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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1937
Page
4
The notice lists subscription prices for Winchester Virginia with terms for one year six months three months and one month in advance and a weekly rate noted with garbled characters. The exact totals and formats are unclear due to OCR errors.
Classifieds policy lists word charges with minimum 25 cents and 2 cents per word. Display ads 10 A M deadline, transient 42 cents per inch. National reps Tenney Woodward. AP rights notice included. Wednesday September 15 1937 issue date.
The Interstate Commerce Commission weighs 60 hour weekly and 15 hour daily limits for truck and bus drivers. It notes fatigue from engine hum and light, cites long duty periods and accidents, and considers a national study of working conditions and possible reforms to boost highway safety while aiding small employers. The report mentions farmers’ electrical service needs and potential cooperative solutions.
A survey led by C. W. Kelley of the Edison Electric Institute reports about 20 percent of American farm homes near power lines have not adopted electric service. Regional variations are noted with New England and Far Western states over 90 percent connected, while the South lags.
The article notes former war built ships of 1,000 tons steel rigged with steam winches, rotting in Maine harbors. A Canadian buyer refitted one at Boothbay Harbor and sailed to Halifax, with talks of other sales. Some may be salvaged as museum pieces or restored as sea worthy vessels. prices suggest 1,500 dollars to 15,000 dollars for refurbishment.
Virginia's capital, Richmond, marks its 200th anniversary as a thriving modern city with old world charm. The piece celebrates Richmond as government seat, cultural center, and economic hub, created by and for the commonwealth.
The report notes military bombers targeting Spanish and Chinese cities causing global unease. London is highlighted as a focal point for concern among statesmen and observers worldwide.
R A Wall and A B Brumback discuss forming a Grange at Highview in Stephens City. Peyton J Marshall elected second vice president of the Virginia League of Municipalities at its annual meeting. Maine voters shift toward Republicans after Democratic control. Rev R B Campbell confirms leaving Presbyterian to join Episcopal Church. Kermit Orndorff convicted of murder in Frederick County and given 38 years. Paul Bern wills everything to wife Jean Harlow in Los Angeles probate. Rev Dr N F A Cupp dies in Berkeley Springs. Colonial Theatre to reopen six days weekly with Empire Collegiate series. Cotillon Club to host dances at Winchester Golf Club. Shenandoah Valley Serenaders perform. Mr and Mrs Claude Stickley visit the White Mountains. Weather outlook predicts warm winter. East Coast rainfall scarce. Rev Snyder Alleman announces St Pauls Lutheran Church dedication at Fawcetts Gap.
City Ministerial Association releases a resolution from a recent meeting urging a dry option in the upcoming liquor election. No injuries reported in the Huntsberry family auto incident on Berryville Pike. A Martinsburg fire destroys a large frame building housing the Stewart Motor Co. valued at about 150000. John Hamilton Fisher wins mention in Winchester Fair baby contest.
Forty years ago Dr. James A. Milburn spots a night prowler on his one story kitchen roof and gives chase as the intruder escapes into the Baetjer yard. Albert Worthington and Harry Russell close the summer social season with a brilliant hop. The Treasury Postmaster General and the President agree to change the two cent stamp to green from carmine. Carrie and Julia Hunter visit friends in Martinsburg.
Historic note records Russia proclaiming a republic on September 15 1917 signaling a major political shift. The event marks a turning point amid the upheaval of the Russian Revolution with implications for leadership and the future of the empire. The source emphasizes the date and the republican turn in government.
A British editor proposes Toronto as a future empire capital replacing London for safety from air attack, with Toronto and New York becoming the world’s leading capitals. He notes Shanghai’s warnings and argues Toronto’s exposure is lower than other cities. Americans and Canadians dismiss such ideas as foolish.
A note discusses machines used to de fuzz peaches in the Niagara Falls area and to polish and grade fruit for packing. The writer questions broader use, comparing it to removing bloom from a rose, and ponders over fruit preservation with nitrogen gas in sealed jars.
In Spokane Washington cousins a girl and a boy born within the same room less than an hour apart to sisters Mrs James McDaniel and Mrs Edgar Holcomb at their mother's grandmother's home. The McDaniel girl born just before midnight September 9 and the Holcomb boy about 45 minutes later September 10.
Readers' Q A covers Maxwell Anderson radio drama Feast of the Ortolans and asks about other topics. The exchange notes average annual car mileage, marriage notice rules in Washington DC, fishing species, printing history, St Moritz winter sport origins, and lavender water composition.
Washington reports reveal a strategy to demoralize Chinese forces with opium and narcotics. Observers cite four steps including expanding poppy crops in Manchukuo, heroin factories in concessions, narcotics smuggling, and using Korean and Japanese agents to lure youths.
Mary Barrett rises in Paris fashion via Anetka with Mark Sutherland, seeks success and love while clashing with Tony Castle’s memory. In a town car dialogue, she weighs romance against career, rejecting Mark's advances as she recalls past departures and signals a future return to Tony.
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