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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1937
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star lists subscription prices for mail and carrier delivery, with rates for one year to six months and shorter terms. It notes editor H. F. Byrd Jr and the publication's Winchester, Virginia base with per week pricing.
Classifieds rate card lists 2 cents per word with minimum 25 cents and cash with copy. Memorials priced at 1.50 for four stanzas. cards of thanks 75 cents. Display ads due by 10 A M with transient rate 42 cents per inch and contract rates on request. Associated Press rights noted.
A periodical reprints a compact religious reflection centered on sowing and reaping from Galatians 6 7. The brief piece emphasizes moral cause and effect and the creed of personal accountability for actions.
A New York Times reflection on the American Bar Association panel led by Newton D. Baker condemning criminal trial sensationalism. It urges limits on courtroom publicity, consent for courtroom photography, and warns against lawyers turning trials into theatre while praising restraint and justice.
Baker, aboard the Tarpon, swam 25 hours after the ship sank in the Gulf of Mexico. He crawled ashore on a Florida beach near Panama City and flagged down a passing car to reach help. He later provided the first news of the disaster to Chicago reporters.
A Cuyahoga County Ohio judge endorses a four month cooling off period between filing a divorce and its grant. He calls for careful scrutiny of accusations in all cases to curb impulsive splits and prevent hastily arranged marriages. He argues longer waits may reduce gin weddings and regrettable separations.
Government economists project farm income for principal crops at about 9 billion dollars this year, rising from 7.87 billion last year and 4.33 billion in 1932, with a potential return toward the 1929 peak. Lower mortgage interest and cheaper goods help rural buying power fuel city prosperity.
In Lorain Ohio James Martin, superintendent of mails, displays extraordinary punctuality and reliability. Over 34 years he never misses a day, never earns a demerit, attends church late only once in 1,500 Sundays, and has clocked thousands of alarm-ringing mornings. He pays taxes and utility bills on time and has 23 years of cribbage club attendance. Locals recall wives timing kitchens as he walks by. His record prompts reflections on a flawless life.
Washington has seen unusually heavy rainfall all year with floods that would attract more attention if not for the ongoing weather disruptions. The report notes persistent wet conditions affecting daily life and operations across the region.
Winchest er Central District leaders declare the week of September 28 drive time to raise 1500 for expenses. Virginia Police Executives meeting in a hotel says police work is no longer a flat foot job. Mayor Anderson and party land in London to tour England and honor Winchester. Annie Preston Starling returns to take rural supervisor duties after summer at the University of Virginia.
A body of a Black man charged with criminal assault was found hanging from a tree in Warren County. The coroner believes the death was self-inflicted as a result of fear. The incident remains under investigation.
George W. Haines a marble merchant on South Loudoun street dies at his residence. The report notes his death as a local event with community impact and no cause given.
A collection of Q and A items covers rodeo champions methods, dinner slogans, dueling bans, okapi discovery delays, World Fair themes, wild corn, fears of death, Irish sweepstakes origin, Lincoln poems, Tammany Hall leaders, early newspaper bans, closed Senate sessions, egg painting miniatures, West Coast climate, eyesight statistics, Tommy Farr writings, fruit telegraphy, and ancient secret codes.
Twenty five years ago Chief Doran fined a Baltimore party of tourists thirty seven dollars after they ran into a steer owned by Scott Grant and injured it. Sidna Allen, leader of the Carroll county Va band of outlaws, was finally captured after his gang shot at county officials in a courtroom. The county supervisors passed a resolution requiring hogs to be fenced in Lamps precinct. Henry Baetjer advertised for a fifteen year old boy to work in his store and received immediate responses.
New York figure C. B. Rouss, a benefactor of Winchester, arrives to attend the annual Winchester Fair. Shenandoah county resident Sarah Crabill and Frederick county’s A L White marry at a ceremony led by Rev E B Jackson. A Ridgeway and McKee check for 42 dollars is found fully endorsed on the street by Pansey Leafe. Sherrard School opens today but adjourns until cooler weather.
On September 16, 1812, Moscow was set aflame to deny Napoleon’s army supply and shelter, forcing a strategic retreat. The blaze marked a pivotal act of scorched earth defense shaping the wider French campaign in Russia.
The article notes a week of heavy rain exceeding normal August totals, with the Potomac flooding its sea wall and residents on rooftops. It mocks the Weather Bureau for only measuring and reporting while urging national action to distribute water like wealth.
Millenium Maron, Ind. police captured five boys ages six to ten, calling them the dirty face gang after they admitted taking soap to "clean up before going to school." Detective Captain Matt Humble quoted the youths.
The China bound freighter Wichita carrying 19 Bellanca bombing planes with machine guns barbed wire and scrap metal to China anchored in the San Pedro roadstead. Crew demand a $250 war bonus for sailing and officials would not confirm if the arms embargo applies. Anchorage away from docks suggested a tactic against possible sit down strike.
Washington dispatch reports a White House meeting among President, John Lewis, and Robert J. Watt as a potential successor to Edward McGrady. Watt, a Bostonian labor leader, is seen as a compromise candidate praised by Watt supporters and labor officials, while railroad and secret service concerns about presidential trains are noted.
Mary Barrett, known as Mari Barat, forges a Paris fashion ascent with Countess Anetka, aided by Mark Sutherland. She designs daring felt coats and secures attention from Claire Todd as she plans a bold New York launch while facing personal ties to Tony Castle.
In the busy workroom Mary directs patterning and fabric choices for multiple suits and coats while Anetka coordinates changes to lace, cuts fabrics, and manages dinner plans. Mary dismisses plans for a visit and envisions four sport suits, two thin felt coats, a silver lace trim, and a flamingo gown as key items.
Buffalo reports trains threaten Jeff Davis king of hoboes. He complains few cars have double brake rods for his subjects to ride and predicts trouble in ten years. The note follows a stopover amid rail transit changes and hoboe lore.
Hollywood star Wallace Beery remains hospitalized after being wounded in a shooting incident. Friends rally as medical staff treat the actor and authorities investigate the case.
In Ogden Utah City Judge Hyrum Nelnap sentenced a man to 30 days in jail for drunken driving as he cited that 85 percent of auto accidents are linked to hasty actions and alcohol. Elsewhere Teller B N Phillips in Port Angeles Washington described Warren William Krech of Hollywood as a stranger who tried to cash a check, with other bank staff recognizing him as the sick vacationing film star William Krech.
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