one inch to 100 feet. It envisions light and air for occupants, elevated pedestrian walkways, express boulevards every 12 blocks, multi level traffic, underground truck loading, and parking space under skyscrapers to keep streets clear for moving traffic.
The piece traces the St Bernard breed from Bari in the Alps and Chinook dogs to Byrd's lead dog and the Bari legend. It notes a lack of rescues in the past decade, a fatal attack at St Maurice monastery, and the monastery’s defense of the breed. It concludes with St Bernard founder Bernard de Menthon and his line’s bond with dogs.
The Washington Post notes Chinook, a mixed breed dog from the Canadian Northwest, described as part Samoyede, part Malamute, and part St Bernard. The piece highlights his unique lineage and notable traits.
In Fort Worth Texas a man poked a dog named Fido and made gurgl ing noises repeatedly. The dog snapped at the finger and the man asked police to shoot the pup. The complainant was arrested for drunkenness.
A mixed set of Q and A items covers betting certificates in Texas, W C Fields age, the Leviathan’s harbor status, male versus female drivers in a US survey, the Seven Wise Men of Greece, and the meaning of Fresno.
A New Deal experiment plans group medical care for Home Owners' Loan Corporation and Federal Home Loan Bank Board employees with options to expand to all federal workers. Critics, including Drs Mayo Winslow and Buzzard, warn of reduced doctor incentives and bureaucratic control, while opponents cite overseas systems's flaws and high patient loads. The plan, led by Dr Henry R Brown, would cost 3.30 monthly for families and 2.20 for singles, cover exams, labs, X rays, and three weeks hospital care in a semi private room.
Mary Barrett seeks a dress designer role in New York but falls into romance with Tony Castle in Paris. She faces workplace tension as Francine Long opposes her, contemplates leaving for Paris, and meets Mark Sutherland who may help. Friends Kate and Ellin discuss love and career versus marriage while Mary pursues independence.
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