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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1937
Page
4
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Psalm 107 21 invites praise for the Lord s goodness and his wonderful works to the children of men in a devotional verse.
A 1937 wave of stricter laws targets drunk driving with harsher penalties and licenses revocations in Virginia Illinois and other states. Courts define intoxication and use tests eye pupil blood and temp checks to prove drunken driving. The piece mixes policy with satirical asides on “Mickey” effects in bars.
Milwaukee Journal describes a citizen who sought the arrest of a bartender after being slipped a Mickey Finn. The piece explains Mickey Finn as a potion used to incapacitate a drinker, turning a once vigorous man into someone unable to function.
The Alexandria Gazette notes a 9.4 percent gain in instalment sales for the first half of the year, slower than 1936 but viewed as healthy. Instalment buying helps families acquire needed goods without cash strain, yet risks overextension if illness or pay cuts occur, potentially reducing cash sales and forcing payment suspensions.
A Richmond News Leader note cites local beliefs about the number thirteen. It recalls Miss Berma Arlette Smith planning a 13th birthday with 13 guests and mentions Richmonder car numbers and a hospital door with 13 as a sign of recovery.
Rev. Robert A. Whitten of Portsmouth Virginia leaves his post to join the Congregational Christian Church in our city. City officials push for harsher penalties for drunken drivers amid widespread support.
Garland R. Quarles, superintendent of public schools, foresees nearly 2,500 pupils present on opening day. Councilman Henkle Henry proposes a resolution to begin reducing gas and electric rates for city residents. Lester Forney, Howard Swartz and Robert Showalter attend a firefighting and life saving course at Maryland University. Fred L. Glaize reelected president of the City Council at the first meeting after new members were elected.
Ten years ago the Elks Club hosted members of their baseball team league umpires and presidents of other city clubs at a season end dinner. A water tap was planned for Washington headquarters property following a request by the Women's Civic League. Grass and shrubs were dying.
Erastus Baker suffers a severe colt-related injury on H L Braithwaite’s Whitacre farm. U S guards bolster border presence to deter Mexican rebel raids into Texas. Roy Binker’s finger is badly mashed at Locust Pin factory, needing amputation. Council fails to reelect C W Hollis as first assistant policeman.
Forty years ago A C Heller lost a memorandum book and it was returned by a reader who saw his ad in The Star lost and found column. The Seminole Tribe No 35 I O R M heads to Jordans Spring for a peace pipe outing with Shawnee braves. Two unidentified colored men fail to rob Charles Sloat’s residence. A News Item reporter and editor fail to prove a Winchester Star rival story about a daylight robbery was false.
A note marks the birth of Queen Elizabeth on September 7, 1535. The historic milestone highlights the future sovereign’s early beginnings and significance in English royal lineage.
The writer urges immediate trials for attackers of young girls and harsher, well enforced laws. He criticizes leniency in courts and claims some lawyers aid criminals, arguing that a lack of “teeth” in law fosters crime and demands uncompromising sentences.
The National Music Camp at Interlochen Michigan was founded ten years ago by Joseph E Madddy and is run by a non profit. Each summer eight weeks host high school and college students and teachers with classes in harmony chamber music orchestra baton technique and choir. Percy Grainger guest conducts this year with Vladimir Bakaleinikoff directing high school and alumni orchestras. Thaddeus P Giddings leads vocal activities.
Washington watches a trio of conflicts over water between Mexico and U S West states. Mexicans seek seven million acre feet from Boulder Dam while Texans fear loss of irrigation and a canal dig threatens Texas fields. Diplomatic maneuvering follows with Sumner Welles and Hull managing a looming international dispute.
Mary Barrett moves to Paris to work for Countess Anetka and prove her worth as a dress designer. She navigates ambition, romance with Tony Castle, and a life of busy workrooms, fittings, and rising shop management as November nears.
A Philadelphia zoo armadillo named Oscar reportedly shifts between sleep and violent behavior, tearing his wooden cage at night. Keeper Fred Schoneman paid to patch the damage with iron, facing a small fine of 3 dollars after a court docket cited the incident.
Pittsburgh workers tear down the old reviewing stand for the Labor Day parade and plan a duplicate in the same spot. Union laborers refused to march past the old stand because it was built by non union men. The new stand will be 100 percent union.
Contempt Portland Oregon resident Forrest Mack Waitsbure of Waitsbure Washington received a speeding ticket and mailed a $3.00 payment to Municipal Judge Frank Hilton.
County Judge Roy Hofheinz mandates juvenile offenders attend Sunday School and present grade reports at term end. The edict specifies no passing grade equates to no parole.
Elkhart Indiana resident Howard Stametz says he used artificial mouse bait and caught two large mouth bass on a single line in a pond. One bass measured 17 inches and weighed nearly three pounds, while the other weighed a little over a pound, according to Stametz and his witnesses.
Austin J. McDowell was hospitalized after a dream bandits attack in Danbury Connecticut. A pelvic fracture was reported and police have opened an inquiry into the incident.
Texas Times reports that Burlesque star Gypsy Rose Lee visiting Dallas on a trailer honeymoon with Robert Mizzi, was invited to a bull fight. Miss Lee laments her scanty trailer wardrobe and quips I have nothing to wear.
Mrs Caro line White of San Rafael California hired a contractor to roof her home while she was away. On return she found no roofing completed. The contractor asserted the roof had been installed and offered to prove it. He then faced another homeowner, Tom vver, also away on vacation, whose roof was reportedly done.
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