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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1938
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star cites publication details and rates for subscriptions classifieds and display ads. It notes advertising deadlines, memorials, and card notices with per word pricing, plus a scripture verse from Galatians 6 7.
The Rocky Mount Telegram joins NC papers in urging expanded air mail service. It notes Virginia benefits from frequent air mail stops while North Carolina trails, urging Farley to approve new lines to boost Eastern states' postal efficiency and curb regional disadvantage.
Mississippi Senator Pat Harrison, chair of the Senate finance committee, urged reduction of government expenses at a Jackson gathering. He attacked long term deficits and praised Roosevelt while noting many WPA recipients lack justification. He warned that sustained aid without reform risks bankruptcy and urged fiscal reform to balance the budget.
DoJ and postal authorities seized six tons of counterfeit lottery tickets, a move seen as reassuring to legitimate Irish Free State lotteries. The counterfeit surge sharply worsened odds of winning from one in a million to three in a million, prompting calls for a broader crackdown on foreign sweepstakes.
Fitness of Skyland and Dickey Lodge marks progress on a large building program in Shenandoah National Park. The plan aims to transform Skyline Drive into a real resort area for Labor Day visitors and future guests, with more hotel accommodations at strategic points beyond the Front Royal entrance.
Native sandstone and blue shingles shape the new skyline lodge and cottages at Big Meadows with a wide stone terrace for dancing. The camp includes a grocery, waxed chestnut furnishings, and plans for Elk Wallow Panorama Lewis Mountain sites. By 1939 season the park expects space for about one thousand visitors seeking mountain trails and cooler air.
The New York City school system dismissed 112 girls under sixteen who are married. The article notes uncertainty over whether the action aims to curb underage marriage or to save education expenses, criticizing sensational gendered reporting and contrasting with outlying state publicity.
The Treasury orders new presses capable of printing over 275000 dollars per minute. They could print the last year's debt of 1459000000 in about three days and sixteen hours if run nonstop. Paying off the entire 37281000000 debt would take ninety four days and three hours.
John Howse will serve as toastmaster for the Handley High School class of 1932 reunion to be held Saturday. J Richard Russell surrenders to police on embezzlement charges from Farmers Bank and Trust Co in Charles Town West Virginia. John Dillis dean of Winchester restaurant operators is seriously ill in Memorial Hospital. Joseph Funk elected president of Tri County Association of Odd Fellows.
Clarke School authorities announce Billy Barnes the well known local organist will teach music at Berryville High School. J Howard Cather, a leading automobile distributor in the north, dies after a heart attack. Shenandoah Paper Board Co halves shifts to four hours but doubles payroll at its local plant. Winchester resumes beer flow after state legislature ends 17 year ban.
A garbled report notes Gov Al Smith preparing to carry his Democratic presidential campaign into the western states. A second fragment mentions a county treasurer in Stephens City reporting a fiscal year end with a $600 cash balance.
Twenty five years ago the city noted a heated garage license discussion at a council meeting. George W Keller of North Main Street dies at his home aged 74. W H Baker and Sir president proposed a seven vote requirement for applicants. Dr Ray Sartelle chairs a committee arranging a dance at Rouss Hall for officers of the 11th Cavalry encamped nearby.
Forty years ago a barn and all its contents owned by William Wagner were destroyed by fire. C. F. Baker notes Union Fire Co. earned 35 dollars at a dining stand during Harper's Ferry excursion. Mrs. Catherine Forney chaperoned a midnight hay ride with a town youth picnic at Rouss Springs. The city lost power after a boiler leak at the electric plant.
The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau offers readers factual answers. Send questions with three cents for reply to Frederic J. Haskins in Washington D C.
A collection of Q and A items covers burial at Vale Cemetery Putney England, Emily Dickinson as the author of a poem, 13 original states on sailors trousers, paper needs tying to forest acres, Houdini death linked to a Montreal stunt, weights of John L Sullivan and Kilrain, Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce as largest U S chamber, Irving Berlin song Queenie My Own, value of all the a in United States, King George height, first advertiser sponsored radio program, longevity of Hollywood marriages, and Titusville oil well depth.
The Times criticizes Congressman Goldsborough for inviting President Roosevelt into the Eastern Shore during the Lewis Tydings intra party contest. It argues outside interference harms Maryland practices. It warns such a move risks Goldsborough’s reelection and hints at a future federal judgeship.
Noel Shayne, a rich society girl turned taxi dancer, seeks independence from Dr Julian Paige. A tense drive to Noel’s Court Street room reveals misgivings, while Julian insists on seeing her world up close. Noel pleads for trust as the night ends with unresolved truth and a cliffhanger.
In Chicago Eddie West and police examined a suspicious package. A hole revealed 100 baseball lottery tickets as federals questioned West about a national lottery ring. In Scottsbluff a lightning strike damaged a power plant warning system and activated fire alarms.
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