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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1938
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star is a daily newspaper published by The Evening Star Publishing Co. in Winchester Virginia. It notes editor Byrd Jr and lists subscription rates and mailing details including carrier and mail options.
Classifieds two cents per word with head ing and address counted. Minimum 25 cents, display ads with border due by 9 PM the day before publication. Memorials and Cards of Thanks offered. Transient rate 45 cents per inch. Contract rates available from Woodward and Company offices in New York Detroit Kansas City San Francisco Chicago Boston Atlanta and Los Angeles.
A note states The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to republication of its news dispatches and any local news published by the paper. This declaration confirms AP control over reprinting and distribution of both international and local content.
Biblical verse highlights Daniel kneeling and praying three times daily with windows open toward Jerusalem, maintaining devotion despite edict. The action reflects steadfast faith and gratitude before God as in previous practice.
A weighing of Congress and the White House shows that lawmakers who resisted the President’s purge may return with renewed independence. Supporters of government reorganization, led by Senator Byrd, argue for efficiency and cost cuts to salvage the New Deal and fund proper reform. Their success hinges on Congress convening to challenge executive plans and place government on a stable fiscal footing.
Newport News Times-Herald reports Justice Ferdinand Pecora ruled a mistrial in the Hines conspiracy case after a Dewey question suggested links to a poultry racket. The decision delays Dewey’s political hopes and requires a new trial with extensive testimony and a $50,000 cost to taxpayers.
A commentator speculates that Justice Pecora threw out a case on a technicality and argues that a new trial would better serve justice. The piece notes the timing ahead of Republican conventions and questions the impact on Dewey.
James H. Lockhart of Winchester lost a real estate license due to illiteracy but won in court, with the Supreme Court upholding the reversal. In 1936 Virginia counted 162 588 illiterates age ten and older, including 65 482 native whites, highlighting a need for stronger schooling and library resources and a continued war on illiteracy for all races.
The Irish aviator Douglas Corrigan, famed for his transatlantic flight, appears worn by constant parades and attention. Reports describe his fatigue at the National Air Races and a desire for quiet, sleep, and normal work away from public adulation.
In Berryville the Clarke Milling Company safe failed to open during a burglary attempt by suspected amateurs as police investigate. Dr W W McIntyre presided at the Bishops Rally opening session for Winchester District M E Church South. Frederick county clerk’s office by Tan MacCallum is accepted with minor reservations. H Clay Manuel elected vice president of the Virginia Branch of National Letter Carriers Association.
Five years ago Virginia and Carolina coasts faced a 100 mile gale. In Frederick County Western Frederick schools vote to consolidate into one building at Gainesboro. Winchester Temperance Committee urges a no vote on repeal at the October 3 election. H L Omps elected president of the Frederick County Wheat Production Control Association.
Ten years ago attention was drawn to a new state law mandating mirrors for all local truck drivers and owners. Clarke county authorities report a black man was arrested in Martinsburg West Virginia for allegedly attacking a white person near Berryville. Clinton Carnes former treasurer of the Baptist Home Mission Board vanishes amid a $1,000,000 shortage. Governor Al Smith a Democratic presidential candidate starts a three week campaign through the middle west.
Twenty five years ago the War Department considered the Solenberger farm site as a potential permanent training ground and army post while three cavalry units were encamped there. A collision on Valley Avenue injures several bystanders near Hillyard, Crane, Lemley and Carty. Alley Payne of Ridgeway injures his back after falling over a cow in darkness. William Jennings Bryan, then Secretary of State, delivered a brief address from his train as he passed through Winchester.
The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau offers fact answers. Write to Frederic J. Haskins, director, Washington D C, and include three cents for a reply.
A compiled Q and A style selection covers best selling tunes like Til We Meet Again and My Blue Heaven, tailspin records, farm price changes, Mickey Rooney’s real name, hue and cry origin, hard boiled slang, Osler on hobbies, and notable Texas live oaks, plus various historical curiosities and sports notes.
Letters from L H Ramey of the Frederick County Board of Equalization discuss May 1938 relief payments by district and the county levy. The text notes Opequon and Stonewall districts receive larger shares, questions funding sources, and warns of state-treasury withholding if local relief funds are not shared with schools.
Forty years ago police pursue restaurateurs selling intoxicants on Sundays. Henry Lester, a well known local, drowns while swimming at Virginia Beach where he owned a cottage. Judge Atkinson orders demolition of Crockwell property at Braddock and Clifford. Shenandoah Valley Academy begins 1898 99 session with 75 students enrolled.
Noel refuses Nick Luigi's marriage proposal after he flaunts jewels and a luxurious apartment. He threatens to block her marriage to Dr Julian Paige while Noel insists she has no interest in marriage or him. Maida offers support as Noel faces a threatening, tense exit from Luigi's palace.
Roosevelt urged abolition of the poll tax with Virginia highlighted as a candidate for change. Senator Carter Glass defended Virginia's sovereign right to decide and warned against lowering standards, noting peculiar apathy and the value of the tax for education, while Lynchburg’s election turnout showed the tax’s limited impact.
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