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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1937
Page
4
A religious note quotes John 14 1 2 urging belief in God and in Jesus and speaks of mansions in the Father’s house as a place prepared for believers. The passage offers comfort and reassurance.
A critique on public spending and tax burden cites Joe Zilch as a symbol of broad apathy toward national debt. It surveys tax distribution, hidden costs on the poor, and the political rise of women like Mrs. Caraway, noting shifts in female representation and the absence of women governors in 1936.
Article notes two women serving in the U S Senate at once with Mrs Dixie Graves of Alabama and Mrs Hattie Caraway of Arkansas. Caraway will remain the sole woman from then on as the piece discusses the era of female senators.
Edward F. McGrady, retiring as Assistant Secretary of Labor, rose from AFL Washington representative to a key New Deal labor adviser and Labor Department official. He became a skilled conciliator, earned trust of employers and workers, and served as the administration’s chief trouble shooter in labor disputes.
Washington officials tell local delegation money is available for the water project. Marie Katherine Mason dies at 92 on East Sharp Street after birth in Cross Junction. Delegates elected to the state U D C convention include Mrs Barr Stickley and Strider. Girl Scout camp director Charlotte Campbell reports at the first Scout council meeting after camp close.
Weinberg the prominent Valley theatre owner will again be affiliated with local theatres. Fruit prospects across the Valley shrink as apples pears and other fruits fail to develop into market size. Osmar Swanson takes over his father's transfer business and will operate with horses. Miss Elizabeth Cooley weds Dr. Cecil Grove at her parents home in Strasburg. William Shull, 20, is seriously injured after being struck by a car as he stepped from behind an ice truck. Joseph Massey senior of Jos. F. Massey & Son grocery killed when hit by a car near his Cameron street store. Boyce Golf course improvements set for the Tri State Golf Tournament to be held there. Mayor J J Walker of New York holds private talk with Premier Mussolini during his Rome visit.
The fairgrounds showcase include a U. S. Cavalry troop and airplanes. Floyd Allen and his son Claude are sentenced to be electrocuted on November 22 for the killing of Carroll county officials in a courtroom months earlier. Two French aviators set 105 mph in Gordon-Bennet race at Chicago.
A 1935 style Q and A column recaps general knowledge topics. It covers Northwest Passage feasibility, Endicott Johnson bonus sharing, allergy causes, tea leaf picking, Mary Todd Lincoln’s marriage, Stephen Foster songs, U.S. Border Patrol size, ancient Greek origins of schooling, Catskill territory, diamond hardness, Clem McCarthy’s speech rate, childbirth among age 50 plus, soil weight per acre, runway needs for luxury airliners, Marshall Field advertising spend, bacteria size, New York pneumatic tubes, Cornelia Otis Skinner schooling, Baldwin Bryn Mawr ties, League of Nations narcotics work, U.S. nursing totals, and Mount Vesuvius height.
The history note records Jenny Lind performing her first American concert on September 11, 1850, marking a landmark cultural moment in U.S. music history.
The article discusses the looming contest between the A F of L and the C I O for the office McGrady vacates. It notes labor factions want the appointment to influence union favors, while President Roosevelt may seek a neutral candidate to avoid alienating either side.
Henry Hermes, a Socialist barber in New Orleans, was arrested under an wartime emergency statute for distributing a circular attacking local officials over slot machines and tax policy. Police chief Grosch vowed to crack down on critics, prompting outrage over civil rights and state authority.
Washington dispatch outlines a three part Democratic strategy to defeat court bill opponents. A flying squadron of 25 senators will campaign for colleagues, a covert bid to win Republican support, and a potential 1940 term limit amendment led by Senator Burke aimed at curbing presidents who seek a second term.
Mary Barrett expands into a Paris shop with Countess Anetka after a rapid rise at the shop. Sergei and American connections propel plans for a windowed storefront and mailing list, while Mary fears losing herself to business ambition. She contemplates adopting a baby as she navigates personal longing for Tony Castle.
Senator Ellender of Louisiana compares Roosevelt administration methods to Huey Long's rule in Louisiana. He notes Long's court packing, powerful attorney general, secret police, and bribery tactics to cement one-man control. Ellender argues the New Deal may mirror Long’s methods for the nation.
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