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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1937
Page
4
The page lists advertising rates and classifications, a note on agency representations, and an Associated Press copyright statement. It also includes a religious Bible quote from Ecclesiastes and a dated header indicating Thursday September 9 1937.
The article weighs possible 1940 Democratic picks and splits. It cites Albert J. Warner of the New York Herald and Robert La Follette as leading names, noting Wallace Ickes Hopkins support for Roosevelt and the risk of a Northern Western backed Leftist Progressive party realigning the slate.
A writer in Hollywood for five years reveals why he leaves the screen. He explains his weekly pay shrinks from 1500 dollars to 1200 after deductions for funds, business manager, taxes, lawyer and alimony. After these costs he keeps only 120 dollars for himself, yet still must maintain a glamorous front.
A couple relinquishes income to simplify life and avoid social pressure. They decide to quit, aiming to earn less but gain real freedom and less anxiety, prioritizing self-improvement over impressing others. Their future impression will be on themselves and their banker.
The article notes a July and August deficit of 357 million dollars, 31 million more than the previous year. It contrasts this with the common sense view that spending a dollar for every 69 cents received leads to poor finances, a point echoed by the Baltimore Evening Sun.
The Cumberland Evening Times profiles Heinie the dancer on a peg leg and considers William Hancock of Cleveland a strong one legged tennis prospect. A coach praises Hancock’s power and skill, noting he hops with a crutch and could rival two legged players. The piece argues disabled people can re-adapt to pursue desired activities with energy and intellect.
A Norfolk Ledger Dispatch analysis compares Congress appropriations to World War I costs and Hungary’s debt payments. It estimates annual federal outlays around 9.4 to 10.3 billion dollars, roughly ten times prewar levels, equating to about 19 564 dollars per minute for the year starting July 1. The piece notes Hungary will pay the U S about 19656 dollars annually, a sum that highlights the US government’s spending burden and the duration it supports its civilian payroll.
Local delegation urges Washington actions for a new water supply. Fire damages the J. J. Marple farm barn near Gore. Handley football practice opens with 25 candidates under Coach Ochs. Jack Hayley wins the Winchester Golf Championship silver tray trophy. runner up is Goss.
Admiral Nurton told Winchester businessmen at a Rotary Club meeting he and his family plan to move here upon retirement. Seventy five witnesses called by Sheriff Pannett for trial of Kermit Ondorff, accused of killing his wife. Local public school post graduate dept filled as job scarcity affects students.
John T. Noonan, a filling station operator, is held up and robbed by two young men driving a red roadster. Police cannot locate the suspects. Atwater Kent Radio Foundation to hold a national radio audition for young artists with a local selection committee. Mayor of Atlanta observes Shenandoah Valley hospitality during a 50 car motorcade from the south. Roy Boyce and wife welcome a son named Roy Jr. at Winchester Memorial Hospital.
Twenty five years ago a hail storm passed to the south sparing the western county apple crop from damage. Political chatter linked Westmoreland Davis to a potential Loudoun gubernatorial run. Descendants of Jacob Shockey held a Shenandoah county family reunion. Fifteen Chambersburg motorcyclists rested at the Evans Hotel during a state tour.
Lona A Kern is elected president of the Winchester group of Victcera. Two Norfolk and Western detectives visit the city tracing stolen bicycles. Joseph Wright Jr buys driving horses for his traps. A substantial nine room framed wedding for Martin Wisecarver on West Amherst street nears completion. A historic note recalls the United States first used in Congress. A financial reflection compares 10 minute outlays to Christ’s era in broad terms.
Richmond signals a temperance and state liquor control push by displaying General Lee posters with his quote declaring abstinence from spirituous liquor as the best moral safeguard. The piece notes Lee’s distinction between youth whiskey use and medical liquor use in later life.
County Detective Samuel Graham arrested Henry Cook on a charge of peddling without a license. Cook posed as a mute to boost sales of razor blades and shoestrings. He shouted for water while left in a cell, startling attendees.
A lengthy Q A list covers topics from Scripps College location to store trial purchasing origins. It includes notes on Texas grapefruit juice plants in 1933 34 and figures on air conditioned railroad cars about 9311. Other entries cite Eugenics Society aims in 1926 and Romeo and Juliet operas totaling 18 works.
Washington dispatch details Japanese and Allied views on Shanghai fighting strategy. It traces a claimed 1932 Chinese plan to provoke European intervention, notes the August 10 to August 12 incidents, and describes how a defense perimeter and international force were envisioned to escalate.
Mary Barrett pursues fashion success in Paris under Countess Anetka while haunted by Tony Castle in New York. Aimed at artful romance, the scene shifts from a holiday workshop to a lonely Christmas Eve in the city as Mary faces estrangement, memory, and the pull of home.
The Chautemps government signs an order to reorganize five privately owned French railways into state control starting January 1, 1938. The move marks a broader trend of public finance support for railways to aid tourism and defense, continuing a pattern seen in Russia Germany and Italy. The piece argues the lesson is to avoid deep government debt to keep railroads free of state ownership.
A UK poll finds nearly two-thirds favor Edward and Wallis's return to England. If representative, the couple may settle in England rather than roam as exiles or seek America, perhaps engaging in discreet philanthropy as a fitting end to the drama.
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